Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-25
THE JOINT CONFERENCE
Miners and Operators Meet To-
gether in indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Jan. 23.--(By AsSOciar-
ed Press. 1.-The interstate conference
of the United Mine Workers and Coal
operators met this morning. One hun
dred and seyenty-fiye operators from
Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Indiana and Michigan were present.
The miners have over 500 representa-
tives in the conference, which it is
predicted will last until the middle IF
next week. The joint scale committee
to be appointed will wrestle with the
scale problem and the main conference
will adjourn from day to day until the
scale committees report.
Walter S. Boyle, an operator from
Chicago, was chosen chairman. John
p. Reese, miner from Iowa, wanted
to know when the Iowa operators
Chairman Bogle5said he did not think
he could recognize. Iowa operators un-
til an organization was effected and
the credentials 3 committee reported.
The committees on rules and order of
business were appointed. The session
then adjourned.
Operators Not Yielding.
Indianapolis, Jan. 23.-The prospect
of an agreement between the coal op-
orators and the miners on the wage
scale seems to be far removed, Judging
by the stand taken by the former yes
terday. The Indiana operators at their
secret meeting resolved to stand firs,
for the present differential Of rs per
hot MOL
coal, which amounts to about 10 cents
ton, and to not yield on their right
to use screens. Illinois operators are
also determined Tor 10 per cent diff
ferential and the use of screens. AT
their meetings the operators talked
against a 20-cent advance in the run Of
mine coal.
The operators scale committee held
meeting last night to consider the
demands of the miners. The proceed
mos were not made public, but it Is
said the operators are willing to grant
an advance of 10 cents per ton on the
run of mine COAL The members OF
the scale committee by states are as
follows:
Indiana Bituminous district: j.
Smith Tallv, Seifert, David Ingle
and R. S. Tenant. Block district: w.
w. Risher, N. II. johnson, James Nc
Clelland and VIM. Seller.
Illinois,. II. Clarity, George +.
Cults, II. NJ. Taylor and Frank S. Pea
body.
Ohio-H. L. Chapman, j. S. Morton,
W. r. Woodford and Thomas John-
son.
Pennsylvania-F. Z. Robbins.
In the mine workers. convention
a strong effort to get the scale ques-
ton before the meeting was headed
off by the carrying of a motion to hear
the report of the special committee
appointed to prepare a resolution
on the matter of government by in
junction.
The committee reported in favor of
making law providing that the first
step toward the issuance OF an injunc-
ton must be by application TO two
common pleas or district judges, who
must in turn apply to federal Judge,
and that after the Injunction has been
issued parties arrested in contempt
of court for the disobedience of this
injunction shall have a trial by Jury
as soon as practicable after arrested.
President Mitchell announced the
following committees to fix the scale
for laborers out side of the mine: ID.
II. Sullivan, Ohio; T. r. Foulds, In
diana; Walter Mum. Illinois; ii. Nc
Taggart, central Pennsylvania; Joseph
Heffern, Pennsylvania; Joseph Vasey,
Tennessee; Phil Roberts, Indiana, and
James White, Iowa.
The president also announced that
the joint meeting between the dele
gates and the operators would be held
at 10 o'clock this morning.