Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-16
ARE INCLINED 70 ACCEPT.
Miners Delegates Seem to Favor
Agreeing to Terms Of
the Operators.
CONVENTION CONTINUES ITS lABoRs.
on Resolutions Appointed
to Daft Something Tangible on
tho Wage Scale and other Griev-
nnoes-ProbableA Action Of the Conn
mittee Ia Not Known.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. l5-The joint
convention of the anthracite miners,
which began Friday, again went into
executive session shortly after nine
o'clock Saturday morning. There
were numerous conferences between
officials of the United Mine Workers
and also among the delegates, but
when the convention went into ses-
sion Saturday no definite plan had
been decided upon, as far as could
be learned, as to what action should
be taken in regard to the operators
wage advance. The two plans sug-
gested Friday, one that 1lle whole
matter be left to a committee, and
the other that the national officers
be instructed to find a solution of
the complicated problem, still fnd
favor among some of the delegates.
Committee ON Revolutions Appointed.
The convention Immediately after
being called to order plunged into
the discussion of the ten per cent.
net increase, and the wage scale In
all its various phases was thoroughly
gone into by the delegates. Finally
motion was adopted that q commit
tee on resolutions be appointed for
the purpose of presenting to the con-
vention something tangible on the
wage scale and also on the other
grievances. The delegates were in
vited to give the committee sugges-
lions. The resolutions committee was
made up of 10 members, us follows:
President Mitchell. the three dis
trict presidents. Nichols, Duffy and
Fahey, and three delegates from each
OF the three districts.
The convention shortly before noon
took a recess until 1890 p. m. in order
to allow the resolutions committee to
prepare set of resolutions to be pre-
sented at the afternoon session.
w. D. Ryan, secretary-treasurer Of
the United Mine Workers of Illinois,
addressed the convention during the
morning session and informed the
delegates that the bituminous miners
are willing to render them financial
aid, If necessary.
Favor Acceptance of Oner.
From what can be learned from the
delegates, 1t is believed that most Of
them favor the acceptance of the op.
orators offer of ten per cent. net
advance, providing they will make
some concessions in the otner griev.
ances.
The resolutions committee went
into session at one o'clock and at
two O'clock had not concluded its
work. There are many rumors in cir.
culation as to what the committee
Will bring before the convention, but
only the committee knows what It
will present. Opinions of the dele.
gates are still widely divergent, but
there are many who believe that a
resolution accepting the increase on
fixed scale would be very favorably
looked upon by the miners delegates.
Quiet in Haxleton Region.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 15.-Quiet pre-
walls throughout the Hazleton coal
region. The Lehigh Valley Coal com,
pany and Coke Bros. & Co. paid thei1
men Saturday for work done in Sep.
TENDER. The employees of the other
companies will receive their wages
next week. The majority OF the com.
panies will by that time have paid
out all wages due the striking minera
in the Hazlston district.