Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-10
BAER IN NE w YORK
Is Attending the Strike Settle
 ment Conference.
POLICEMAN ATTACKED TO-DAY

He Used His Revolver aud One of the Crowd Fired from Shotgun at the Policeman-No News Given Out After To-day's Conference in New York-Wilcox's Letter to President Roosevelt.
 WilkeSbarre. Pa, Oct 10.--Detach- Hants of the Ninth regiment and the Philadelphia Second City troop were sent out to the mining towns early this morning and returned here after a
 couple hours march. The soldiers found no crowds gathered anywhere and the several towns were reported to be quiet. The chief interest here is in the conferences being held in New York between the leaders and the coal operators and news from there is eagerly awaited.
 Prof John Graham Brooks, of Cam bridge, Mass, has been in the coal regions several days making further investigation of the situation for United States Labor Commissioner Wright He is instituting cir<pfal in- qulry into the charges of violence and will make report to Colonel Wright in few days. It Is understood that MT Brooks is pursuing the investiga- ton by direction of President Roose- 1 welt.
 New York, Oct 10.-Another phase was injected into the coal situation to- day by the making public of the letter which David Wilcox wrote to Presi, dent Roosevelt. In this letter he de- manded that the federal government proceed against the miners organiza. ton as 8 conspiracy to prevent inter- state commerce. Mir Wilcox Is said to < represent all the coal operators. 1t is said that J. F. Morgan had a confer ence with Senators Quay and Penrosef this morning. President Baer of the Reading road and Thomas of the Erie called at MT Morgan's office. and the@ latter went to senator Platt's office. The conference at Senator Platt's of. nee adjourned shortly after I o'clock. governor Odell, who was present, said mere was nothing to say. Senator Platt said that everything had been put over until next Tuesday
 Washington, Oct 10.-President Roosevelt, after receiving and reading the letter of MT Wilcox, referred it to the attorney-general
 Philadelphia, Oct 1O-President Baer of the Reading railway went to New York this morning, presumably, to participate in the strike settlement conerence now being held in that city.
 Shamokin, Pa, Oct 1O-A Reading Co coal and iron policeman and four non-unionists were driving from town to Henry Clay shaft this morning when a crowd hurled rocks at them. The policeman fired shots at the crowd while a Hungarian emptied a shotgun at the policeman. Before the firing became general two companies of the Tenth infantry put the crowd to fight ana the non-unionists went to work.
 All of the leading oollieries in this vicinity were guarded by troops all night.
 New York, Oct 1O.-If the miners, strike continues a few days longer says the Tribune, paralysis of the ga rment and coak industry, one of the greatest sources of employment on the east side, may be expected. One of the most conservative members of the Garment Makers union. who has been Tor many years associated with that industry is quoted to the effect that ten days more of the strike will mean the throwing out of work of at least twenty-five thouand persons.