The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
THE CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

this to the full extent demanded by them,
viz: % per cen tabove the prices that
were paid prior to the strike and now be-
ing paid by one of the largest coal COM
panies in western Pennsylvania, and
which company presents the chief obsta-
Gle to the settlement of the present con-
fiict."
After the resolutions had been read the
chairman asked TO have some portions
eliminated. but the colonel -emphatically
refused to allow "A single word to be
dropped and after short contention
withdrew from the conference.
The meeting the nadjourned until 10
O. clock tomorrow morning.
Among those present to-day were DR..
b. Frank Schmid, Labor Commissioner
of Indiana; Judge Selwyn V. Owens,
Secretary Bishop and General John Int
tie, of the Ohio Board of Arbitration;
George w. Schleuderberg, representing
the Francis l.. Robbins interests; Alex
Dempster of the Bower Hill and Spring
Hill mines: w. T. Murray, of Picklands,
Mather & Co.; K. Saeger and Frank NJ.
Osborne. of Osborne d Saeger; K. w.
Wilson, of Ridgeway, Bishop Il Co.; \.
w. and Thomas Z. Young; representing
NJ A. Hanna & Co.; Col. w. j. Rend,
of Chicago; W. p. and Thomas De Ar
mitt. representing the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company; VIM.
Beading. of Beading Brothers; J. G.
Dysart, John Newell. of ]. w. Ellsworth
Il Co: G.. w. Hitchcock. A. C. Saunders.
u. w Van Eman, of the Pittsburg and
Chicago Gas Coal Company; George and
John Hosack, Frank Armstrong, w. j.
Steen, f. \. Wildman, j. w. Allies, w.
Black. r. NJ. Dressbach. James Arm
strong. of Mansfield Coal Company
j. Weisser, of the Lake Shore Coal Com
pany: VIM. Dinker. of the Eureka Coal
Co: ID. M. Anderson. ]. w. Blower, of
the Equitable Coal Company: VIM.
Shinn. Edward Boyle, OF Boyle Bros:
| Henry Floersheim, the Finleyville oper-
ator: John Blyth. of the Blyth Coal Co.;
| j. ]. Steyter. of the Slope Mining Co.
| Tonight Gen. Little and others called
on Col. Rend at his hotel and asked that
he reconsider his action and enter the
conference again to insure the success of
the meeting. He replied that he would
cordially endorse and cooperate in any
plan the conference might agree upon, if
| fifty per cent Of the district operators
would give their consent To- the same
He believes it impossible to secure 81
per cent. for uniformity. as Mr.. De Ar
mitt demands. and is willing to do as
fifty per cent. of the operators wish.
The new preamble TO the old uniformi.
ty agreement relates the existing condi
tons of affairs in the Pittsburg district
and the lack of profit there is in thee oa
trade. 1t staes that uniformly, if prop
erly and promptly availeSf of, will settle
these differences to a large extent ant
correct the abuses to degree not hith
erto attainabe.
w. f. De Armitt said he wanted it dis
Itinctly understood that the call to adop
, uniformity did not have anything to d.
with the strike. as he did not propose t.
arbitrate anything while under fire, no
admit that tn eoperators were towards.
5 Tonight Gen. Little and Judge Owens
} are in secret conference at the Duquesn,
Club with Secretary William Warne
and Organizer Cameron Miller. Nothin:
definite can be learned as to the subjec
: under discussion. but ii is believed it ha
reference to having the miners represent
ed at the conference tomorrow, ais thert
seems to he considerable dissatisfa ctiol
with Mr.. De Armitt's announcement 10
, day that the conference has no connection
! ! with the strike and was merely Tor tn,
! purpose of establishing uniformity Man!
of the operators think with Col Rent
that the meeting should revise SOM
means to settle the strike as well as t.
provide for uniformity
! Reports to the miners officials from
q throughout the distrist show everythin,
! quiet. All plans are being held in abey
Z ance pending the action of the confer
! ence.
, Fairmont. W. Va, July 27.-The me-
g and operators in the Fairmont regio1
g await a report of the Wheeling conferenc
: with anxiety. No new developments ar
: reported in the region.