New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
Photograph by H. b. Fullerton.

to United s @ fGss Hs Th9 a 9qd
Senator. This section of the Union party disposed
of, he turned his attention to the amateurs. and
in an attempt to pacate them he gave up his first
choice for the Governor nomination, ext nlted
States Senator Don Cameron, and fought Attor-
ney General John p. Elkn with Judge Penny
packer The repentant, Republicans hailed this
unanimously enrolled themselves under the Penny
packer banner The amateurs. with some assist
and turned 10 the Democracy In their anger and
The democratic managers put up the necessary
funds for Pattison Endorsement by the Union
the conduct Of the convention that the regularity
Of either Endorsement will have to be passed upon
by the State courts, with the PROBABILITY that
neither will secure a decision
Autumn is here and even the people who have
been able afford to cook with gas beginning
to be apprehensive about their winter and its
cost. The strike of the anthracite miners has been
conducted long that the general public is begin
hold out much longer than had been e eSDcee9 Se 10
without % pr%scpitatng % a crisis This feeling has its
calling special session of the legislature take
some action which may relieve the situation by
method which neither side could constr1Ie az
victory for itself, but could put as only
has been importuned to issue call, and it is now
kaoWn that he is in computation with eminent law
passed winch would be constitutional and wouId
settle this strike and prevent others he will nor
hesitate to call special session. At the same
time, he declares that he will not issue such call
to be expected President BaeTs etsel
Hieil ol lhe position or the opera tors has met cr
clsln from the strikers managers all those in
sympathy with them but coal shppeTs are 59SF IN ~
hlSnlhS the strongest argument yet adyanced
against the position taken by him one of fbd
largest shippers in this city the accuracy of whose
knowledge, gathered from extensive des Inc ,;tt
nli1e MN owners ana railroads cannot be questioned
said TO your correspondent yesterday:
In the spring of 1901 the operators ad,,anooz -
price ton the advance ranging from 95 r. *
cents, with an average of about 40 cents m, "
put or coal in round numbers last ,,ear -
0oVvO,WO tons. AT the average advance tba -
tors look IN Sa,0t0,GO0 extra, less the evtro -
pau 10 miners i ne ngures given by tha roiInSess
nird 6Id tneiiSe!pes as to wages show thai fhe
than they did in 1860 for the same Uoo more
mined Ihe schedule called for siTpiia 81 coa
Sotl Ilis year ana this profit of sic 604 a6d ipE
have been duplicated had the striLa 1'oqo ~ would
cIaIeai Mr Baer says that no miner U,o,Gd % uS-
@ aber ne had earned s. 80 any day and tba "oas Sa
earned larger wages. Had this ha 1nene nave he We
know that after short while in npdar ru we @ an
49,, - pttlu'i tue operators would have
always been the rule" eA' ilat mas
An unprecedented feature of the eoa, f. +.
this city has been the placing of an order 60 90 on
tons OF coal by the public school autborities -
tnsiish coal shippers The price 6xe5 10 a. En
ton me order has been placed throusb ~, -,
once OF foreign steamship conInsoI7H liie lucdi
rangements of the company To sI,nt2y. Trior ar
toners VIII prevent the filling of tbs d .5.et GUS
!uip. put the contract calls for IN d
IN suHlcieHt quantity to keep all rba ~
OF the city heated during the VIM schooIhouses
school sessions, threa tened uplloH OF the
trlor TO the strike the Board of t,5.,--., ,
duEertlsed Tor proposals for coal Eor a. aa
iilSri f; Spal ana Navigation Company and tbe
1cboniss Udi a.u IRON Company had Supplied the
bid this year. heither put IN q