Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-05
STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS.
believed That an Agreement Will
Soon Be Reached

Hazleton, Pa. Oct. 5.-While Presi-
dent Mitchell positively refused to have
to say in reference to q set
clement of the coal strike, it is factI
that negotiations to bring about peace
are now pending, and il is confidently
asserted by the operators that set
clement will be accomplished by Thurs
day of next week If certain agreements
entered into two weeks ago are re-
spected.
Thus far four of the great coal roads
the Pennsylvania, the Reading, the
Lehigh and the ELECTROMAGNETIC
agreed to the 10 per cent increase, and
the Others will. it is believed. soon
take similar action.
The officials of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company admi, they will agree to a 10
longest step toward piece SO far made.
this company and the Delaware &
Hudson Coal Company are particular
ly independent operators at the coal.
fields, ard thus far the Pennsylvania
has held out against an increase.
AT New York, William Y. Thorne.
vice president of the company. said:
'.Altho our company has not made a
definite plan of a 10 per cent advance
to our miners, suppose we shall have
10 follow the lead of others in so doing.
We could not get any miners to work
for us il We did not
The Delaware &, Hudson Company,
which occupies exactly the same posi-
ton as the Pennsylvania Company, has
yet to be heard from on its Willingness
TO fall into line on the 10 per cent
basis.
The locals in the schuylkill region
have already chosen their delegates TO
the convention, which is to adopt or re-
iect the proposition OF settlement. Pres
ident Mitchell denies all knowledge OF
the time when thia convention vii! be
called, but, inasmuch az the ten days
time limit expires next Thursday. and
on that day there Is to be large parade
lin Scraton, it Is believed the deleg ates
will then meet in convention.
An uprising of striking miners in the
| Shamokin region seemed imminent for
several hours late today, and there We're
4 fore bodinga OF a serious clash between
armed deputies and large body OF
strikers Prompt action of some of the
1 cool headed officials of the miners or.
i ganizaton succeeded in ayerting tht
i threatened conflict.
Some 1000 excited strikers assembled
4 at Mount Carmel, and. headed by {
band of music, started to march L
4 Trevertcn, sixteen miles away. with tn,
4 avowed purpose of forcing those at worl
4 at the North Franklin colliery to qui
and join in the strike. THE was tn,
a only mine in operation In the region
i and the strikers had become angered a
a the refusal of the men there to stol
a work
When the marchers who We're in al
excited and wrathful frame of mind
covered three miles they were met b
. officials Of their organization, who, afte
!. much persuasion. induced the men t
abandon their proposed trip. Meantim
several hundred deputies had rushed
Treverton on special trains. Later
was announced that the officials OF tn
North Franklin, in order to proven
. trouble. would not operate the min
until the strike was settled.
Affairs We're quiet in all other section
OF the anthracite field. The striker
scored important gains in the closin
j of additional collieries in the Schulki
+ district. With cessation OF operation
: at the North Franklin all OF the Philf
q delphia and Reading Company's thirty
: nine collieries will now have cease
y 1 work