Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-10
MANY CONFERENCES.
Operators and Strike Leaders Closet
 ed With Advisers.

ed WlLl AQYlSGrS.
 NEW IOIslA, 1y.. lu.--,oal opera tors, miners representatives, United States senators and others interested in bringing to an end the coal strike in Pennsylvania anthracite region met in informal conferences in various parts of the city last night after day that produced conference after confer ence. Still others are being held today, and it is believed that the various in terests are endeaVoring to "get togeth- err so that some definite action may be taken.
 Various rumors were afoat last even ing that settlement had been effected, and several railroad presidents sent word to others to that effect, it was reported.
 The situation, taken all in all, seems to indicate that definite action may be taken soon, though reports regarding various phases of the situation are con ficting.
 President Mitchell of the United | Mine Workers early in the day said he would return to Wilkesbarre at night. Later in the day, when Senators Platt, Quay and Penrose and Governor Odell railroads were in conference, he said he would remain in the city. A visit was made to the office of J.. I F. Morgan & Co by President B. B. Thomas of the Esie railroad after the conference at Senator Platt's office was at an end. MT. Thomas, who had been one of the conferees, saw Mir. Morgan, but no statement could be secured l from either of them after the meeting. l Awaiting MT. Mitchell at the Ash land House when he returned there
 was Oscar Straus, member of the ! conciliation committee of the Ameri- can Civic federation. They talked to- l gether and then retired to MT. Mitch | ells rooms.
 Shortly after this General Benjamin F. Tracy and Albert Boardman, coun- sel for the Pennsylvania railroad, went to the Ashland House and were admit ted to the rooms where Mir. Mitchell and MT. Straus were in earnest conver- I sation.
 l After the conference at his office l Senator Platt said there was nothing to say and that another conference would be held. When or where he would not say. Governor Odell, when seen after I his return to the Fifth Avenue hotel, said nothing had been accomplished and would say nothing about future I conference.
 From what may be described as an inside and authoritative source it may
 be announced that the conference at the office of Senator Platt was abso- | lutely without result, the operators re l fusing to consider the political aspect of the situation and maintaining the position that the question was one be
 tween employer and employee as to the
 management of the properties con-
 Cerned.
 During the late afternoon a delega- ton of Hebrews, headed by Jacob F. l Adler, called on President Mitchell They presented him with $1,21O.17, the receipts from an entertainment given
 Monday at the Peoples theater. They l told MT. Mitchell the money was from
 persons who sympathize with the strik-
 CTS and their cause.
 It is stated on good authority that l strong pressure has been brought to
 bear on J. F. Morgan by the politicians
 to persuade him, if possible, to use his l influence to end the strike. But MT.
 Morgan, it is understood, refused to be come involved in the matter in any | wau