Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Strike Leader and Pennsylvania
Governor to Hold Confer
ence on Saturday.
BY THE EXECUTIVES INVITATION
Railroad Employees Committee Draft
ed Three Arbitration 6il!s-Stonc
Willing to Convene Lawmakers. If
Assured Bill Will Pass.

the executive mansion AT Harrisburg
and President Mitchell last night.
Mr. Mitchell, who was spending the
evening at Harvey's lake, telephoned
to this city that he had accepted an
invitation from Governor Stone to
confer with him at Harrisburg on Sat
urday. He did not know what mat
tiers would be discussed at the confer
ence.
Richardson Bore Messages to Mitchell
Harrisburg, Sept. 11.-Colonel viii
liam +. Richardson, keeper of the
state arsenal, who was sent by Gov
ernor Stone to WllkeSbarre yesterday
with a message to President Mitchell
of the United Mine Workers, returned
late last night and reported to the
governor at the executive mansion
Colonel Richardson said on his ar
rival here that his mission was such
that he could not disclose anything
and would not even admit that he had
gone to see Mitchell or that they had
met. He would disclose nothing af
ter leaving the mansion. Governor
Stone was even more reticent thar
Colonel Richardson. All that he could
be induced to say was that he was
doing everything possible to settle
the strike and that he could not pre-
dict what would be the result. The
governor would not say whether or
not he had heard from Mitchell
through Colonel Richardson or
whether the latter has seen the strike
leader.
Committee Drafted Arbitration Bills
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. IA com
mittee from the state legislative board
OF railroad employees of Pennsylvania
will go to Wilkesbarre today to NEE
President Mitchell and the district
presidents of the United Mine Work
ers for the purpose Of discussing Ger
tain arbitration legislation to be con
sidered by the general assembly ii
Governor Stone shall call an extra
session.
The committee has drafted three
bills to be submitted to the mine
leaders and If they are approved by
them they will be presented to the
governor. with request that he call
an extra session for their considera-
ton The committee in charge Of the
proposed legislation has been assured
by the executive that If he can be sat.
isfed that the legislature would en-
act legislation that would settle the
coal strike and prevent other strikes
he will not hesitate to call the legis-
lature together.
The bills which have been prepared
by the committee provide for com.
pulsory arbitration In labor disputes,
| which shall be submitted TO boards
and commissions to be appointed by
the courts and by the governor, and
whose decision shall be final The
bills are not yet completed, but drafts
have been submitted to several prom.
nent attorneys, who have advised
those In charge or the proposed legis
lation that the measures are not in
conflict with the constitution.
The railroad committee consists OF
Milton T. Robinson. Of Harrisburg;
William ]. Zerby, OF Mauch Chunk,
and George w. Coyle, OF Philadelphia
Quay Says Strike May 6e Issue.
New York. Sept. 11.-Senator Quay
Of Pennsylvania, returned from New
York yesterday from the Adirondacks
He said:
II saw Senator Plat this morning
/ am not here on matters relating +
1 the coal strike. | am On my way tc
Philadelphia after a vacation. | shall
leave on the o'clock train. / do not
know when the anthracite strike viii
| end. | have had no conference re
! garding the strike settlement with
| any one since / have been in the Adj
rondacks. The coal strike is not 20
| litical issue in Pennsylvania now
There is 70 telling whether it may be
until the campaign begins in earnest.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 1.-THE
coroner's jury investigating the cause
Of death Of the Italian union miner
CastelIi when he and Frank Portray