The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
Strike In Southeast Kansas
Mines Practically on.
Agreement Reached In Districts
IA and 81.
SCALE so CENTS 4 TON.
Compact to Remain In Eject
Until September, 1900
The Big Four Strike Still On
To Fight Stackades-

FfEcsbu---. June - settlement mas
4 5esu bruuaErr about IN the conferences
I held here between TIE coal operators
/ and the executive boards OF districts
( Nos 4 and Il CnIr=1 Nine workers Of
{ America and the general strike locked
{ r1r Is now averra1- \ new ccnEacr has
/ been entered into between the miners
and OPERATORS Of Kansas and Missouri,
VIII the exception ct the Operators and
miners CT the Big -Four companies and
against these the strike - u conE1ue-
Miners. rank and lie, as we'll Is their
representative ara 1ubllaur over TIE
agreement and sven those formerly II
the employ df the Big -Four regard It
a. lead =a5Y'' now I'd bring the Kan
and Texas. The " =sstaI-1. the CafI-
CraL Coal and Cox and the =OUEIFVa est
sru companies ID time The executive
board gives them uOC 70 exceed three
weeks 10 ca piCIIaEz, and under 4 1aG CT
truce cal for L conference
The gain ID the miners vas L oIE 0ue-
and conservative men among them cUu-
slG6r Il an ADVANCE OF ABOUT ID Der
cent II wages The COM 7a1lEs entering
INTO this new agreement which e Il
continue n binding effect uL1C4 sep TAM
Der l 1900, control fully d Per cent or
ire output Tor Ch= Cvu Counties 0L chez
1kze and CraW-1EI-
Following Is 4 synopsis OF the scale
CT prices. etc agreed UPON sixty
round Eor nine ClIu coa4- product u &c
SO 1er cent lump e-tzJ1sLL average ID
that under the lump coal The c3E1l-
pa1T RESERVES the r1E1E ID discharge
any miner who fails ID reach the av-
=raza ABOVE mentioned n that case
AZ i miner thinks he has been unI1sr-y
deaIC Win because Of me coal being IL
dCJIIE II work 0r Any ether Cause ne 3
allowed me privilege ct Hing Al appeal
Win the superintendent from the DlE
boss decision. anu L VII De cEL=rreG u
1 Board lf a-1iLra tors Consisting ct Two
miners and Two operators. they ID a9-
point I Htth man. WhC VII MAKE al
Investigation and decide UPON the mai
ter rom wdIcn L1era VII ne 10 ap-
peal
Trere = 10 change n the price CT
dead work Powder VII De etaI-Ee1 TOR
Al C1e rara Ct s. per keE Drivers AID
caEers vii De pad $3.50 11r i DAY CT
alghC hours. track layers s. Per cay E1r
the same tine. C-appers . cents Per
DAY shOU 6rers s2-50 Ger shit instead oI
SIS under the present sysrzI11- al ID
CaAe e41ecE september ! =hoE Er-cS
VII &c allowed Il hold only one place
Check Weig1uuen VII o. pad Under the
t.f1e-e Ez-.5ff svsrz4rr1 The zeu1I-1lOEICEIlT
Day WI &c Lhe same d Al present NJ
compulsory CtUcEars' a5seSSIneulS VII o.
COLLECTED This Contract and agreement
Is ID continue uni June 1890 when the
scale committee VII meet aid commune
n session Until the scale & revised or
agreed uUcn a. II stancts- The new
Another rzar1Ire very cunUeuGaoLe
n EEle new Ig-z+=z11euE = thai oOCh MIL
~ z-1tf gUez-ar1rz Chereiu accept % meet
n conference .IC1zIe - 800. ID TX the al
1l1aL mining 5Ca-e E1r ira district
The pa-1sCaEuE effort OF . : Dew
In general manager IT the =aI1EA -
leoaI properties q bring abCuE L ser
rIer1euE win EI1e miners meets VIII III
zr1Eatt praise N every business house
n THIS CITY alG among the miners ne
- 5IrEer Ehau the Big Four
The sCGcxaates n Ldlz county and
Cherokee ara Co be 8--acka1 II C1e
CJIIrrs 1 CeEC-ou vas He'd last zV4T1-
NJ n the district courts 1L the CV8
counties demanding that they &c Tori
down and the ''arueFf Chugs the sen
tries removed by order OF the court On
the ground IS alleged n the per-r1Gu-
thai the w -uEhesrar r1-1ss Carried OF the
r-1ar-fS Ira Of long range and ara 1
rr1euaCe u man. woman and c1lL1 living
within shooting distance CT these forts
The miners say EheY VII uuW CON-
r1eu-s L drnr al along me dEuE Inc
CT the Big Four companies.