The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-16

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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15.-The coal
miners strike, as far as the Pittsburgh
district Is concerned Is off, and the 22,OO9
diggers will resume work tomorrow at
the 65 cent rate.
The decision to ignore the ten day
clause, which was condition of the Col
umbus settlement was arrived at late
this afternoon by delegate convention
OF miners representing the entire dis
trlct. There were only four dissenting
voices when the resolution to go to work
at once was voted upon.
The convention called by President Do
Ian Immediately on his return from the
Columbus meeting, was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning, with Presi-
dent Dolan in the chair. There were ll3
delegates present representing 1OS mines
The morning session was given up TO
the work that the committee on creden-
tlals and the appointment of scales and
resolutions committees. The real work
began when the afternoon session opened
at o'clock.
The resolutions committee presented a
series OF resolutions which were adopted
unanimously. They empower the scale
| committee to meet similar committee
| OF the operators and settle the wages OF
the dead work and day work for pick
and machine mining until January l,
| 1898; require that all mines that do not
weigh the coal before screening shall
cease work until the same be complied
with, On and after October /, 1891: recog-
| nize the necessity OF organization, and
| determine to continue the camps at De-
| Armitts, Shocks and other mines where
| the scale price is refused. Each miner Is
to be assessed per cent OF all money
earned to support said camps.
The uniformity agreement was en-
dorsed and the organization pledged TO
further its adoption by every legitimate
means possible,
The part OF the proceedings which had
the most interest for the delegates was
the resolution presented by the commit
tee permitting the men to return TO work
at once. II was expected that District
| President Patrick Dolan would make an
address and an explanation OF the course
pursued at the Columbus convention. II
was late in the afternoon while the con-
vention was wranglIng over the resolu-
tion TO 60 to work at once that he did
make It. Every word he said was well
weighed and listened to attentively by
the delegates.
The resolution that brought forth
President Dolan's address was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that those mines be allowed
to resume work that have complied with
the scale adopted at the Columbus con-
vention."
There had been considerable wrang-
ling over the adoption of the resolution,
but while It was seen that each speaker
was feeling his way they were all In
favor OF It. Mr.. Dolan said:
DolHn's Speech.
This is a question that must be left TO
each mans good judgment. Let me say
this. that the settlement of this question
now and the immediate acceptance OF
this offer affects all the miners in Ohio
and Indiana, two-thlrds of those IN I'LL
nols and some in West Virginia. This
offer was made by the operators under
the impression at Columbus that we here
would go to work in the early part of the
week-that is last Monday. 1t Is not
binding on the operators, II we are not
at work. Never in the history OF Ameri-
ca or any other country in the world was
there such n victory as this won. Those
who wished to push things at Columbus.
and were against the agreement were
working for our defeat protested then
against this ten day tail to the agree
ment and do so now. II IS an effort to
please few dissatisfied men. The men
from Illinois and West Virginia were
against agreement. But did they have
one DeArmltt In these dlstrlcts to fght7
The men who voted against the sixty
i've cent rate put on the ten day clause
and they might as well have voted for
the continuance of the strike. II you
continue Il, you Will do the same thing.
II you are not wise there Will be dIsas-
ter"
When vote was taken on the resolu-
tlon II was carried, the only voices
against It being four scattered through
the hall. Immediately on It's adoption
President Dolan left the chair FOR rest
utter Allt l'llk anu hllAlbuH hlNkt lt HAu
sustained during the day.
a wage scale was also agreed on by
the delegates after the items In II had
been gone over scrlatum and some minor
changes made. The scale committee left
to met the scale committee Of the opera
tors and then the convention adjourned
There was good deal OF fight In the
convention from the start. but It was
evident that most Of the men were OF the
same opinion Of President Dolan that
n great victory had been won and that
It may lead to even better things IN the
future,
The scale approved by the convention
and submitted to the scale committee Of
the operators was as follows:
For inch and half screens, Gj cents:
for x Inch screens. "a cents; for run Of
mine coal, A9h cents" Notifications arc
made on this basis TO suit the different |
conditions Mt the several mines,
The machine scalc was fixed at NTH |
NJ the price for pick work for cutting |
and half for loading with the Harrison |
machine, and with the Jeffrey machine |
one-eighth of the price Of pick work for |
cutting and half for loading, with a
dl1erentnl OF NTH and an eighth FOR |
loading
won't Have UnlOn LNh0r.
FAtRMoNT, w. Va. Sept i5-Thc
oDprat0re In thte rerton nre unnnItunus |