The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-09-03
MINERS STRIKE.
A Settlement Of the Trouble Likely
70 Be Soon Effected.
PITTSBURGH OPERATORS OPINION.
They We're Inclined to Bellsys she story Of
= speedy settlement a Fake-Ratch-
ford Acknowledges 9hs PROPOSE
tIon-PrepsEiag to Resume.

COLUBUs, O., Sept 1.-The coal
strike is considered settled here The
plan is to resume at 81 cents and work
pending arbitration. The direct par
ties in this conference of adjustment
are President Ratchford, of the United
Mine Workers, and the executive com
mittee Of the operators. A number Of
the latter were in the city yesterday
and the result is that a decision may
be looked for almost any moment. The
direct effect Of this decision viii be
the opening Of the mines and the re-
sumption Of work by all the striking
miners the beginning of the coming
week. An operator here says: THE
new figure has been accepted By all
but one operator in the Pittsburgh dis
trict, and it is understood has been ap-
proved by President Ratehford and
other members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the United Mine Work
ers. 1t is expected that the single
operator still holding out will be final
ly induced to yield, and that the great
strike will thus be brought to a speedy
and peaceful close" Local operators
are of the opinion that the meeting Of
the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers to be held in
this city to-day will result in a set
Element of the strike. There is no
positive information to this belief,
their faith being based upon the fact
that the West Virginia operators are
cutting so deeply in to the trade of the
Pittsburgh district that the operators
of the latter field will be forced to
open their mines or lose their markets.
As the miners officials are absent from
the city, nothing is known here re-
garding the terms Of the proposition
to be submitted by the Pittsburgh oper-
ators to the national executive board
of the United Mine Workers.
PITTSBURGH OPERATORS OPINION.
PrTTsBUReH, Pa, Sept. lat the
Monongahela house, the headquarters
of the operators in this city, the news
of the expected settlement of the
miners strike was at first received
with incredulity. It was an unlocked
for thing, and not one of the operators
present could believe the report until
confrmative news was obtained from
Cleveland. George W. Schluederberg,
Of the Robbins Coal Co., at first stated
that in his opinion the whole story
was fake, but later when he received
adVices from the Cleveland representa-
tive of the Pittsburgh & Chicago Gas
Coal Co. he said he hoped for an early
resumption Of work and a quick adj
justment of the rate to be paid as a
permanent one. No detailed informa-
ton was received by any of the Pitts
burgh operators, either from Cleve-
land, st. Louis or Columbus, and con.
sequently they could not say whether
the rate said to have been agreed upon
was q uniform one or not
BATCHFOBD ACKNOWLEDGES 4 PROPOSAL.
ST. LOUIS, Sept When shown the
dispatch from Columbus, O., stating
that the coal strike there was consid-
cred settled, President Ratchford, OF
the United Mine Workers Of America,
acknowledged that he had received a
proposition to have the men resume
work at "a cents, pending arbitration.
He added: Our executive council
meets at Columbus, o., tonight, and
the proposition Of Mr.. Young, who rep
resents large number of operators,
will be considered with other matters.
must decline to discuss the PROPOSE
ton until it is submitted to the coun.
ell It would not be right for me tC
do so.
PREPARING To RESUME.
MAssILLoE, o., Sept. THE opera
tors in this district are preparing tC
resume the working of their mines,
and they expect that orders to 60 tC
work viii be received by the miner:
soon. The acceptance of 81 cents q
ton. pending arbitration in the Pitts
burgh district would advance the
Ohio rate to 55 cents, ana the miners
here express their willingness to accept
that rate as soon as they get the wore
from President Ratchford. Very few
of the mines have many orders ahead
but the operators say they will be able
to give the men practically steady EN-
ployment during the coming winter i
they resume work now.