The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-09
MINERS TO CONFER FRIDAY.
A CONVENTION 10 DECIDE WHETHER
TO RETURN 10 WORK.
Sentiment In Favor Of Accepting the Advance
In wages offered The strike Leaders
Are Trying to Close the Galleries SIN
In Operation -Raids on ulnrs Prevented.

Are Trying to close the sonlerics SIM
In Operation -Raids on nInes Prevented
HAzLEroS Pa. oct s-President Mitchell Of
the United Mine Workers to-day issued n call
for n convention Of miners to meet NJ scranton
on Friday next and To- take action on the offer
Of an increase in wages and a reduction In the
price Of powder made by the coal-prndm"lng
companies and a large proportion Of the indl-
vidual operators The call SAYS
"To Az Miners and Mine Employees ~ me
Anthracite REGIONS;
BROTHERS In view Of the fact that the
mine operators have posted notices Offering an
advance In the wages formerly paid, and be-
lieving 1t 10 be our plain duty 10 consult your
wishes IA 10 our future actions, we deem IL adj
vIsahle to AJAX Won to select delegates TO repre-
sent you In convention.
"You are therefore notified that n convention
will be held in scranton, PA beginning friday
Dot. 18th. at 10 A NJ
The basis Of representation will he one
vote for each 100 persons on strike and, II de-
sired. one delegate NAV represent ~ many az
500 mine worker. but no delegate will be al
lowed to cast more than five votes.
President Mitchell said that the officers Of
the United Mine Workers would make no at
tempt n shape the decisions Of the convention
and that the men would have to settle every
matter that came before them. As tho COM
paniea and operators who have granted the
advance in wages do not spelfy in their no.
Toes for how long a period the advance shall
remain in force II IL very probable that the
miners convention will endeavor To have this
point settled. II is said that President Mitchell
ana other leaders strongly favor the establish
ment Of an annual wage scale arrangement
similar to that in force ia the bitumiuous region.
v. 4 II IL tIat Tia tafla lnu.lRya utl on
deavor To persuade the men that they should
not insist upon the labor union being reoog-
nized bv the corporations. and that they con-
slider il enough Of a victory 10 have forced
their employers to offer them the 10 per cent.
Increase and to make other important con-
ce-sionI
President Mitchell and the members OF the
national board will cav to-morro for sham
okin to participate In a conference 70 be held
there. A parade will elso TAX place. From
Shaiuokin Nr. Mitchell will 20 10 Scranton.
IL was expected last night that raids would
be made on the Beaver Meadow, 'Tsnberry
and No. ~ c~ollierics this morning put they
did not come on. sheriff Harvey informed
President Mitchell last nlght TINT 4I"tlef
demonstration like that which resulted IA
the closing down OF the Lattlmef colilory must
MOI be made. Mr.. Mitchell declared that
he had never ordered any of these marches
aud knew nothing about them Nevertheless
no sooner had the sheriff departed then le AZ
once despatched CuuT1trN 10 llt various lo'u
leaders and had the projected marches called
~ To prepare for all emergencies me coal
companies had pushed hundreds Of wen,oumed
deputies into Ha2l"ton during the rlSlt ana
had them distributed about the lht'at'ned
culirrit~ In consequence all the collirrles IN
operation resonhled armed camps Win men
on guard all night Sheriff Harvey had a car
containing Seyeutv-hve deputies armed with
rifles standing on Il -iding with an engine with
steam mp all night. ready TO be rushed 10 any
AI'nough There was no marching by larR"
bodies OF rlHp In IN, immediate HlclultN 81 IN"
city this morning the strikers had lickets Yut
are still In operation. These men mad" every
eGort to induce the miners working A. The
Beaver Meadow, Cranberry and No. 90 ~cOlierles
o. Join their ranks, but they ,dld uot succeed
and these cOlliories worked all day. No yiu-
lrnce was attempted anywhere. IN" -trik"rs
did succeed ia tying up cpiil"rle~ Nos 8, ana
:. az stockton. by 2"rauading The men on their
wav To- work there to return home
Cove Bros 4 Co and VI : Kemmarar 4 Co
nossted notices at their mines to-day Offering
their men an increase Of 10 per cent in wages
and a rednyt, n in the price Of powder {" 81 50
d Co, A. ) Van Wlckle 4 Co; DGdson 4 Co,
{. Pardee & Co., or tho Silver Brook Coal Com-
panv, but II Is expected that all these concerns
will fan into line before the expiration OF the
,e situation in the Panther Creek Valley
IN, changed Tor the worse . 70 S1turjA5
and the men we're all against a strike. Now
tie sentiment has changed. Thu, morning
lIOuN OI lIt men NlhNfl U'llll'r I'l' nv ''ll-
iirrie-. although short-handrd. continued work.
Ing. il il predicted that all the cullterie~ In
tile region VIII be- tied mp by THURSDAY. Ben
lamin James, a member Of the National BOARD
~ United Mine Workers. Iaid to-day that he
had received a message from the Panther
Creek Valley announcing that 1000 men had
gone out on strike there.
+BAHRI. ia. oct s-Car"ful inquiry
among the strikers TO-DAY indicates that they
are GENERALLY In favor or accepting On. lu per
cent Increase In wages and going back 10
work A. .oon az possible Bui they want a
written agreement from 'he companies saying
the Increase will be maintained tor a y"nr at
least DELEGATES are being elected Tonight.
About l.lu delegates are expected 10 attend
the convention and these Viii iIl Music Han
In Scranton. where the meetings ar" go b" held
With such a CutnhroI- body 20 manage u may
he two or three DAYS before ANYTHING Is a-
cutUUli-hed
PnTlsvGtlF. Pa, oct s.-The local unions
of the Schuy xiii district are busy selecting
their delegates 20 proceed "a scranton neat
Friday. The opinion prevails TINT all vii!
favor accepting the 10 per cent advance and
cheaper powder and return 10 work. The
EFFORT To- tie up the one CollIerN In operation
at MiuiaUstOWu to-day failed, hut II j. likely
10 close down tomorrow. II - fhe desire OF
the strike leaders To have every thing absolutely
shut down in the anthra"it" region before the
meeting OF the Convention. No C.al was sent
down the Reading road 10 tidewater Tor the
general market TODAY Only urgent orders
Of u low cars are being filled. More state