The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-24
LIKELY TO GET TOGETHER
TODAY.
COL. REND IN A RAGE.
WITHDREW FROM THE MEETING
AFTER A SHARP TILT WITH
RATCHFORD.
A TRAIN CAPTURED BY STRIKERS.
Men at Oak Hill Mine for Second
Time Compelled to Quit
Work.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 23.-The con-
ference of the coal operators and
miners officials adjourned shortly be-
fore II o'clock tonight without reaching
an agreement. Another conference will
be held tomorrow morning, when both
sides hope to effect settlement.
Miners to resume work at the 54-cent
rate, pending decision of board of arbi-
tration.
Miners to resume work at an intermediate
rate between the rate demanded and the one
cision of a board of arbitration.
Miners to resume operations without a
price named pending a decision of board
of arbitration.
These three propositions were sub
mitted by the special committee of the
coal operators at the conference.
Miners to resume work at the 69-cent rate
pending The decision of a board of arbi-
tratiOn.
This is the proposition submitted by
the officers of the miners to the special
committee. The propositions were talk
ed over in an informal manner by both
sides, and an adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
AT the conclusion President Dolan
said that all hands would take a good
sleep, and that he was satisfied that
they could come to some understand
ing within ten minutes after meeting in
the morning.
AT the afternoon session there were
present on behalf of the miners Ma
tional President M. D. Ratchford, Ma
tional Secretary Treasurer w. c..
Pearce, District President Patrick
Dolan, First Vice President Edward
Qtor lilo,
er. President Ratchford made a state
ment of the case. He said on former
occasions the miners went to oper-
ators, when with crocodile tears the
conditions were deplored by the oper-
ators. Now, he said, it was different,
the operators had come to the miners
He expressed himself in favor of ar
bitration at living rate of wages.
This brought Col. w. P. Rend to his
feet. He said that here could be no
arbitration on the lines as set down by
Ratchford. He referred to the meeting
at st. Louis, where Ratchford init
mated that universal strike and a
demand for an eight-hour day and a
readjustment of the wage question
would be the result Col Rend replied
by calling Ratchford villain a trail
tor, BLACKBOARD and anarchist. With
emphasis he told him that seven an
archists had been hanged in Chicago,
and all were better than he; that if he
precipitated an insurrection in this
country he would be hung, and when he
was hung, he Rend) wanted to pull
the rope. Col Rend left the conference
in rage.
In the meantime, the conference got
down to work President Ratchford
made an apology for some of the state
ments he made, and District President
Patrick Dolan made a statement He
stated his position which was almost
similar of that of Ratchford. The
operators then decided that a COM
mittee be appointed to meet with the
miners officials, and if possible come
to some agreement A short conference
was held with the committee and it
was mutually agreed to meet at 8 %.
M. and if possible arrive at some con-
ciuSion. The conference was held and
it lasted for several hours. The propo-
sitions as stated were made, and dis
cussed, and an adjournment taken until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, without
conclusion being reached.
Many of the operators very much de-
piored the passage at arms between
Col. Rend and President Ratchford.
Some of them were under the impress
sion that it would have some effect on
the result that is trying to be reached.
Col. Rend left tonight for Buffalo in
OOOS
satisfied that an agreement would be
reached
Everything is quiet at the miners
camps tonight, but another attempt
will be made to march in the morn
ing. At Greensburg this afternoon.
Judge Mcconnell continued the re-
straining order against the River and
Herminie strikers, issued a few days
ago. 1t was developed at the hearing
that the Arova and Madison mines
were partially in favor of working and
no further trouble is anticipated. TIL.
hearing in the injunction proceedings
against the strikers encamped at Nc
Govern was begun before Judge SulIi-
van, of Washington, today. The pres
ent action was to add several names
to the original injunction, which pre-.
vents the miners from marching along
the road of Cook & Sons mines. The
court has not filed decree, but will
probably sustain the injunction.