Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-11
THEOPERATORSFIRM
No Further Concessions Likely to
Be offered to Striking Miners.
The OUTLOOK NOT 50 HOPEFUL,
Strikers Have Parade at shamokin-MIne
Worksss Quit Work at CosIdaio and
vlcinity-More Galleries Likely
to shut Down

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 10.-Interviews
with prominent operators here yes
terday ELECTED uniform declaration
that no further concessions or modi-
fcations of the present offer will be
made and that the miners must take
it or leave it just as it stands. They
say 1t is plain and complete and con-
tains all they can or will concede. The
ten per cent. increase means that
every man in the anthracite mines is
to have $l.10 for the work for which
he formerly received 81, the operators
say. The powder item is simply a
matter of bookkeeping. Instead of
giving the miners ten per cent. in
crease fiat he will have his credit side
increased say three per cent. and
from his debit side will be subtracted
seven per cent. or whatever per cent
age of expense it is found the differ
ence in the cost of his powder amounts
to. The purpose is simply to put an
end to the bowling about powder be-
ing sold at eXorbitant prices. Powder
is the basis of the wage scale, it is
explained, and to decrease its cost is
to increase the wages.
The Outlook Not SO Hopn'ul.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 1O.-The lead
ers of the United Mine Workers of
this part of the anthracite coal field
did not speak as hopefully last night
of settlement of the strike by the
Scranton convention as they did yes
terday. Some of them are afraid that
the offer Of ten per cent. increase in
wages made by the companies may not
last long and that after the men are
back at work for awhile and the mar
ket is pretty well supplied, the opera
tors may reduce wages to the old
figures. 1t is only fair to say, how
ever, that not all of the United Mine
Workers are of this opinion. There
Is strong sentiment prevailing that
the companies are sincere and that the
increase in wages will be permanent.
A Parade Of Strikers
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 10.-President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
who came here yesterday to take part
in labor demonstration was well
coined in an enthusiastic manner by
the thousands of striking mine work.
ers in this section of the Schuylkill
valley. The city was profusely deco
rated and all business houses were
closed at noon. A parade was formed
with 5000 strikers in line and after
it had finished marching President
Mitchell delivered speech at mass
meeting.
Miners Quit Work at Coaldals.
Mauch Chunk, Pa, Oct. 10.--In the
Panther creek valley yesterday about
900 mine workers were out at Coal
dale and vicinity. The collieries af-
fected are Nos. 5, 10 and II OF the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation company.
The company's officers are doing all
in their power to keep their men at
work. The strike leaders, however,
assert they will succeed in tying up
the region in day or two.
More Collie Les Likely to shut Down.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 1O.-The in
dications are that the Williamstown
collieries will have to shut down for
lack of hands. Monday night there
were $50 men out and yesterday 1850
more remained away from work. The
men are marching at intervals, but
thus far there has been no rioting.