Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-24
THE COAL CONFERENCE.
1t Is Expected to Settle the
Strike.

cessed until o'clock. when It was said
arrangements for settlement OF the
strike in this district would be COM
pleted.
The conference OF operators and
miners officials adjourned shortly before
II O'Clock without reaching an agree
ment. Another conference will be held
tomorrow morning. when both sides ex-
| pect to effect a settlement.
@. w. Schlendeberg, member or the
| Operators Committee, stated that the
questions in process OF settlement In
other States should be eliminated, as
the conference was dealing entirely with
the rate in the Pittsburg District.
National President Ratchford said that
the men are still firm for the 69-cent
rate and District-President Dolan stated
that a settlement in ten mines aiter
the opening Of the conference was not
| impossible.
| DOLAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
PITTsBURG. PA, August 23.-The
shooting affair among the Italian miners
OF the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company was made the occasion
of call for general meeting OF or
ganized labor tomorrow evening at
knights Of Labor Hall.
1 L
miners organization, had narrow es-
cape from death at Q A. NJ, and John
| McLuckie. the camp commlssary was
| badly hurt by being struck by train.
| The two men were hurrying along the
| Panhandle tracks TO catch n train at
| Sturgeon Station. They did not notice
| that the train they were to take was
on the same track, until II came up tc-
| hind them. McIucke was struck on
| the right side and fell. He was stunned,
and Dolan was showed aside. He called
| to McLuckie TO lie still. for If he had
moved a couple of inches he would have
| been crushed
The eighteen strikers who were ar
rested at Camp Injunction. at the Bueno-
| In mines. for dsorderly sonduct, and
sentenced 10 Jail for ten days, were
released this morning. All returned TO
the camp.
STRIKERS CAPTURE TRAINS.
CINCINNATI. August pa special to
| the Tribune. from Wellston, o., says:
Several hundred miners. with brass bands,
tagged mixed freight and passenger
train on the Cincinnati. Hamilton and
| DAYTON road to-day, on crossing In the
southern part Of this city. The train
came to a stop, and was boarded by the
men, The tranmen refused to 20 on, and
backed the train to the depot, where they
were ordered by the officials OF the road
TO proceed. The miners were en- route Tor
Oak HILL where there was mine full
| of non-uniOn men.
Arriving at oak HILL the miners
marched TO the mine. determined TO get
| the men. This they did The men held
a meeting. and informed the strikers
that they would not work until the strike
was settled. They were compelled to
march with the strikers through the
principal street of oak Hin
Returning to Wellston, the strikers
captured a Baltimore and Ohio South
western freight train. Its conductor at
first refused to move his train. but went
into Wellston when informed that the
miners were going TO stay on board until
| he did move.
This is the second time that the strikers
! have taken the men out Of oak Hin, ana
they informed them that IL they were
compelled to make a third trip they
would make it unpleasant for them.
| Trouble is feared If any further attempt
| to mine coal Is made.
EVERYTHING QUIET.
| PITTsBURG, PA, August 23.-Eyery-
thing is quiet at the miners camps to-
night but another attempt will be made
| TO march i'm the morning. Antonio To-
| dasta the striking miner who was shot
Yesterday at his clearinghouse, near
| oak Hill. was reported TO be slightly I'M
proved although his condition IS still
critical. The others who were hurt IN
| the fight are not dangerously injured, anu
| will soon recover. The men VINO dld the
shooting were brought to Pittsburg to-
day. None Of the negroes implicated III
the shooting at Unity yesterday have
been arrested.
STATEMENT FROM KACHFORD.
| PITTSBURG, PA, August 9.-Thls
evening. National-Presdent Ratchford
made the following statement: I'VE
met and heard the purpose OF the con-
ference explained. In coming here
was ignorant OF its object, excepting as
II was EXPLAINED by President DOan. He
said il was to be an interstate con-
ference. and that was my impression
When I heard Colonel Rend talk In the
meeting. | learned that the object was tc
submit the matter TO arbitration. BEING
favorable to arbitration, and also an In
terstate conference. myself, l decided
that both objects were worthy and du
ring the afternoon we discussed both ol
them.
There IS a feeling Of opposition upon
the part Of operators against an inter
state conference, for certain business
reasons. The general feeling amoni
them Is in favor of arbitration. We favor
arbitration. but insist that this question
must be arbltrated on the basis OF livini
wages. Further than this we viii no
go. The operators, on the other hand, be
lIeve that work should be resumed a
the old prices, pending arbitration. W.
struck against the old rate, because 1t die
not afford our miners living, and vii
not resume work at any point at les
than the price demanded"