The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14
Conference at Which 1t Was Agreed
to Grant the Diggers an Eight
Hour Work Day.
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN TODAY
MUCH DEPENDS ON OUTCOME IN THE
SOUTHERN l.
IL Operators There Refuse Demands
Miners in Northern Fields Will
Not BE Benefited.

LOUISVILLE, Col, Nov. 13.-As a result
of the concession of an eight-hour day
by the operators, all of the striking miners
in the northern coal fields will return to
work on Monday morning. This was prac-
ticaIly decided at a conference here this
afternoon between the operators and a
committee representing all of the unions In
the district. The operators agreed to grant
an eight-hour day pending the settlement
of the strike in the southern coal fields, on
conditions that, if that strike terminated
without granting an eight-hour day by the
southern operators, the men should be put
back to work on a nine-hour basis In the
Northern coal fields. The committee of men
received this proposition with favor and
will submit it for a referendum vote to-
morrow, when it is believed that it will be
accepted by the unions.
The efght-hour concession has resulted
from several conferences held in Denver
between officers of the Northern Coal and
Coke Company and John +. Ream, OF
Ohio, a member of the national council or
the United Mine Workers of America, and
National Organizer Chris. Evans, of Ohio,
the men would agree to a 10 per cent. re-
duction of wages If given the eight-hour
day.
TRINIDAD, Col, Nov. 13.-For the first
IllIlt 6luCt Tic SIIlht VI lIlc COdl lit II
this district was declared on Monday, j..
L.. Kebler, manager of the c. f. & /. Com
pany, is said to have made advances to eff
feet a settlement. To-day it is authorita-
lively stated he requested the striking min
ers to appoint a committee of five men
to confer with him in his offices in Trinidad.
This proposition was rejected by the men,
who say the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea must be recognized before any settle
ment can be made. The proposition is said
to have been made in both Starkville and
Engleville, two G. F. & /. camps which
have been closed down since the strike was
declared.
A number of miners were taken to Primero
this morning in a caboose of the Colorado
| & Wyoming Railway. Several armed guards
went with the miners and they were taken
to the mine under guard. Whether they
were strikers who returned to work or
men sent here from other points it is impos-
sible to determine. The company officials
claim they were returning strikers, while
union officials state that they were shipped
in from sother points. Many rumors were
afloat to-day. One to the effect that the
operators had conceded all the demands of
the men with the exception of a recognition
of the union gained wide credence and
caused a sensation on the streets this morn
ing. 1t proved to be incorrect and was
promptly denied by both operators and union
officials. No settlement is In sight at this
time.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 1s.-Colorado unior
miners are not very much concerned over
the outcome of the resolution before the
American Federation OF Labo asking thai
body to appropriate $1,000 to assist the
miners in carrying on the strike. The fol.
lowing telegram was sent to the conven-
ton now in session at Boston this after.
noon: I'm the interest of organized labor
waste no time in your convention discussing
appropriations of $1,000 to Western FEEDER.
alton of Miners. Metalliferous miners
under the leadership of President Moyel
and the coal miners under Mother Jones
have joined hands in battle for an eight.
hour day and we are going to win" This
was signed by w. ID. Haywood, secretary
Governor Peabody to-day ordered tn,
number Of troops in the Cripple Creek dis
trict be reduced to 200. The cavalry has al
been ordered home and in a few weeks tn,
guard will be reduced to fifty or seventy
five men.