Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-11
Strike Leader and Pennsylvania
Governor to Hold Confer
ence on Saturday.
BY THE EXECUTIVE INVITATION
Railroad Employees Committee Draft.
ed Three Arbitration BiIis-Stone
Willing to Convene Lawmakers, if
Assured Bill viii Pass.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 11.-Some
important messages passed between
the executive mansion at Harrisburg
and President Mitchell last night.
Mr.. Mitchell, who was spending the
evening at Harvey's lake. telephoned
to this city that he had accepted an
invitation from Governor Stone to
confer with him at Harrisburg on Sat.
urday. He did not know what mat
tiers would be discussed at the confer
ence.
Richardson Bore Messages to Mitchell
Harrisburg, Sept. 11.-Colonel vii.
nam f. Richardson, keeper of the
state arsenal, who was sent by Gov
ernor Stone to Wilkesbarre yesterday
with a message to President Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers, returned
late last night and reported to the
governor at the executive mansion.
Colonel Richardson said on his ar.
rival here that his mission was such
that he could not disclose anything,
and would not even admit that he had
gone to see Mitchell or that they had
met. He would disclose nothing af-
ter leaving the mansion. Governor
Stone was even more reticent than
| Colonel Richardson. All that he could
be induced to say was that he was
doing everything possible to settle
the strike and that he could not pre-
dict what would be the result. The
governor would not say whether or
not he had heard from Mitchell
| through Colonel Richardson or
whether the latter has seen the strike
! leader.
Committee Drafted Arbitration Bills.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept TIA com.
mittee from the state legislative board
OF railroad employees of Pennsylvania
will go to Wilkesbarre today to meet
President Mitchell and the district
presidents of the United Mine Work.
ers TOR the purpose of discussing Ger
tain arbitration legislation to be con
sidered by the general assembly IL
Governor Stone shall call an extra
session.
The committee has drafted three
bills to be submitted to the mine
| leaders and if they are approved by
them they will be presented to the
governor, with a request that he call
an extra session for their considera.
ton. The committee IN charge of the
proposed legislation has been assured
| by the executive that if he can be sat
isfied that the legislature would en-
OF IAo4c1ofinn haf would c.nff tho
coal strike and prevent other strikes
| he win not hesitate to call the legis
| lature together
The bills which have been prepared
by the committee provide for com
| pulsory arbitration in labor disputes,
which shall be submitted to boards
| and commissions to be appointed by
| the courts and by the governor, and
whose decision shall be final. The
bills are not yet completed, but drafts
| have been submitted to several prom!
nent attorneys. who have advised
those in charge OF the proposed legis
lation that the measures are not in
conflict with the constitution.
The railroad committee consists of
Milton T. Robinson. of Harrisburg;
William J. Zerby, Of Mauch Chunk.
and George w. Coyle, of Philadelphia
Quay Says Strike May Be Issue.
! New York, Sept. 11.-Senator Quay,
Of Pennsylvania, returned from New
| York yesterday from the Adirondacks
/ He said:
81 saw Senator Plat this morning
/ am not here on matters relating to
the coal strike. | am on my way to
| Philadelphia after a vacation | shall
| leave on the 4 o'clock train. | do not
know when the anthracite strike will
end. | have had no conference re.
garding the strike settlement with
any one since l have been in the Adj.
rondacks. The coal strike is not po-
| litical issue in Pennsylvania now.
! There is no telling whether it may be
! until the campaign begins in earnest"
! Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE
| coroner's jury investigating the cause
| of death of the Italian union miner,
Castelli, when he and Frank Portray
were attacked by strikers at Maltby
| last Monday morning. returned a yer.
| hitb last tfSuluS ludl lub
man came to his death from a gun
| shot wound inflicted by parties I'M.
known to the jury.
| Portray, who sustained serious in.
| juries at the hands of the mob, was
able to be present and testified One
Of his arms is broken and he is in
| jured internally. Ten men had been
arrested by last night. charged with
being implicated in the assault on the
Italians. They will be given a hear
ing before Magistrate Pollock today.
Russians Order British Expelled.
Pekin, Sept. 11.--Paul Lessar. the
! Rrs s.An minister here. has advised the
| Russian commander in Manchuria
| tha, tine presence of foreigners in
Manchuria during the military occu.
patton is Objectionable, and he is di.
reeted to expel the British imperial
/ customs employees who may be sent
| TO Manehuria to resume charge Of the
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