Evening star., 1902-09-04
PLAY WAITING GAME
Mine Operators Are Watch
ing Senator Quay.
HE MAY MAKE GOOD
BELIEF IN WALL STREET HE rs
NOT BLUFFING.
President Baer's Letter May Be the
Cause of His Downfall on
the Reading.
Special From Staff Correspondent.

special From q stan correspondent
| NEW YORK, September 4.-The positive
statement, emanating directly from the Of
| flee of Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan, can be made
this afternoon that Mr.. Morgan is not ne
| gotiating with President Mitchell of the
Mine Workers Union for a settlement of
the strike.
The political phase of the coal strike is
the one which at present engrosses the at
tention of the capitalists who are operating
the anthracite mines. They are waiting to
see if Senator Quay viii make good his
threat to call the Pennsylvania legislature
into extra session and pass legislation hos
tile to the railways,
The situation is a little bit complicated
for Mr.. Morgan. In addition to his original
interest in the anthracite mines the Nor
gan party is conducting what is be-
lieved to be great merger of anthracite
properties. This is thought to be mani
Tested In the deal for the Reading railway
which just now is going through and which
occupies the attention of Wall street.
May Throw Baer Over.
1t is said in financial circles here that Mr.
Morgan may find it necessary to throw over
President Baer, who yesterday declined
to permit political consideration to
enter into the strike 1t would
not surprise Wall street If Mr.
Morgan should at later day take hold of
the situation himself and deal through Sem
ator Platt of this state with Senator Quay
to make some arrangements by which
everything could be called off
First, it is thought that Mr.. Morgan will
wait a little while to see whether Senator
Quay can get his legislature to meet, and
what the attitude of the mne workers
union will be.
af hn HrNta
Western is now in the coal fields, and VIII
be back tomorrow, when he will meet
President Baer of the Reading and make a
report to Mr.. Morgan upon the result of his
investigation which was conducted for the
purpose of ascertaining the probab BILE
strength of the miners, their ability to hold
out and the possibility of getting men to
start the mines.
Belief That Quay Will Make Good.
From this end of the line 1T is little diff
ficut to speculate about Senator Quay's
next move, but l find the belief is quite
prevalent that the senator will endeavor to
carry out his threat. In financial circles,
therefore, they are prepared to hear that
the Pennsylvania political managers have
taken radical action along the lines
threatened by Senator Quay. n. o. NJ.
Shipments Falling Off.
PHILADELPHIA, September Awhile
Lne pennsylvania rallrOaG is Stlll trans
porting weekly thousands of tons of btu
minous coal and coke originating on the
lines east of Pittsburg and Erie, its an
thrac cite shipment for the week ended Au-
gust 80, of 513 tons was the smallest since
the strike was inaugurated. The other
shipments for the week were: Bituminous
coal, 5f1,SS6 tons; coke, 196,567 tons.
Situation at Tamaqua
TAMAQUA, Pa, September 4.-Althousn
Maj. Gearhart did not send any part Of
| the troops out this morning the non-unon
men Were not molested while on their way
tc work. 1t is claimed that about the same
number of men went to work today as yes
terday. The Lehigh Valley Company
claims to be shipping 600 tons of coal a
day from the No. Il coliery and 250 tons a
day from the No coHiery. The greater
part of the coal is procured by 'jigging
culm.
President Baers statement to Senators
Quay and Penrose has had depressing
effect upon the miners here. Yesterday
they were confident of victory. Today they
say the end of the strike seems a long way
off