New-York tribune., 1902-10-02
MITCHELL COMING EAST.
PLEASED WITH PLAN To DISCUSS
STRIKE N WASHINGTON
d IELEaEATH u - rrIErNr !

tET TELEGBAFH To TIE TRIBJNF1
Ni.kesoarre. Penn. oct president Mitchell
Was greatly elsfed this afternoon when re received
President RooSevelts invitation n Coutereros IN
Washington on FRIDAY. and in few minutes re
sent his acceptance called the district presidents
N"ssrs. Nichols, DEGy and Fahey. INTO a confer
tfoe lie Viii take them with him tomorrow after
noon, although President Roosevelt did NOT include
them n the invitation he hopes however. that
the President viii also ask them 10 be present ss
ifeE have h"en a. an The important meetings since
The beginning ~ the strike
The PARTY VIII leave mere Tomorrow afternoon
reaching Washington about midnight and alI re-
tLrn as soon as possible after the conference Fres
ofht Mitchell has not heard tonight whether amy
of me coal operations are ~ be present
As 10 Nhai h' expects viii result from the --0-
ference he Viii nor say, uut 70 IS certain that the
strikers viii not consider any plan for ending The
strike which docs not give them substantial con-
e"s~tons They are certain thar rrer have tHe
strike Won. snd thar they can ho,i our srtl me
operators give IN. Cf5cials ~ tho union saw to-
niE7t that no proposition IN rre way ri offer To-
return 10 work with promise 10 consider r-a
grievances viii be accepted
Coal of'icials think nothing can come NJ tho
r0eeiH- EXCEPT perhaps a clearer Understandings hv
me strikers that 'he operators are determined o.
maintain their p0S.roa. and they hope that when
'he strikers md the national administration cannot
take steps 70 torre endinr of tho strike they VIII
see The hope,essness ~ The srurErl- AND m
work
Mr. Mitchell admitted tonight thar the confer.
er-e al tho Hotel Walton I'm PhtIa6elrrf4 on Non
cav had nothing 70 do with the conference -r-
ranged hv the President. hut ne viii saw no more
regsrd.rs ~ than that Tonight IN s0esbi-E -
che situation. he said
During he last few day.s Ne have gairsd large
--5 .- --,rii''..ll. ''l ca "'ih-l- L, o5r-
lt-.'a r. .L- 'ol-igi-'s. VINO are noW f'-si ~ me
vgsk. and ave ,olnipE The strikers Otherwise tle
as' several weeks. The strikers are gaining con
Whatever the result ~ The conference on Friday.
r Is evident thar tha action or me President has
-a ,7rrru- Tns, sx..rr more sS-,s,,s -, rs-ts
Despite the assertions ~ tne strikers that they are
th7t they are not losing ary. ana some that the
spplls4ilons for NoTk 22ntinne some 0onTanies5
declare that Ibis is due 20 the peace Tumors keep
To-morrov rhe ATTORNEYS for the Peoples Am
sroe expect 20 fl- msD6ar0us proceedings f0 The
se'tral fo9t Sounl'es @ me s2al 'olat4 %
---", - a. w. s.-. ,l.-. ~ ~. s+-- ..-- 4's
'-If lbs VI. s.a u .,.i-'I -, ~ , 81. ~ f''
\eH-lerssz taking coal from the L-htsh C-sl .0d
wrecked. an engine and several cars being thrown
from the track hv 81 obstruction when fes ara. s-
F CIV issso ~ a,5 ,5s otiEe ,;a,s U a'4 - s w.
before mo WORK on me wreck proceeded For d
The oddes- ses,,tse.e - ne, strike. o--rrrss 70
day. The l-' strikers arrested by yolurf7r.y sur
sisted TO-DAY upon .rIlS laS-h ~ h-''tnS.-.t -I
( 9 hearing. tesLns irelr denana larseE Elon me
and an sorts OF ri-s were hired at C@0rrslia for
tho tWeufv-fye mile Journey When they started
tho entire town turned Qua fo~ fE- event T he
ner dressed 'n their miners cl0rf,-. climbed '-ro
the wagons and with many horns footing and
much singing and cheering the long Vr0Uae-i1 On
started 80 Ions was n that lr O'Clock To-
lieht before tho odd turnout reached Bloom srr.rs
| witnesses and strikers aU happy and singing The
4 Sheriff was the sole officer charge. The men
/ could be crowded into the office 90 Justice
/ Iacahv. : the hiE courtroom thrown 0uen
and the hearing began az 2 O'Clock The men de-
cared that = they are held they viii furnish
4 hail hut VIII compel the county ~ send them 20
| iau The entire town turned out ~ greet r0ar1.