The Indianapolis journal., 1897-09-05
Some of the Radicals in the Pittsburg
Compromise Proposition.
OPERATORS ALL PLEASED
ADVANCE IN WAGES PROBABLE ON
THE 1ST OF NEXT JANUARY.
Scheme of Indiana Silver Democrats
Blocked by the Miners of the
Block Coal District.

DOlan, OF the JnLeu Mine workers., re-
turned from Columbus at o'clock this
morning and went at once to headquarters,
where he held a consultation with the dis
trict officials. When the conference closed
a call was issued for delegate convention
in this city next Tuesday at 10 a. m. to
consider the Columbus proposition. The
call advises the delegates to come unin-
structed. When President Dolan was asked
as to the probable outcome of the con-
vention he said that he had decided to ex-
press no opinion or say anything on the sub
iect until he met the miners representa-
tives in the convention next Tuesday. 1T
is not policy said he, for me to say any
thing now, but l have no doubt that the
convention will decide on what is best for
the miners" District Secretary Warner,
Cameron Miller and other members of the
executive board also declined to talk.
Meetings will be held all over the dis
trict on Monday to elect delegates and dis
cuss the situation. 1t is believed that the
general sentiment will be to accept the
terms and go to work and await an ad-
vance on Jan. /, which is assured if the
uniformity agreement is accepted by 95 per
cent. of the operators. Some of the miners
favor a continuance of the strike for the
69-cent rate, but they will likely be con-
Vinced by the more conservative men that
the terms are as satisfactory be
pected at the present time. The acceptance
of these terms will also prevent the i'm
portatlon of new men into the district. 1t
is known that the operators are prepared
to carry out their threats and some of the
miners contend that the rejection of the
proposition will result II. disaster.
OPERATORS PLEASED.
The operators are all pleased with the
result of the Columbus conference They
look on it as virtual settlement of the
long strike and announce that they will be
ready to start the mines as soon as the
convention of miners have ratified the
agreement reached Yesterday.
The operators commi tee returned from
Columbus during tn day. Chairman
Schlendeberg said that the conference be-
tween the miners and operators was very
amicable one and that the meeting was
productive of a better state of feeling be-
tween them. when we as a committee, .
he said, began to look around us, we
found that the miner was the recipient of
great deal of sympathy of a practical
nature The generosity of the public had
enabled him to live during the suspension
as Well, If not better, than when the con-
tributlonS would cease. We always believed
their cause would weaken when fair price
was offered for their work. We were also
painfully aware that other districts were
encroaching on the trade that our efforts
had secured for US. Coal reaching lake
points from other regions than ours was
trade ties, to our future detriment We
knowing all this, made the miners an offer
OF % cents per ton for all coal mined from
when that time came to enter into negotia-
tions with the miners to arrange the price
Tor the ensuing year. These propositions
were favorahly met and we were assured
that the best efforts of the miners com
mlttee would be exerted to have the strike
term terminated on these conditions. We feel
very sangune that an{acceptance will reach
us from Mr. Dolan about Thursday Of next
Week. AS we do not presume that much
would be done on Friday or Saturday we
will say that we are convinced that every
mine IN the district will make a start on
the following Monday. The offer, we think
is very fair one and should be accepted
and as delay will not be of any advantage
to any of the parties, we do not think the
miners Will be Idle longer than the time
J. c. Dysart another member Of the COM
mittee, said resumption of work in, the
mines now would mean millions of dollars
in all lines Of industry. '"The operators,
said he seem to have the worst end of
the affair, but they are standing in the
move an inch l believe that the miners
IN duty to themselves and the many lines
or trade dependent upon the coal industry,
the mines. doing away with that depression
which has existed as a consequence of the
strike"
l.
Many of the strikers who favor the ac-
ceptance of the 65-cent rate want to in
sert a clause in the agreement to provide
that the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company be required to pay that rate. This
company is included in the 'big thirteen. .
the lake shippers who have been conducting
the negotiations for settlement but Pres
ident W. z. De Armitt has not participated
in the efforts to compromise and there
fore, is not bound by any of the proposi-
t1onS made by the lake shippers A sug-
gestion has been made that the camps at
the mines of this company be maintained
and the mines kept closed while the other
dlggers work at the. 65-cent rate 1t is
believed that if this be successfully
done uniformity in the Pittsburg district
will be established before the date fixed in
the agreement and the uniformity plan will
be adopted and higher rate fixed to go
into effect at the first of the wear
Paul Trimmer a district official of the
United Mine Workers, and in command of
Camp Determination, at Turtle Creek said
there was sure to be considerable opposi-
ton to the proposed settlement when the
convention meets in Columbus next week
The men made the usual march to the
mines this morning Notwithstanding the
rumors that an agreement had been
The strikers in Camp Isolation. Plum
Creek, made large gain from the ranks
of De Armitts force during the early morn
ing of the fifty men who came from E,x-
port, Pa, who were interviewed while on
their way to the pit. and the result was
that they agreed to quit work in the Plum
Creek mine. They refused TO go into the
mine and most of them have returned to
their homes.
Counsel for the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company filed a petition in court
to-day asking for a citation upon Patrick
Dolan. district president of the United Mine
Workers, Secretary Warner and nine other
leaders in the strike movement directing
them to appear in court and show cause
why they should not be punished for con-
tempt of court 1t is alleged that they dis
obeyed the preliminary injunction recently
issued restraining them from camping or
marching in the vicinity OF the plant of the
company's works. Judge Collier requested
the counsel to call Up the matter next
Tuesday.
SETBACK FOR FREE-SILVERITES.