The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-28
HOPES FOR A SETTLEMENT
ARE NOW ENTERTAINED
Some Likelihood Of the Miners and
Operators in the Pittsburg
District Agreeing.
NUMEROUS PROPOSITIONS MADE
Rend and Ratchford Have a Wordy
War In Which the Former
Becomes Very Much
Excited.

Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-The conference
OF operators ana miners officials adj
lourned shortly before IL O'Clock with
out reaching an agreement. Another
conference will be held today, when
both sides hope to effect n settlement,
Ihese three propositions were sub
mitted by the special committee of
railroad coal operators of the Pitts
burg district at the conference last
night:
Miners to work Mt the 81
cent rate, pending n decision of the
board of arbitration.
Miners to resume work at an inter-
mediate rate between the rate de-
manded and the one prior to suspen-
SION pending a decision of n board of
arbitration.
miners to resume operations with
out a price named, pending a decision
OF e. board of arbitration"
The miners officials submitted the
following:
Miners to resume work at the 60
cent rate, pending the decision of n
board of arbitration
The propositions were talked over
in an informal manner by both sides
when an adjournment was taken un.
I'll 10 O'Clock this morning. AS near
as can be learned the miners officials
will stand firm IN the proposition they
have made After the conference last
night several members of the commit
tee of operators said that 4 conference
of operators in which We're to be in
Guided the operators of other states,
had been entirely eliminated from thu
controversy and that only the Pitts.
burg district was being considered.
National President Rutchford and
District President Dolan stoutly main,
tain that the question is still an inter
state one and that Il general strike is
being deliberated upon. From the
best information at hand the con,
tending parties are still far apart. The
operators hope that one of the propo
sitions will be accepted, while the min.
ers officials say that they will not re.
cede in h least from the position
that they have taken. President Do.
Ian, however. after the conference
said that all were going to take Il COCO
sleep, and he was satisfied that they
would come TO some definite under
standing within ten minutes after
meeting in the morning.
IL "te d iiNeiS HheellnS OF operators
During the forenoon there was a split
among the producers. The miners
officials wanted to know if every op
orator in the district was represented
They received Il negative reply, and il
turn Die h operators hat there
were others down stairs. notably JOIN
Blythe and j. w. Shields, who were
not represented. They adjourned ant
promised to have the remaining opera
tors present.
At the afternoon session there were
present on behalf of the miners Ma
tional President II. u. Ratchford, Ma
tional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. {
Pearce, District President Patricl
Dolan, First Vice President Edward
Mckay and Secretary William Warner
Ratchford and Itend Have IL Rov
President Ratchford made Il state
ment of the case. He said on formel
occasions the miners went to the op
orators, when with crocodile tears tn,
conditions were deplored by the opera
tors. Now, he said, it was different
the operators came to the miners. II,
expressed himself in favor of arbitra
ton at a living rate of wages.
This brought Colonel w. p. Rend t.
his feet. He said that there could bt
nc arbitration on the lines laid dow
by Rachford. He referred to the meet
ing at st. Louis, when Ratcllford in
timated that Il universal strike ant
a demand for cight-hour days and
REIMBURSEMENT of the wage question
would be the result of the st. Loui:
convention.
Colonel Rand replied by calling
Ratchford n villain. traitor, blackguart
and an anarchist. With emphasis h
told him that sever anarchist had beel
hung in Chicago and all We're bette
!. than he: that if he precipitatcd al
] insnrrection in this country he woul
be hung, and when he was hung h
Rand) wanted to pull the rope. Co
onel Rand left the conference in
! rage.
In the meantime the conference &C
down to work. President Rachfor
made an apology for some of the stat,
ments he made, and District PresideI
Dolan made Il statement. He state
his position. which was almost sin
liar to that of Rachford.
The operators then decided that
@ committee be appointed to meet wit
the miners officials and if possib
come 10 SOIlt dSitelitili- ~ Slip
+ conference was held with the commi
Il tee and it was mutually agreed
meet at 8 p. m. and if possible to a
q rive at some conclusion. The confe
ence was held and lasted for sever
L hours. The propositions, as state
were then discussed and an adjour
r ment taken until 10 o'clock todt
o without a conclusion being reache
e Many of the operators very much d
plored the passage at arms bctwee
IS, Colonel Rend and President Rate
ford. Some of them were under II
impression that it would have son
effect on the result that is trying
II be reached. Colonel Rend left In
+. night for Buffalo in the best of II
# NOR saying that he was satisfied tn
Il an agreement would be reached.
It A SHARP KENTUCKY ARGUMEN
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