The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-06


summoning men TO work
All the breaker boys and outside hands
reported. About 10 miners went to the
colliery and finding that the remainder
of their co-laborers had again stayed al
home. left the works wnereupon the Of
ficials decided not 10 attempt to resume
operations. Ii is the opinion that the
strike fever has caught the Treverton
men I'm earnest and that they will stay
out TO finish. Everything is quiet be-
tween this place and Centralia.
A CALL FOR TRoO. S.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 6-Sheriff Har-
vey of Luzerene county today Informed
Gen. Goblin by telephone that a large
crowd of strikers and women were
marching from Hszelton to Lattimer
The sheriff said he feared an outbreak
and thought troops would be need d.
Gen. Goblin instructed him to send a call
10 the governor for soldiers I'm the event
of trouble. The general is in touch with
the situation, but prefers the order for
troops to come from Harrisburg before
acting in the matter.
QUEENS HARPIST.
The woman orchestra player has won
Queen Victoria's approval. which is a
matter of considerable Importance i'm
innovation. Miss Marion Timothy a
harpist, has been appointed TO place
In Her Majesty's private band, and Is the
first woman to appear in that body. The
woman's orchestra has been successful in
the United States for "a number of years,
but has hitherto heen looked at some
what askance In England, and this new
appointment offers great encouragement
to women musicians there.
COAL OPERATORS OFFER
Scranton. Oct 6..-The following notice,
signed by each operator in the individual
coal operators covering the Lackawanna
and Wyoming Valleys, was issued t,lis
morning:
This company makes the following
announcement to its mine employees: IL
will adjust it's rate Of wages so as to
pay TO it's mine employees on and after
October and until further notice a net
increase of 10 per cent. on the wages
heretofore received.
Note I'm the foregoing that the powder
will be sold to miners for $50 per keg,
and that the difference between this rate
and the old rate of s275 shall be TAX an
into account in figuring the net advance
of the price noted above for this class
of work"
This is identical in form with the no.
tice posted i'm the Hszelton region. 1t
was posted at no less than 60 mine open
ings during the morning, but nobody
went to work
Inquiry at the offices from officials of
the operators revealed the belief that
the strike could not continue much
longer probably not more than another
week as by that time the miners and la
borers will thoroughly understand the
situation and realize just what the Of
fer means
II was also learned that the rate ap-
plied to every condition of earnings that
held before the strike was declared, and
that this meant Inat the allowances fer
Dead" work and hard places would
stand.
1t is figured out that the only inequali-
ties which may arise will he the case
where one miner is able to get out more
coal with keg of powder than another,
but the latter's allowance will about
even this condition.
Many of the strikers, in fact the great
majority OF them hold that the propo-
sition of the operators Is too low TO be
considered. They will, however, abide by
whatever action President Mitchell may
decide upon.
NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT
New York, Oct 6.--At the local Offices
of the various anthracite coal compa MES
I'm this city IL was said today that so far
there was little or no indication of pro-
gress I'm the settlement OF the strike lin
the coal regions.
There seems to be little action toward
the acceptance OF the 10 per cent sd-
vance I'm wages offered. The miners APP
peared. IL was said. TO be looking for
something better. or else waiting for
Union permission TO go back TO work.
MR. PARDEEs STATEMENT.
Philadelphia, Oct. 6-Calvin Pardee OF
C.. Pardee a. Co. issued the following
statement from the main office OF the
firm In this city today:
~ mob Of upwards of 2Ooo. many OF its
number armed with clubs I'm the pres
ence Of Sheriff Harvey and a large force
OF deputy sherffs, drove of our men at
I.attimcr mines today from their work
and we have deemed 10 best 10 suspend
work there until further notice. and have
posted the following at our mines
Notice-Thc Governor OF Pennsylvania
and the General Commanding the Ma
tional Guard OF this state. Stationed at
Shenandoah having failed To- send troops
to aid sheriff Harvey in preventing the
marching OF mObs and assaults on and
intimdatins men pursuing their usual
daily work I'm the mines Of L.uzerne
county and the Sheriff also having failed
to do this with his numerous deputies and
| it being impossibltfor us to prevent fur
| ther injury and possible loss or nfe TO
our employees I'm their homes or going 20
and from their work. we deem u best 20
suspend work AZ our mines this day and
until further notice"