The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-24

Rsaehing Conclusion To-day.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 2,-MINERs TO
RESUME WORK AT THE FIFTY-FouR
CENT RATE PENDING A DECISION OF
A BOARD OF ARBITRATION.
MINERS TO RESUME WORK AT AN
INTERMEDIATE RATE BETWEEN
THE RATE DEMANDED AND THE
ONE PAID PRIOR TO SUSPENSION,
PENDING a DECISION OF A BOARD
OF ARBITRATION.
MINERS TO RESUME OPERATIONS
WITHOUT A PRICE NAMED PENDING
A DECISION OF a BOARD OF ARBI-
TRATIoN.
These three propositions were submit
ted by the special committee OF the
railroad coal operators OF the Pitts
burgh district at conference held to-
night
MINERS TO RESUME WORK AT THE
sl%TY-NtNE CENT RATE PENDING
THE DECISION OF A BOARD OF AR
DITRATION
This Is the proposition submitted by
the officers Of the miners to n special
committee. The propositions were
talked over In an Informal manner by
both sides, when an adjournment was
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
As near ms can be learned the miners
officials viii stand firm on the PROPOSE
tlon they lave made. In support Of
this claim they say that It is equally as
falr for the miners to resume at the
slxty-ulne cent rate pending arbltra-
ton as 1t Is for them to go to work at
the nityfour cent rate under the same
conditions. After the conference to-
night several members OF the commit
tee Of operators said that conference
oil operators In which are to include the
operators Of other states had been en-
trely eliminated from the controversy
and that only the Pittsburgh district
was being considered. National Pres
ident Ratchford and District President
Dolan stoutly maintained that the
question was still an Interstate one and
the general strike was being deliberated
on. From the best Information at hand
the contendIng parties are still far
apart. The operators hope that one OF
their propositions Will be accepted,
while the miners officials say that they
will not recede in the least from the po-
slton they have taken. President Do
Ian, however after the conference, said
that all were going TO take n good sleep
and he was satisfied that they would
come to some definite understanding
within ten minutes after meeting In
the morning.
Oprralors' Lively Meeting.
1t was a lively meeting Of operators.
During the forenoon there was n split
among the producers. The miners Of
fcIal5 wanted to know II every opera
tor in the district was represented.
They had received a negative reply and
in turn told the operators that there
were Others down stairs, notably John
Blythe and ]. w. Shields. who were not
represented They adjourned and
promised to have the remaining opera-
tors present
At the afternoon session there were
present on behalf OF the miners, Ma
tIonal President NJ. d. RatchfOrd, Ma
i.Dnal SeCretary-treasurer w. G.
Prarce. District President Patrick Do-
Ian, Vice President Edward Mckay apd
Secretary VIM. Warner.
President Ratchford made n state
ment OF the case. He said on former
OCCASIONS the miners went to the opera
tors. when with crocodile tears the
conditions we're deplored by the opera
tors. Now, he said. II was different,
the operators had come to the miners
He expressed himself In favor OF arbl-
tRtlon at living rate OF wages.
This brought Col. w. 7. Rend 10 his
feet He said that there could be no
arbitration on the lines laid down by
Rltchfotd Rend referred to the meet
ing at II. Louis. when RatChford lnti-
mated that q universal strike and de-
naud for an eight hour day and q rg-
adjustment OF the wage question would
be the result Of the ST. Louis convcn-
ton.
col. Rend replied by calling Ratch-
ford a villain. a traitor, blackguard,
and an anarchist with emphasis ho
told him that seven auarchlsts had been
hung In Chicago and all were better
than he; that " he preclpltated nm In
F1rtcciiOn In this country he would be
hung. and when he was hung he uiend)
wanted TO pull the rope. Col. Rend left
the conference IN a rage. In the menn-
time the conference got down to work.
President RntChfurd made an apology
Tor some VI the statements no made,
and District President Patrick DOlan
made a statement, He stated HIS posi-
ton. which was almost Fimilnr TO that
Of RntChiOfd.
The opomtorp then decided that a
COMMITTEES be appointed to meet with
the mlnoH' officials ana II possible
come 10 SOM agreement
a 5hUd conference was held with tho
a.