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Show 111 CITV JHIKESETTLED rators Agree to Pay All Underground Men Five Dollars Per Day. ..eferem'.um vote taken by the Vir-City Vir-City and Gold Hill miners' union on uestie-" of continuing tho strike citing ci-ting the ii H.i- w-'SO. as proposed .-e operators, refilled in tho union frs sustaining tho action to resume Rt the $: sli'- vote on tho Question of $: per day resulted in ninety-one in favor of C Uo and forty-nine asking for $". tikes but a majority vow to dis-ue dis-ue A strike, the former action de--ra strike in eiuvt is automatically ",-d i:ui the men will return to work. jiion of the men re-establishes .riiuT wage scale and has restored nce amoncvihe people, who tor the ieVer.il weeks have not known just wiv affairs would turn. Tho de- to return to work and the caneel-i caneel-i of the order left everything in a unsettled condition. This action the controversy between tlio men ie operators. 1 'ropar.it ions are un-RV un-RV to resume operations tomorrow Virginia Chronicle of September lewiag the situation, states: kval wage situation has devel- l-apidov. when the strike vote passed ereiuhun nearly two weeks ago was o effect with the 11 o'clock shut, nir.g work having been performed that time. Sunday evening, at a ig of the unions held in this city, ; voted by a large majority to de- - the strike off immediately, and to to work at the scale of $5 per - committee was appointed which red with the operators yesterday ic at which time an understanding aeheri whereby all men will be em- without discrimination and at 55 v for all men employed uuder-L uuder-L It was also agreed that oper-i oper-i vrould co-operate in establishing a ssarv to reduce high cost of living further consideration, it is desired men. '' following letter was sent by the rrs to P. J. Corcoran, secretary of Jon: J. Corcoran. Secretary, Virginia - t Uni'n, Virginia City: 1 i&t Sir W'e desire to inform you " fter our conference with your com-J, com-J, we held a meeting oj the mine . -r3 and decided to accept your two : ' Itions. as follows: ' e will employ all men without dis-; dis-; ation at the former scale of wages, ne the rate of Jo per day for all ndereround. e will co-operate with you in the shmeni of a commissary alnr.g the . liscussed with you today, if. upon consideration, you desire the " 'Rreetfullv yours. E OPERATORS OF VIRGINIA ' ' Whitman Symmes. Chairman.' " |