Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
LEADERS OF LABOR CONFER
President Mitchell and District Presidents
Meet in Philadelphia.
.TwENTY-FIRST WEEK OF THE STRIKE
Both side Remain Firm and lei
Insists that Time Will Wear
the Other Out and Break
the strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2s.-President
Mitchell and seoretary-Treasurer Wilson
Of the United Mine Workers. arrived here
at 7: 80 O'Clock this morning from P%Ittsburg.
They were met at the Pennsylvania rail-
road station by District Presidents Mich
OILS, Fahy and Dutfy, OF the three anthra-
cite coal districts.
After a hurried breakfast the labor lead
ers went direct TO the ONCE of John J.
Keegan, business agent Of the Machinists'
International union. Later President
President Mitchell went to the Hotel Wal
ton unaccompapied by any of the other
labor leaders.
Soon after President Mitchell arrived at
the Walton Messrs. Nichols. Fahey and
Dufy were sent for and they Joined their
leader in an upper room OF the hotel. The
party remained in conference until nearly
noon, when Mr.. Wilson and the three dis
trict presidents came down In the elevator
and hurried away from the hotel, refusing
to talk to reporters. They would say moth
ing about their future movements.
Treasurer Wilson said to a representative
Of the Associated Press that there is no
indication OF an early ending Of the strike.
Because Of the fact that the Walton Is
the headquarters of state political leaders
a rumor was heard that there was political
significance in the mysterious conference.
This was denied by Treasurer Wilson, who
said the meeting had nothing to do with
politics.
Mr.. Mitchell left the Hotel Walton at
Ills p. m, after being closeted with some
one in an upper room since 9 a. m. He
was met by a number Of newspaper re-
porters and to each he made the same re-
ply; Il have nothing to say"
Mr.. Mitchell would not tell the name of
the person with whom he conferred nor
whether the conference was held with RET
erence to a settlement Of the strike.
There is much mystery surrounding the
conference and every effort to have Mr..
Mitchell talk was Unavailable. He left for
Wilkesbarre this afternoon.
shipments Are Falling on.
louisville, Pa, Sept. 2s.-The ship.
ments OF coal last week from the Phil.
~adelphia q Reading west end operations
Goodspring and Brookside collieries, ant
the Kalmia washery, we're not as good as
the week previous, but there are seventy
cars which were loaded last week ana are
on the sidings ready to be taken down the
road.
It is claimed there are $1,000 tons o.
loose coal In G~oodspring .colliery alone
that can be prepared for market without 6
miner driving a pick. This comes from
what are called runs" The mines are
on an incline. and the coal. after a yuan.
tity is removed below, begins to run to the
gangway.
Owing to the high price Of coal the culn
banks will probably be more profitable
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iror
- -,1rIr 1l-n
ing sites for the erection Of washeries a.
different points. Among those are Swa'
tara and Donaldson, where great culn
banks exist that we're dumped forty years
ago and are one-half coal.
T~wenty-First week"of. strike.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa. Sept. 2s.-Th'
opening Of the twenty-hrst week Of thu
coal strike shows very little change II
the situation. The operators say the!
have more men at work this morning thar
they had on any date last week. A
strike headquarters reports received show
there has been no break in the ranks o
the strikers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 29.-The coal com
panies here have agreed to sell what an
thracite they have on hand at $40 a ton, no
more than two tons to a customer. The,
have filled all contract orders with enough
to last several months, and the surplus 4
now to be divided among consumers. TIL
companies claim hat few large centers ar
so fortunate as Minneapolis and st. Paul Il
supplies and prices.
Mob stops a Train.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Sept. 2s.-The miners
train on the Pennsylvania, bound for tn
Richards ~colliery, near Mount Carmel. wa
stopped by a mob this morning. who re
fused to allow the train to proceed.
The train was so thoroughly stoned tina
only two windows panes were left unbroken
Most OF the men aboard got under the seat
and escaped injury. The passengers o.
the train consisted OF carpenters, repai
men and pump men for the Richards col
Iiery. No attempt is being made to wor
this operation.
Three men on their way to work at tn
Pennsylvania colIiery at Green Ridge wer
pulled on a trolley car by a mob and Sc
verely beaten.
DynamIted at Midnight.
MAHANoY CITY. Pa. Sept. 29.-Th
home Of Michael Weldon on West Pin
street was dynamited. at midnight. TIL
front OF the house was shattered and tn
windows in other buildings in the bloc
were broken. Weldon was not at HON
when the explosion occurred. His famil
escaped without injury Weldon has bee
doing nonunion work at Schuylkill collier!
wILKEsBARRE. Pa, Sept. 29.-Josep
ellis, the striker who was shot at Yves
I Nanticoke yesterday by Joseph Sweeney,
; detective, died In a hospital in this cit
this morning. Sweeney was given a pre-
Iiminary hearing and was committed
sail. g
OPERATORS ASK PRoTECTIoI