The age-herald., 1900-07-01
GENERAL SUSPENSION
 OF MINING ORDERED
Awaiting the Adjustment of Wage Scale by the
 Miners Organization and Operators.

of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
 MT Aldrich addressed the convent )n in support of the motion to adopt the report. He said that the condition of the coal and iron markets did not warrant any advance in the price of mining and when the con ditions would warrant it the operators would be willing to grant the higher wages demanded, but that under the existing con ditions they could not do so without jeop- ardizing the interests of the companies
 The question on the adoption of the re- port was called and the vote stood a tie, MT. Mccormack casting the eight votes of the operators for the motion to adopt and MT. Flynn casting the eight votes of the miners against it. The chair declared the motion to adopt lost.
 On motion the joint convention adjourned and the miners convention was called to order in executive session.
 Miners Will Go Out
 The question of suspending work at all the mines where union labor is recognized until settlement of the wage question could be made was brought up There was considerable discussion over the question, but it was finally decided that there should be no work at the mines pending a settle- A until o'clock Tuesday afternoon, July 3, was adopted
 The proposition of the operators and the report of the joint committee printed above will be submitted to the locals tomorrow and when the convention reconvenes Tues day 1t will have an expression from them on the same. The delegates when they come back probably will bring instructions as to what concessions, if any, they are to make from the demands formulated by the convention last week.
 In the meantime about 90 per cent of the coal mines of the district employing over S,00O men, will lie idle and the output of coal will be reduced to a nominal figure. The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by President 1oung. It was ascertained that the joint committee was not ready to report A good portion of the session was de- voted to a discussion as to whether the dlstrlct should pay the expenses and wages Of delegates from Maylene and Aldrich the miners at those places being out on a strike, and having been out since the lat ter part of March. It was stated that del- egates were allowed $1.25 a day for ex- penses, and some of the locals paid their delegates s a day wages and others $2 A motion was made to pay the delegates from Maylene and Adrich their expenses and 5 wages for the time they were at the convention. This was amended to provide tne payment or expenses, and $l extra vas finally adopted.
 The question of suspending work in the mines until a settlement of the wage ssale was raised, and a motion to that effect cf- fered. This was declared out of order on the ground that joint committee was at that time considering new contract and that 1t was understood it would be ready to report during the day.
 The convention was informed that a child of John G. Smith, a delegate to the con vention, had died a day two before and an expression of sympathy was extended him.
 The convention was also informed of the death of Charles Busching, a miner at Lockport who met with an accident while at work.
 It was reported that Charles Ross, re- cording secretary of the Knights of Labor had tried to close a contract with the Southern Coal and Coke Company, but that he had been prevented from 50 doing by MT. Musgrove, one of the principal stockholders in the company.
 The organization of a local at Helena with a membership of Il was reportsl