The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
COAL STRIKE SETTLED.
BET WEEN MINE
OWNERS AND OPERATORS.
All Eastern Fields Are Fully Covered and
Prices Definitely Fixed-Early Re-
sumption of Work In the Mines
Anticipated.

COLUMBUS, o., June 12.-The fol-
lowing Is the full agreement between
the MIXERS and the operators:
Resolved, That the rate for mining
1000 pounds of lump coal shall be as
follows: Pittsburg, thin vein, SO
cents; thick vein, 50 cents; Hooking,
go cents; Indiana bltimuinous, go
cents; Indiana block, 20 cents; Streat.
or, ILL.,, summer, 81 1.2 cents; winter,
20 cents; Wilmington, summer, n l-2
cents; winter, 65 cents; La Sale and
Spring Valley, ILL.,, summer, 72 1-2
cents; winter, so cents. Other sec
tions in Northern Illinois field at
prices relative to the above. Coal in
pits destined east to tidewater shall
pay the same mining price as that
paid by the Pennsylvania Gas and
Westmoreiand Coal company.
Scale OF prices shall be in effect and
bond both parties thereto beginning
June 16, 1894, and continuing until
the first day of May, 1866, subject to
the following provisions:
Provided that the above named
scale of prices for the PittsbGrg dist
riot be generally recognized and OBJ
served.
1t is further provided that opera
tors and miners shall cooperate in
their effort to secure q general OBJ.
servance of said prices named for said
district, and If during the period
covered by this agreement general
recognition of the prices herein
| named for said district cannot be SO.
| cured, either party to this agreement
may call meeting of the joint board
OF arbitration to meet at such time
and place as those having authority
may elect, and said joint board when
30 called shall meet and determine II
able whether the agreement has been
sufficiently respected and complied
with to warrant its continuance to the
date herein named.
If the board is unable to agree the
members thereof shall select disin-
terested man whose decision shall be
final. If it shall be found and decided
by process above provided that it is
being substantially respected 1t shall
remain in force and bind both parties
III DOliOu
herein, and ii found and decided by
the same process not to be 80 gener-
| ally observed as to warrant Its con-
tinuance 1t shall be abrogated and
both parties thereto absolved from
contract obligations herein sci forth.
Whenever miners desire they
shall be permitted to elect
and place on the table check
weighmen of their own choice. Weight
shall be paid on the above scale semi
monthly. All balances due on pay
day shall be paid in cash. An inter-
state board of arbitration and conciIia-
tion, consisting of four operators and
four miners, shall consider and .deter-
mine upon any inequality COM
planned of as between the different
fields in the above schedule of prices. I"
The agreement is signed by the
miners committee of seven, headed
by President John Mcbride and Sec-
retary Patrick Mcbride, five Ohio
operators, two Indiana and two
| Northern Illinois
| MEETS WITH OPPOSITION.
MEMPHIS, June 12.-Reports from
the coal mining regions would indi-
| CdtO ludb Iuo Dd9l5 VI uu OK loonlOhV ~ :
rived at In Columbus Ia unacceptable
to the men in a majority of the mines.
Reports from 20 mining districts re-
ceived tonight give q points as be-
ing violently opposed to the Columbs
agreement and in favor of continuing
the strike and only six points in favor
of accepting the terms agreed upon
and returning to work. In ma1y
| places the operators as we'll as tls
miners oppose the Columbus agrss.
ment.