Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-09
HAS STRUCK A SNAG
National Convention OF Mine Workers
In q DILEMMA.
SOME WANT THE STRIKE SETTLED.
o hers Insls, ! hat The Proposed Terms
Are Unjust to sections aud Will
Lad 10 Calamity.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 9.-The M.
tioDai convention Of United Mine
Workers hiss struck srbg, Among
The delegates has grown feeling that
even were tho strike settled, Olio and
Pennsylvania wOuII be the bsnsfi ,inr
les. There are mon OF this belief iu
Illinois, Iujiana, Ohio and Weat VIZ.
ginis, he two frat states being prac.
tically unanimnus.
President KriRht nui Secretary
Konneuy o! lnUisns believe q settle.
neui on the basis proposed would nu-
Just matters IT, Pennsylvsnie. Onto, Iu-
uiens and eastern Illinois, but would
have little or no effect in northern H.
nois. These nIen ara EubstantislIy In
favor OF continuance OF the strik, Z.
The delegates from illinois n1u Iu-
diam, so far as can bo learned as the
session 10 being held with closed doors,
are acting In harmony.
Certain Ohio delegates are standing
by West virgins, as a settlement
without advantage to inst section,
from the miDers' poiut VI view, would
be taniAmouDt TO the mlnerS' union
loslOg the ground 1t mas gained there.
SINE ludiana aUd IiliuOis uelr.
gsIes feel that they have been the
ca's paw OF the movement. Tney
say they have time ana again struck
at the request OF other districts, auu
when sucn districts gained what they
wanted, the coutest would be declarec
of, leaving InJisDa auQ limos with.
Out substantial benefit
Toe Mnssillon, (O.) delegation was
numbered atnJng tnUse who object to
settlement az proposed. They say
tue loVest wages tuoy have been paid
was % ceuts per ton, anu q settlement
ut the proposed Plttsburg rate OF 60
cents would only Increase the MASH.
lou rate Two csnts per ton. They want
diffsl eutinI OF five cents brtwe ecu
he Massiiion aud Hooking Valley
ii eds.
P.esiiont Carson OF Illinois, ssys
they win s.sy out whether the strike
lie ..tileu or not.
P!usburg made a fight tOGay Tor ad.
JlIiVnsi delegates, sn It 10 uuueIstoou
the proposition was granted.
A PIthbufg delegate says a settle.
meut VIII be reached.
s1RIKERs RESIST EVICTION.
PITT sBuRa. Pa, Sept. Sat s
O'Clock tuis morning deputies evicIe
family from one OF the compauy's
houses ut Plum Geek. Lite resis-
lance was offered ut the time, but us
soon as the h juss had been emptIeu
aud the furniture Iut In tue middle o.
the street, women gathered 10 trout OF
the house. After the deputies had
Zone the mlnsTs forced an entrance to
the house and carried the furniture
back. Desperate Resistance VIII BIS Of
cred In case second attempt is made
10 evlct the family.
Three hou's later sixteen deputies
arrived at Clsrksville aud evictej ohm
Puke AMI his family. They are P
II peorle, but have many friends at
Clsrksville. The furniture was car
red into the house again anu Puke,
his family and several friends have In.
tailed themselves there, prepared to
mske trouble Ior the deputies II they
aRsiu attempt to evlcG them.
The deputies have cent for Supt.
DtArmitt and he Ia expected here at
any moment. News OF his coming
spread like wild.fire aud the women
u CiaTksville have gathered outside
Of Pnke's home. They are all armed
In one way or another aud are suffici-
emily aroused to attack the deputies ne
soon as they return.