Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-11-27
DISAPPOINTED BY
THE OPERATORS

: WASHINGTON, w Nov. 26 --Presid-
nnt Mitchell and his party left here
last night, sadly disappointed and
After they had reached an
agreement with Mr.. MacVeagh, repre-
senting the operators, as TO all the
main points at issue, and there re-
manned only few minor details to be
telegram came from Presid-
ent Baer, calling all negotiations. of
and ordering that the matter Of a set
tlcment be reverted to the strike COM
mission. N....
Mr.. MacVeagh was under the i'm
preston that he was fully empowered
to act for the operators in drawing up
a form Of agreement and had proceed
ed upon that assumption. All the
statements made during the day by
members of the conference were of the
most hopeful characters and had it not
been for P.c,id,uI ba.I ; telegram, it
is believed that definite terms Of set
Element would have been prepared for
the signatures of both parties within
the next day or two.
Mr.. Mitcholl's disappointment over
the outcome is the more intense be-
cause the conference was not called at
his solicitation but at that of Mr.. Mac
Veagh.
The conference yesterday afternoon
after Mr. Darrow 5 announ oment that
terms had been agreed upon came to a
sudden termination through the re-
ccipt Of a despatch to Mr. Wayne Mac
Veagh, representing the Pennsylvania
Coal Company and the Hillside Coal
and Iron Company, notifying him that
at Il meeting of the anthracite coal
road men in New York today it had
been decided not to grant an inter
view to Mr.. Mitchell and his associa-
tes, viii h had been suggested for Fri
day next.
The text of the message was as fol-
lows:
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ment can be made by the suggested
meeting The general judgment Of
the operators is that il will be best for
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OF the proposed agreement between the
operators and the miners completely
surprised everyone here.
From reliable source 1t IS learned
tnat the proposition that the operators
meet MI. MljcIItII Oh TIudS IcAt WAS
made at the instance OF Mr. MacNeagh
VINO was no less surprised than Mr..
Mitchell himself al the turn analrS
took yesterday.
Mr.. mitchell when SHOWN the deS-
patch from New YORK teIllng OF the
action OF the operators simply smiled
and SAID that he had not asked Tor the
conference but that when 1t was Sug-
gested to hlm II 1t would be agreeable
to meet the operators he SAID 1t would.
Mr. DarroW and Mr.. Lloyd, however,
were outspoken regarding the action
of the operators. Mr.. Darrow SAID
that it was now up to the operators
and that he would return at once to
Scranton and on Tuesday next would
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