New-York tribune., 1894-06-12

rur SCALE COMMITTEE FIXES A MINING BASIS OF
90 CENTS TON IN OHIO AND 60 CENTS IN
PENNSYLVANIA - THE COMMITTEES
SCALE RATIFIED-'TEXT OF
THE AGREEMENT.
Columbus. Ohio June 1.-THE conference OF
,,arators and miners reached an agreement at
: o,cIoc); this evening The GO and 60 cent basis
IA accepted by the miners, and the miners WI so
~ work al once 1t is agreed that they go TO
work not later than next Monday.
This agreement Of the conference Of miners and
onArators of PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio Indiana and
illinois on a compromise scale, based on mining
,rces of 60 cents tor IN Ohio and 60 cents
ton IN Pennsylvania, has not assuaged the alarm
- the State authorities. who hold the situation
% he more serious tonight than 1t has yet
han President Adams. of the Ohio District
,rn,ted Mine Workers protested against com
orornise IN the Scale Committee and was the
,nlv member of the conference committee VINO re-
,used 70 sign the agreement tonight. He Is
hacked by vast majority Of the miners Of Ohio'
who protested against the compromise. ana II
O.. feared that the announcement Of the result OF
the conference will be Wild ouiburst cf
,,,o,snce There IS even talk Of the ONO
,,,rsrs cutting loose from the national organi-
,o,,on and continuing the strike on their
ou,n responsibility. In view Of the serious
oonA,,,on Of affairs Governor Mckinley has
Sssoroa ont additional militia and other COM
s.r,ss throughout the State are under arms at
their armorieS
rvan should the Ohio miners accept the con-
s,.,o,s of the c0mprcmise there is unavoidable
trouble ahead. In stopping trains on the Cleve-
,ond Iorain and Wheeling Railroad and In mo-
,ss,ing the property Of the company in other
vavs the strikers have violated the restraining
ordsr issued by the United States courts. ana
wr,ts have already been issued for the arrest OF
q number Of miners implicated In the acts OF
contempt In the serving Of these writs II is
exnec;ed that there will be trouble and possibly
h,oodshed. and the United States Marshal Of the
Northern District Of Ohio has armed 500 deputies
with Winchester rifles preparatory to enforcing
the orders Of the court. The Marsha OF the
Southern District has so far been powerless 10
serve the writs in his hands, and II Is limited In
Official circles that the United States troops at
the Columbus post are now being held under or
ders TO be ready to back the officials Of the
Federal courts.
Governor Mckinley ordered the 5th Regiment
into the field to-nigh; to do duty In protecting
property in Stark { ID Tuscarawas counties
where the miners are burning bridges along the
lines OF the Wneellng ana Lane T-lic anu 49,
land. Lorain and Wheeling railways. All the
armed forces Of the State except the lst Regi-
ment are now In the field.
The report Of the Scale Committee was
adopted unanimously by the conference Of the
rlners and operators at 10 o'clock tonight ana
he conference adjourned sine die II was Ho''ceu
when the signatures were read mat me miners
hd substituted for w H. Murray and A A.
Adams. the men who stood out against com
promise. John Fahy and Secretary r A.
YcBryde The following is the fun agreement
Resolved That that tn the rates tsiio%E for min
ing 2o pounds lump coal sna c De a. yej "a cents
Indiana bnumnous-6O cents
sireatcr. iT-summer c2lz cents; winter. 70 cents
wimingtOn-sumrer ~: cents; winter, 90 ee45s 75ic
5s oser "ectt sections in Northern Illinois field prices
Coal in Pittsburg district going east 70 Tidewaier
shall pay the same mining prices as that PAID by
This scale Of prices shall be in effect and bind both
parties thereto beginning June u.s. 1891 ana contnu-
ing until the first day OF May 1870 SUBJECT 10 'e
Proviied. That the abovel-named scale or prices
for the Pittsburg district shall be generally recOS-
nized and observed. Il is further provided that
operators aui miners shall cooperate IN their
named for said district and II during the peIioG
covered by this agreement general re.9g@nl'lon @
be secured. either party 10 this agreement may
call meeting Of the joint Board OF Arbitration
authority may elect: and said joint board when
so called shall meet and determine: II aDle Whe'hes
the agreement has been sufficiently respected ana
complied with 70 warrant It's contlnuanc. 10 .ne
date named herein; u the board Is unaDe 20 asteg
the members thereof shall select d.sinterested
man. whose decision shall be hnal; u u shAil De
found by the process above provided ina II IS
force and Bind both parties thereto for the period
stipulated herein. and II found aad decided by the
warrant its continuance Il shall be abrogated and
both parties thereto a5soved from contrac; obAga-
Whenever miners desire they shall be permitted
70 elec, and place on the table check we'ghmen
above scale mi-rnonthly All balances due on pay.
day shall be paid in cash. An Interstate Board OF
operators and four miners. shall consider and de-
,srmne e upon any neauaaty compia;ned Sd a. ahdye
schedule ot prices.
This was signed for the miners by John Nc
Bride, Patrick McBryde John a. Cairns, James
Ounkerly. Cameron Miller. p. II. Penna and John
Fahey. For the operators these signed: Ohio. j.
S Morton and H. L, Chapman Pennsylvania.
Francis l. Robbins and VI. H. Taylor; Indiana,
J. Smith Talley and Walter S Boyle; Northern
Illinois A. L. Sweet and L. T. Bent
John Mcbride said tonight that while the set
tement not All that he could wish for. 1t was
the best that the miners could hope for under the
circumstances. They were still the victors OF
The contest
Pt,sburg. June 1.-THE settlement. Of the
miners strike on a 69-cent ton basis for the
Pttsburg district was received here with more
satisfaction by the operators than the miners.
Il is thought the 69-cent rate will be generally
accepted by the operators Of the district
W. ?. DE Armtt. president Of the New-York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company will not ac-
cept the new rate. He has a contract with his
miners which does not expire until December |.
me contract is for 50 cents a ton. He says he
made II in good faith, and expects the miners
70 perform their part Of the agreement
a miners official, here tonight, said the
miners will not Ike the terms Of settlement. but
al AZ VIII probably go 10 work. Many OF the opera
.ois Will at once get their mines In readiness
and work in some Of them will be started this
week
Philadelphia. June 11.-AnOther conference Of
'he operators ard miners Of the Central Penn
syivania District Will be held a Altoona to-mor-
'ow' The operators to-day received assurances
mat II they would consent to another conference