Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-18

A despatch from Columbus Oslo. says
The great strike Of coal miner. which b.
san July 4. Is settled. While the strikers
iid not get All they asked. the result il "a
big gain for them.
The settlement vas made Saturday night
by the convention Of miners in session here.
This convention decided 90 accept thu pro,-
ositiou % the pittsburg district operators 90
resume work AZ 65 cents % ton. the prices
paid in other districts % be ia proportion.
Il Is generally understood that settlement
10 the centre u the trouble-tae pittsbgrg
district-wiA be followed BY general set
uemcnt elsewhere.
The miners had asked 60 cents In the
Pittsburg district Their demands were
expressed in the following extract from the
proclamation by officials OF the United
Mine-W0rkers ordering the strike.
A. the last annual convention II the Uni
ted Mine-Workers of America. held ia Co
lamous, Ohio, January l2-i6. lsq7. IL WAS
determined that the scale of prices should
oe advanced to the following rates Pennsyl-
vania (Pittsburg district pick mining.
90 cents per ton; Ohio. 60 cents per ton. In
diana, (bitumlncus 60 cents PER ton. III
nois. Grape creek, 55 cents per t0a. Ma
chine mining 20 be paid for ~ The rate of
taree-aiths per ton OF the price for pick min
ing. except In Indiana. (bituminous. where
the price shall D. four-af1hs per ton Of tho
price paid for pick mining. for other mining
sections a corresponding increase in price
that VII place them on relative oasls. Il
was further agreed that the time for enforce
ment Of the scale be left WITH. ths nsts oral
executive board and the district presidents
10 determine when Il would be nnoss oppor-
tUDe 20 put this scale into eject
Operators ia the Pittshurg district Il q
said. were paying 81 cents ton and Ohio
operators 81. To make the tlfferentlal what
the Ohio operators said IL ought 60 be they
threatened 20 reduce Ohio miners 20 IS cents
tor. or cents below Pittsburg. The dsf-
ierences Ia wages Ia various localities ara
cue 10 methods OF mining freight rates,
methods Of Weighing coal and other local
circumstances.
The total number Of men engaged In the
strike has numbered on al average la5 600
The vote 10 the convention here was 4s5
Tor aud BIZ against accepting the terms os
settlement. Eleven votes were not cast.
The delegates from Illinois who had $50
votes, were unanimously against a settle
ment Indiana and West Virginia voted
sohdly 10 accept the operators proposition.
but there were scattering votes among the
ohio and Pittsburg delegates against 1t. The
resolution adopted Is as follows:
That We. the miners Of Pennsylvania
West Virginia, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
IN convention assembled do hereby agree
70 accept the proposition recommended by
our national executive committee, VIZ: SIX
ty-hve cents in the Pittsturg district. toe
men Ia all places in the above named States
where relative price can be obtained T.
resume work and contribute 10 the miner.
who DO not receive the advance. BY WHOM
the fight must be continued TO the bitter
finish"
" hile ten days IS provided for the miner.
90 resume work. Il is probable thai many o
the Ohio and Pittsburg mines will be re.
opened AT o0ce