Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-01

Agree to the Rate.
Columbus, Ohio, August 31.-The
coal strike is considered settled mere.
The plan is to resume at "a cents ana
work pending arbitration.
The direct parties in this conference
of adjustment are President Ratchford,
of the United Mine Works, and the
executive committee of the operators.
A number of the latter were in the
city to-day and the result is that de-
cision may be looked for almost at any
moment. The direct effect of this
decision will be the opening of the
mines and the resumption OF work by
all the striking miners the beginning
of the coming week.
An operator here says:
"The new figure has been accepted
by all but one operator in the Pitts
/. burg district and it is understood has
been approved by President Ratchford
and other members Of the executive
+ committee of the United Mine Work
ers. 1t is expected that the single OPP
orator still holding out will be finally
induced to yield and that the great
strike will thus be brought to a speedy
and peaceful close"
Cleveland, Ohio, August ST.. E.
Young, the manager of M. A. Hanna
& Co.'S coal interests, is pushing the
plan of arbitrating the wage question
and is hopeful for settlement of the
strike upon it, His plan is that the
wage to be considered by the arbitra-
ne details the miners are to go tc
work at Ga cents. Young has commu.
4 nicated his plans to President Ratch.
ford and a meeting of local operators
has been called to consider it.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 31.-At the
Monongahela House, the headquarters
OF the operators in this city, the news
of the expected settlement of the min
ers strike was at first received with
lncredulity. 1t was an unlocked fol-
thing and not one of the operators
present could believe the report until
confirmative news was obtained from
Cleveland. George W. Schluederberg
of the Robbins Coal Company, at first
stated that in his opinion the whole
story was fake, but later when he
had received advices from the Cleve-
land representative of the Pittsburg
and Chicago Gas Coal Company, he
said that he hoped for an early resump-
ton of work and quick adjustment of
the rate to be paid as permanent one.
No detailed information was received
by any Of the Pittsburg operators,
either from Cleveland or st. Louis or
Columbus, and consequently they could
not say whether the rate said to have
been agreed upon was a uniform one
or not
A meeting of all the operator; in the
city will be held at the Monongahela
House Tomorrow morning to take such
action as is necessary to have represen-
tatives at the conference to be held
by the officers and members of the
executive board of the Mine Workers
and the executive committee of the
Cleveland operators combination eth
er in Cleveland or Columbus on Thurs
day.
The men in the camps surrounding
the mines of the New York & Cleye.
land Gas Coal Company are in an ex-
cited state OF mind tonight The first
; note or revolt against the reported plan
pr settlement of the strike of the min
PRS by M. D. Ratchford president of
he United Mine Workers of America
Tas sounded by Paul Trimmer, a mem
er OF the executive board. who is in
pmmand OF the strikers in Camp De-
frmination. at Turtle Creek. Trim
er was attending concert for the
Aefit OF the striking miners in the
d lrtle Creek Opera House, when a re-
rter told him Of the national presi-
ats plan. He declared that Ratch-
ID had no power to make any agree
ents for calling the strike off and de-
bred further that the miners would
yer abandon the strike on the terms
hggested. Trimmer said that the au-
fhority for negotiating for a settlement
Iof the strike was vested solely in the
lexecutive board and any action taken
kby it must be referred to a delegate
convention of the miners for ratifca-
tion or rejection.
Captain Uriah Bellingham. in charge
pf the camp at Plum Creek. became
mored settlement He declared that
he men in camp were there for the
purpose of defeating De Armitt and
nothing could make them abandon
heir siege before the accomplishment
their aim. He further said that he
fas confident the men in this district
you'd not work for less than SO cents,
nd as a member of the executive
GARD he would oppose any action ac-
epting lower rate
Every man in the camps seem to be
t the same mind as their leaders.
st. Louis, Mo-. August 31.-When
hown the dispatch from Columbus.
hio. stating that the coal strike was
onsidered there as settled. President
latchford, Of the United Mine Work.
RS of America, acknowledged that he
hd received proposition to have the
inerS resume work at Dnnts pend-
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