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Show BtTTLEMNT IN SIGHT. Coal ellaers and OirStne llolh Aaakeaa lo Mt-aeh ae Agreemewl. . The mine workera. through their rrpresenlallvea, have agreed wltb the mlue owner, lo attempt to adjuat tba difference, exi.ting between them oal-aida oal-aida the anthracite coal elrike eommla-alon. eommla-alon. The protoalilon wee made on a compromise basis, and negotiations. It la expected, will at once be entered upon with a reason. Lie hope of eeittle-ment, eeittle-ment, with tho aid of the arbitrator The rough p op'-sHlnn which le lo form the basla of oegntlatlona la a 10 per cent Incres. lo wage., a nine-hour day aod trade a reeineuta tietwceo tba mlnereaud Ihe company by which they ara employed. The only one of lha four drmanda not lunched upon la llial of Ihe weighing of coal by Ihr legal ton. While both aldea have exp.eaaed a willingness lo .ellle their dllTerencee among themselves, it is not to be construed con-strued that ll carries with It the acceptance ac-ceptance of the term, proposed. They are mentioned only aa a basla. It la understood, from which a settlement Is lo be effected. It la poaaltile that the foundation already Inid cau be wrecked by either parly holding out tooalrongly against some iiiel,ui and thue leave the whole umltcr In the hauda of tke eommlaslnners, who. In the meantime, will act as a sort o' bonrd of conciliation concilia-tion rather thnn a board of arbitration. |