The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-23
UP TO OPERATORS
As Soon as the Coal BarOns Post
Notices
Of Their Acceptance of the
Terms of the Miners
THE STRIKE WILL END.
President Mitchell viii Call
Executive Board Together
And the Strike Will Be Formal
Iy Declared Off.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct 23-Around the
national headquarters of the United
Mine Workers today the belief was
unanimous that the end of the strike will
come within a very short time. Presi-
dent Mitchell, Notwithstanding contrary
reports, has set no date for calling off
the strike. AS soon as all the operators
signify their Willingness to pay 10 per
cent. advance in wages until April the
national executive board will be called
IL session to vote on ending the con-
test
President Mitchell appears to be more
anxious about the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western and the Delaware &
Hudson coal companies than any of the
others. These companies have taken
such a prominent part in the struggle
that 1t is believed that as soon as they
post supplemental notices the other op-
orators will fall into line.
TORE UP THE TRACK.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 23-Empty coal
cars are being placed today at all the
Delaware, LackaWanna & Western COM
pany's mines, and it is apparent that the
company is preparing to mine and ship
coal. This is taken as an indication that
the companies are getting ready for the
return of their men to work following
the posting of notices at every mine.
General Superintendent Lathrop of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company is said to
be in New York today preparing for
resumption of coal shipments.
No attempt was made this morning to
resume work at the Stanton Washery of
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany, which was closed yesterday fol-
lowing an attack on the men by a crowd
of women and boys. Shots We're fred
this morning from the windows OF
houses near by at the coal and iron po-
1icemen who were guarding the coal
bank. The company rather than see any
loss of life withdrew the policemen from
the bank and stationed them at the coal
breaker. As soon as the policemen took
their departure a crowd of men, pre-
sunabiy strikers, marched upon the
company's property, tore up 200 feet of
railroad track and set fire to a tool
house.
This afternoon all is quiet at the
works.
A MEETING CALLED.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 23--The Forest
Mining company at Archibald, employ
ing 900 men, today posted notices Civ
ing the 10 per cent. increase in wages,
reducing the price OF powder to $3.50 a
keg, the new price to figure in the in
crease to contract miners and guarantee
ing the increase to continue until April
! next and thereafter until further or
ders. The employees of this company have
been on strike since last January. No
tices of a. like character are expected to-
day from all the large companies in the
region that have not yet posted their
mines.
Thomas Nichols. president of district
No l OF the United Mine Workers, to-
day admitted that the end of the strike
is near and that it would come in very
few days. A meeting of all the district
and national officers has been called for
tomorrow, he said, and at this meeting
positive action will probably be taken,
provided, however, that all the coal
companies will guarantee a 10 per cent
advance until April L