The record-union., 1897-09-01

COLUMBUS (O), Aug. 31.-1'he coal
strike is considered settled here. The
plan IS to resume at "a cents and work
pending arbitration.
The direct parties in this conferences
OF adjustment are President Ratchford
OF the United Mine Workers and the
Executive Committee of the operators.
number of the latter We're in the city
to-day and the result is that a decision
may De looked for almost at any mo-
ment.
The direct result of this decision will
be the opening of the mines and of the
resumption of work by all striking min
ers the beginning of the coming week.
An operator here says: "The new
figure has been accepted by all but one
operator in the Pttsburg district, and
it is understood has been approved by
President Ratchford and other men,
bers of the Executive Committee of the
United Mine Workers. 1t is expected
that the single operator still holding
out will be finally induced to yield, and
that the great strike will be thus
brought to a speedy and peaceful
close"
SITUATION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 31-About twenty
coal producers of Pittsburg responded
to a call for a meeting at the Monon-
gahela House to-day to take some ac-
ton looking to a settlement of the
strike. Yesterday many favored a prop
ositi0n to cOncede the miners de-
mands and start the mines independ-
ent of any action that might be taken
by the lake operators, but when they
met this morning their sentiments had
undergone a change, and those who
Were most positive in their statement
that they could afford to pay the So
cent rate were emphatic to-day in
claiming that it is impossible to do so
now.
Henry Floerscheim said that he had
withdrawn his offer to pay the 69-cent
rate, and that he would not start his
mines at a higher rate than is paid
by any other operator. A number of
others who had proposed to pay the
69-cent rate took the same stand. Some
of them, however, said they would
agree to pay the 60-cent rate as the
outside figure.
When the meeting adjourned a state
ment was given to the press that d
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of organizing a coal exchange Of
operators other than lake shippers, and
that q committee of three had been
appointed to arrange a meeting with
the lake shippers, with q view of get
ting fairer price for their product,
and to act in harmony with them in
attaining a settlement of the present
mining troubles. The meeting will be
held tomorrow afternoon.
Under the leadership of Emma Haas,
the jean Of Arc of Camp Isolation.
twenty-five wives of the strikers
marched to the mines at Center at
o'clock this morning, and succeeded in
inducing four miners to stay out Of the
pit. The women were stopped by the
deputies, but they forced their way
through and succeeded in their mis-
sion.
The miners went to bed hungry last
night, and started out breakfastIess
this morning, because of a mistake in
shipping the supplies to Sandy Creek
instead of Plum Creek. Later a lib
eral supply of provisions was arranged
for the day.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING CIV Va.), Aug. 81
Things are being made as comfortable
and attractive as possible at the camps
of the striking miners, but the cold
nights have made it decidedly uncom-
Portable for the men not used to out
door life. A gain of fifteen men was