Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03
MINERS STILL OUT.
No Agreement Reached Between the
Workers and the Operators.
THE CONFERENCE AT SCOTTDALE.
Both Sides Were Fully Represented and
Both We're Firm.
LIVE NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.i
SCoTTDALE, March 2.-It only required
little over an hour this afternoon for the
miners committee and the operators to
reach a concl usion, and there is still no
settlement of the coke strike.
The coke companies of the region were
represented by General Manager Lynch, OF
the Frick Company; j. NJ. Schoonmaker,
of the Schoonmaker Company; Morris
Ramsay, of the Southwest Company; John
McFady-n, of the Hostetter Company; j.
R. Stauffer. of Sta uffer & Co.; A. S. Over
holt, Of Overholt & Co., and Robert Hog
sett, an independent producer. There
were many operators absent, among whom
was Mr.. bremen. general superintendent of
the Mcclure works, who was detained by
the death of relative.
The United Mine Workers were repre-.
sented by their full scale committee, and
Mr.. Keegan, Of the miners, presided. AT
the very outset the miners stated that they
would submit to no reduction, and 1t then
became evident that no action toward set
tlement would be taken.
Tho Present Situation Discussed.
Though both sides refused to recede from.
their former position, the present situation
was fully discussed. The operators stated
they would not make a settlement on any
other basis than that of IL per cent reduction.
This caused a commotion among the labor repre-
sentatIves, and the proposition was uncondi-
tionally refused. The operators produced argu-
ments to justify the offer, but the miners would
not hear to them. The operators said that the
trade was in more complex condition than it
was three weeks ago, and that it was on the
down grade. The miners said that under no
circumstances would they agree to reduction
when coke was selling at higher price now.
81 70, than when the old scale was formulated
at 81 20 coke.
At the conclusion of the conference Secre.
taTy Z. McBryde said the impression had gone
abroad that there was only a friendly strike on
in this region. Many of the operators had ar
gued that they closed their works down merely
to stiffen the trade. but to-day they had been
obliged to show their hand, and instead of at
tempting to improve the market they merely
wanted to force their men to accept 10 per
cent reduction He said it was now strike
against this unreasonable demand, and they
would do everything to help the men to win.
No Prospect of Settlement.
The conference adjourned without any fixed
date for later meeting and there is not the
slightest prospect for a settlement. A couple
and the miners are making vigorous prepara-
tions for a longdrawn-Out struggle. The
strikers convention, which is now in session
here, will devise a method Of procedure Com
missares will be established; agItators will be
kept constantly on the road, and everything
will be done to keep up the spirits of the
strikers.
At to-day's convention of the United Mine
Workers it was decided to continue the stri le.
The convention will resum. its session to-
morrow, when important developments are ex-
pected. Every local in the coke region is rep
resented. The Executive Board is holding
secret meeting tonight,
There was no outbreak at the Raiuey works
to-day. where almost a full complement of men
are at work.
Rainey Gets an Injunction.
A dispatch from Scranton says: John Mac
Cleeve, Pittsburg attorney representing w.
]. Rainey, of Cleveland, made an applicato
before Judge Atcheso, in the United States
Circui' Court to-day for preliminary injunc-
tion to restrain John Burke, Michael Sloy and
other members of the miners unicn and
Knights of Labor. from interfering with the
employees of Rainey at the coal and coke works
in Fayette county,
Mr.. MacCleeve presented a number of afi- |
davits alleging that the defendants and about |
400 other strikers OH Saturday last attacked the
employees at Eainey'S works, wounding some of
them and causing others to flee and then set |
fire to one of his coal tipples. Judge Atcheson |
granted the injunction and Mr.. MacCleeye |
boarded the first train for Fayette with the |
document in his pocket.