Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-06
MINERS TO CONVENE.
Another Meeting to Discuss Wages
to be Held Here This Week.
CLAREY Is STILL IN THE FIGHT.
The Strikers at CHARTERS Say They Still
Hold the Yards.
MANY LABOR ITEMS FROM BUSY MINDS

Another convention of coal miners has
been called in this city. This time it will
have some effect on the present scale of
wages. A circular has been sent out asking
for information in regard to an ad vance on
the present price of mining. If the replies
received ask for an advance, the increase
will be put in the new scale to be adopted
May 1. AT the General Convention in Co.
lumpus an increase of II cents per ton was
decided upon.
At the last convention held in this city a
committee was appointed to call another
convention, provided the Columbus Conven-
tion did not make provisions for having an
early convention for the Pittsburg district.
This committee was composed of Abraham
Winders, Charles E. Wallis and T. H. Kenne-
dy. They have sent out the following circular:
The above committee having received in
structions favorably from the following dIvl-
sions, viz Panhandle, CHARTERS, Pennsylvania
Central and Wheeling Division of the B. & o.,
do now call convention of the Pittsburg dis
trict, to be held at Labor Hall, 101 Fifth ave-
nue., Pttsburg, at 10 o'clock A. M, Tuesday,
March H. 1890. Delegates to come instructed on
the following questions:
FirSt-On the best method of perfecting and
maintaining our organization.
Second-What should be an equivalent price
per ton for nut coal and run of mine, for the
miner to receive any remuneration for that
kind of coal.
Third-Checkweighm fund. whether by
divisions or by districts, or shall we continue
under the present system.
Fourth-That all moneys for maintaining the
above fund.- and other funds that may be
deemed necessary for committee purposes
shall be the first money deducted from the
miners wages, and all moneys to be collected
and deducted in the office.
Fifth-A dead work scale.
Slxth-The miners at the Columbus conven-
tion, under instructions from their constitu-
entS, adopted various scales for the different
competitive districts. If any changes are to be
made, who should have power to make them
the miners or their officers?
UnorganiZed as well as organized miners are
requested to have representative at the con-
vention.
Delegates will please come prepared to stay
until the business has been properly attended
to; also have their credentials with them. The
general officers are cordially invited to attend.
Patrick McBryde, of the General Executive
Board of the United Mine Workers. is in
Springfield ILL.,, attending the convention of
miners there, but is still in correspondence
Illinois he will visit the operators of that dis
trict for the purpose of arranging confer
ence. The operators said they would not at
tend the meeting of the International Board of
Arbitration. At the convention in Terre
Haute, Ind, resolution was adopted to the
effect that unless the operators of the COM
petltlVe district consent to meet with the
miners and agree upon a scale of prices lin ac-
cord with the Columbus Schedule) for the en-
suing year. beginning May ], that the miners
of the district would all 90 out about the Sec
ond week in May.