The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-15

md curly hours Of tho morning brought
delegates to attend the minera' conven.
tion to-day and tho conference which
takes place tomorrow at the chamber
OF commerce between tho miners and
opcratorx Very few operators put in
an appearances rs carly as did the
miners delegates, but q large number
OF rooms have boon reserved for them
at the various hotels and a good sized
delegation will probably arrive In tho
city By nigh,faIl. While 1t has been
said tho Pittsburgh district operators
havo been insisting right along that
their mon are willing to work for tiity.
five cents q ton il they could DO assured
miners arrived before it became appa--
ent that so far as tho delegates repre-.
scnt the feelings OF tho strikers that the
mon are not Mt all willing to return for
the same wages.
Secretary 7. J. McBryde voiced tho
sentiments OF a good many delegates
whom he answered suggestion as to q
compromise. mo, SIR" he aaid, two
did not como hero for q compromise,
aud thus far we. havo no such word in
our vocabulary Nothing short Of " hat
We ask will give the miners living wages
and for that We contend, We can hold
out for three months, but we have no
desire to do 90. For that reason we
came to this conference"
Dir. McBryde would not for O mo.
ment consider the effect OF settlement
in different localities without reference
to what is done elsewhere,
TUE ONLY CONDITION.
"The only condition under which
work will be resumed" he continued,
"ls settlement for all tho states, as
was originally announced"
Tho declaration means that the
miners and tho operators OF the Pitts
burgh distric. as arc far apart as possi-
ble The latter decided at their con-
ference in Pittsburgh on Friday that
they would not participate iu tho con-
ventlon to bc held hcre and further
that they would settle with their own
men without consulting the officers OF
the United Mine Workers. The feeling
Of independence manifested by the
miners yesterday and in their small
caucnso; early to-day docs not appear to
indicate settlement without fraction.
A number OF tho delegates said that the
conference would be OF very short dura-
ton Il the operators insisted upon com.
promise.
The operators OF mines in :the Ohio
folds have all along signitied their
Willingness to mako q settlement with
their men through their national or.
ganization, and the Pittsburgh district
mon are not backward In asserting, that
the Ohio operators are backing tho
strikers, hoping that the miners will
fotce the Pittsburghers to pay rate OF
10 cents, which will give tho Hooking
Valley and Jackson operators differ.
cntial OF III cents ton in their favor,
ninc Of this being on the mining rate
aud q cents on tho freight rate,
CALLED TO ORDER.
The miuers' convention was called to
order by Presiden. John Mcbride at II
o'clock in Bank street hall, with 200 del
egates present. A committee was ap-
pointed composed OF ono or two dele
eatss from each district to hear reports
from the various mining sections repre-.
sentsd. in regard to any grievances and
to what action they desired taken in
regard to the scale. After traEsacting
come unimportant routine business the
convention adjourned until 2 o'clock,
when n report from the scale committee
will bc made.
Nothing OF importance was accomp-
lished at the afternoon session OF tho
convention, and it was decided TO hold
another session, at which the scale com.
mittee will make O report Each dele
gate who is member OF the commit
tee, will state the rate OF wages paid in
his district before tho strike and at
present. These reports will be taken
down by the secretary, and will form n
basis OF tho scale which will be present.
ed TO the operators.
Tho nini,s arp not meeting tonight.
Many OF them are congregated at their
hotel discussing the probable outcome
OF tho conference, which Is to be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow. While tho off,
GERS refuse 10 be interviewed, they all
express confidence as 10 the result, and
,hoy arc apparently oil opposed to any
com PROMISE. They iccl that they arc
justified in demanding q restoration OF
the old scale in all the states. and many
Of them are inclined to believe that tho
operators will grant thuir demands.
ALL IN DOUBT.
While many OF the Ohio operators arc
untoubtedlyin favor Of res.oringthc I'D
rate, they arc chary about saying so.
They all hint at some sort Of com.
promise and sixty conts ton in Ohio,
with corresponding rate in other
states, Ia talked of as about right. The
twelve boilers from the Pittsburgh con-
veation who declared that they would
not attend tho conference will reach
the cityIa,e to.nighsaud it is said by one
who claims 10 know their intentions
that they will try to prevent a settle
mens. They are, ho says, opposed to
any recognition OF the miners union, or
TO any concessions whatever. Thirty
four other Pennsylvania operators will
70 into the conference with a dctor.
minution to abide by its decision.
It is utterly impossible to predict tho
result OF tho conference tonight, for in
the abserce OF and agreement on the
part OF either tho miners or oneratnrs IL