Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1900 — COAL STRIKE IS OVER, [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COAL STRIKE IS OVER,

OPERATORS ACCEDE TO DEMANDS OF MINERS. a Conference of Operators at Philadelphia Arrives at an Agreement-Will Abolish Sliding Scale of Wages and Give an Increase of Ten Per Cent. The conference between the individual coal operators and the representatives of the big coal-carrying companies with a view to bring about the termination of the nflthracite coal strike was held in the private office of President Harris of the IJeading Railway Compiiny at Philadelphia. The meeting was secret The conference resulted in an agreement to accede to the demands made by the mine workers’ convention. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company at once issued the following statement: “It hereby withdraws the notice posted Oct. 3, 1900, and, to bring about practical uniformity in the advance of wages in the several coal regions, gives notice that it will suspend the operation of the sliding scale, will pay 10 per cent advance on September wages till April 1, 1901, and thereafter until further notice; and will take up with its mine employes any grievances which they may have.” The Lehigh Valley company, in whose region the sliding scale is also in operation, will issue a similar notice, as will also the individual operators who were represented at. the meeting. This meets all the demands of the strikers and means the immediate ending of the strike. KING LEOPOLD

’lt is said that Leopold, the gay old King of the Belgians, will soon abdicate in favor of His nephew. Prince Albert of Flanders, who recently married Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria. Prince Albert is the son of the King's only brother. Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and he has renounced his right of succession, as he is old and deaf.