Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-08
NEAR SETTLEMENT
Miners Leaders Decide to Recommend
the Operators Compromise.
MINERS LIKELY TO ACCEPT.
The Operators Pleased and Look Upon the
Long Strike as Being Virtually Set
tled-Strikers Dissatisfied in
West Virginia.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept. 5.-After long
and heated discussion in secret session
the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers union decided
TO recommend to the miners for vote
the proposition of the western Penn
sylvania mine operators to give 65
cents ton for mining to the end of
the year with conference in Decem-
ber to fix the scale for next year, and
issued call for delegate convention
of all striking miners here next
Wednesday to act on the proposition.
The miners officers believe that
the recommendation will be ac-
cepted and the strike will
soon end. The proposition does not
involve arbitration. President Ratch-
ford said last night that the PROPOSE
ton conceded to the miners a material
advance, which could be maintained.
did away with the uncertainties of
arbitration and would bring the strike
to speedy termination. for ratifica.
tion by the miners would be followed
! by immediate resumption of work.
The proposition also provided for re-
vival of the joint conferences for the
adjustment of wages. the operators be-
ing pledged to meet the miners dele
gates prior to the termination of the
agreement and fix the rates for 1898
Miners Likely to Accept.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 5.-Patricz
Dolan, president of the United Mine
Workers, returned from Columbus this
morning and afte~ a consultation with
the other district officials issued call
for delegate convention here next
Tuesday morning to consider the Co.
lumbus proposition. The call advises
the delegates to come uninstructed.
Asked as to the probable outcome
Of the convention, Dolan said: "It is
not policy for me to say anything
now, but 1 have no doubt that the
convention will decide upon what is
best for the miners" Meetings will
be held all over the district Monday to
elect delegates and discuss the situa.
ton. 1t is believed that the general
sentiment will be to accept the terms
and go to work and await another ad.
vance. January 1. which will be as.
sured if the uniformity agreement be
accepted by 95 per cent. of the oper-
ators. The acceptance of these terms
| Will d1SO tuC Vi
new men into the district. The oper
ators are all pleased with the result
They look upon it as a virtual settle
ment of the long strike.
Strikers Dissatisfied In West Virginia.
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 5.-While
the striking miners of West Virgins
will have voice in settling the Goa
strike according to the call of the ma
tional board, there is but little consola
ton in it, as they have no hope thai
any advance in wages will be secured
in this state or that many of them now
out will even get jobs. With the
miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio work
ing, less men will be needed in Wes
Virginia to supply the demand. The
Fairmount and Kanawha valley strik
ers are keeping up the fight and arr
} gaining recruits daily. Trouble il
looked for with good reason abou
Clarksburg, where the operators arr
making strenuous efforts to start thei
mines.