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Miners' Strike Settled

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Day
23
Month
September
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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A fouv days' session of the interstate convention of soft coal miners, held at Columbus, O., agreed to accept the pioposition of the operators of the district. Thus the great miuers' strike which was declared on July 4 was practically brought to an end, so f ar, at least, as western. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia are concerned. The delectes from Illinois, who had 250 votes, wore unauimouslyag-ainsta-settlement. Indiana and West Virgiaiia voted solicTJy to accept the operators' proposition The resolution adopted is as follows: "Resolved, That we, the miners of Pennsylvania, West Virg-inia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in convention assembied, do hereby agree to accept the pioposition recommended by our national executive committee, viz., C5 cents in Pittsburg district, all places in above naraed states where a relative price can be obtained to resume work and contribnte liberally to the miners who do not reeene the ad vanee, where the fig-ht must be continued to the bitter finish." The Illinois miners denounce the action of the convention, claiming that their interests were not jjiven dne consideration. They will, therefore, hold a state convention at Spring-fleld, Sept. 19, to determine what shall be done in their state.

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Ann Arbor Register