The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-17
MITCHELL
WON'T CALL
OFF STRIKE
Continued from Page II

l the may DG SclllcQ ny 1fAoAlSd5
lit is highly improbable
President Oliphant of the Delawar
& Hudson Railroad, said so far as tn
operators are concerned the situation
is unchanged.
After leaving the conference at Sena
ator Platt's office this afternoon Sena
tor Penrose said there had been no set
| tIenent of the strike yet.
Accompanied by an elderly mai
whose identity has not been disclosed
but who is presumably Mr. Guernsey.
Mr.. Mitchell drove to the Equitabl
building and hurriedIy entered a room
the door of which bore a sign New
York Commissioner st. Louis EXPOSE
ton
With his companion he remained il
the room for more than an hour, bu
with whom he talked could not b'
/ learned. When he left the room Mr.
Mitchell refused to answer any ques.
tons Accompanied by his mysterious
| companion, he drove direct to his ho-
tel Mr. Mitchell said he probably
would go to Wilkesbarre tonight.
The room at which Mr.. Mitchell call
! ed, it was learned, was engaged only a
couple of days ago, and the furniture
| was put in yesterday. A number of
| clerks from E. H. Harriman's office
were constantly coming and going after
| the conference began, and one of Mr..
Harriman's clerks was on guard at the
door At Mr.. Harriman'S office it was
said he was in town but he could not
be seen.
The report that Governor OdeIl was
active in an effort to settle the strike
and that he had participated in last
nights conference was denied by the
governor himself today.
While Mr.. Mitchell was at the Equit-
able building another conference was
in progress at Senator Platt's Office, a
few blocks away, between the New
York senator and Senators Quay and
Penrose.
One of the district presidents, Mr..
Nichols, was asked II there was any
possibility of an immediate end to the
strike. lie replied:
Unless the demands of the strikers
are granted in full, 1 do not see how
Mitchell can settle the strike without
calling a convention. IF only part of
the demands are granted that would
render it necessary to call q conven-
ton and that would take two weeks at
least"
Mayor Low today received the follow
ling telegram from Mayor Maybury of
Detroit:
Strike practically settled. Can you
confirm or correct any Misrepresentation
which may arise from this report?''
| Mayor Low replied:
II have no information on this re-
port
| Senator Penrose after the conference
| in Senator Platts Office said there had
been nothing accomplished at the COM
ference that would lead TO settlement
of the strike. He and Senator Quay,
he said, were contemplating returning
to Philadelphia today.
| This afternoon Mr.. Mitchell was in
conference with his associates at his
| hotel. Edward Lauderdach. who was
| also party to the conference between
Senators Plat, Quay and Penrose, cali
ed on j. P. Morgan during the day. He
said that he expected to see Mr.. Morgan
again this afternoon and also expected
1 to see President Mitchell. Governor
! Odell was also a party to the confer
ence.
CATHOLIC PRIEST AT WORK.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, October o.
Very Rev P. C. Nagle, rector of st
Nicolas German Catholic church of this
city, which has one of the largest con-
gregations in Northeastern Pennsylva-
MIA, among them being many mine
workers, wrote to President Baer of the
Reading company few days ago, ap-
pealing to him to do something for his
people. He stated there was not Sc
Ilnuch complaint against the scale OF
wages as there was against the lack Of
steady work. He felt that if the com
Ipanies would promise the men work
six days a week instead of an average
the year around of four days a week
the workers would have little cause fol-
complaint.
DIR. Nagle received the following re-
ply from Mr.. Baer today:
q am willing to promise the men full
time and steady work except wheI
work is prevented by unavoidable acci
dents. I am quite sure the conditions
are such that / can keep this promise
"Will you kindly tell me how I cal
give this assurance to the men to max,
1t most effective?"
THE TROOPS ON DUTY
WILKESBARRE Pa, October o.
The entire third brigade. under com
mand of General Goblin, is now in tn
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys AM
has control of the territory from Wap
wallopen and Mocoanaqua on the soutl
to Forest City on the north, stretcl
of sixty miles.
The generals attention was called t
statements made by company superin
tendents that the production of coal de
ponds altogether where the troops ar
relied to protect workmen and he wa
asked if his men will do police duty
He replied that he would do whateve
Governor Stone ordered him to do. TIL
soldiers were respectfully receives
everywhere in the valley
TRYING TO GET COAL.
NEW YORK, October 9.-Three com
mittees of citizens. representing tn
Merchants, Manufacturers and tn
Board of Trade of this city, in join
conference, have decided to call a mas
meeting to be held next Monday even
ing in Carnegie music hall to discus
means of getting coal TO the city ]