The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-08
Ninth Week of the Strike Shows No
Change i'm the Relative Positions
of Miners and Operators.
LARGE DISTRICT CONVENTION
NO EXPLANATION OF MR.. MITCHELL'S
TRIP TO NEW YORK.
Help Promised the Strikers-WarrantS
for RiOters-COnditiOns in West
Virginia and other Fields.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July with
President John Mitchell in New York and
all the other miners leaders at Nanticoke
attending the annual convention of dis
trict No. 1, strike headquarters an
extremely quiet place to-day. The ninth
week of the suspension of anthracite coal
mining shows no change in the situation,
there not being the slightest indication that
either party to the controversy is ready to
quit. The visit of the miners chief to New
York continues to arouse interest. No
word of his movements in the metropolis
has been received here and there is much
speculation as to what caused him to go
there.
Conditions in and about the collieries re-
main unchanged, excepting that the heavy
rains of the last few days has increased
the amount of water somewhat in many
of the mines Mining superintendent do
not fear much trouble from this. most of
them expressing their confidence that with
a dry spell the pumps will rapidly reduce
it to its normal level The entire coal belt
was generally very quiet, very few men
congregating in the vicinity of the col
lieries. The large force of coal and iron
policemen, estimated at 5000, is kept con-
stantly on duty for any emergency. Sew
eral arrests were made in this valley to-
day of persons accused of intimidating al
legged unfair" workmen, but the arrests
were made so quietly as to cause no dis
turbance of any kind.
The district convention at Nanticoke to-
day disposed of considerable business of
a routine nature. About 400 delegates.
tending the convention which embraces all
the territory from Forest City, twenty-five
miles north of Scranton, TO Shickshinny.
sixteen miles south of here. Reports of
officers were presented and referred TO
committees, and the balloting for officers
was begun. There is some opposition TO
Secretary John Dempsey and Vice Presi-
dent Adam Ruscavage. President T. d.
Nichols will be unanimously reelected
The result of the election of other officers
will be not known until tomorrow. Dur
ing the afternoon District Presidents Duff
fy. of the Lehigh district, and Fahey, of
the Schuylkill territory, made brief ad-
dresses, in which they urged the delegates
to stand firm during the progress of the
strike.
Harry White, of New York, national
secretary of the Garment Makers Union
who, with President Mitchell is a member
of the Civic Federa+ions Cancellation com
mittee of thirty-six, arrived here to-day
for a conference with Mr.. Mitchell. Mr..
White said he here TO offer to the
miners the cooperation OF organized labor
He said labor leaders have held meetings
recently, at which the subject was dis
cussed, and he was authorized to make
the offer. Mr.. White also said that several
individuals who We're not connected with
organized labor in any way have inter
ested themselves in the miners strike.
They desire. he said to see the men win.
and they have made a proposition 10 the
Civic Federation TO help the mine workers
In substantial way If such action would
be of any use.
The Butler washery near Pittston started
operations to-day. Not many men are em-
ployed there.