Evening journal., 1902-10-01
PEACE RUMORS
STILL CURRENT
IN COAL REGION
Some Labor Leaders Think
That Resumption of Work
Is Near at Hand
BIG GUARD IS AT POTTS MINE
Nearly 5000 Soldiers Cover Ter
ritory 1877 Miles Long and From
Five to Ten Miles in Width---Presi-
dent May Issue Proclamation

IamaQua, Pa, Oct l.-InlOugnOuJ
this section Of the anthracite coal fields
this morning the rumors of an early
settlement of the great strike are gath
ering strength as they go. Many people
hereabouts look for a resumption OF
work in the near future. One of the
largest individual operators in the re-
gion said this morning: Il think that
the end is close at hand. More men are
constantly being added to the working
force. and we can get all the men we
want"
Washington, Oct. las the result Of
Yesterdays conference I'M the White
House upon the anthracite coal strike,
it is thought probably the President
will issue a proclamation tending to
arouse the sentiment Of the people, so
as to foster arbitration
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. president
Mitchell is still silent on his visit to
Philadelphia Monday. He says he is
not in a position to speak but declares
that the party he was in conference
with did not represent the coal oper-
8 ators. This declaration is not consid-
cred important as Mr.. Mitchell would
not deny that indirectly the person he
represented might be authorized to
speak for the coal companies. The i'm
preston at strike headquarters is that
the mysterious man in the case is one
of ]. Pierpont Morgan's financial agents
and that he stands very close to P. A.
B. Widener. 1t is also believed that
the party who conferred with the min
ers chief got his best terms for a set
tlement Of the strike and that those
terms are now being discussed by the
mine owners. President Mitchell will
say nothing until the other side is
heard from. District Presidents Mich
oils, Duffy and Fahy are still here
1t is thought they are waiting develop
: ments and may be summoned to a
council any time.
Last evening President Mitchell
talked over the long distance phone
with party in New York. 1t was ru-
mored that Mr.. Mitchell may so to New
York almost any time now. The feel
ing is stronger than ever that a settle
ment of some kind is pending. Gov
ernor Stone is said to be interested in
the negotiations. Il is known that he
has been in correspondence with Mr.
Mitchell this week, and it is also ru
mored that he had a messenger here
who conferred with the chief Officer
of the miners.
District President Nichols says A.
ncn-union men employed in the mines
at Hyde Park quit work yesterday
He also reports that the Cayuga min,
in the Scranton district is idle afte
being in operation for a long period
President Fahy says many non-unioI
men in his district are also quitting
work and joining the miners union.
127 Strikers Arrested.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct /. - Sheriff
Knorr, of Columbia county, arreste,
127 strikers at Centralia yesterday al
ternoon. They were charged on th
warrants with rioting and melting L
riot. The sheriff attended a specia
meeting of the Centralia local unioi
of the United Mine Workers, in whicl
the 127 men were surrendered. Hear
D ings in the cases were held at Blooms
burg today. No deputies were wit
the sheriff when the arrests wer
made.