Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
w. A. LATHRop,
"Oeneral Superintendent. .


General Superintendent
"Note,-lt Is understood in the
foregoing that powder wall be sold to
miners for Sl,5O per keg, and that the
dilferene between this rate and the old
rate of S2,7j shall be taken into ac-
count in figuring the net advance Of
10 per cent noted above for this class
OF labor"
Similar notices to the above will be
posted by all the other companies
companies represented at the meeting,
The strikers sny that under no civ
cumstances will they accept the offer.
They claim that 1t is not as goon an
offer as the Reading company made
10 It's men, us the unlOn Is ignored
and the net increase must come out Of
The price of powder.
The operators will make no further
move until they hear from the men.
Preparations are about completed
fr" The big demo ;truCfon to be held
in this city tomorrow.
President MLclhell makes the FOL
lowing Statement to the miners OF the
Wyoming valley,
"To the miners of Wllkesbarre aud
vicinity:
Il look forward with pleasure to
the great demonstration which wrll be
given under the auspices of the mine
workers OF the Wyoming valley on
TuesSay, October 2. The mine work.
ers Of lhe Nnthycite region have, by
their law-abidng conduct, won the
respect and admiration of all Justice
loving citizens Of the United States. I
scel assured that organized labor has
Won Il great victory and that in the
future there will be in the homes and
families OF miners u latte more hap
plness and sunshine, instead Of the
gloom and sadness, too often finding
a dwelling place there.
JOHN MITCHELL, President"
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 1.-The notice
posted yesterday announcing an in
crease Of wages of 10 per cent to all
employees, was ignored by the striking
mine workers. and none of them
woIt to work this morning.
ScraIt N Pa. Oct. There was not
a single detection .eported from the
ranks Of the striking mne workers
IN the Lackawdnna region today, de-
spg;e the report of 10 per cent in
crease n the part Of The mining
companies
Shamol>ln, Pa. Oct. 1.--Athough
the superntenlents of the numerous
coilers in This portion OF the min Il
Un)ted Mine Workers district a..
tempted to start up their mines this
morning; few # any men went to
work, A few business people cXpec..
ed there would be stampede Of em-
ployes of the Reading Coal and Iron
Company to go underground on aC.
count of the company granting an
increase Of 10 per cent on the net
earnings of men and boys, but they
were disappointed.
Hazelton, Pa, Oct. Although the
labor leaders positively snHI they did
not fear a break in the ranks OF the
anthracite coal strikers, they were
nevertheless pleased to learn that the
10 per cent advance granted by the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company in the Schuylklll valley
was totally ignored by them.
The strikers still gain recruits and
are able to induce men who had been
working TO join their ranks.
Hazelton, Pa, Oct. 1,-Notices Of
the increase in wages and the reduc-
tion in the price Of powdcs decided
upon by the operators today were
posted tonight at all of the colliers in
the Lehigh region.
President Mitchell declined to say
anything at this time, but intimated
that he might at the Wilkesbarre
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