The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13
rHE CoLUMBUs cosrERENcE.

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Compromiss an the Basis Of so Csnss in
Ohio and 90 cents In PennsyBvania.
COLUMBUS, o.. june l3.--Miners and
operators in this district have agreed to
q compromise and work il 10 be re-
sumed ON Monday next, ON condition
that the new scale 10 approved ~ tho
national board. The conference was ID
session al day and about $50 p. m. the
scale committee announced that IN
agreement had been reached and was
being drawn mp. The comprolnise we
ON basis of so cents In Ohio and go
for Western Pennsylvania. The agree
ment II not TO take effect until next
Monday. June 1S, the miners desiring
TO have . week to submit the matter TO
the various districts, as much opposi-
hon TO the compromise is expected and
the miners will have to be prepared 20
accept it.
The Agreamenk Raki9sd.
At tha joint conference i'm the ev6aa@
ing the agreement was ratified. A. a.
Adams, president of the Miners
union, who was meuri the scale
committee, refused to s4S agree
ment. The settlement, however, is
final. The scale agreed upon is as fol-
lows: Pittsburg, thin vein, 80 cents;
thick vein, % cents; Hooking Valley. 90
cents; Indiana bituminous, 30 cents;
Indiana block, 20 cents; Streator, Ills,
62 l-2 cents for summer and 20 cents
for winter; Bloomington, Ills, N Ia
cents for summer and S6 cents for win
ter; La Sale, and Spring Valley. Ills.,
% 1-2 cents for summer and 80 for win
for winter. Coal in Pittsburg district
going east 30 the tidewater shall
Pay ths same lGining Price
&c that paid by the Pennsylvania Gas
and West Moreland Coal companies.
The scale OF prices will be In effect and
bind both parties thereto beginning
June IL, 1894 and continue until May
/, 1895; provided, that the above named
scale Of prices for the Pittsburg districts
shall be generally recognized and OBJ
served. The operators and miners
shall cooperate in their efforts 10 secure
an Observance Of said prics, and III, dur
ing the period covered by the agree
ment recognition Of the parties herein
named cannot be secured, either party
70 this agreement may call meeting
OF the joint board or arbitration and
determine whether the agreement has
been sufficiently complied with to war
rant its continuance.
speedy sefslemene Expsceed.
While it has been announced that the
agreement reached by the operators and
miners in their joint conference in this
city "a final. its effect upon the miners
remains 10 be seen. The fact that fully
. week will intervene before the agree
ment takes effect leads to the belief
that the determination OF the miners to
accept no compromise can be Modified.
A majority of the operators left for
their homes Immediately after the ad-
journment Of the conference, and those
who could DO seen were confident that
the agreement would bring about
speedy settlement Of the strike. e. T.
Bent of La Sale, nls.. was OF the opin-
ion that the settlement In Northern Illi-
nois would influence the southern part
Of that state to come into line.
Gone 90 work nc Kewanee.
KEwASEE, Ill, June IS. Nearly the
whole force Of miners has gone to work
here. While there has been consider
able feeling among the few union
men that are here, there has been NO |
violence, and the settlement ct the Col
uinbus convention will be accepted here
IL final.
Tronbie Anticipated.
PUNxsUTAwNEY, Pa, June IL
Trouble y anticipated at the Berwind-
White mines near Lindsey, about 10 |
5clock tifty more iron and coal police |
went over the road from the east. The
nils surrounding mines Nos. 1, s and |
], are strongly picketed.
Dem. Lie the Se.Is.
+ LASALLR. Ills. June 18. The miners |
here do not take kindly to the scale |