The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-07
STRANGE MOVEMENTS
OF Mr.. MITCHELL
Believed He Is to Meet La
Dor Leaders in New York
NINTH WEEK OF THE STRIKE
Says His Visit to New York Has 10th
ing to Do With the Strike Situation.
Indianapolis Convention Only Ten
Days Of.

WILKESBARRE, July 1T is diff
1cult 10 believe here that President
MitchcH's visit to New York is merely
for the purpose of seeing friends depart
for Europe, as he says. His departure
was attended with so much mystery at
this end that it appeared to be of far
greater importance than he says it is.
He received a telegram at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning and took the first train
after carefully instructing his secretary
and others not to say word about
where he was going. It is still believed
here that he will meet some of the labor
leaders in New York
This morning begins the ninth week
Of the strike and important develop
ments are expected before its enc. as
there is every Indication that an ut
tempt Will be ma Ie to resume work at
some of the collieries
This morning several coal crews Of the
Lchigh Valley Railroad were put to
work and are making up trains of coal
cars at the coal yards, where hundreds
Of empties have been stored since the
beginning OF the strike
Where these are to be taken is not
known but they will not be placed di-
rectly at any coIliery. that making It too
apparent where work will be started.
They will. however, be placed at con-
venient distributing points.
special from New York says that
Mr.. Mitchell left his hotel shortly before
10 o'clock this morning, and went di-
rectIy 20 the Holland House, where ne
was admitted to a room on the second
floor He was in that room for long
time, and it was presumed that a con-
ference Of some kind was In progress.
Information as to the occupant or occu-
pants Of the room was withheld
In reply 10 questions, Mr. Mitchell
said this morning:
My visit here will have no bearing
whatever on the strike situation. / am
not going to confer with any Of the ope-
rators or representatives OF the coal
carrying railroads. 1 expect to leave
this evening Beyond that I have moth
ing TO say"
Mr. Mitchell would not discuss the
general strike situation, nor would he
say any tAftsS Ol the report fhat ne cX-
pected TO see Mr.. Easley.
Persons II the anthracite coal strike
refuse to think that the strike leader
would come here at this time unless he
had some very definite object In view
which related to the strike. They point
out that the Indianapolis convention is
but ten days distant and also that Mr.
Mitchell has Just returned from the
West, where he consulted with various
leaders OF the bituminous miners. They
insist that at such a critical time in the
strike it is not likely that he would
leave headquarters where his advisers
are, unless he believed that some point
in the strike would be gained thereby.
Few are so sanguine as to hope that
the trip Will result in any definite move
toward a settlement Of the existing diff
hculties- At the same time, however.
many persons hold that the persistent
rumoTs to the effect that Senator Hanna
had not yet given up trying to adjust the
strike coupled with the report that Mr..
Mitchell planned to see Mr.. EasJsy.
should not be passed over too lightly.
President TTUesdale, Of the Lacka-
wanna. says that no conference between
Mr. Mitchell and the operators has been
arranged