Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-01
STRIKING COAL MINERS MAY RE-
TURN TO WORK NEXT WEEK.
AGREEMENT ALL BUT REACHED.
MINING RATE IS TO BE 81 CENTS,
PENDING ARBITRATION.
Final Decision to he Reached at n
Meeting of Miners Executive COM
mittce Mt Columbus, o., To-
night-OnIy One Ope-
rntor Holding Ont.

Columbus. O., Aug. 31.-The coal strike is
considered settled here. The plan is to re-
sumo at "a cents and work pending arbi-
tration.
The direct parties in this conference OF
adjustment are President Ratchford of the
United Mine Workers, and the executive
committee of the operators. a number oil
the latter were in the city to-day and the
result is that decision may be looked Tor
almost any moment. The direct effect oil
this decision will be the opening of the
mines and the resumption of work by all
the striking miners the beginning of the
coming week.
An operator here says: 1.-The new figure
has been accepted by all but one operator
in the Pittsburg district, and it is under
stood has been approved by President
Ratchford and other members OF the eX-
ecutive committee of the United Wine
operator still holding out will be finally IN
duced TO yield, and that the great strike
will thus be brought to a speedy and peace
fui close
Local operators are OF the opinion that
the meeting of the national executive board
of the United Mine Workers to be held in
this city tomorrow will result in settle
ment of the strike. There Is no positive
information to this belief, their faith he
ing based upon the fact that the West
Virginia operators are cutting so deeply
into the trade of the Pittsburg district that
the operators of the latter field will be
forced to open their mines or lose their
markets. AS the miners officials are alb
sent from the city, nothing is known here
regarding the terms of the proposition to
be submitted by the Pittsburg operators
to the national executive board Of the
United Mine Workers.
St. Louis, Aug. 3l-When shown the dis
patch from Columbus, o., stating that the
coal strike there was considered as settled,
President Ratchford, of the. United Mine
Workers of America, acknowledged that he
had received a proposition TO have the min
erS resume work at "a cents, pending arbl-
tration. He added:
"Our executive council meets at Column
bus, o., Tomorrow night, and the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Young, who represents a large
number of operators. will be considered
with other matters. l must decline to dis
cuss the proposition until 1t is submitted
to the council. 1t would not be right for
me to do So"
The convention has given us very ma
terial aid already: The money that will be
amount to between $4,000 and $4,000, and
it will keep us alive a long time. 1t allows
us TO go on with the strike without fear Of
starvation"
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 31-At the Mononga-
hela house. the headquarters of the oper-
ators in this city, the news of the expected
settlement of the miners strike was at
first received with incredulity. 1t was an
unlocked for thing, and not one of the op-
orators present could believe the report
until confirmative news was obtained from
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Robbins Coal Company, at first stated that
in his opinion the whole story was a fake
but later when he received advices from
the Cleveland representative of the Fits
burg and Chicago Gas Coal Company, he
said he hoped for an early resumption of
work and quick adjustment of the rate
information was RECEIVED by any of the
Pittsburg operators, either from Cleveland
or st. Louis or Columbus, and consequent
ly they could not Say whether the rate said
been agreed uniform
one or not.
The men in the camps surrounding the
roni consnV @ are in H,k an ah excited state Of
mind tonight. The first note of revolt
against the reported plan of settlement Of
ea ske Of the %ed 0y Nine MorkeTs
America was sounded by Paul Trimmer. a
member of the executive board who is in
n mination at Turtle Creek. Trimmer % was
attending concert for the benefit of the
striking miners iIi the Turtle Creek opera
house when reporter told him Of the
agreements for c3lling the strike off, and
would abandon thu strike on the terms sug-
gested Trimmed said that the authority
for negotiating aysettlement of the strike
was vested SOLELY in the executive board
and any action taken by it must be re-
ferred to a delegate convention of the
| miners for RATIFICATION or rejection.
Captain Uriah Bellingham, In charge OF
the camp at Plum Creek, became very in
digrant when told of the rumored settle-
ment. He declared that the men in camp
were there for the purpose of defeating
De Armit and nothing could make them
abandon the siege before the accomplish
| ment of their aim. He further said that
he was confident the men in this district
would not work for less than 50 cents,
and as member of the executive
board he would oppose any action accept
| ing lower rate.
Every man in the camp seems to be of
| the same mind as their leaders.