Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-24

ering May DO.
Pittsburg. Pa. August 23.-Miners to
resume work at the 81 cent rate pend
ing a decision Of a board of arbitra-
ton.
Miners 10 resume work at an inter
mediate rate between the rate demand
ed and the one paid prior to suspen-
sion. pending decision Of board OF
arbitration.
Miners TO resume operations without
a price named, pending decision OF a
board Of arbitration.
These three propositions we're sub
mitted by the special committee OF
the railroad coal operators Of the
Pittsburg district at a conference held
tonight
Miners to resume work at the So
cent rate. pending a decision OF
board Of arbitration.
This is the proposition submitted by
the officers Of the miners TO a special
committee.
The propositions were talked over
IN an informal manner by both Sides
when an adjournment wa staken until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
As near as can be learned the min
ers' officials will stand firm on the
proposition they have made. In sup
port of this claim they say that II Is
equally as fair for the miners 10 re-
enme at the 90 cent rate, penulng aro!-
Aration. as il is for them 20 go 10 Work
the "a cent rate, under the same
ions. -. .,--.,.,,
the conference tonight seyersI
Is Of the committee OF operators
a conference Of operators
to include the operator sol
seeH- entirely elimin-
@FFe controversy and tnat
Pittsburg district was being
"a National President Ratch-
and District President Dolan
sto,tlv maintained that the question
U,oe stiU an Interstate one and the
General strike was being dehberateu
an From the best information az
7and the contending parties are sun
'ar apart. The operators hope thdU
me of their propositions WILL De ac-
repted while the miners onclalS say
that they will not recede IN the ledsC
from the position they have taken
President DOlan, however, atter the
conference. said that all were golns
IN take a good sleep and he was sa'ls-
fed that they could come TO some
5sfrite understanding within ten min
1fes after meeting in the moring.
II was a. lively meeting OF operators.
Durinq the forenoon there was a splt
among the producers. The miners OF
1cials wanted to know if every opera
or in the district was represented
Tbev had received a negative reply
ma IN turn told the operators that
there were others down stairs, notably
Tobn blythe and J. W. Shields, VINO
we're not represented. They adjourned
o,6 Dromised to have the remaining
oDeratOrs present. AT the afternoon
cssions- the miners went to the opera
~ betminers' National President NJ.
N Ratchford. National Secretary
treasurer W. c. Pearce. District Pres
i5ent Patrick Dolan. Vice President
Edward Mckay and Secretary William
Warner.
president RatchfOrd made a state
-,ert of the case He said on former Oc-
cesfors the miners went TO the optra-
tors when with crocodile tears the
r5ifiOns were deplOred by the opera
tors Now. he said, it was different
The operators had come to the miners.
Ne EXPRESSED himself i'm favor OF arbi-
trAtion at a living rate Of wages.
!. Tbis brought Col. ". p. Rend 10 his
49, He said that there could be no
filtration on the lines laid down by
btcbf ford. Rend referred to the meet
. AZ St. Louis. when RatchfOrd in
r,sted that a universal strike and a
smand for an eisht-hour day and a
sadiustment Of the wage question
Eould be the result OF the St Louis
convention.
Col. Rend replied by calling Ratch-
so~d william. a traitor. blackboard and
an Anarchist. With emphasiS he told
him that seven Anarchists had been
hung in Chicago and all were better
han he: that II he DreCipitared an in
snrractiOn in this country he would
ba hunC. and when he was hung he
CPendO wanted 20 pull the rope. Col.
pend left the conference in q rage. In
he meantime the conference got down
70 work.
President Ratchford made an apollo
~ for some Of the statements he made
and District President Patrick Nolan
made a statement. He stated his posi-
tion which was almost similar TO that
Of Ratchford
The operators then decided that a
committee be a0Dointed 70 meet with
Atbs miners officials and il possible
k,r,e to some agreement
A short conference was held with the
eommittee and IL was mutually agreed
N meet at s p. m, and If possible ar
y at some conclusion. The con-
nee was held and 10 lasted for sew
hours. The propositions as stated
70 made and discussed. after which
adjournment was taken until 10
5lcck tomorrow morning without a
inclusion being reached. The press
pn-nittee Of the operators gave out
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