Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-01

After strike of ten days, the miners
and operators of the Southern part of
Sub-diStrlct No. 5 reached an agreement
yesterday in this city at the Office of
Commissioner p. McBryde, in the Pea
body building.
The disagreement came from the
amount of dead work that the miner
should move without extra compensa-
ton. 1t is understood that at the prior
conference the miners agreed to move
five hundred pounds free but the oper-
ators refused, and the strike was de-
clared. The mine officials Immediately
established headquarters at the Belmont
hotel and from there directed the strike
and allotted to the members OF the
scale committee the different sections
they should look after. One pleasing
part of the strike was the quiet atti-
tude the miners assumed during the
time they were out. At no time was
there any trouble. The miners at sew
eral mines worked on the outside to
save the property which was being
damaged by slips
During these zen days a number of
operators signed, and on Monday they
asked for another conference which was
granted and took place yesterday, end
ing in the strike being declared of,
with both sides making concessions.
The committee consisted of four
members of the scale committee and
four operators. They convened yester-
day and remained in conference until
twelve O'Clock when they adjourned for
dinner. In the afternoon they reach
ed an agreement and at three o'clock
the scale was signed by all operators
present and the mine officials notified
all the miners TO return to work to-
day. Both sides seemed satisfied
The miners agreed to move $50
pounds of slate or stone (tdead work'O
and any amount over this to be NOV
ed by the company at its expense, the
weight to be determined by miner and
mine boss.
The scale as headed by the follow
ing resolution:
'All persons accepting employment
at mine hereby agree to Zoe governed
by the following rules and regulations
of the scale, which will be posted at
the entrance of the mine, in different
languages:
No 2 Regulates the driving of en-
try and turns.
mo. Is: No rules shall be made with
out being submitted TO the mine Off
Gals of Dist No. 6 and Commissioner
p. McBryde'
"No. 8: That all men return to work
without prejudice"
The miners scale committee consist
ed of S. R. Helms, Dillonvale; Mr.. Wat
kins, Yorkville; Elmer Applegarth, of
Maynard, and Mr.. Robbins, of York
Vile
The officials present were State Presi-
dent W. H. Haskins; Vice President
ID. H. Sunlvan; District President
Thos L. Lewis and District Vice Pres
ident Elmer Applegarth and the inter-
prefer, Mike Ihnat.
The operators committee could not
be learned, but the following were pres
ent: +. f. Young and Superintendent
Hornackler. of Dillonvale; Mr. John
son. of the Crescent mine; J. f. Waters,
of the Wheeling Creek mines; Conrad
Troll. of st. Clairsville; Mr.. Jones, of
Gaylord; VIM. Nixon, of Yorkville;
Edward Boggs. of Barton, and Mr.. Nc
Gary, of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Coal Company.
President Haskins returned to Column
bus, and several OF the other officials
will stay at headquarters for several
days. All seemed satisfied. Mr. Me
Bryde stated that it was a clean cut
scale and that all could understand
it, which would keep down much
trouble.
This settles all the difficulties in this
district and all the men will be at work
to-day.