Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
MINES IN BAD WAY
They are Slowly Being Filled
 With Water.
FIRE FIGHTING MINERS DESERT

And the Jersey Mine is Suffering as
 the Company is Short of Men
 Roosevelt Delegates Wright to Col
 Iect Eyidence-The Strikers Have
 Not Much Faith in Visit of Mitchell
 to Carroll D. Wright
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 10.-In the absence of President Mitchell from strike headquarters to-day there was g dearth of news from the miners side. President Mitchell is expected to arrive here from New York late this afternoon.
 Not much significance is placed on his visit to Commissioner Wright, it being generally believed that he went to the metropolis merely to give the labor commissioner some inSife infor nation for the benefit of President Roosevelt.
 The mining superfHendents in this valley said to-day there was no change in the conditions at their col lieries.
 Water is slowly accommodating in many of the mines throughout the en- lIG ItSlOu. I0pOIlS to the contrary, it is said on authority that the mines are not in as good con dition as they were when the strike of the engineers, firemen and pump men began.
 About 9 men who were engaged in fighting fire at the Jersey mine of the . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company deserted their posts This IS said to be a serious matter for the company, which is short of men.
 New York. June 1O.-United States Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright went to Tarrytown, N. T.. to- day to attend the commencement exer- cises of the Hackley Hall school, of which he is a trustee. This afternoon he will call on President Truesdale of the Lackawanna railroad; President Olyphant of the Delaware and Hudson company and any of the other rail- road presidents that may be in the city to secure further information for President Roosevelt on the coal strike
 NEW YORK, June 1O.-To state the miners side of the strike situation President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America last night met with Carroll D. Wright, United States commissioner of labor, who was direct ed by President Roosevelt to gather all the information possible on the sub- ject. Shortly after MT. Wright entered his rooms at the Manhattan hotel lie was joined by President Mitchell, who went there unaccompanied, having reached the city from Tilkesbarre at o'clock p. m. The conference lasted several hours
 When Mir. Mitchell reached the hotel, he refused to discuss the strike situa- tion, saying he had come to New York at the request of Mr. Wright and that he was prepared to giy4 hun Suce :o- formation as he might desire. It. was said that MT. Mitchells statement would be dictated to a stenographer and that it would be submitted to Pres ident Roosevelt just as spoken
 Commissioner Wright, after confer ences with several of his men in the afternoon, said that he had summoned MT. Mitchell for the purpose of getting at the facts. They were to talk over matters, he said, and it will depend on the interview between them whether he will see the operators.
 MT. Wright said he has known MT. Mitchell for several years and considers him to be an able and upright man. He said: T must go about this matter dip- locatically, because if negotiations look ing toward the settlement of the strike are in progress by my investigation I might do more harm than good.
 President Roosevelt" he continued, 'is anxious to know the inside facts connected with the strike because the boards of trade in different parts of the country have appealed to him to take some action in regard to the indus trial contest now going on. The presi- dent therefore decided to get the infor- nation by means of this investigation"
 Quiet In West Virginia.
 HUNTINGTON, W. Va, June 1O.- Quiet reigns in all coalfelds in the southern portion of the state. No vio- lenoe has been reported from any quar- ter. The operators, however, fear trou- ble before the strike is over, and Win ebssters are being received daily by express Officials of the United Mine