The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-04

Remainder of the Year. and . Con-
ference In December TO Settle the
Scale for the Next Yesr-COnventson OF
Miners Delegates v ednes day to Pass on
the Plan, the Acceptance of Which the
Miners Leaders Urge.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 3.-The end OF
the great miners strike is in sight This
afternoon the national executive board
OF the United Mine Workers agreed &c
recommend to the miners a proposition
from the Pittsburg operators for
straight price OF 90 cents ton, to con-
tinue in force until the end Of the year,
with the additional mutual understand
ing that a joint meeting OF operators
snG miners shall be held in December,
1897, for the purpose or determining
what the rate OF mining shall be there
after.
A delegate convention Of all miners
who have suspended work has been call
ed TO meet in Columbus. September .,
at 10 a. m, to act upon the recommenda-
ton. President Ratchford and the 9TH
er members Of the board say there IS not
the slightest doubt but that the miners
will approve the recommendation Inc
proposition does not involve arbitration,
and. in effect, provides for an immediate
settlement Of the strike.
President Ratchford said tonight tnat
there were special reasons for the board
recommending the proposition. In the
first place, It comedies the miners a
material advance Had a Scent rate
been secured he was confident IL could
not have been maintained for more tnan
seventy days. The proposition does
away with all the uncertainties or aroi-
tration and will bring the strike to
speedy termination. AS soon as the
miners ratify the proposition, work VIII
be resumed in all the mines.
In the second place the proposition
provides for revival of the joint con-
ferences for the adjustment Of prices.
The operators are pledged TO meet WIN
the miners prior TO the termination OF
the agreement and determine the rate
Of mining for the next year.
This morning the operators committee
renewed its first proposition for Ga
cent rate, pending arbitration This
was again rejected by the miners board
Then the operators committee got to-
gether and submitted a new proposition
for straight price of Go cents, and al
ter long discussion 1t was accepted by
the miners board, subject to the APP
prevail of the miners at large.
Tonight the national executive board
of the United Mine Workers Of America
issued circular to all members OF the
union, in which they report the result OF
their conferences with the operators ana
formally call the delegate convention TO
be held in Columbus next Wednesday.
The circular strongly recommends that
the proposition of the operators De ac-
| cepted, and is states that in the Judg-
| ment of the members of the board, II is
the best that can besecured, because OF
circumstances that the apparent to all
who study ma. kst conditions since the
| Inauguration of the strike"
Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. 3-Colonel Rend's
! minters at Mcdonald, Pa, will not go
| back at the terms offered by him yester-
! day. The committee appointed to pre-
! sent his ultimatum to the men reported
! TODAY that meetings were held list nigh'
| and il was decided to accept no rate ex-
cept SO cents and not to work for that
price unless all other mines do the same
| Nothing had been received here up 70
noon from Columbus. The operators
here said they would not pay the So
cents rate and would 60 ahead with
their arrangements to start the wines
| with new men. There seemed 10 be
great doubt OF settlement, on account OF
the stand taken by the miners officials
MINERS RUSH DEPUTIES.
Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. "A body OF
strikers were stopped by deputies this
! morning while marching to Centre. The
men were In squads Of twos and threes
| but a crowd OF seventy-five soon collect
ed and when the order was given by
John Mcclure, the leader, rush was
| made and they went through in spite
OF the deputies. A snort sharp scuffie
ensued but no further opposition wa:
made by the deputies and the mer
marched on.
Last night the campers AZ Plum Greek
dumped spy out OF camp 10 the tune
! Of the 'Rouge's March"
THE HAZLETON MINERS.
H9zleton. Pa, Sept. 3.-The Var
wiokle, Coleraine and Mlnesv.ile min
ers resumed work today. The Lehigh
and wnkesbarre strikers are stln out
THE GOSPEL Is ENJOINED.
Wheeling, ". Va. Sept. 3.-Anothel
injunction xas served this morning OF
J. W. Rea, James Wood and seventy
three others named, and an unlimltei
inun15er ~ una-noet and ankTw ypsJ Ijee-
DIE. prohibiting tnern from hoidinS mtet'
lugs or marching near the property o.
the Wortaington Coal and Coke com
pany. This injunction was issued by
Judge J. II. Hagsns. the regular judge
Of the Marion county circuit cogrt
Among those named in the instrument
lie Rev. ". H Wiley. Who has been hold.
ing religious services IN the strikers
camps on Sundays an1 prayer meetings
through the week He has never fsile.
70 pray FOR the operators ani Governor
Fleming az any OF these services. Nii@5
IL the regular pastor o: the Methods
church.
Reports from Karawhe show ,urtAei
gains fo- ~. strikers. While IN the Nor
fox aud Western region. they have rnsd'
substantial gains.
Charleston. n. Va. sept 3-Th. hin
ers az Acme have jolned TIE strike an
the Ksnsxhs district e completely tiet
up. Organizer Evans says he Is nos
satisfied with ne outlook.
40 DIFFERENCE TO DE- AKNIr