The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-12

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1.-THE con-
ference OF operators and miners reached
an agreement at . o'clock this evening.
The sixty and sixty nine cent basis Is
accepted by the miners, and they will
go to work at once. 1t is agreed that
they shall go to work not later than
next Monday.
The report of the resolution com
mittee was adopted unanimously at the
conferences OF miners and operators at
10 O'Clock and the conference adjourned
sine die.
1t was noticed when the signatures
were read that the miners had substi-
tuted for w. Murray and A. A.
Adams, the men who stood out against
compromise by John Faby and Secretary
=. A. McBryde
In the agreement 1t is required that
wages shall be paid on the scale adopted
semi monthly. All balances due on pay
day shall be paid in cash. An interstate
board of arbitration and conciliation,
consisting OF four operators and four
miners, shall consider and determine
upon any inequity complained of as be-
tween the different fields named in the
schedule of prices.
John McBryde said tonight that,
while the settlement was not all that
miners could hope for under the cir
cumstances They were still the VIC
tors OF the contest.
Miners Indignant at the Result
kilograms received here tonight
from the chief mining centsrs of Ohio
show that the miners are extremely i'm
dignant over the compromise settle
mont OF the strike, and there may be an
organized move yet, led by President
A. A. Adams, in resistance to the order
to go to work. State officials are afraid
now that the miners will be more diff.
cult to control than before.
Troops After the Bridge Nreokers.
BIRMINGHAM, Ais Juno l1.-Three
companies OF tho First regiment were
sent to Blue Creek this afternoon on in
formation that large nurrb Der OF armed
men were known to have maSsed near
that point for the purpose OF going to
Chinn Creek bridge on the Birmingham
mineral road and blowing that bridge
up with dynamite.
This road ia a branch OF the Louis
villo and Nashville, which runs to the
Blockton coal folds, and is therefore an
important one. Upto this hour nothing
has been heard OF the troops. Within
five days, five bridges have either been
totally or in part destroyedo and it has
A conference OF the miners ana opera
toss is called for tomorrow, but it is
understood the operators will not confer
with the men. Negroes arc plentiful
and are being employed in the several
mines, and looks as If the strikers will
not have any offers from those who own
and operate mines in this district.
ll:l5 p. Nj The three companies OF
the First regiment, ordered to Blue
Creek, have just returned, and the
entire regiment have been ordered to
Blossburg, where trouble is expected to-
night Just enough men have been left
in camp to guard it.
burning Bridges in West Virginia.
WHEELING, w. Va, June ia tele-
gram was received in this city this
evening saying that bridge at
Midvale, on the Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling railroad, 240 feet in length,
had been set on fire and was being de-
stroyed.
At p. m. the officials Of the company
say the sheriff refused to protect the
company's property and also refused to
call on the militia. General Manager
Woolford has sent q telegram to Gov
ernor McCorkle asking that troops be
sont to the scene. The destruction Of
the bridge will probably delay freight
traffic for several days.
A coal train was fred On at Flushing
TO day. Troops at once dispersed the
crowd.
The Baltimore and Ohio yards below
this city were cleared Of coal to-day for
the first timo in week. Troops are
still in possession. No distur bance has
occurred. Charles Dsvis, a strike
leader, was to-day sentenced to sixty
days in jail by United States Judge
Golf.