The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-30
TO GUARD THE COAL MINES
5000 SPECIAL POLICE
 MEN MADE.

test-Report That R Settlement is I'm
 minent Not ference Re. 1 ported Between Hanna and Repre-.
 sentative of J. P. Morgan,
 Harrisburg, Pa, May 29.-There have been issued from the state and eXecu-
 tive departments commissions for
 about 1,600 coal and iron policemen
 since the beginning of the strike in the anthracite coal regions. This
 morning applications were made by fif-
 teen companies for the appointment of nearly 200 more and their commissions
 were promptly issued, The appoint
 ment of so many special policemen is
 taken to indicate that the coal com
 panies propose to settle down for a long | contest,
 | Cleveland, May PA report was in
 circulation here to-day that a long con- | ference was held during the morning
 between Senator Hanna, chairman of | Perkins, representing J. P. Morgan & l Co.,, relative to the settlement of the
 anthracite coal strike. When seen by an Associated Press reporter, Senator
 Hanna refused to either deny or con- 1 firm the report. II have nothing to say. There has been too much said al- ready" he declared. MT. Hanna also refused to discuss the statement of
 Frank P. Sargent predicting strike
 of the soft coal miners.
 Cleveland May 29.-In connection with the rumor that George W. Per kins of J. P. Morgan & Co. was in the
 city in conference with Senator Hanna
 to-day, it is said tonight that Ralph
 M Easley of the Civic Federation was
 also in town last night and to-day, but
 that he had left the city tonight.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 29,-The local coal operators do not credit the report, originating in New York, that settle ment of the miners strike is imminent. One operator says it is doubtful Wheth- CT the strikers would be permitted to return to work now at the old wages They could probably return as individ- uals, but not as a body and represent ing a union At strike headquarters to-day nothing was known of a con- templated settlement National Board Member Fallon says the strike could not be settled offhand as some persons imagine If the coal companies had proposition to make looking to the re- turn of the men to work, a convention of miners would have to be called and the terms offered by the operators passed upon.
 Hazleton Pa, May 29.-Fifteen strange men arrived here tonight on a Pennsylvania railroad train from Wilkesbarre and were taken on troll ley car to Freeland. The mine workers believe they are nCn-unionists who have been imported to fill the places of any of the fremen and pump-runners who may strike on Monday.
 New York, May 29.-The executive committee of the Civic Federation has, according to information furnished the Tribune and which it will print to-mor- row Friday) begun 10 put into effect new plan to induce the operators to ar btrate the strike of the anthracite min CTS A member of the Civic Fedora tion said to the Tribune
 AS soon as Senator Hanna returns to Washington we will communicate with him, with a view to his issuing a call for meeting of the executive com | mittee of the Civic Federation of gen eral principles. to be held in this city. | When the meeting will be held I do not | know, but it will be called soon and l the strike of the miners will be discuss | ed. At the meeting a number of other i matters will be taken up, including | strikes which have been settled and | averted. The members of the federal ton are no longer personally asking the presidents of the coal carrying roads to to arbitration. They are en- deavoring to reach the largest of the instead and through them the railroad presidents. So far they have been fairly successful with the stockholders. As soon as we have q of the larger stockholders with IS the meeting will be called"
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, May % It now ooks as though the turning point in the miners strike rests with the engineers, | fremen and pump runners. Should they 'efuse to go ou tin any large numbers t may cause a break in the ranks of he striking miners The leaders count ,n a majority of the engineers, firemen md pump men going out and that after lext Monday the tie-up in the anthra- ite region will be more complete than yer The big coal companies continue o swear in their clerks and foremen as pecial officers.
 Scranton, Pa, May 29.--It was an- bounced to-day by local superinten- lent that any fireman, pump runner or neineer who quits work next Monday { will never be reinstated under any cir !, 1lnasf nneS {