Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-01
Peaceful, Because They Antlci-
pated a Settlement With
the Operators.
MI 'enELL TALAzD TO APER, 0
In New York, Over the Telephone,
Last Nisht-Rumored He Might Go
to Gotham Any Time Now-Both
Sides Make Claims.

Mitchell was still silent last night on
his visit to Philadelphia, Monday. He
said he is not in a position to speak,
but declared that the party he was
in conference with did not represent
the coal operators. This declaration
was considered important as MT.
Mitchell would not deny that 1ndl"
rectly the persons he represented
might be authorized to speak for the
coal company. The impression az
strike headquarters was that the mys-
terious man in the case is one OF j.
P. Morgan's financial agents and that
he stands very clos to P. A. B. Wild
ener. It was also believed that the
party who conferred with the miners
chief got his best terms for a settle
ment of the strike and that these
terms were being discussed by the
mine owners. President Mitchell will
say nothing until the other side is
heard from. He said to the Associat,
ed Press last night that he had no
statement OF any kind to give out.
District Presidents Nichols, Duffy
and Fahy We're still here. 1t was
thought they were waiting for devel'
opments and might be summoned to
a council any time.
Strikers Expect a Settlement.
Detachments from the Eighth and
Ninth regiments made tours Of the
Wyoming and part of the LackaTanna
regions yesterday, but found no
crowds at the mines. The strikers
were very peaceful, the feeling being
strong among them that the end is
near and that no more agitation Is
needed.
The chief officers of the miners
union went to Nanticoke today to at
tend the funeral of Joseph Gillis, whc
was killed by a coal and iron police
man at that place Sunday evening
The officers Of the union claim ellis
was deliberately murdered.
District President Nichols said A
non-union men employed in the mines
at Hyde Park quit work yesterday
He also reported that the Cayuga
mine, in the Scranton district, was
idle, after being in operation for a
long period. President Fahy said
many non-union men in his district
were also quitting work and joining
the miners union.
Last evening President Mitchell
talked over the phone with a party
in New York. It was rumored that
Mr.. Mitchell might go to New York
at almost any time now.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 1.-Sheriff
Knorr, of Columbia county, arrested
127 strikers at Cent1alia yesterday
afternoon. They were charged on the
warrants with rioting and melting to
riot.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 1.-Perfect quiet
reigned throughout the Lackawanna
region yesterday. Not as much as a
single case Of stone throwing was re
ported.
School Children Went on Strike.
Sixty boys from the Boderly school
in Carbonate township, went on
strike yesterday because seven chill
dren Of non-union miners would no;
be turned out. They then marched
with banners and drums to the May
field school and induced the boys there
to strike. A majority of the pupils
at No. II school, in this city, struck
yesterday morning because coal which
was being delivered at the school was
reported to be unfair" or mined by
non-union men.
The local headquarters of the mine
workers made claims yesterday that
many men had quit work at various
collieries, but in each instance the
company officials denied emphatically
that this was true, and made the
counter claim that their forces were
constantly growing. No colliery or
washery has been started up in nearly
two weeks, Dut the 40 places in this
region that were operating prior to
that time are all in operation.
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