The Irish standard., 1897-07-31
THEY AGREE.
Goal Operators "rrue Uniformity"
Conference Ends Its Labors.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAN ADOPTED.
To become Operative When Signed
by O5 Per Cent.-Opcrators De.
clare Agreement Has Nothing
to DO with the Strike.

dtOIS u lue AltlsOuIBH ulStIlcl con.
cluded its work Wednesday night at
0:15 o'clock after Il two-days' session
of close and persistent work. The FL
sections of the uniformity agreement
We're thoroughly discussed and adopted
section by section. The best of feeling
prevailed throughout the meetings, the
only exception being the boiling Of
Col. Rend at Tuesdays session. Just
previous to adjournment, however,
Judge Owens announced that Col. Rend
had authorized him to state that any
agreement the conference adopted
would receive his hearty cooperation
and he would sign it if %, so or even 20
per cent. of the operators were sincere
in their sanction of it. The confer
ence appointed committee of five
w. 2. De Armitt, ]. Is. Zcrbe. j. j.
Stoyter, J. c. Dyoart and y. +. Sanford,
with Gen. John Littlc-to secure the
signatures of the operators to the agree
ment. This committee will begin its
work to-day. 1t will be aided by the
Ohio board of arbitration. When the
requisite number of signatures have
been secured another meeting will be
held TO ra,ify the agreement. Speeches
were made by De ArmItt. Demps,cr,
Little, Zerbe aud others. MI expressing
satisfaction over the result of the.meet-
ing and predicting the success of the
plan.
The Agreement.
The agreement us adopted provides
for cash payment OF wages, 1000 pounds
to the ton, check weghmcn on the tip
pies, miners to be credited with the
full quantity of coal contained in the
mine car. abolition of company stores,
senimonthly pay days, uniform price
for pick mining In the thin and thick
vein districts and screens not exceeding
one-half inch 1t also provides that In
case Of the violation of the provisions
and terms of the agreement II penalty
of ten cents per ton on the total out
put of coal mined by the violator will
be charged, which penalty is to be paid
IL commission subject to the right of
further arbitration or appeal. Said
penalty when collected is to be dis
tributed among the signers of the agree
ment pro rata, in proportion to the total
amount of tonnage or output made by
them during the year. The commission
is to be chosen annually and shall be
known by the name Of the Uniformity
commission. II shall be composed of
nine members, the thick and thin vein
operators having proper representa-
ton. The members shall be sworn to
faithfully and impartially perform the
duties of their office and will be au-
thorized and empowered to enforce the
Judgment and awards. 1t shall also
be empowered to subpoena witnesses
with the same force and effect as
board Of arbitrator duly appointed UNI
der the net of assembly of the state Of
Pennsylvania relating to compulsory
become effective unless it has been
signed by 05 per cent. of the operators
on or before January /. 1898. After 90
per cent have signed the agreement, If
any Is operators shall be of the opinion
that enough have signed to render 1t
effective, meeting shall be called in
Pittsburgh to declare 1t in force.
Nothing to DO with the Strike.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 2o.-The opera
IOIS, Will Il lCN SASSPAiolIs, Wait IL uASs
tinctly understood that the passage Of
an agreement whereby all operators
are to adopt n similar system, and are
to pay the same relative price for min
ing, has nothing to do with the great
strike. They wish the miners to dis.
abuse their minds of any such theories.
The operators have also shut out the
miners leaders from taking any part
In the conference that may take place
through questions arising between the
operators and miners, by inserting
clause i'll the agreement stating the
commission shall be composed Of work.
men employed by the subscribers
Heretofore the miners officials have
represented the miners, but now ths
miners are to grapple with the ques-
tions in dispute alone. 1t was decided
that present contracts could not be
made the basis for arbitration. Many
: firms have taken contracts for stipu-
lated period Mt fixed price. 1t is un.
derstood that these shall have the
right to supply the product to fill these
contracts nj the rate of mining Of which
the contracts are based. Here is where
WV uiiAA Ol'ClutOIs Will 6epu-
rate.
The Wheeling Conference.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 2o.--Thc Pitts
burgh Leader printed Wednesday what
are claimed to be the inside develop
lnents of the laborleaders conference at
Wheeling Tuesday. The strike, it snys,
will be lost or won within the next ten
days or two weeks. The plan Of cam
paign mapped out has fixed that point
TO Il certainty.
Il. II. Morrisey, OF the Railroad Fire
mems union. opposed the suggestion Of
Ratchford to place the West Virginia
campaign III the hands Of Debs. He said
that while he had deep regard for
Debs, the corporations and the courts
nrc prejudiced against him and he be-
lieved his pathway would be hard one.
The naming of man to manage the
West Virginia campaign was postponed
by President Ratchford. who said he
would make the appointment within
the next "a hours.
Asks for Troops.
Roanoke. Ill.,, July 20.-Ihe sheriff
has wired Gov Tanner ~ c 1, in,r for tron,,.