Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-01

Washington, Nov. 26.-All prospects
for an understanding between the
miners and the coal operators outside
of the strike commission came to
sudden termination late yesterday af-
-ternOon through the receipt Of a dis
patch to Wayne MacVeagh, notifying
hin} that art, meeting of the coal road
men in New York yesterday it had
been decided not to grant an interview
to Mitchell and hts Associates, which
had been suggested for Friday next.
The announcement, coming as it did
after. an Allday's conference between
MacVeagh and Mitchell and his asso-
ciates.' attended part of the. time by
Carroll d. Wright. .th an endeavor to
adjust some of the details Of the pro-
posed agreement.between the operators
and the, miners completely surprised
everyone here. From a reliable source
it is. learAed. that til. Il proposition that
the .obsstbrs meet Mitchell Friday
next VAS made at the instance of Mac
VeagBt I VIZ was no less siuirprised than
Mitchell himself at the, turn affairs
took. yesterday. :. From statements
made By DaffRoSv early in the day the
IMPRESSION had spread that a complete
agreement would e.affected at yester-
days. conference, but when the meet
ing broke up Darrow. read:to the news
paper, .1tef a Statement which made
it cle&r~that' no final agreement had
been reached and that no1further con
ferencts we're likely. .MitchelE' when
shown the dispatch from New York
telIing'of the action: Of the operators,
simply smiled and said he had not
asked for a conference. but tiat:when
the commission suggested to him. it
would be agreeable to meet the 'opeTat-
ors he said It would. Darrow and
Lloyd, WeVef, were outspOken re
garding the operators. DarToW said 1t
was now up to the. OPERATORS and
that he would return at once to Scran-
ton and on Tuesday next would appear
before the commission ready to go on
with the hearing Lloyd, holding in
his hand the associated Press dis
patch agreed to the fact that Fridays
conference had been suggested in
order to adjust some matters on which
there was still some disagreement.
yet" said Lloyd, ':the same men who
only last week wired. the, commission,
their assent to the genral provisions Of.
the tentative agreement and upon the
strength of which the commission adj
jOurned for a week in order to: give the
parties time to get together; now go
completely back on, their former ac-
ton and call It all off. We are salts
fed to go before the commission and
continue the hearing" Mitchell, Oar.
row and LIoyd'left' here at. $50 for
Scranton. 80 ,.., 49,
independents Enter Protest.
New York, Nov. ga SERIOUS hitch
occurred yesterday in the plans for
settlement of the coal controversy by
the conference between the presidents
and the miners union and it is now
almost certain that the final adjust
ment of points at: issue will he, referred
again to the commission. -
At meeting between the presidents
of the coal roads ana a large number
of independent Operators. a. strong pro-
test was entered blythe latter against
treating directly with the miners. The
invitation to meet Mite4e4l' at wash
ingtOn Friday was declined peremp-
torily and it was agreed unanimously
that in the judgment of.tlfe: operators
it. was best for the present togo on
with the hearing before the commits
sion. a.. s,r.M-t
pendents, presented the protest and I'm