The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-18
President Of the Mine Workers
Union of America
Can Alone Call the Striker
Back to Work.
HE SAYS NOT A WORD
In No Way Indicates What He
VIII Do.
Notices of Acceptance of Strik-
ers' Terms Are Being Posted.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 1S.-The officials Of
the United Mine Workers have not yet
made a move towards declaring the
strike of the anthracite mine workers
Of President Mitchell still refuses to
talk on the action Of the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal and Iron company and
the Lehigh Valley Coal company yes
terday in acceding to the demands of
the mine workers convention. Although
Mr. Mitchell has in nOwise indicated
what he will do, it is practically Ger
tain that after a number of the coal
companies have posted notices accord
ing to the demands Of the men, the
strike viii be officially declared off at
these collleries.
A meeting Of mine workers will be
held here some time today to arrange
for a demonstration next week, prob
ably on Monday, in celebration of the
strikers victory
NOTICES POSTED.
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Notices that
the terms of the Scranton convention
have been accepted by the Philadelphia
< Reading Coal and Iron company were
posted IN public places here and at the
collieries early this morning. Strikers
in the employ of the company say that
while they are highly pleased over the
action Of the Reading they will not
think or going to work until their breJn-
rem employed by other companies and
operators are granted the increase. 1t
is the general impression here that all
tomorrow and that notice from Presi-
dent Mitchell instructing the strikers to
go to work viii be issued by Sunday or
Monday.
MILITIA STILL THERE.
I.ansfOrd. Pa, Oct. 1S.-W. D. Zehner,
general superintendent Of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company, said to-
day that the ten collieries operated by
the company are all in operation. Some
of them, he said. are working full
handed, while others have a few men
absent from their work.
The militia are still IN this vicinity.
LEHIGH POSTS NOTICES.
Hazls1on, Pa Oct B-The Lehigh
Valley Coal company. owned by the
1ehlsh Valley Railroad company at
1890 this morning posted notices dated
Nilkesbarre. and signed by w a I.atll-
rop, general superintendent, exactly
similar to those of the Pardees. The
notices abolish the sliding scale, agree
to a 10 per cent. increase until April l.
1901, and thereafter unless otherwise no
uned, and fix the price of powder at
$50 keg instead of $2.T5- The com
pany has haIT a dozen mines in this re-
giOn operated on the sliding scale, the
others north of here being on a fixed
wage basis
There is some interest here regarding
the further action OF the LackaWanna
company on the question of agreeing to
maintain the 10 per cent. increase for
the next six months. It is believed.
however InaL II VIII Iail IN line with
the action Of the independent operators,
who meet at Scranton today to agree on
a form of notification to the striking en-
ployes-
OVERTURES REFUSED.
ShamOlSin, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Employes of
the Mineral Railroad and Mining COM
pany and the Union Coal company are
being approached today by messengers
from the bosses with information that if
the men return to work. they viii be
granted q 10 per cent increase. The men
refuse to accept the terms unless Off
cially advised by President Mitchell
The companies employ 5000 men and
boys at six collieries between here and
Mount Carmel