Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-17
MINERS STRIKE.
The Prospect for a Settlement
Growing Brighter.
TRUE UNIFORMITY ARRANGEMENT.
A Strike In Kansas Il Not Expected, tho
Manager of tho Santa Fe Coal Prop
critics Says-Eastern Miners
May Quilt.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 15.-The pros
pect for settlement Of the great min
ers' strike was brighter last night
than ut any time since the struggle be-
gan, and both sides arc almost ready
to count on q resumption of work in
the near future. The cheering an
nouncement is made that w. p. Dear
init, president of the New York e.
Cleveland Gas Coal Co., whose 1900
men have been constantly Mt work, and
without whose assistance the success
of the movement would have been
ieopardized, has agreed TO join with
the other operators in a plan for the
settlement OF the strike on "true
uniformity" basis. This result has
been achieved through the efforts of
members of the joint committee who
called upon Mr.. DeArmit and
submitted their plan, to which he,
agreed. Then the committee met the
miners officials, and the proposition
also received their approval. Under
the terms of the agreement, Mr.. De-.
Armit consents to sign n contract
which will bring about q condition of
true uniformity in the Pittsburgh dis.
trict according to the plan formulated,
but which failed Is months ago. The
contract provides that there shall be
no company stores, honest weight, fair
screens and the removal of other evils
long complained of by the miners. He
will sign such contract provided 95
per cent. of the operators in the Fits
burgh district become parties to II. In
agreeing to the terms, the miners Off
cials promised to use their influence to
obtain the signatures of the operators
to the contract, and they will begin
to-day on this work. They stipulated.
however, that the proposed contract
should have no immediate effect in
calling off the present general suspen-
sion.
The miners officials admitted that
even though they had won the present
strike without arbitration, the victory
would have been only temporary, rs
the absence of contract such Us has
been agreed upon would have left the
door open for new grievances that
were bound to manifest themselves
under the present mining laws and
the new ones awaiting the signature
of the governor. The prospect of
settlement Of the mining trouble was
received with sense of great relief
on all sides, and the result of the eff
forts of the joint commission to secure
the names of the necessary 95 per cent.
of the operators to the agreement will.
be awaited with general interest.
sTRIKE ~ KANSAS NOT EXPECTED.
TopEKA, Kan, July l5.-C. J. Develin,
manager of the Santa Fe coal proper
ties, said yesterday that he did not ex--
pect coal miners strike in Kansas.
The company has a two years contract
with its men, Mr.. Develin says: I'VE
have faith enough in them to believe
without moments doubt that they
will keep il. Our men are getting very
fair remuneration for their labor, con-
sidering the times. The eastern min
ers, taking everything into considera-
ton, are down TO bed rock, and / pity
the poor fellows" The fact is, as his
words and actions were interpreted,
Mr.. Devclin thinks the coal miners in
the east have just grievance. Mr..
Develin does not operate coal mine No.
4, Mt Frontenac, known as Midway No.
4, as stated a few days ago by we'll |
known labor man. 1t is owned by
Pittsburgh man.
EASTERN MINERS MAY QUIT.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 1.-THE |
strike will likely he extended
eastward within the next "a hours.
The miners leaders have arranged for
n mass meeting Mt the mines Of the
Gas Coal Co. on the
railroad. A number Of
speakers from different labor organiza-
tions will deliver addresses and
strong effort will be made to induce
the miners to throw down their tools.
II is said the employees of this company
are ready to join the strike, and that
successful agitation Of the strike ques-
ill., o,,o,r, tl,a,, t,,au xact,lt In N tam