The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-12
COLUMBUS, O., June II.

HE conference Of operators and
miners reached an agreement Mt
O'Clock this evening. The 60
and 60 cent basis is accepted by the
milers and the miners will 80 10 work
at once. 1t is agreed that they shall
60 to work not later than next Monday.
The miners secured just half the ad-
vance they asked for.
The report of the scale committee
WIS adopted unanimously by the con.
ference OF the miners and operators at
10 o'clock tonight, and the conference
adjourned sine die. 1t was noticed
when the signatures We're read that they
had substituted for w. H, Murray and
A. A. Adams, the men who stood out
against compromise, John Fahy aud
Secretary P. A McBryde.
The following is the full agreement
resolution:
Resolved, That we agree that the rates
for mining 1000 pounds lump coal shall be
a. follows tittsburg, thin vein 60 cents:
thick vein, So cents; Hooking, 60 cents:
Indiana bltumiuous, 90 cents; Indiana
block, 10 cents; streator. ILL.,, summer,
6219 cents; winter, 70 cents; Wilmington,
summer ~ cents; winter, So cents: La
Sale, I'll, aud Spring Valley, summer, 7211
cents; winter, so cents. Other sections m
Northern Illinois field at prices relative to
the above.
Coal Pittsburg district going east to
tidewater shall pay the same mining prices
as that paid by the Penn Gas and West.
moreland Coal company. This scale of
prices shall be in effect and bind both
parties thereto beginning June Is, 1894,
and continuing until the first day of May,
1895, subject to the following provisions.
Provided that the above named scale Of
price Tor tine Pit,sburS district shall be
generally recognized and observed. Il is
further provided that operators and miners
shall cooperate in their efforts to secure a
genera! observance Of said prices named
Tor said district and if during the period
covered By this agreement general rec
ognition OF the prices herein named for
said district cannot be secured, either
party to this agreement may call a
meeting of the joint board of ar
bilration to meet at such time
and place as those having authority NAV
elect, and said JOINT board when so called
shall meet and determine, if able, whether
the agreement has been sufficiently re.
spected and complied with to warrant its
continuance to the date named herein. If
the board is unable to agree. the members
thereof shall select a disinterested man
whose decision shall be final. II it shall
be found and decided b. process above
provided that it is beng substantially re-
spected it. shall remain in force and bind
both parties thereto for the period stipu-
lated herein, and IL found and decided by
same process not to be so generally OBJ
served as to warrant its continuance, it
shall be abrogatei and both parties there.
to absolved from contract obligations
herein set forth. Whenever miners desire
they shall be permitted to elect and place on
the table as cbPckweigh men Of their
own choice. Wages snail be paid on the
above scale semi-monthly. All balances
due on payday shall be paid in cash. An
Interstate board of arbitration and con-
ciation, consisting OF four operators and
four miners shall consider ana determine
upon any inequality complained of as be.
tween the different fields named in the
above schedule of prices.
(Signedl Miners; John Mcbride, Patrick
Mcbride, John A. Cairns. James Dunkerly,
Cameron Miller, p. II. Penna, John Fahey.
Operators: Ohio-J. S. Morton, II. L.
Chapman. Pennsylvani a-Francis j. Rob-
bin, Fl. NJ. Taylor. Indiana. Smith
Talley, Walter S. Boyle. Illinois--A. L.
Sweet, E. 7. Bent.
John Mcbride said tonight that while
the settlement was not all that
he could wish, it was the best
that the miners could hope for under
the circumstances. They were still
the victors OF the contest. "The
miners were starving, industries we're
paralyzed and thousands of fellow
workingmen were being daily thrown
out Of employment by reason of the
coal famine while the interference
with property rights which wherever
done was blamed on the miners, was
loosing public sympathy for u.s." He
thought the settlement would be at
once ratified all over the district.
Secretary Brooks. according to in.
structions Of the conference, filed n
copy of the agreement with Governor
Mckinley as its custodian. Governor
Mckinley said tonight he was very
glad to bear of the settlement. 1t was,
in his opinion, the only wuy to prompt
ly and permanently end the troubles in
this and other states.
CAPTIVE woRKMEN RESCUED
UNIoNTowN, Pa, June IL AT noon
to-day posse of deputy sheriffs found
the captive workmen in camp of the
strikers near Kyle and effected their
release without conflict. The men
bore evidence Of rough treatment, but
were not seriously injured. They were
brought to Uniontown and made in
formation against the strikers who