New-York tribune., 1897-09-03
LINERS STILL HOLD OUT.
THE OPERATORS PROPOSITION NOT fEl
ACCEPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD


Columbus. Ohio. Sept THE National Executive
R.ard OF the United Mine Workers has ADJOURNED
untii tomorrow morning without reaching IL Geei-
sion OF the proposition OF the Pitsh.'rg Operators
The Board held a stormy session th.S alteEHooi',
and there anpears TO be a decided difference OF
opinion among the members as 10 the ocs' co"'S'
TO pursue The proposition Of the Pittsburg opera
tors applies specifically TO that dis'rlct' pu' u"
effect all other districts are concerned. Inc pro-
uosi.ior Is that tho Pittsburg miners shall return
70 v.ork at n Ci-cent rate pending arbitration the
conditions CT the arbitration being that tne '"'t
for mining shall be ixed at not more thah o' cent?
a ton nor less than Go cents. Under snch cohu
tions the miners maintain that they would prooa-
bly, not secure through arbitration more than b.
cents Hex, IS where the temper OF the 11ttapu'e
miners has been asserted. They want 90 cents
and there Is scme doubt whether they could be
induced 70 accept less without vigorous protest
and a long controversy. The Ohio miners waht all
they can get. naturally. but what they insist upon
most strongly is the maintenance OF the d1lcF'H-
tIal Of cents IN their favor which they nave Hc'"
so long
Whethet any settlement could he secured thtoosh
an acceptance of the proposition oi the fl.'souiE
operators "a :. matter of opinion upon when TIE
members of the Miners National Executive board
lffer They all agree that they cannot act lot tne
miners and that the most they can do Is 20 suoii'
recommendations for acceptance or rejection by
IN their opinion as TO how such recommendations
should be submitted. whether 10 a convention o.
the Pittsbure miners alone or ~ general conVeh-
tion. The repeated assertions Of the miners Of
ncills that no settlement bc made By districts
places them In an embarrassing position, ana II,
matter OF official policy alone were concerh'u, t'ic
present meeting Of the Board would nc cut snort
Some OF the members Of tho Board, however
think they should accomplish sOnei hing Delorc
taking final adiOurHmo Mt. and this Is The only lht
upon which acton looking toward "A settlement ,!
the srik" may be expected. None OF the Wenlper5
Of Tie Board VIII discuss the situation. ana IN;
proceedings Of their meeting have been guarded
with the utmost secrecy.
Iittsburg. Sept. The Pittsburg coal operators
were convinced to-day that 4 settlement OF the
strike was In sight when Inquiries for coal pegaI
come in from Cleveland. Prices were asked ana
several contracts were made AT ~ cents above the
price for mining whatever the rat" might De.
Cleveland - the headquarters or tn" big Shippers,
and these people hold the key to the situation Inc
cause OF the food Of inquiries WIS therefore at
trihuted to the tact that shippers believed the
strike would soon terminate.
Everything was quiet about the striking miners
having decided 10 mako no move pending definite
news from columbus I'm regard to the proposed set
Element Of the strike The sentiment o. the whole
camp seems 10 be TO resist any settlement except
on IN unqualified G9-cent basis Tho general talk
among III" shlTF no discOuragem"nt as yet
On al sides the opinion was heard that the op.
orators being hard pushed in tho matter OF
holding contracts and are getting into worse straits
dav.