The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19
PROBABLY THE LAST WEEK.

There Was Nothing OF Any Moment In
Strike Region.
Wilkssbarre, Pa, October 1s.--What 10
probably the last full week OF the an
thraclte coal strike closed today without
anything developing to change tho peace
ful trend Of events. All the locals" have
met and selected their representatives to
tho Wikeabarre gathering Monday morn
ing. There seems TO bo little doubt that
the convention win accept the offer Of ar
bitrutlon. Reports have been received here,
coming principally from the region around
Scranton, that there will be considerable
opposition 10 The acceptance Of tho plan,
hut these reports nre not taken seriously
at President Altchells headquarters. There
viii DO opposition In the convention, but IT
viii disappear, It is thought, after Mr..
Mitchell explains the proposition. Prob
ably the most difficult question which will
come up is tho one relative to strikers
securing their old places. The companies
are on record as saying that they will take
care OF all tho employees who have stood
by them during the strike. Many Of tho
miners want the convention TO withhold
acceptance Of the arbitration plan until
the union Is assured that the strikers viii
be re-employed in their former places. This
will likely cause a long debate, but the Of
fcials Of the union say the matter will be
fixed up satisfactorily TO all concerned.
President Mitchell was asked tonight
what no knew OF the report cabled TO the
Manchester Guardian from New York That
j. Pierpont Morgan was forced 10 inter.
vene in the coal strike and In reply he
said: ITO my personal knowledge Mr..
Morgan has been trying 20 settle the coal
strike ever since he came back from
Europe, two months ago. IF others had
been as fair and reasonable as Mr. Nor
gan, the strike would have been settled
long time ago. know nothing about
Mr.. Morgan's financial intere6ts compell-
ing him TO seek settlement Of the strike,
but I am informed that he has keeniy felt
his responsibility to the public in connec-
tion with the fuel famine and has done
his best TO bring about the end Both Mr.
Morgan and Nr. cassatt Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad were working for settlement
when President Roosevelt made his last
and successful move. Mr.. Morgan could
not very well be forced to do something
which be had been irving TO achieve for
several weeks. make this statenleM In
Justice to MIR. horKhh AN cteuipy M
formed that he Is friendly to organized
labor"
The SHAFT %. the Mount lookout eoillery
Of the Temple Coal and Iron company at
Wyoming was wrecked today By one Of the
small locomotives used for hauling cars
containing culm. The engineer left the en-
CINE for a moment and It suddenly start
ed and ran TO the shaft and plunged down
lodging 800 feet below the surface. at the
RED Ash vein. Fortunately the boiler did
not explode but the big machine In It's
fall tore out tho lining OF the shaft and
did other damage that win cause a sus-
pension for week or more.
Il IS probable the homewaTd movement
Of the soldiers will BEGIN about the mid
die Of next week II Is costing the State
more than $4,000 dAy TO keep the Ma
tional guard in the field