Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-25
N7TVHELL CONFIDENT.
Strike Leader Says, "We Are cong
to VIM"
HIS WESTERN MISSION FAILED
The aid lie Sought iid Not ""''
fxr--Vhe strikers nnd N""""'""
workers Clash In sfrhh'""'
End of Fifteenth Wees

Wilkesbarrp, Pa. Aug. % lFesl
dent Mitchell has arrived here Irol'
Chicago. He said he was not gong !"
New York to hold II conference with
any of the presidents Of coal carry '"I
railroads. SO far AZ he knew the s!l|l'i'
ton was unchanged.
"Thc miners" he said. "alc Just a.
firm uuw as the first day Iley went Oh
ST. Ike"
Il am lust as confident ms ever too
continued the chief officer Of the StrlK-
ing amy. that We are going to win.
MIR. Mitchell denied that he was In
communication with Bishop Potter
but said the miners were still open
to arbitration providing it could be
secured by honorable means. When
asked if ne had an engagement to
meet United States Senators quay ana
Penrosc, Mr.. Mitchell replied III the
negative
The Fifteenth Week
The close of the fifteenth week OF
| the strike shows that the operators
| have made some gains in the Wy"ln'
ing region. The output of coal has
been larger than at any time since the
strike began. This is due to the fact
| that more washcries have been in oper
alton the past week than at any preyi-
Gus time since May II. But all the
big mines are still idle. and from what
can he learned the miners show little
i,1f.l iny, To pnt IN
President Mitchell appeared in good
humor. 1t is understood. however, that
his mission to the western bitulnnous
fields was a failure. The relief fund
established at the indianapolis con
vcntiOn has been unfruitful, and presi-
dent Mitchell hurried to the west last
week in an attempt to remedy the sit
uation. Aside from individual contri
buttons it is said that not a cent has
been received from the union bitum-
nous miners.
The method adopted at the 1ndianap-
oils convention for the collection of the |
relief fund was to have a dollar De
Quoted from the weekly salaries of
each union bituminous miner. The coal
companies were to-. do this for the
United Mine Workers at the works |
Despite the unusual degree of cordial
ity that exists between them the btu |
minous operators have refused TO carr
out this plan. President Mitclolls tliu |
was for the purpose Of ci!dsslY RING l., |
induce the operators to rectnSid Their
determinations and the Understandable
is that he failed. He refuses to be- H..
on this question.
Superintendent Rose of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad who is regarded
as the leader of the mine officials. rav,.
out the following Interview:
II wonder who is going to he the
next man to settle the strike now that
Bishop Potter, Morgan and two state
politicians all have been suggested
ma nothing has developed as vet.
lheres one thing certain, and that is
nat the companies are not going ia
)ack down. They can stand long
lege of it better than the men can
no there are not going to be any weak
hearted moves on the part of the cor.
'oratlons. This strike certainly is a
errlble thing, but it has to he gone
trough with now and carried to a def. !
lite conclusion"
Workers and Strikers Clash
A dispatch from Scranton saws: 1.-TWO
onunion miners were seriously in
lred IN this city as the result of an at.
lex made on them by crowd of
rrlkers. The two men were ininrnd /
urlng a riot between strikers and :,
)hunlon men at the Dodge collicrv
EVERY morning strikers have CON.
'eSated near the six collierics that
NV are IN operation in this CITY and r
I'VE endeavored to persuade tho MOI,
join their ranks and leave tho ~,
oyment of the coal companies Dur.
Z me last three days the entire no. II
g department has been called out ~ u,
'ell the disorders that have existod +,
tween these two forces Ona NOV, 8,
non miner was badly battered oror nj
t. mead IN Il recent disturbance ca
-Four strikers were arrested d,,ri, ~,
last trouble ana now are lodo.d - l.,
= rriltrhl police station. John Ey,na w.
Il William Thompson. the two u'a', ~
10 were injured, are in the hoy,,ita, on
this city They were kicked .,i ll.'i W
= face and bodies" ''u'
dispatch from Tamaqua. Pa s,,.a.
The coroner's jury selected for ~ b., n,'
pose of placing the Responsiveness a ae Ir T."
killing of Patrick Sharp. who wo os o ,n'
lea at Nesquehonng last ,Ionda+ ~
iIt' has rendered the FOLLOWING u".' ~" i
/: 'That Patrick Sharp came n w. n ',.'
tn by the malicious act of ojt, n's hia
rry McElmoyle or William Rona TVS
s. ana IN view of the evidence aa .,,'
ed we advise that both tbe s" " ,, rv
'ry McElmoyle and William poa" vt :"
! be held for trial. |0ne' 90
The verdict is unsatisfactory 70 ~,
e workers, who claim that Mor' 3.
lie did the shooting" Ad,
Disposal of Fair Estate III
n francisco, Aug 25.-Judgo roo, cup
0 further arU,1p,o,%. Ooh ne