The morning call., 1894-06-20
MANY MEN ALREADY AT WORK.
Probably the Next Few Days VIII
See a General Resumption
of Operations.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 19.-The State
convention of miners met to-day, with
about sixty delegates present Some Bit
terness was manifested, mostly by men
from Gloucester, on the Toledo and Ohio
Central road. There was also conserva-
tive element. What effect these two will
have upon each other remains to be de-
.veloped.
The afternoon session was devoted
wholly to talk. After District President
Adams had explained the objects of the
convention. President Mcbride said
Adams was an unsafe leader. and the
miners of Ohio would realize it fully in
three months. Adams might be safe on
some things, but Mcbride stated that he
was insane on mining questions.
Adams followed with a very heated per-
sonal reply. 1t was openly charged in the
convention that the national officers had
been in collision with the operators ana
had sold out to them.
The convention adjourned until to-mor-
row without action, but the delegates are
in favor of returning TO work. as they say
it Is the only course ODen TO them.
MAssILLoN, Ohio, June 19.-The Mas
sillon district miners have agreed that sew
eral local mines shall be started on the
basis of 30 cents per ton. This will enable
the great factories which have been closed
for some time to resume.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 19.-At the
headquarters of the Cleveland, Lorraine
and Wheeling The officials state that every
thing was quiet along the road to-day
The miners are still out but have made no
demonstration.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, June 19-Twenty-five
local operators signed an agreement to-day
TO pay 60 cents a ton for mined coal and
4S cents for mine run. The Consolidated
Company offers 80 cents. The miners de-
mand so cents. There is no immediate
prospect of q settlement in the larger
mines.
PITTsBURG, June 19.-Ten more coal
works in this district resumed to-day I'M
der the Columbus agreement, among them
the thick vein region, where the operators
refuse to pay more than 81 cents per ton.
at Manown the miners decided to go to
work when the non-union men are dis
missed. The operators refuse to discharge
them.
ALTOONA, Pa, June 19-Coal operators
of the Broadtop region were notified to-
day by District President Bradley Of the
coal-workers that the agreement TO resume
at the compromise of wages had been re-
scinded. Another convention is to be held
June %.
p LEXINGTON, June 19-Advices received
here this morning state that $50 miners in
the large Peach Orchard coal mines in
Crawford County. in the Ohio and Big
Sandy, a branch of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, have gone out on strike in SYM
psthy with strikers in adjoining mines.
There are over 1000 miners out.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 10. - Receiver
LOOMS of the coal company controlling
the coal mines at Bevier. Mo-, and other
points has been directed by the United
States court 10 resume the work at once
of importing non-union miners, if neces-
sary. In consequence, United States
Deputy Marshals are being concentrated
at BeVier.
PUEBLO, Colo, June 19.-None of the
Colorado coal companies have accepted
the miners invitation TO send representa-
tves to the conference in this city to-mor-