Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-02
MINERS STRIKE.
A Settlement of the Trouble Likely
to Be Soon Effected.
PITTSBURGH OPERATORS OPINION.
They Were Inclined to believe the story Of
. speedy settlement = Fake Rstch.
ford Acknowledges the PROPOSE
tion-Prepsring to Resume.


COLUMBUS, D., Sept. 1.-The coal
strike is considered settled here. The
plan IS 10 resume at ~ cents and work
penang arDltration. Inc direct par
Ties IN TINS conference OF adjustment
are PRESIDENT Katchford, OF the United
Mine Workers. and the executive COM
mittee OF the operators A number of
the latter were In the city yesterday
and the result IL that decision may
De looked Tor almostany moment The
direct effect OF this decision will be
the opening OF the mines and the re-
sumption OF work by all the striking
miners the beginning OF the coming
week, An operator mere says "Ihe
new fgure mas been accepted by all
out one operator IN the pittsburgh dis
trlct' ana IL is understood mas been ap-
proved oy PRESIDENT Katchiord ana
other members OF the executive COM
mittee OF the United Mine work
ers' IL is expected that the single
operator sun hoioing out VIII DC hnal-
" induced 10 yield, ana that the great
s'r,ke VIII mus De Drought 10 speedy
anu peaceiul CLOSE Local operators
are OF tne OPINION that lhe meeting OF
tne national executive BOARD OF the
un'teu Mine workers 10 DC held IN
this Guy To-Day Will result IN a set
'ieiiieh' VI ''ie serihe' lnere Is no
POSITIVE information 10 this oelle1'
.neir i"ieli oei"g oasea upon ohe iacc
''ia' 'he "es' Virginia operators are
cutting ~ oeePiy ihto 'he lraoe OF lhe
i.''s'ure'' uis.ric' 'aa' 'ie operators
Vi ''e ia.'er ''eio "'il oe iorced 10
op'n 'heir 'i'nes or 'ose '''c'r markets.
ns 'he miners ohlcla's are absent from
Vic c''y' ho'i'hg ~ Known mere re-
s",''"s VIC Ve'ihs VI .nc proposi''oh
" oo 'u''u'''eu ~ 'ne ''''spurgn oper-
"so.' W 'ao 'a a,, ~, eAoou'i'e ooaro
" wy on'.o" ".no "o'Aoi
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u ,''.'n,'un' d. oeP', '-A' '"e
nono"e"iicia "ousc' .nc .'eauquarters
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VI WV oAp =, 'o'.'0,,ion' VI 'he
nn ,.' ''' IN. was ~ 'rs' receiVeu
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'o' '"'"H' anu Nv, oilc VI '"c operators
pies.n' oou'' oei'eVc VIC repor' uh'ii
oo"n' "'",''e no"' wa" "" oD'a'"eu from
os', ~ - "oo,so W. 'o.iuc'eroerg,
a. Va" :, s ~, oo"' oo.' Nv n's' s'a'cu
'A"' :. "'' op'n'oi '',e "'o'o e.ory
"aa l""s' wi. '".e' " ,, nc i'''i'eu
aua''es from n W.. 1'csc,a,u represen.a-
Wv WV " ,io '','ou's ~ 0''oaeo vas
Noa' W, he '",o nc nopeo ior "'i carry
.o'""'p''o'' VI "o'h anu quich au-
J"''l'oiV Vi ''o raw W oe taiu as
pcr'''ahe''. one NO detailed 'hlornla-
.'oi was receiVeu ny any Oh lhe rl1ts-
purgh operators elther IRON oieve-
iaho' d. Louis or columbus, and con-
sequehtly tney could not say whether
the rate SAID to have been agreed upon
was a Uniform one or not
RATcHFoRD ACKNOWLEDGES A PROPOSAL
1T LOUIS sept l-When shown the
dispatch from Columbus D., stating
that the coal strike there was consid-
cred settled, President Ratchford, OF
the United Mine Workers OF America,
acknowledged that he had received
proposition to have the men resume
work at "a cents pending arbitration.
lie added: Our executive council
meets at Columbus o., tonight, and