The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-25
MORE TALK OF PEACE
Story from New York That the
Coal Strike Is To End in
Short Time.
PROVES TO BE NEWS TO MITCHELL
Who Says Any Peace Proposal Will
De Submitted to the Men
in Convention.

W1lkeSbarre, Pa, Sept. 2U.-ln Or
der to set Ill rumors about a settle
ment of the miners strike at rest
President Mitchell states that if any
overtures were received from the OPP
orators they would first be submitted
TO a convention of the miners, and
the acceptance or rejection of any
proposition made by the coal compa-
MES would rest with the men them
selves.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 20.-The Tel
egraph last evening printed the fol-
lowing: Information reached The
Telegraph through a private source
this afternoon that the end of the
coal strike was in sight. The report
was to the effect that one of the
largest firms, whose representatives in
New York have been discussing the
situation for some time, had decided
upon a settlement, and an official an
nOuncement would be made either to-
morrow or early next week. The in
formation seemed to have considera-
bic foundation, and came as an an
swer to inquiries sent to New York
parties regarding the filling of large
orders for coal in this city, intimating
that the orders would probably be
filled sooner than was expected be-
cause of the encouraging prospects Of
an early settlement"
Mitchell Has Not Been Informed.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 20.-Presi-
dent Mitchell returned TO headquarters
last night from Scranton, where he
delivered an address yesterday He
said there was no change in the sit
uatiOn and that he knew of no plan
of settlement of the strike being on
foot. A dam on Solomon's creek, near
here, from which the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Co. obtained water
to operate it's Maffet washery, was
blown up by dynamite yesterday morn
ing. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company intended to start the wash
cry yesterday, but owing to the lack
of water the machinery could not be
put in operation Striking miners are
accused of blowing up the dam.
Attack on a Working Colliery.
Pittstown, Pa. Sept. 20.-A mob
attacked the colliery owned by w. H.
Holmes, which is located in the heart
of this city. After driving the non-
union workmen from the mine the
mob set fire to the breaker, which
was saved from destruction through
the efforts of number of men en-
plOyed in the vicinity. The colliery
resumed operations last week for the
purpose of furnishing coal to the 10
cal trade. Several nOn-unionists were
intercepted v sterday on their way to
No. 10 collie, ', which resumed opera
tons THURSDAY.
| Dynamite for q Home.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept 20. - The
home of Richard Parfitt, of Gilberton,
was badly damaged by an explosion
Of dynamite about II p. m. Thursday
The dynamite was placed under the
front part Of the house. and the front
porch was completely demolished and
the house badly wrecked. Parfitt was
at work when the explosion occurred,
and his wife and two children were
in bed. John oath, stable boss, ard
John Moller. assistant fireman at the
Mahonoy City colliery, were held up
by a crowd Of 800 strikers while on
their way to work yesterday and were
being roughly handled, when the coal
and iron police rushed from the stock
| ade and rescued them.
He Deserted the strikers Ranks.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 20. = Peter
Reminsky. a Georgetown miner who
applied for work at the stockade of
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany, was shot in the leg yesterday
by John Savage, a union miner, who
saw MIN desert the strikers ranks.