President ”Rahal?! lssueé a Call to Workers
to Meet in Scranton on Fridau Next. ,
SHENANDOAH. Pm, October 8—-—President Mitchell, at 10:05
a. in. ieued a call for a convention of mine workers of the three dies—
triets comprising the anthracite field, to meet in Scranton, Pm, on
Frid: next.
text of tire conventional! is as follqws:
“Temporary Headquarters. United Mine W'orkers,
’ Hazleton. Pm, October .
"To all flint Workers and Mine Employees of the Anthracite Re-
in View of the fact that the mine operators have posted notices.
ofiering an advauee in wageg formerly paid, and believing it. to be
our plain duty to consult your Wishes; as to our future action. we
deem it advisable to ask you to select delegates to represent you in
convention.
“Yen are, therefore, notified that a convention will be held at
Scranton, Pm, beginning Friday, Octaber :2. at [0 a. m.
“The buis of representation will be one vote fur each one hun-
dred persons on strike. er, it desired.one delegate may represent as
may as 500 workers: but no delegate will be allowed t0 east more
than five votes.
“Etch del 1e shntrltl have credentials; signed by the chairman
and secretary the meetin at which he is elected: and whenever
pessible credentials should at the seal of the lama! unions."
The cell was signed by President Mitchell. and by the presi-
(tents of metricts t, 7 and 9.
{Additional Strike News on Eighth Page.)
Imperial Court Set up at Shensi
“'ASHINGTON. October 8—11“.- effort to indua the Chin-
ese imperial court we return to Pekin has failed, after a week‘s per.
sister“ effort on the part of the powers. a’ews to that efiect was
brought to the State Department. today. by the Chinese minister.
who received it via. 51. Petersbnrg from Vieemys Lin “Kim Yih and
Chang Chili Tang. under date of October 4, Minister “’1: receiv-
ed the message last iii ht. It was as follows:
"The departure of heir Imperial Majesties for Shansi, (prov-
ince) was due to distreSSing conditions at Tai Ynen Fu. There is
a scarcity of food supplies in the province of Shansi. on account
of long-continued drought;and the provincial capital, (Tai Yuett)
is almost deserted. the trades people having left on account of the
disturbances caused and continued for months by the Boxer rebels,
who liar! invaded that province with the encouragement of GOVCT‘
new Eu.
{Continued on Eighth Page.)
clam Secured in Youtseu Case.
GEORGETO\VN, Kym, (kt. S—A jury was completed today.
m try Henry E. Youtsey. on the charge of being a principal in the
shooting of flaw-mar (“poem-l. The talesmen were sworn. and Com-
monwealth's Atmmey Bradley proceeded with the opening state~
meat.
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