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Show MINERS REJECT 1904 WAGE SCALE TNDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 29. The bituminous coal miners today rejected reject-ed tho proposition of tho operators to return to the wage scale of 1904 -00, submitted at the joint couferenco of minors and operators of Indiana, Illinois, Il-linois, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, Pennsylvan-ia, The wageA scale of 1904-G and 10 cents a ton lower In Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, and six cents a ton In Indiana and Illinois than tho present scale. The wages of day labor woro six per cent lowor than now. Tho operators had demanded a general gen-eral reduction of 10 cents a ton, and 20 per cent on day labor, "while tho miners are demanding Increases in the samo figures. The conference will continue tomorrow. tomor-row. " |