No Agreement Could Is* U cached
iu Kegard to the Niue Cents
UHTerence,
Columbus, May A, The Joint con
ference of miners and operators ad
journed sine die without tlxlng ttu>
price of mining. Although there la
only nine vents difference between the
miners and o|ieratorn each side re
fused to make further concessions.
A lockout now seems probable, and
oisM'ators say that they cannot opes
ate the mines and jmy lifty one eentg
for mining. About --t.tHH* miners in
the stale suspended work May I,
pending a settlement, 'lids suspen
sion may ceutlnne until .lime 1.
M W CHICAGO HAILY.
11 \V. Seymour and Martin llussell to
Start It Soon.
Chicago, May A It Is (vosltlvely
stated by 11, W, Seymour that Chicago
will have a now democratic dally
newspai*er in thirty days. This an
nouncement is nude by Mr. Seymour,
who Is to be the publisher. Martin J.
Uussell will be the editor-in-chief. The
name will be the last thing picked out.
“Wo have fully decided to issue the
newspaper, and I wish to say tl will
be a purely business enterprise," said
Mr. Seymour. "We are starting In on
a linn Istsis, all our own, and our
plans have no connection with others
which have bivn talked of, We areal
work, and there is no 'perhaps 1 or 'll"
in our enterprise. The tlrst copy will
Is- Issued in about thirty days, Our
plant will be anew one. The location
is not ye; decided upon. Tress fran
chise matters did m.t worry us much.
We built up one great ne\vspai*er with
out much of a franchise and 1 guess
we can do it again if we are forced
to do so.
