The herald., 1894-06-13
COAL MINERS STILL OUT.
They Object to the Columbus
Compromise.
Operators Are Also Refusing
to Comply.
Each Section Appears to Desire 9
Different Rate.
The Striking Miners Have the scabs In
u State of Alarm at Pena, Ill.
Forecast of the 6itua-
tion-Notes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PIrTsBuRa, June 12.-Unless the ma
tional officers Of the Mine Workers
union, who made the compromise at
Columbus yesterday, can give satis-
factory reason for 80 doing, the miners
in the Pitts burg district will not accept
the SO cents rate, and the strike will
continue.
President Mcbride has been tele-
graphed for and is expected in the dis
trict AS soon as the crisis warrants his
presence.
The miners throughout the district
are very decided in their condemnation
of the national offici ais. because all OF
the delegates TO the Cleveland conven-
tion were instructed to hold out for the
70 cent rate and no compromise, and
they think their delegates were bull
dozsd into giving the members OF the
executive committee the right of COM
promise.
With 43 operators In the district belt
ing the conference and refusing to be
bound by any decision made, the miners
claim they have no assurance that the
SO cent rate will hold, and that uni
form rate of 70 cents is the only scale
they can agree to.
At Mex eesport today a meeting was
held with 1000 striking miners present.
Denunciatory speeches we're made and
q call was issued for another meeting to.
morrow. at which $4,000 strikers will
have representatives.
News of the settlement proposed at
Columbus was not received with favor
by q majority OF the Fourth Pool miners,
and it is dou btful whether they will abide
by the decision reached. The operators
do not seem to be affected by this
rumor, and have no doubt that the men
will return.
WILL STAY OUT.
CENTRALIA, ILL.,, June 12.-The miners
hold meeting here tonight to determine
what-course they would pursue in the
matter of resuming work. There are
about 500 striking miners in this city
who were getting 561a cents per ton,
over an inch and hall screen
The men met today and decided
to fix rate of their own for
this section. 1t was determined to fix a
rate OF 621a cents uniform for summer
and winter rate. This is 81 cents more
than they we're receiving before they
went out and the operators declare they
will not return tomorrow at better rates
than they were receiving at the time The
strike was declared. The miners have
nearly all signed an agreement to stay
out until they get the 62hs.
PRESIDENT CRAWFORD INTERVIEWED.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June ia re-
porter OF the Associated Press inter
viewed State President Crawford of the
Miners union this afternoon, in regard
to the Columbus settlement. He stated
be had received no official notification,
but if the reports published in the
newspapers are right, the Springfield
and Southern Illinois miners will not
accept it. The only communication he
has received from national headquarters
today was instructions to call confer
ence of miners OF districts five and six,
and be Immediately issued a call for the
conference to meet in this city Saturday.
Charles Rodgely, president OF the Con-
solidated Coal and Coke company, said
he would disregard the settlement, and
would continue to pay what he paid be.
fore. Almost every operator in Central
and Southern Illinois. he said, would
settle with their men without regard to
the Columbus scale. Other operators
declined to be interviewed.
WORK NOT RESUMED.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, June IA tele-
gram from Kawanee today, to the
effect that the men were not working,
and the receipt of the news from Co.
lumbus that settlement had been ef-
fected temporarily, changed the plans
OF the army, that was to move
on Kewanee. The streets were
thronged with men talking over the
81 uation. All condemn the work OF the
Colu 90 bus conference and say they will
not 70 to work at the 10 per cent reduce
tion. President Mcbride comes in for q
big share of abuse and many miners say
it is sell out. They are determined to
stay out until last years prices are re-
stored.
DON'T LIKE THE REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, Ind, June 12.-The
coal m ners in this vicinity are much
dissatisfied with the Columbus settle
ment as it reduces the rate OF 10 per cent
on the ton. The miners of this
section had no grievance, but went
out through sympathy, and are
feeling exceedingly sore over the
turn OF affairs. The operators are try
ing to get an expression from their men,
but they will not talk. No coal has been
mined in this section since the Camel
burg riot. but everything is quiet. There
is some suffering among the families oi
the miners for necessaries of life.
PANA, ILL.,, June l2.--The miners con-
ference, it is believed here, will have nc
effect on the coal strike at this place.
1t seems impossible to get men to GO to
work here 80 long as mob OF strikers
remains as a menace within an hours
reach of them.
Merchants and citizens were asked foi
food for the strikers today, but the dona'
tions were not large. More arms were
received last night for the deputies
There are fewer men at work todas
than yesterday.
VARIOUS OPINIONS.
SULLIVAN, Ind, June l2.-The miners
here are very tired of their enforced