The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-11

COLUMBUS, O., Sept, 1O.-The ma
tIonal miners convention adjourned this
eveninguntil saturdaymorning,w when the
question OF a settlement of the strike
will be definitely determined. AT the
time of adjournment substitute resolu'
tlon, which the miners officials conf
IDENTIFY expect will be adopted, was un-
der discussion. Two previous resolu-
tIons providing for an acceptance OF the
Pittsburgh operators proposition were
defeated because the Illinois, Indiana
and West Virginia miners did not think
thelr interests were sufficiently protect-
ed. The substitute resolution, II Is
claimed by the officials, gives the miners
OF these states all the protection they
could reasonably ask, since II provides
for q continuation OF the strike wherever
the operators refuse to grant the advance
to their miners.
However, the officials are finding II
extremely difficult to convince the dele
gates. opposed to settlement that they
are in the wrong Secretary Lewis, or
Ohio, has been the most active leader OF
the opposition and threatened tonight II
the national officials forced matters to an
issue, 20 spring a sensation In the con-
yention. The national officials say, how
ever that they have nothing 10 fear.
The substitute resolution TO be voted
upon Saturday Is as follows:
Resolved That We endorse che recon-
mendatlon of the national executive
board, and that work be resumed on the
basis OF slxty-hve cents In western
Pennsylvania, with corresponding ad-
vance in all the districts of the compet-
tive fields, and, be 1t further
Resolved, That when such advance is
refused the suspension be continued and
that nm assessment Of ten per cent. of all
the money earned by the miners at work
be collected and used for the purpose
OF maintaining the miners idle until such
time as the scale rates can be obtained
for them, and, be Il further
Resolved, That circular appeal be Is
sued by the national executive board to
organized labor and to the public gem
orally asking them to assist us In tho
caring for and keeping Of all mine work.
ers in the field, who are idle for the en-
forcement of scale rates; all moneys and
provisions to be sent to Secretary Pearce
anu ulstIluuNtu plb ihta W hiiIS4S va
strike from the national office.
An exciting incident happened when
a new delegate from Cecil. Pa, (the
home OF Presidcn; Dolanl presented his
credentials The delegate is n French
man and very bright and brought with
him a letter from the local union em-
phatlcally declaring against accepting
the sixty-hve cents offered by the Pitts
burgh operators. The reading Of the let
ter nearly resulted in rough and tum-
BILE fight, and only prompt explanation
saved a most dIsgraceful scene on the
floor Of the convention.
President Dolan promptly declared the
letter "a lle." The delegate deliberately
pulled Off his coat, threw It on chair,
and In vigorous language inquired:
Does the president mean to say that
am lIar?"
no" replied Dolan, "but do mean
to say that the letter Is a lie"
"That Is all right as to the letter. but
he must not say that am liar. As to
the letter being lie, Mr. DOlan can set
tie with the local union when he returns
home"