The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-08
LABOR UNIONS AT WAR.
UNITED NINE WORKERS VS., TIE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
A Battle to the Death 10 he Foushs
Before Conventions of Each to Be
Held at Columbus. Ohio.

COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 1.-THE National
Executive Board OF the United Mine
Workers Union completed it's work and
the members left for their respective
homes to-day. leaving President Penna
and Secretary Mcbride to complete the
arrangements for the convention 10 be
held here February 18th.
There will be two conventions. one OF
which will be composed OF delegates from
local assemblies of the Knights of Labor
attached TO District No. 1856, and the other
Will be joint meeting OF knights Of
Labor and progressive union delegates
composing the United Mine Workers
Union.
IL has heretofore been the custom for
the United Mine Workers convention to
be held first but for obvious reasons the
knights of Labor will meet first this
time.
BIG FIGHT ON HAND.
Two calls have been formulated by
the Executive Board one of which il
secret and is being sent to Knights OF
Labor assemblies and the other contains
nothing OF interest to the public. Upon
the action taken at the meeting depends
TO great extent the business which Will
be transacted by the other convention.
which Is called to meet the following
day.
The secret circular Is understood to en-
body charges against Hayes and Soyer-
eign of the Knights of Labor. and ad-
Vices the miners local assemblies 10 send
delegates instructed to vote to cut loose
from the General Assembly OF the knights
of Labor
ON the other hand a circular IS being
sent out by MeSsrs. Hayes and Sover-
eign appealing to the miners TO withdraw
from The United Nine Workers and con-
meet themselves directly with the General
Assembly OF the knights of Labor.
Thus the issue IL drawn. and upon these
two lines the fight between Knights OF
Labor and United Mine Workers officials
VIII be waged when the convention meets.
Should the Nil Workers officials win
The result Will b "A loss OF 5000 members
to the Knight OF Labor, and should
Hayes and Sovereign come out victorious
the result will be practically disorgani-
zation OF the Mine Workers organization.
THE FIGHT or rHfR LIVES.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign and
Secretary Hayes. together with the Gem
eral Executive Board OF the Knights OF
Labor. VIII be here 10 make the hight OF
their lives. and the same will be true OF
the Mine Workers officials.
In view Of the fact that the fight will
be bitter and speech-making VIII proba-
bly, bS unlimited. II Is not unlikely that
the Knights OF Labor Convention VIII
complete its business In one day. as con-
templated By the call Unless IL should
happen that the delegates should be prac-
tically of one mind and conclude 10 cut
the wrangle between their two sets OF
officials short and decide the question at
issue themselves. there il danger that
the entire week will be consumed by the
knights of Labor Convention. For the
reasons stated the conventions VIII tc ne
most important and sensational ever held
by any branch of organized labor.
The Niners' Strike.
DUBOIS, PA, Jan. THE yardmen and
night operators on the Buffalo. Rochester
and Pittsburg railroad were laid of to-
day, on account of the miners strike.
Tns road hauis all the coal 10 market
from this section. The meeting Of miners
and citizens generally held here to-day To
DISCUSS the strike situation resolved on
the appointment OF a committee To draft
resolutions for publication. asking the
mining company to peinstate the d,s-
chcrged men, and condemnng the COM
pany for the wholesale discharge OF en-
ployes In mid-winter
few Italians, who~ were working al
Reyaoldsville. have Joined the ranks OF
the strikers