Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24
Soma Favor Complete Surrender 10
the Strikers.
FUTURE PROCEDURE UNCERTAIN.
Arrests, Evictfons and SEARCHING All
Crnse while Awaiting fur-
,hsr developments.


final ,fivft ~ arrange n plan for end.
ing the dig coal strike has proved n
failure and the strike goes on. Al
noon a conference between q commit.
tea Of coal miners and operators,
national and district officials, closed
and the conference adjourned without
day.
This miners representative did not
iecede from their original proposition
TO aettle the strike by arbitration anu
.tprt the mines at the so cent rate.
The ouerators offered to div de thu
d ff renee between 81 ami SO cent
ta.es, making the price Mt which the
mines sh ,uld start 6l1 cents per ton,
but this was rejected. Then atitiion'
81 pr Positions were made. One WIS
10 start he mines without fixing a. y
price for thirty oaya anu then to nay
lie rates agreed upon by the board o.
sToustiOD. This was ALEC refused by
tie nineis, and thy said they hsd
ben fooled too often to trust the 0pei-
atoIs again. They declined TO wOrg
lnt nOhbbi siNiuH tht opetStYib tht
output that length OF tine without
KNOWN what wages would be pnij.
A prl position was then made to
operate the mines for ten days without
fxuE the price, a board OF sroitIation
to tx The pIic Tor that time.
PfrsideEt Ri,cht0rd insisted that
nUlhng hut to. SO cent rate could tie
possibly ccepttu.
Tne Operators were firm, but the
miners were equally detei mined a, d
every argument OF the operators W r
met by the minere' leaders. 1t was
Il ere,ote decided to eud the confer.
enct.
President Ratchtord gave cut til,
following statement
I'VE have disagreed. Our PROPOSE
ton remains unchs Dged. Besides cur
Proposition to srbitrate we made them
asecond one along the lInes OF bring.
Ing about a general conference OF
mlners aud operators Of all minin
s,strs. They rs,u.ed TO lend their
Efforts In that direction and the strike
VIII be continued. We have NJ othtr
plaza for the iuturr,"
lmmedia ely silsr the close Of tn
morning conference J. Il. z rbe cslleJ
meeting OF Operators iUr 2 u'cloch
this afler' oDn to discuss the Situation
ann outline plan i,r future action.
Some OF tho operators favor the plan
decided upon at the Cleveland confer
encr 10 m .ke fight 10 start tho mines
with the old m'n II they eau be In.
duosd 10 dig al 81 csnts or to I'm port
mtn TO take lhe'r plhces.
OthtIs, however, say they will moi
ald IN briyipg ,ut ms plan and a.
vot .mplete surrender.
The outlook after the adjournment
oil tie conference seemed to be sncOur.
tglng fUr the minerr. There Is NJ
question as 10 the anxiety oi the oper 3.
IOTf ga ihsit mines. Nearly every
coal COMP y in the Puisburg dis.
tfici was represented al the MoRon-
g'htlS during the cln ference.
ROTH SIDES WAITING.
PlITsBURG, Pc, Aug. "a --Qriet
prev lie al Toe strikers camp alb u the
DeAImlt miues. Both sides ate wait.
inI or the decision OF tho cpurt 10 he
cases oil tho i've men aIIesteI on Bat.
ufIsy morning,
Ihe sberiil uoes not want to 20 Oh
mailing Drrosis until ne is cure the
@u'I Will tuiIEin him, anu The strikers
ont want u be srTe'trd II the court
VlltusIsiu the SHEER II 10 making the
shtsls. SOa tort OF uuce has come
4 about.
lhls morniDg on sc Iount OF rain,
we mpels temaiueu under shelte T
~ pteseu TN uneventIui day, Rwalt-
ihB LeWs 0i the ooufersucs betwsoD
'uu OPERATORS anu miners officials IN
siSlOn al Pittsbutg.
ihe threatened .victions at Plum
WEEK wal not take place this week, Bs
~ W u III my discovered an error In
me lap's served on the tenants
.hieh maze them Illegal New papers
v ue'Lg prepared. Anticipating the
"u''' sssNsinl stfikeTs who occupleI
NwiSuy houses have moved cut.
r1tseiday was pay day al the Plum
.'.eA mine anu shout 200 Of tho men
StNeu 'heir monty. Pay was with
S'' u m about 100 men on account VI
ahEs, A number OF miners
aue Them.
flAoE WHERE STRIKERS LOSE.
u,' MI LING, W. W., Aug. 24.--The
Eu.s 'unsrsd iurtner losses IN the
MA ceshs valley In the upper Loup
sA frgion ald along New river to-
Ia ~ New aver minss ladtd 800
F& az tOal yesterday, which Is hi
~ ge worn Tor normal condition. In
III 1sH ha 100 more men went 10 work
III winch leaves very few men tut,
~ n, NMont II or, ased It's output anu
nNoiIolk d Western region SHOWS
III Pn|u q strike. Leader Rea IN the
III rl"Oht region Today established five
"a itsHo tniueIs. The men Will march
III hts,,np to camp, max ng V'si's,
II oin. Ihis 10 be their interpretations
ttm Junction given by Judge u, II,
hItsn Aheiy theie marques Will LIE
II T'r, however.
Il sspgsr OF q oaal famine In the