The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25


for 70 arrange pan t0T ending Zas sE
cosi strike hzs proved a failure. and ne
strike woes nn A. noon tBa conferences
between committees OF coal miners and
operators closed ard The conference 2S--
5gurred EErhclt dag.
TIE miners TeprsseFt5ttves ID not re-
ce5e from their original proposition 20 set
tie TIE strike - sxStratiou and start TIE
mines AZ the s. cent rate. TIE operators
e9are6 20 divide fhs difference between
The = and @ cert rates. making tne pie
g. wnsch the miners should STAR slaz
cents pr ton. but this Was rejected F1sa
additional propositions were made tfe
vas 70 starr Ire mines without 1x1ng any
prise Tor tnIrty days. and then % pay cne
rate agreed anon b a board o. arbitration
This was also refused by tae miners. ara
they said they rad been fooled zoo often
20 trust the operators They declined .
work FOR 3 month. giving TIE operas
the output for that length O tine TlIno-t
knowing whzt wages Should b pai1. \
proposition was then made % opera'e ne
mlnes for Ter days Bt-ao1t nxlng flse
Price. a board OF arbitration . rx the
prize for thai time
Both sides Are ohduF1fe.
President gatchfort insisted that moth
ing bgIf the Scent rate could possibly be
accepted. The operators we're nrn- our
the miners were equally determined, a2a
every argument q the operators was met
By the miners leaders i vas therefoTs
dessded 20 end the conferences.
President RatchfoTd gave ouE tbs follow
tnx statement. We have disagreed. Our
proposition remains unchanged. Besides
our proposition 20 arbitrate. we made rhen
4 second cne along the lines CT bringing
about a general conference Of miners and
operators Of ali the mining states They re-
fused 70 leud thelr efforts IN that direction
and the strike was continued. We have
no other plans fer the future"
Operators Decide a. Resume
Immediately after the close ~ the con-
ference J. &. Zerbe called s meeting Of
the operators for . o'clock this afternoon.
which vas n secret session fer several
hours. ard when the doors we're opsned
their press agent announced that the
mines would certainly be started with the
Old dlggars. Il possible. or with imported
men. Il the old men refused 20 work. A
committee was appointed. composed Of rep
ressntstives OF every firm in the district.
10 map out the mode Of procedure for the
resumption.
The press committee az the operators
who participated IL the conference issued
statement tonight purporting 20 he an
account Of TIE proceedings. After rscit-
Ing the several PROPOSITIONS under discus
miners representatives peremntorily re-
jected all propositions submitted BY the op-
orators. the report says that the operators
have exhausted every effort Ia trying .
bring about a settlement with the officials
Of the miners. whose propositions could not
be accepted. because Il meant an advance
OF III per cent IN wages and would entail
irreparaale losses on the producers.
Ratchford's Motives Doubted.
The report adds:
'Amicable and conciIiatory methods
have failed 70 convince or 10 move the
leaders The responsibility for whatever
privations follow 70 the miners and their
cisls. The miners officials having r.
5ected the proposition made for an agree
ment. the operators can only ask the
miners 70 consider the existing condi-
lions and ask themselves whether they
are justified IN continuing a line Of ac-
tion which is not dictat0riaf'
Then II Is broadly stated that the a.
ton - Mr. Ratchforf e. rot above sus-
picion. and 4 IS strongly intlmated that
the miners officials are acting In league
with the Hooking Valley operators
against the interests % the PIttsburg
district miners
Quiet prevails fn the strikers camps
about the De Armit mines both sides
are waiting for the decision OF the court
in the cases Of the five men arrested on
Saturday
DUBOIS. Pa, Aug 4.-The Rochester
and London miners quit work this norm
ing Notwithstanding that they decided
az meeting last night 70 continue.
No Sympathetic strike.
GLEN EI.AND. O.. Aug A-vieA Presf-
dent J. J. Haurahan. Of the brotherhood
q Locomotive Firenen. made an address
last night az ar entertainment given bv
the arenen IN aid o. the striking miners.
az which sI.00 was rsaylze4. Mr.. Hanrs-
han said;
Il an glad that we have hean able %
show our appreciation Of the cause % tha
miners by raising money 20 send 20 them.
We are with them heart and soul. bat I
might as well explain that there VIII be
10 sympathetic strike or The part OF the
railroad employees in our brotherhood. We
Rave made contracts watch We must fnl-
al''
WHEELING Aug 94-T'he strikers SUI
fered Further losses in tte Eanawha val
lev tn me Topper and Loup creek r-zson
and along New river today. In tha kan
awha % more uen Went - work today.