The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-03
Scale for oo Cents. with 5-cent Dincr-
ential I'm Favor of Operators, With
out Company stores
FOUR STATES BENEFITED
PRESIDENT rENNA SAYS INDIANA
DIGGERs WILL GET 90 CENTS.
Charges Against Purcell and kcnnc-
Michigan Miners Parade

PiTISEURG, Pa. Aug. 2.-The biggest
victory ever made by organized miners
was won to-day in Pittsburg by the min
ers. Almost every demand was granted.
and the operators save a written guaran-
tee for their fulhllment of the contract.
The papers were signed tonight which in
crease the wages OF 10000 miners I'm Pena-
syl,ania Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. The
terms of the agreement arc that the pres
ent rate OF wages shall continue I'm force
until Oct. l. when every operator in the
Pittsburg district viii pay the 69-cent rate.
with a diferential Of FIVE cents in favor OF
operators who do not have company stores.
The agreement further provides for an
other advance on Jan. i. IL is understood
that the rate will then be made ~ cents.
Above all, w. r. De Armitt who has
whipped the miners at every turn. hereto
fore. has been brought over and will pay
the ef-cent rate as he Goes not have the
company stores
The effect Of this settlement is 10 ad-
vance the mining rate in Ohio and Indiana
from 81 cents to 90 cents. IL also holds up
the rate i'm Illinois and brings the strike
there to an end II aIso changes the end
OF the scale year from April 90 TO Jan. ].
This is the first time differental has ever
il is expected win result In having all OF
them abolished. An evidence OF this came
to-day when w. y. Rend. OF Chicago. Of
fered TO abolish his company store at Pei
sig Pa, and agreed TO loan the miners
money enough TO operate it on a co-operar
tive basis.
AS another result OF the compromise the
operators propose TO form a new assocla-
ton on different lines from the old one.
and every operator in the district viii be
included In it's membership. Practically
all the credit for the victory Is being given
TO Secretary-treasurer Patrick McBryde,
who mapped out the entire campaign.
A meeting of the coal operators was held
this morning at which their committee
was empowered TO act at the conference
TO take place this afternoon. The opera
tors agreed TO grant the miners demands
in full on Oct. 1. and promised TO see that
the rates of 81 and 90 cents were made uri-
form i'm this district Ii was claimed that
the present lake contracts would have 10
be filled at the existing rates, but tnat
! after they were closed all contracts would
be made at the new price. The operators
Committee met the miners officials at %
O'Clock this. afternoon, and at the conciu-
! sion of the conference the miners reported
TO the convention The miners aeeep,,9,o ,,, ,,e me
terms 0f1ered Dy the operators anu VIII eoH-
| tinue at work.
| is that q convention OF miners and oper-
| ators Is TO be held I'm the second thursday
| OF October i'm each year TO fix the mining
rate for the next year. so that the rate Tor
each year can be settled before the scale
year expires. The first joint convention
under this agreement Is to- be held next
October and the rate made then VIII so
into effect on JAM i, 1884