The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
STRIKE NOT ENDED
BY ADVANCE OFFER
Miners Demani That Other
Concessions be Made
To Them.

PHILADELPHIA. October IN.
mine owners OF the Wyoming. Iacka-
wanna and Ohio regions to-day M I.
meeting nj Wilkesbarre followed vss-
terday's action of the Reading Com
pany I'm giving 10 per cent increas. A.
wages. The company decided 10 r.d,,c.
the price OF powder from s2.7s IN 4, IN
per keg The latter price has prevs,,eS
at the hesdins Company's mines for a
long time.
The action Of the wnkesbarre meet
ing means an Increase OF 10 per cent 10
all mSne workers except miners. Tn.
latter VIII earn an Increase of about
10 per cent by reason OF the reduced
price Of powder
The meeting was attended by renra-
sentatives OF all the railroad compan,s,
which own mines In the region named
Some OF the independent miners opposs
this proposed increase unless the coal
carriers reduce the tolls on their u-o,,-
uce 10 tidewater.
The strikers show no indication of
accepting the ofrer. None returned 10
work to-day at the Reading Company
collteries In response to the notice CT
higher wages. and In fact many who
had been at work there quit and Joined
the ranks OF the strikers.
STRIKERS STILL FIRM.
HAzLEToN. (Pa). October Mo
tees Of the increase IN wages and the
reduction In the price OF powder decid-
ed upon by the operators at Wilkes
barre to-day were posted tonight at all
OF the collieries in the Lehigh region.
PRESIDENT Of the Mine Workers Asso-
citation Mitchell. when shown a COPY of
the notice, declined 10 say anything at
this time, but lntimated that he might
outline his position at the wIlkesbarre
meeting Tomorrow. He added, how
ever. that there would be no resump-
ton OF work until convention OF the
anthracite miners had been called and
the proposition considered.
President Mitchell to-day said: The
strike II practically complete. and there
will be no resumption Of work without
there first being convention repre-
senting every colliery in the anthracite
field. The prediction made yesterday
that no attention would be paid to the
notices posted by the Reading Com
pany according n 10 per cent advance.
has proved true. Our reports from the
Panther Creek valley Indicate that this
heretofore impregnable portion OF the
anthracite region has declared its In
tention Of suspending operations OF
once"
ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.
HARRISBURG. (Pa). October L.
Notices were posted last night In the
various department OF the Logan Iron
and steel Works at Burnham OF a re-
duction OF Is per cent In wages. There
IN great dissatisfaction among the 300
employcs and n strike is threatened.
WITHDRAWING THE TROOPS.
SHENANDOAH. (Pa.). October 1. =
The Twelfth Regiment. with the ex-
ccption OF the one company, left FOR
home to-day. The remaining company
Will depart probably tomorrow.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
NEW YORK. oct. AIT the Offices OF
the various coal-carrying railroads
here. II was said to-day that all the re-
ports received indicated that the strike
situation remained unchanged. None
OF the railway managers are willing 70
talk about the proposed visit Of dele
Cation Of independent mine operators
TO demand cheaper freight rates In case
they should be obliged 10 grant 10 pei
cent advance In wages. The 10 per cent
proposition Is bringing no miners bach
TO work