The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
No AGREEMENT REACHED VEG
TERpAY-ANOTHER MEETING
TO BIC HELD TODAY.
4 VIOLENT 0UTBURST Of PASSION.
menu called President Ratch-
W lord villain and an Anar-
chist Who Ought to
BE Hanged.

operators and miners officials adjourned
SHORTY before IL o'clock tonight without
reaching an agreement. Another CON
ference will be held tomorrow morning.
when both sides hope to effect settle
INIT Mr.. q. w. Schlendeburg, mem
per OF the operators committee, said
mat the question of settlement had been
eliminated and the conference was get
ing along with the rate in the Pittsburg
district. Mr.. Ratchford said the men
were still fighting for the 69-cent rate.
Miners to resume work at the j4-cent
rate, pending a decision of the board of
arbitration.
Miners to resume work at an inter
mediate rate between the rate demand
ed and the one paid prior to suspension,
pending a decision of board of arbi-
tration.
Miners 10 resume operations without
a price named, pending decision of
board Of arbitration"
These three propositions were submit
ted to the special committee of railway
coal operators of the Pittsburg district
tonight
!, Miners to resume work at 69-cent
agate, pending the decision of board of
Srbitration"
This is the proposition submitted by
the officers of the miners to the special
committee.
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 PROPOSE
tiOn they have made. In support of this
claim they say that it is equally as fair
for the miners to work at the 69-cent
rate, pending arbitration, as it is for
them to go TO work ut the 5I-cent rate
under the same conditions.
After the conference tonight several
members of the committee of operators
said that conference of operators, in
which are to be included the operators of
other states, had been entirely elim-
mated from the controversy, and that
only the Pttsburg district was being
considered
President Ratchford and Mr. Dolan
st0utly maintained that the question was
still an interstate one and that the gen
eral strike was being deliberated on.
From the best information at hand
the contending parties are still far apart.
The rperators hope that one of their
propv, ltions will be accepted, while the
miners officials say they will not recede
in the least from the position they have
taken. President Dolan, however, after
to take a good sleep and he was salts
fed they would come to some definite
conclusion in the morning.
1t was lively meeting of operators
\. During the forenoon there was a split
'NnOng the producers. The miners
ZI2hicials wanted to know if every oper-
gitor in the district was represented.
y They received negative reply and in
turn told the operators there were
others down stairs who were not repre-
scented. They adjourned and promised
to haye the remaining operators pres
cnt.
At the afternoon session there were
present on behalf of the miners National
President Ratchford, Secretary-Treas
urer w. G. Pearce, Patrick Dolan, As
sistant Vice President Edward Mckay
and Secretary William Warner.
President Ratchford made state
ment of the case. He said on former
occasions the miners went TO the opera
tors, who, with crocodile tears, deplored
the existing conditions. Now he said.
it was different-the operators had come
to the miners. He expressed himself III
favor of arbitration at living rate of
wages.
feet. He said there could be no arbitra
ton on the lines laid down by Ratchford
He referred to the coming meeting at St.
Louis which Ratchford had minated
would result in Il universal strike, a de-
mand for an eight-hour law and read
justment of the wage question. Col. keno
replied by calling Ratchford villain
blackguard and anarchist. With empha,
sis he told him that seven anarcmstS had
been hanged in Chicago and all were bet
Ter than he that if he precipitated an IN
surrection in this country. he would ne
hanged. and when he was hanged ne
(Rend) wanted to pull the rope. Col Rehd
left the conference in a rage. -.
In the meantime the conference GOT
dawn To work. President Ratchford maze
an apology for some of the statements ne
nod made and District President Dolan
made a statement. He stated his posi-
t;on which was almost similar 10 tha' VI
Tho operators then decided that a com
mittee be appointed to meet WIN 'no
miners officials and, if possible. come 10
Somo agreement. A short conference was
bold with the committee, and it was agreeu
L3!H meet at 8 D. m. and if possible arri.e
~ some conclusion. The conference was
!. Ge,d and it lasted for several hours ao
Tho nropositions as stated were maui
and discussed, and an adjournment 'ahen
mill 10 o'clock tomorrow without 'oA
clusiop being reached. e,,,ou
President Ratchford sent out the loiio"-
ing tonight for publication: III. ,o,o
awe have no press committee WhoS
a,,tv II Is TO make Interpretations Ior
tho outside, or mould public opinion IA
,.ora ble TO the operators. Our purpose -
Main. We go before the whole COUNT!