The record-union., 1897-09-07
Believed That Miners VIII Accept
the Sixty-FiVs Cent Rate,
Many Of the Men Have Already Agreed to
Return to Work.
Some of the Leaders Contend for
Sixty-Five Cents, but 1t Is
Thought the Convention To-day
VIII Vote to Accept the Offer
Made by the Operators.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.-Mass- meet
ings were held to-day all over the
Pittsburg district for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the District
Convention which meets here tO-mOr-
row to consider the Columbus compro-
mise and elect delegates to the Ma
tional Convention at Columbus on
Wednesday.
While some of the leading miners
have stated that they viii contend for
instructions TO the Columbus delegates
to vote for 60 cents or nothing, it is
thought that the 69-cent men will be in
a minority, and unable to urge their
plan.
A number Of operators have received
assurances that the miners formerly
at work for them viii ratify the agree
ment arrived at in Columbus, and will
vote to return 10 work at the G3-cent
rate.
President Dolan, Secretary William
Warner and District Organizer Gamer
on Miller say they feel sure the great
majority Of the miners viii vote to ac-
cept the 65-cent rate. President Dolan
is of the opinion that the settlement
of the strike on this basis is the very
best that can be accomplished at this
time.
At that rate the big lake shippers can
be got n line, and nearly all Of the
mines in the district viii be at work
within a week of the time for the ac-
ceptance of the proposition Of the Oper-
ators by the miners.
The mining officials say that the
struggle against the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company viii be
pushed. The acceptance of the 65-cent
rate, they say, in no way affects the
price to be paid the diggers at the
mines Of this company and until the
mine workers can force President W.
p De Armitt to pay the district price
without the differential in his favor,
the fight against him viii be continued.
RESTING IN WEST VIRGINIA
WHEELING CIV. Va Sept. 6.-The
leaders in the miners strike are resting
'on their arms, awaiting the outcome
of the Columbus convention. They are,
however. nsing their. best zelfoTs ~
keep the men from returning to work,
but only with moderate success. The
movement toward settlement has
gone so far that all see West Virginia
will cut a small figure, and the men are
going hack to work where the chance
offers. There were no meetings nor
demonstrations in the F'airmont region
yesterday. while in the Kanawha Val
ley addresses were made at only two
points.
The strikers in the various regions
held meetings to-day to select dele
gates to the Columbus convention.
They were instructed to oppose any
settlement that does not include West
Virginia and other regions outside of
Pennsylvania and Ohio. The strikers
and all local labor organizations are
Making steps to be represented in the
Chicago convention September 9th.
WHEELING DIVISION WANTS 60
CENTS
PITTSBURG. Sept 6.-Fifteen hun
dred striking miners of the Wheeling
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad attended a meeting at Gas
tonville last night to consider the pro-
posed settlement of the strike upon the
basis Of 65 cents per ton. After several
spee2nes it was unanimously decided
TO stand out for the 69-cent rate.
This was the day set for the eviction
of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal
Company's miners at Gastonville, and
for starting the mines with new men.
Three coloped deputies were on the
way, but no new men arrived during
the morning. A large number of striI-
ers V ere on hand but there was no
trouble. It is said that the evictions
will take place Tomorrow.