The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-24
A SETTLEMENT IS EXPECTED.
MINERS AND OPER ATORS TO
SLEEP OVER PROPOSITIONS.

The Meeting Yesterday Was with
out Result, hut Both Sides Believe
That To-day VIII See an AmicabIe
Adjustment of the TrOubIcs-IIOt
Words Pass in the COnGcrence-DO-
inEs of the strikers In the Extend
ed Territory of the strike Yestcr-
day.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 23.-Miners are to
resume work at the 5l-cent rate pending a
decision of a board of arbitration
Miners to resume work al an intermedi-
ate rate between the rate demanded and
the one paid prior TO the suspension, pend
ing a decision Of a board of arbitration
. Miners to resume operations without
price named, pending a decision Of board
of arbitration
These three propositions We're submitted
By the special committees of the operators
of the Pittsburg district at conference
held tonight.
Miners 10 resume work at the 69-Cent
rate pending the decision of a board of
arbitration.
This is the proposition submitted by
the officers of the miners special commit
tee. The propositions were talked over in
an informal manner by both sides when
an adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
As near as can be learned the miners
officials will stand firm on the proposition
they have made. After the conference to-
night several members of tho committee
of operators said that conference of
operators, in which are to be included the
operators of other states, had been entire
ly eliminated from the controversy and
only the Pittsburg district was being con-
sidered
National President Ratchford and Dis.
trict President Dolan stoutly maintained
that the question was still an interstate
one, and the general Strike was being de-
liberated upon.
From the best Information at hand the
contending parties are still far apart The
operators hope that one of their PROPOSE
tions Will be accepted, while the miners
officials say that they will not recede in
the least from the position they have
taken.
President Dolan, however after the con
ference, said that all We're going to good
sleep, and he was satisfied they would
come to some definite understanding with
in ten minutes after meeting In the morn
ing. 1t was a lively meeting of operators
among the producers. At the afternoon
session there were present on behalf of the
miners, National President NJ. d. Ratch-
ford, National SecI ecIetaTy-Treasurer w. G.
Pearce, District President Patrick Dolan,
First Vice President Edward Mckay and
Secretary William Warner.
President Ratchford made a statement
Of the case. He said on former occasions
the miners went to the operators, when
with crocodile tears the conditions were
deplored by the operators. Now. he said,
il was different. the operator had come to
the miners. He expressed himself i'm IA
vor of arbitration at living rate of wages.
This brought Col w. p Rend to his
feet He said that there could be no arbi-
tration on the lines as laid down by Ratch-
ford. He referred to the meeting at St
Louis, when Ratchford estimated that a
universal strike and a demand for an
eight-hour day and a readjustment of the
wage question would be the result Of the
St. Louis convention.
Col Rend replied by calling Ratchford
a villain, traitor. blackguard, an anarchist
When with emphasis he told him that
seven anarchists had been hung In Chicago
and all were better than he that il he pre-
cipitated an insurrection in this country
he would be hung and when he was hung
he Rend) wanted to pu.l the rope.
Col. Rend left the conference In a rage.
IN the meantime the conference got down
to work President Ratchford made an
apology for some Of the statements he
made.
The operators then decided that a com
mittee be appointed to meet with the
miners officials. and. If possible come to
some agreement A short conference was
held-with the committee, and II was mu-
tually agreed to meet az p. m. and II
possible arrive at some conclusion. The
conference was held, and 1t lasted for
several hours.
The propositions as stated were made
ana discussed and an adjournment taken
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with
out a conclusion being reached. After
the conference adjourned President Ratch-
ford gave out a statement denying the
charges made by Col. Rend, and severe
ly criticlsing that gentleman.
QIIET HEIGNS IN TIE CAMp-