Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-18
STRIKE NOT SETTLED
President Mitchell Denies Rumor
That Settlement OF Strike
is Arranging.
Says No Negotiations are in
Progress and Fight Will
Continue.
Situation Remains Practically
Unchanged and the Men are
Determined.

Indianapolis, Aug Is Presiden
a report of an early settlement OF tn
strike, and replied that there Was III
basis whatever for such a report. HI
said that no negotiations We're pendin:
and that he expected to return TO Penn
| sylvania on Wednesdays and continue il
charge of the strike.
/ President Mitchell arrived in the cit.
at noon yesterday on his way to Sprins
| Valley, ILL.,, to visit his family Will.
in the west Mr.. Mitchell Will sc to Chi.
cago to confer with leaders of The min
ers of Illinois.
| George w. Purcell. of Terre Haute
member of the national executiv,
boardfrom the Indiana district, who
has been in the West Virginia strike
| field since the first part of June, was
in the city also and Il conference was
| held between President Mitchell, Sec
rotary Wilson and Mr.. Purcell.
| President Mitchell declared that his
visit to the national headquarters was
merely to look after the routine office
| ing his; absence in the east. and that
lit had 70 bearing on the strike.
The situation in the strike field re-
mains the same said Mr.. Mitchell
There has been no change, and / do
not anticipate any until the trouble is
finally adjusted. The men are just
as determined as ever to win. and will
stick it out as long as necessary, so
that it all depends on the action of the
operators when the strike will term
mate.
The financial end of the strike is be-
ing Kept up in Il Very satisfactory man
ner, and we have been able to relieve
every case of distress. There is no
doubt that we Will be able to continue
to do this.
1T is true that some of the miners
have left the field. When the strike
first broke out quite a number of the
nom English speaking young men re-
turned to their native countries and
other miners have gone to the btu
minous field and secured employment.
There has been very little emig of
miners of late, however. / expect that
all told about $4,000 men have left the
anthracite field since the strike began.
Except for these the number of strikers
is as large as ever
There have been some shipments of
soft coal into the eastern market, but
can rot say how many tons hive been
sent there. There have been no ship
ments of anthracite coal since the
strike began, and the supply of that
article is now practically exhausted"
Mr. Mitchell insists the men must
and will win the strike. He left for
Spring Valley and Chicago at 11:40
o'clock last night.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Aug. 1S.-The mine
workers officials who remain in town
state they have not heard of any COM
promise offered by the operators nor of
any reported meeting of President
Mitchell with them in New York next
Wednesday. There has been a persist
ent rumor for the past several days
that the strikers would be offered an
per cent increase in wages anc. nine
hour clay to company hands, bat where
this started and what foundation It has
can not be learned. President Mitch
ellis remark to u number of he local
leaders, Il may have some good news
for you when | return also makes it
look as If some movement toward . set
Element is under way.