Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-04
President to Confer With Coal
Earons and : iaers'
Leaders.
KNOX IS TO &c PRESENT.
Len. Carroll .. Wright tlso to Attend.
Outlook .t4opeTui Owing to Acute
rczs CT Situation and Fre-iGent's
Discriminate , to Secure Ca.tisment

Washingtcn, oct. The confer
ence Between tie president, the ccal
opc! ators ard Mr.. Mitchell, of the
miners unicn, will be held today. 1t
was decided iast night that Attorney
General Knox should attend. He Will
be the Cn.y memOer Of the cabinet
who will be present. Carroll ID.
Wright, commissioner Of labor, who
recently made an investigation CT the
strike situation, also will attend on
the invitation of the president. While
everyone connected with the admin
istration is extremely reticent con-
corning the coming conference, there
Is feeling Of hope among those clos
to the president that it is going to re-
suit in a settlement of the strike. This
hope Is based upon the acuteness OF
the situation and the necessity that
exists for a settlement, along with the
known determination of the president
to bring about a settlement OF the
great labor controversy, If such q
thing be possible.
Operators Arrived In Washington.
The special train with the presi-
dents Of the anthracite coal roads ar
rived in washington shortly after 9
o'clock last u.gEt. They did not leave
their cars and their train was switch
ed to a siding IN the ya.ds OF the
Baltimore ana Ohio road for the night
and Later taken to u switch three
miles away.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE coal presi-
dents lett fCT Washington at All
o'clock yesterday on special train.
The parry cCns4S,ed CT Z. B. Thomas,
Of the Erie; PRESIDENT Fowler, OF the
Ontario and Western; David Wilcox,
vice pryS.uenL aLu general counsel OF
the Delaware ana Hudson, who went
as the personal representative CT
President Olypnant; President Trues-
dale, OF the nackawanna, and John
Markle, the independent operator.
PEilaGe. phia, Oct. 3.-The coal
presidents en- route from New York
city to Washington arrived here in
their special train at $40 p. m. Pres
ident Baer, Of the Reading company,
joined the party here. To this point
the train consisted Of a passenger
coach and the private car Atlas. Here
the coach was taken off and Presi-
dent Bacr's private car Philadelphia
was attaches. They left here tier
for Washington.
Wilkesbarre. a., Oct. 3.-President
Nit Nsi., W.. t4e United Mine Workers,
accompanied by the district presi-
dcn.s, Nichols, Duty and Fahy, left
here last evening for Washington via
Philadelphia Mr. Mitchell conferred
with the district presidents through
the day. 1t is not known what policy
the executive board Of the miners
union will pursue at the conference.
Strike Leaders Wont to Washington.
Philadelphia, Oct 3.-National
President John Mitchell, Thomas D..
Nichols, president OF district No. l;
Thomas Duffy, president Of district
No. 7, and John Fahy, president Of
district No. 9, CT the United Mine
Workers Of America, who left Wilkes
barre, Pa, yesterday for Washington,
passed through this city last night
President Mitchell and his colleagues
declined to have anything to say re-
garding today's coal strike confer.
ence President Mitchell said he did
not care to be quoted or referred to
in any way in connection with it. He
did, however, say that the three dis
trict presidents, at the request Of
President Roosevelt, will attend the
conference.