The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-20
ANOTHER CONVENTION
Indiana Miners to Meet Again at
Terre Haute on Friday.
Action Of Last Week Likely to Be Re.
considered and the Columbus COM.
pr Omise Scale Accepted.
MEETING AT COLUMBUS, 0.
Mcbride DenOunces Adams and
the Latter Replies.
No Action Yet Taken-POsition of tie
Consolidated Coal Company-RiOt-
Gus Acts of Strikers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June ia call
for another State convention of Indiana
miners was sent out tonight. 1t will be
held N this city on Friday, and in all prob
ability will reconsider the action taken last
Saturday, when 1t was voted to disregard
the Columbus agreement for 60 cents and
continue the strike for last years 70-cent
scale for bituminous mining. Under the
constitution Of the United Mine Workers
six local assemblies can call a State con-
vention. The three locals at Linton, the
home of National Vice President Penna.
who was refused permission to address the
convention Saturday, were the first
to ask for another convention, and to-day
the three locals at Dugger. whence came
the resolution to continue the strike, sent
a telegram demanding an immediate con-
vention." During the day several kilograms
were received from mining centers anx-
iously asking for news from the Ohio con-
ventlon. The men knew that If the Ohio
strikers return to work Indiana miners
will have to be in hurry to save a place
for the Hoosier product in the competitive
market.
The block coal miners of Clay county
will hold a mass convention tomorrow,
and there is 40 doubt that they will not
only decide in favor of returning to work
at 10 cents. but will repudiate the action
Of the convention of Saturday in the
moval of President Dunkerly President
Purcell, his successor. will be present. and
there is prospect that he will be ignored.
There are 100 block coal miners in the
organization, all of whom have entered 1t
since the strike began. and there is danger
20 bo;,- Loo ;e etaI bat oil
the State officers resign at the convention
on Friday that the threatened -,plit
may be averted President Purcell re-
ceived word from Vice President Miller,
who Is a block miner, that the men in that
field will not remain out longer than Mon
day, If that long. They hold that they
have right to go to work on the scale
made by the national officers ignoring the
acton of the convention held here last
Saturday.
Reports were received here this after
noon that there had been a general re-
sumption of work In the southern part
of the State.
The impatience- of the Indiana operators
is largely due to the fact that every day
lessons the chances of making contracts
with the large consumers of coal, such as
the railroad companies. The Hooking Val
ley coal comes into competition with both
the bituminous and block coal of this
State The competition with the former is
with the railroad companies to the north
and east For instance, Indiana bituminous
coal is delivered as far east as Brightwood
for the Big Four. but the Ohio coal is de
livered at Union City At Elkhart, on the
north, the Ohio coal is used by the rail-
roads. In the city of Chicago the Hooking
Valley coal is the direct competitor of the
Indiana block coal for domestic uses and
in the public buildings.
An operator says: 1.-The strike has really
raised the price of mining. Were 1t not
for the strike the Indiana miners would be
digging coal at 90 cents, instead of GO cents
The trouble with the miners is that they
think they ought to escape the shrinkage
which all other Industries have experienced,
and in trying to escape 1t they are willing
to deprive wage earners in Industries de-
pending on coal Of the opportunity 10
work. The action of Saturdays convention
would be exactly what We would have
them do if we wanted to break down their
organization, but we do not want the
United Mine Workers TO go TO pieces. We
prefer to deal with the organization whsn
Ii doesn't act foolishly, as it did Satur-
day"