The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
CONFERENCES !:
But NO RESULT.
Operators and Strike Leaders
Closeted With Many
Advisers.
RUNORS OF A SETTLEMENT
Senator Platt, Quay and Pen
rose and Five Coal Road
Presidents Have q
Meeting.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-CoaI opera.
tors. miners representatives Unitad
Siates senaI"rS aud others interested
III bringing 10 an end the coal strike in
| pennsylvania anthracite region met
, Ill INFORMAL conferences in yarious
laris Of the city last night after day
lhat produced conference after confer.
eice. Still others are being held today
ana 1t is believed that the various in.
'ercsts are endeavurng 10 get toycth.
ef 50 that some definite action may
be taken.
various runIOrS We're atioat In ST even,
Ing that a settlement had been effected
and several railroad presidents sent
Word TO others 10 that effect it was
reported.
lhe situation, taken all in all. seems
to Indicate that definite action NAV bs
taken soon, though reports regarding
various phases Of the situation are con.
ilicting.
Ere sidcnt Mitchell of the United
Nine Workers early in the day said he
would return to WiIkeSbarre at night,
Later in the day. when Senators Platt
quay and Penrose and Governor Odelj
and five presidents Of coal carrying
railroads We're in conference. he said
he would remain in The city.
a visit was made to the office of J..
T. Morgan Il Co. by President Il. B.
Thomas Of the Erie railroad after the
conference at Senator platts office was
at an end. Mr.. Thomas, who had been
one OF the conferees, saw Mr.. Morgan,
but no statement could be secured
from either Of them after the meeting.
Awaiting Mr.. Mitchell at the Ash
land House when he returned there
was oscar Straus, a member of the
committee of the Ameri-
can Civic federation. They talked to-
scther and then retired to Mr.. Mitch.
Ellis rooms.
Shortly after this General benjamin
t. Tracy and Albert Boardman coun-
'el for the Pennsylvania railroad, went
o the Ashland House and were admit
ed to the rooms where Mr.. Mitchell a
nu MI Straus were i'll earnest conyer- l1sAs
alton. a..-.~ -AA
After the conference at his ofiicesSEa
senator platt said there was nothing to
ay and that another conference would ~
q held. When or where he would not
ny. Governor Odell. when seen after
is return to the Fifth Avenue hotel.
AID nothing had been accomplished
nd would say nothing about future
Inference.
From what may be described as an
lSldr and authoritative source it may
announced that the conference ut
le office Of Senator Platt was abso-
tely without result the operators re-
lSjng TO consider the political aspect
the situation and maintaining the
'>ition that the question was one be-
fccn employer and employee as to the
engagement or tie r:orf---1
rnod.
During the late afternoon dclega-
N of Hebrews, headed by Jacob =.
Her called on President Mitchell.
ley presented him with S1,2l017, the
teptS from an entertainment given
onday at the Peoples theater. They
id Mr.. Mitchell the money was from
rSonS who SympathiZc with the strik-
and their cause.
It Is stated on good authority that
'oug pressure has been brought to
ar on j. +. Morgan by the politicians
persuade him. If possible, to use his
lucncc to end the strike. But Mr..
,rgan, it Is understood, refused to be-
me- involved i'll the matter i'll any
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