Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-08
GREAT STRIKE is
NEARING The END.
Conclusion Looked for This Week-MinerS
Convention Called Has Been
Practical Tie-up.

shenandoah, Pa. oct. s.--Presdent
MITCHELL today issued a call for a con-
y.,rou of mine workers Of the three
5..tTcts comprising the anthracite field
=, NICE, 600 Scranton, Pa on Friday
next. II lsas follows:
Temporary Headquarters United
wn. workers. Hazleton. Pa, oct. s.
M Adj Miners and Mine Employees Of
ns Anhacrite Region-Brothers-ln
view OF the fact that the mine opera
,ars have posted notices Offering an ad-
vance IN wages formerly paid, and be-
us,Ing il TO be our plain duty TO con-
sBi Your wishes as 70 our future ac-
zion ws deem 70 advisable to ask you
70 select delegates 70 represent you in
convention
You ..e therefore notified that q con-
,sp,i5a viii be held at Scranton, Pa,
beginning Friday october 18th, at 10
am. .,,
1rs vote for each 100 persons on strike.
orif desired one delegate may represent
as many az 600 mine workers, but no
5e.elats win De allowed 10 cast more
than five votes.
Zach delegate should have creden-
uaIs a-nt. hy the chairman and Sec
IrrE VI The meeting az which he Is
elected. and whenever possible creden-
uslg should bear the seal Of the local
union ...,..,,,,,-
President United Mine Workers Of
America.
r. D. NICHOLS
President District No. l.
THOMAS DUFFY
President District No. T.
JOHN FAHEY,
President District No. 9.
B.-Delecates viii be notified Of
The han m which the convention VIII
b. la.d upon their arrival In Scran- |
ton.
Alter the can had been issued 1t was I
learned that the convention VIII be held F.
30 Music Han
WHEAT THE CONVENTION WILL DO /
Hazelton. Pa. oct. S.-President Nit |
cheu refused t0 say anything as TO |
what The convention would probably I
decide 60 DO in DE matter OF the 10 per |
cent net increase. Neither would he |
anticipate what business other than /
that relating No. the advance ln wages /
would De- brought before the delegates. /
i D. not unlikely that the adjustment |
Of thg sliding scale win come In for
s.Ue consideration. None Of the labor
l.aG.rs will publicly say whether the
El,ase win be accepted or rejected, /
s.i there Is a strong belief that the /
IHu in convention win vote 70 so back 7
TO work
Now that the convention is GER
ta.1ty there Is a feeling of relief In the |
entire region, and II Is confidently eX-
Iey,ad that a week from today Will see
ibe mine workers going back 20 the
mInss.
President Mitchell viii call the con.
va1ji0n TO order and preside. II is al
mos, certain that the convention viii
vote that all its sessions shall be held |
10 secret Meantime labor leaders say
their efforts 20 close up the mines still
IN operation win go on
Notices Of 10 per cent advance IN
wages and q reduction In the price OF
powder were posted this morning by
NJ s. Kemmerer & Company operat-
ng the Sandy Run colliery and Coke
Bros. and Company, operating six col
igr.gs The notices are similar % those
Put up by the other companies last
week
No INCREASE OFFERED BY
THESE.
c. ID. Markle & Company Calvin
1Mdge 81 Company. Dodson & Com |
1any, and the silver Brook Coal COM |
.aDy hereabOuts have not yet Of
red their men an Increase These
Our concerns nominally employ up
ward Of iCo0 men.
in addition 20 the concentration OF
herits deputies "a this city every coll
Terry had extra forces OF coal and iron
'olice fully armed.
There was no marching Of large
'oies Of men this morning, as antic-
attt. but crowds gathered as usual,
. the vicinity Of the various collieries.
The greatest crowd, which numbered
lrobably 800 men. assembled In the
eighborh0od Of Cranberry colliery OF
!. Pariee & Company. on the outskirts
u This city, quite a number Of the /
'orknen on their way TO this mine were
urnel back, some through fear and
.lhtr through persuasion The COM I
any officials said the colllery Is work. {
ne as usual today Another crowd ,
altered In the vicinity OF No. 3 slope {
hl 40 40 shaft Of the Lehigh Valley q
aal company IN Hazelton, but no dis !
lrban1e occurred. The lnclement G