The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-17
VOTE TOCONT|NUE STRIKE
Anthracite Unions Decide Against
Resuming Work Until Opera
tors Make Concessions.
REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT REFUSED.
President of the Miners Union Hur-
ries to New York on Urgent Sum-
mons-Holds Conference with Sem
ators Quay and Penrose-Several
Conferences in New York.

| President MltchellS hurried NlSlU 10
| New York bears fruit, the end of the
mine workers strike seems long way
| off, and the prospect of sufficient coal
being mined to satisfy the public de-
mand is extremely poor. Every local
union of the miners organization
| throughout the hard coal belt held spe-
cial meetings, either Tuesday night or
Wednesday, and resolved to remain on
| strike until the mine owners grant
| them some concessions. And while the
| reports of these meetings came pour
| ing in to Wilkesbarre, President
Mitchell dictated a letter to the presi-
dent of the United States, in which he
gave his answer to the proposition that
the strikers return to work and trust
to have their condition improved
through an Investigating commission.
What the answer of the miners chief
is he refused to divulge, but it is diff
cult to conceive that with the replies
of the local unions piled around him,
he could do otherwise than respectful
ly decline the presidents proposition.
Summary or Resolutions Adopted.
1t was busy day for the miners
officials about headquarters. From
early morning until late at night the
returns came in constantly. Wednes-
day evening the corps of newspaper
correspondents stationed here were
invited to examine the reports, and not
one was found that was not couched
in firm language. Briefly stated, the
resolutions in these reports affirm the
confidence of the men in the integrity
and Judgment of their president, praise
President Roosevelt for his efforts to
end the strike, denounce the presidents
of the coal carrying railroads for their
alleged abuse of the chief executive al
the conference in Washington, de-
nounce the employment of the coal and
iron police, thank all organizations and
citizens throughout the country for
the financial assistance given, and de-
nounce Gov. Stone for sending troops
here Nearly all the resolutions con-
tanned sentence to the effect that the
men will remain out, Though all the
troops in the United States were sent
here" until they are granted some
concessions.
Hope to Settle Strike.
New York, Oct. 11.-Resumption of
mining in the anthracite region is pow
promised at an early date. Senators
Platt and Quay and Gov. Odell did not
succeed in getting proposition from
the presidents of the coal railways Fri
day, as they had hoped. President
Mitchell and his associates left town
without having made any apparent
progress toward a settlement. Out
wardly it looks as if the efforts which
the politicians have been making had
come. to naught and the fights to go on
to the bitter end. But inside informa
ton of trustworthy character indi-
Gates that underneath the surface
forces are 1T work which will soon COM
pei the resumption of operations by
means of concessions to the miners.
The decisive move may be made in a
few days, and it may be deferred for
week or more. But within compare
lively short time the strike is to be
brought to an end. 1t is, to be ended
because the two men who control the
situation-J. Pierpont Morgan and A.
j. Cassatt-have so willed.
Suit Against Roads.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-Frank H.
Thompson, of this city, has begun pro-
ceedings in the United States circuit
court to have the Philadelphia & Read
ing railway, the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley rail
road, the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad, the Delaware & Hud-
son railroad and the New York, On
tario & Western railroad companies
declared an illegal combination, alleg
ing they are engaged in an unlawful
restraint of the anthracite coal supply.
Many Conferences.
New York, Oct. 10.-Numerous con-
ferences were held yesterday between
the operators and Gov Odell and SEN
ators Platt, Quay and Penrose, but
late last night there were no evil
dences that any result had been
reached. The settlement rumors
were thick all day, but the conferees,
when approached on the subject, in
riably answered questions concern
ing the conferences with the words, 81
have nothing to say"
state May Mine Coal.
New York, Oct. 10.-There is the
highest authority for stating that if
the coal operators do not either recede
from their present position or succeed
in opening the Pennsylvania mines and
producing coal in large quantities
within the next few days Gov. Stone
will call a special session of the Penn
ri mi 1on c1 Oh, 70
will create a state coal commission
This state commission will proceed i'm
mediately with the. production of coal
under the right of eminent domain I'M
til the public demand for coal as win
ter necessity is adequately supplied.
Corner stone Dedicated.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The corner