Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-03
CONFERENCE TODAY.
President to Confer With Coal
arons and Miners
Leaders.
KNOX is TO Be PRESENT.
Eon. Carroll o. Wright Also to Attend.
Outlook Hopeful Owing to Acute
ness of Situation and Presidents
Determination to Secure Settlement

washington, Oct Sine CONFER
enee between the president, the coal
operators and Mr. Mitchell, of the
miners union, will be held today. 1t
was decided last night that Attorney
General Knox should attend. He will
be the only member of the cabinet
who will be present. Carroll D..
Wright, commissioners of labor, who
recently made an investigation of the
strike situation, also will attend on
the invitation of the president While
veryone connected with the admin
istration is extremely reticent con-
corning the coming conference, there
IS a feeling of hope among those clos
to the president that It is going TO re-
suit in a settlement of the strike. This
hope is based upon the acuteness OF
the situation and the necessity that
exists for settlement, along with the
known determination of the president
to bring about settlement of the
great labor controversy, if such q
thing be possible.
Operators Arrived In Washington.
The special train with the presi-
dents of the anthracite coal roads ar
o'clock last night. They did not leave
their ears and their train was switch
ed to siding IN the yards of the
| Baltimore and Ohio road for the night
and later taken to a switch three
miles away.
New York, Oct. 3.-The coal presi-
dents left for Washington at All
o'clock yesterday on a special train
The party consisted of e. B. Thomas,
of the Erie; President Fowler, of the
| Ontario and Western; David Wilcox
vice president and general counsel OF
! the Delaware and Hudson, who went
as the personal representative OF
President Olyphant; President Trues
dale, of the Lackawanna, and John
Markle, the independent operator.
Philadelphia, Oct 3-The Goa
presidents en- route from New York
city to Washington arrived here in
their special train at 600 p. m. Pres
ident Baer. of the Reading company
joined the party here To this point
the train consisted of a passenger
coach and the private car Atlas. Hers
the coach was taken off and Presi
dent Baer's private car Philadelphia
was attached. They left here ltes
for Washington.
Wilkesbarre, i a., Oct. 3.-Presideni
Mitchell, Of the United Mine Workers
accompanied by the district presi
dents, Nichols, Duffy and Fahy, left
here last evening for Washington vie
Philadelphia. Mr.. Mitchell conferred
with the district presidents through
the day. 1t is not known what policy
the executive board of the miners
union will pursue at the conference
Strike Leaders Went to Washington
Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-Nationa
President John Mitchell, Thomas d
Nichols. president OF district No. |;
| Thomas Duffy, president of district
No. 7, and John Fahy, president OF
district No. 8, of the United Mine
Workers Of America, who left Wilkes
barre, Pa, yesterday for Washington
passed through this city last night
! President Mitchell and his colleagues
declined to have anything to say re
garding todays coal strike confer
ence President Mitchell said he die
not care to be quoted or referred tt
in any way in connection with it, Ht
did, however, say that the three dis
trict presidents, at the request o.
President Roosevelt, will attend the
! conference.