Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-02
A SETTLEMENT
IS EXPECTED
All Interests in the Coal Fields Have High
Hopes Of Tomorow's
Conference.
READING IS HAULING COAL
Angry Mobs Gathered In Plymouth This Morning and
Soldiers We're Called Upon 10 Dsperse Them
Rocks We're Hurled at Deputies at
Fighters Co|ery


Mitchell was busy this morning gettinl
ready for his trip to Washington. HI
will leave late this afternoon for Phil
adeIphia whence he will go direct t.
the national capital. All interests herr
are now of the opinion that the confer
ence to be held at the White house will
bring about a settlement of the strike
Angry mobs gathered in the vicinit.
washeries at Plymouth this morning
At first the sheriff tried to disperse thu
crowds, but several of his deputies
were in danger of their lives. Colone
then called upon. He sent compan!
of soldiers to the scene and eleven mer
We're arrested charged with disorderly
conduct and refusing to obey the proc
lamation issued by the sheriff and dis
perse.
MEN HURLING ROCKS.
Mount Carmel, Pa, Oct. lowing to
crowd of unknown men hurting rocks
at the deputies at Fighters colliery
last night, company of soldiers was
posted at the mine today while another
company was taken to Shamokin on a
special train to prevent the pickets
from stopping -unionists from go.
ing to work at the Reading and other
collieries.
READING SHIPPING COAL.
Reading, Oct. 2.-Today the Reading
Railway Company claims to have
brought down $500 tons of coal and
yesterday 5000 tons. The Reading Off
cials claim that their shipments since
Hast Sunday amount to 10000 tons.
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED OUT.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct 2.--Twenty-
five hundred miners in the employ of
Company, on orders from the executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America, District of Alabama, suspen-
ded work today. The suspension is on
account of the refusal of the operators
to collect for the union, one dollar per
week assessment made on all union
miners for the benefit of the anthracite
strikers in Pennsylvania. 1t is thought
probable that the Blue Creek and Bloc
ton mines of the Tennessee Company,
also will be involved, if an adjustment
will not soon be reached.
PRESIDENTS WILL GO.
New York, Oct. 2.-The railroad pres
idents, who received President Roose-
velt's invitation to meet him tomorrow
in Washington and discuss the coal
strike situation, leave the city this af-
ternoon. They will go together Presi-
dent Fowler of the New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad, said today in
regard to the coal situation in New
York, that by an arrangement among
themselves, the coal companies were
the elevated railroad with
sufficient coal to run it's trains. The
schools and hospitals in this city will
also be taken care of, and arrangements
will be perfected in few days to sup
ply the poor people in this city with
coal in small quantities at low prices
President Cassatt of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad, who received a special in
from President Roosevelt to
attend tomorrow's conference, was a
visitor at J. P. Morgan's office today. IT
have not yet decided to accept the
presidents invitation said Mr.. Cas-
satt, "but expect to make up my mind
later in the day." Morgan and his rep
talked with some of the
leading operators today. 1t is UNDER
stood that a certain memoranda has
been prepared and will be submitted to
the president at tomorrow's confer
ence.
COAL FROM WALES.
London, Oct. 2.-According to the st.
James Gazette, Cardiff firm yester-,
day booked single American order for
$4,000 tons Of steam coal.