Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-13
NINE STRIKE T0 END.
Resolutions Adopted by the Con.
vention OF Coal Diggers at
Columbus, Ohio.
RESUMPTION PUT OFF TEN DAYS.

To Decide What They Will Do-More
Trouble Expected at Hazleton. Pa.-Strik-
ers Want to Make a Demonstr ration Over
Their Dead and the Military Commander
says Thes Shall Not Dead a. the Result
Of Sheriff Martins FusilIaaie viii Num-
Der Nearly Thirty.
Columbus O.. Sept. 13-The great
miners strike which was declared on
July was brought to an end Saturday
evening so far. at least, as western
pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and West
virginia are concerned. by the action Of
the interstate convention Of miners
which had been IN session here since
wednesday After day of voting and
wranSiins. the convention adopted a res
oiution accepting the proposition of the
fttsDurg operators. The vote was 495
lot AID 39s against the terms of settle
ment' eleven votes were not cast. The
delegates from Illinois, who had $50
votes. were unanimously against a set
tiement. Indiana and West Virginia
voted solidly to accept the operators
proposition, but there We're scattering
votes among the Ohio and Pittsburg
delegates against ii. The resolutions
| adopted were exactly the same to all
Practical intents ard purposes as those
mat had been rejected earlier in the day.
and are as follows:
Not to Resume for Ten DAYS
| RESOLVED, That we. the miners Of
pennsylvania. West Virginia. Ohio. In
Ciana and Illinois, in convention assem-
DIED. &c hereby agree to accept the prop
osltlon recommended by our national
executive committee, viz: 65 cents in
me Flttshurg district; all places in the
apoNe-named states where relative
price can be obtained to resume work
anu contribute literally to the miners
VINO do not receive the advance. where
the hight must be continued to the bitter
finish.
Resolved. That the national officers
executive board and district nresidants
| act as an advisory board for the purpose
OF providing ways and means for the
carrying on Of the strike where neces-
sary; prov idet. however that no district
resume work for ten days, fer The pur-
pose or giving miners in other districts
time 10 confer with their operators and
get the price if possible"
Illinois Men to Meet on the 18th.
WhlIe ten days is provided for the
miners to resume work it is proba bIe
that many Of the Ohio and Pittsburp
mines Will be recpened today. The con-
FenuoD adopted resolutions indorsing the
actlon OF the national executive hoard
IN recommending a settlement on the
terms proposed. The Hines miners will
De called in convention at Springfield
Sept. 10, to determine what shall be done
III that state. Some of the Illinois dele
gates are very bitter in their denurcia-
ton of the action of the convention
since. they claim, their interests have
not been given due consideration. a
resolution was adopted denouncing the
action OF the deputies in firing into the
crowd of striking miners at Hazleton
Pa.
operators Complain of the Delay.
P1ttsburg. Sept. 13.-The coal mine
operators of the Pittsburg district think
they have got the worst oc 1t by the
adoption at Columbus of the ten-day
proVlso. j. c. Dysart. chairman of the
committee who represents the operators.
in speaking Of the settlement said. ar
the miners of this district knew what
sort OF game has been played on them
and on the Pittsburg operators by the
Illinois. Indiana and Ohio operators and
miners they would not stand idle a mo-
ment, but would return to work imme
diately. After the heroic struggle the
Pittsburg miners have made, their west
ern brethren, backed by the operators.
seek to steal their mess of pottage. We
have only sixty days to make the entire
lake shipment. This has been reduced
to fifty days by the Columbus resolu-
ton. What coal the Pittsburg operators
are urable to ship will be furnished by
mines further west
Situation In the Prairie State.
Springfield. Ills, Sept. 13-News of
the action of the national convention of
coal miners at Columbus, O.. was re-
cefved here with great satisfaction. The
strike in this state was entered upon
In response to the call Of the national
officers. and majority of the miners
have felt that there could be 10 local
settlement until a basis for settlement
SHOULD be adopted by the national Or
ganizatior. When the news came Of the
action OF the convention the miners were
tubilalt- They believe that a settlement
for Illinois on rate proportiorate to
that adopted for Pittsburg will now be
secured. and that there will be a speedy
resumption OF work. President Ratch.
ford Will leave Columbus for Illinois to-
day to request the miners in this dis
trict to come into the arrangement