Show I AMONG THE MINERS Ohio People Have Finally Reached I an Agreement Cleveland Ohio May 15The convention con-vention of of the amalgamated association I asso-ciation of iron and steel workers after organizing and appointing committees I proceeded in executive session to consider con-sider the wage scale for the year beginning I ginning July 1 I I Complications have been increasing I all day Secretary McBride held a I conference with the river operators on the subject of a compromise Alexander Alex-ander Dempster of Pittsburg said the i i Pennsylvania operators would not i treat with McBride or the national board I An organization was effected by the I election of J B Sorbe an operator of I this city as president Patrick McBride Mc-Bride of the miners union as secretary secre-tary with Frank Brooks an operator of Columbus as his assistant The report of the committee orf credentials 1 I cre-dentials aroused a stormy discussion I was against the seating of ten Pittsburg operators who declared they would not abide by the decision of the majority The committee on credentials was composed of 195 miners min-ers and 144 operators Thirty of the operators were from Ohio 53 from Pennsylvania and 7 from Indiana asa as-a committee for all the operators in that state and 2 from West Virginia The report was finaaly adopted and the row convention adjourned until tomor Will Close the Light Works Des Moines Ia May 15The miners strike here will close the electric light works and leave the city in darkness In the course of a few days Much damage is also threatened to brick factories fac-tories The mine operators are determined de-termined to hold out as long as the miners Buying English and Nova Scotia Coal New York May 15Fifty thousand tons of English and Nova Scotia coal have been bought for shipment to New York for the use of steamships and negotiations are on foot for 1000000 more The cost is within 45 to 60 cents a ton of the ordinary price of soft coal delivered here Fifteen Hundred More Russellville Ky Mar 15 Fifteen hundred miners In the coal fields of Ohio and Muhlenburgr counties struck today Nonunion men seem to be joining with organized labor This district dis-trict represents over 31 per cent of the output of the entire western field On the Verge oC Starvation Frostburg May 15 Owing to the miners strike 1800 men in this and surrounding towns and many families are on the verge of starvation |