The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-08
their private matters before going into

their private matters before going into
the field.
Col. Richardson is directing the ship
ment of camp equippage from the
state arsenal. Gen. Miller has taken the
field as a commander of the division,
but he left this morning for Wash
ington to attend the encampment Of
the G. A. r. He will be on the ground
when the troops are modified and will
direct their movements from division
headquarters.
Say ColIiery Is Ready to Reopen.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 7.-Announce-
ment was made by the Temple Iron
company today that enough men had
now been secured to make a start of
it's big Mount Lookout colliery in Wy
oming, and that operations will be re-
Sumed there tomorrow or the next day.
Widely varying claims were afioat as
to gains and losses today in the work.
ing forces at the collieries. Claims on
the other hand of the mine workers
that sixteen men had quit work at
the Woodward and thirty-six at the
Oxford were met by deniadS from the
companies and counter claims that the
working forces at these places had
been increased.
is whether or not President Mitchell
will call a convention to consider the
Roosevelt proposition. If he calls such
a convention, it is thought the vote
will be to accept the presidents prop
osition. If he refuses to call it, there
is danger, it is quite generally believed
by onlookers, and emphatically assert
ed by the company representatives,
that a certain element of the strikers
Wi n
make break.
officers of the United Mine Workers
about the local headquarters today re-
fused to discuss the possibility of
convention being called to vote on the
Roosevelt proposition, because the ma
tional and district officers are now con-
sidering it and they. alone are the ones
to pass upon it. From the trend of
conversation among the local officers,
however, it is a fair inference that they
do not expect a convention will be call
ed. Meetings are being arranged by
the locals for tomorrow, In obedience
to President MitchelPs suggestion to
pass resolutions declaring that the
miners are not restrained from going
back to work because of fear of vio-
lence, as alleged by the operators at
Fridays White House conference.
Ask Special Session of Congress.
NEW YORK, Oct. THE board of
aldermen held meeting today, and
Aid. Mccall introduced a resolution by
unanimous consent referring to the
coal strike. After preamble describ-
ing the dangers from the strike and
commencing President Roosevelt, 1t
was resolved that the president be re-
quested to call a special session of con-
greSS to fix the tariff rates on coal. The
resolution was laid over.
Aid Mccall said: 81 hereby give no.
tice that if the coal strike is not set
tied before the cold weather comes l
shall offer a resolution here that the
public schools be closed. I am inform
ed that the board of education spends
annually from 100000 to $5,0O0,O0O
for coal. If the very grave situation
that now appears inevitable shall de-
velop I shall ask this body to request
the board of education to close the
public schools and to distribute that
coal among the worthy poor of the
city,"
The board adopted a resolution urg-
ing Gov. Stone to call an eXtraord1-
nary session of the legislature of Penn
sylvania to consider measures to in
sure the immediate and full operation
of the coal mines. A resolution was also
adopted calling upon the mayor OF New
York to take steps to adopt prompt
measures to alleviate any hardSh1pS to
the poor of the city resulting from the
scarcity of coal.
Two Problems Uppermost.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct 1.-THE
two principal features of the anthra-
cite coal strike which claimed public
attention in the coal fields today were:
Will the miners yield to the desire OF
the president of the United States for
them to return to work and investigate
afterwards, and will the mine oper-
ators be able to carry out their prom
Use to produce enough coal to relieve
the situation if given the pain of the
full military power of the state. After
a most careful inquiry among the dis
trict officers (not including the district
presidents, who are in Buffalo) and the
rank and file of the mine workers 1t
was found that sentiment is strongly
against accepting the presidents prop
osition in it's present form. AS to the
other feature of the situation as it ex-
lists tonight opinion is divided and will
remain so until the real test comes.
The presidents message to Mr..
Mitchell became known here this aft
ernoon and it was earnestly discussed
by the strikers and citizens generally.
1t is positively known to those who are
close to the officers of the union that
PRESIDENT Mitchell anu HIS uIolliS
presidents have all along been opposed
to the men returning to work without
some concessions, but whether they
are still so inclined with the president
appealing to them cannot be officially
stated. 1t is reasonably certain, how
ever, that they still are opposed to
such action.
Suggests Federal Intervention.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. I'm
her annual address before the annual
session of the Massachusetts, w. G. T.
u. the president, Mrs. Katherine Lente
Stevenson, dwelt at some length on the
coal strike. She said that whether or
not the operators had anything to ar
bitrate the American people had much
that it demanded to have arbitrated,
and it's voice must make itself heard.
AS a solution of the present problem,
she suggested immediate federal inter-
yention so that the mines may be
worked at once, the establishment by
an act Of congress of permanent
court of compulsory arbitration, and as
the last and only radical remedy, the
government ownership of all public
utilities.
Dynamiting Must Cease.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Oct. PRO
yost Marshal Farquhar this evening
served notice on the local advisory
I,..,,c7 ~ +I,o- TIritad Mine Workers that