The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-19
MINERS MEET MONDAY
Mitchell Says ]. P. Nor gan
Was Not Forced.
Delegate Convention Will Meet will
Some Opposition Concerning
Employment Of All. Men-Sol-
diers to Be Withdrawn.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 1S-What is prob
ably the last full week Of the anthracite
coal strike closed today without anything
developing to change the peaceful trend
Of events.
All the locals have met and selected
their Representatives to the wilkesbarre
gathering Monday morning. There
seems to be little doubt that the conven-
ton will accept the offer of arbitration.
Reports have been received here, coming
principally from the region around Scran-
ton that there will be considerable opposi-
ton to Che acceptance OF the plan, but
these reports are not taken seriously at
President Mitchell's headquarters. There
will be opposition In the convention, but
1t is to disappear after Mr.. Mitchell ex-
plains the proposition to the delegates.
Probably the most difficult question
which will come before the convention Ia
the one relative to strikers securing their
old places. The companies are on record
as saying they will take care of all the
employees who have stood by them during
the strike. Many of the miners want the
convention to withhold acceptance of the
arbitration plan until the union is assur-
ed that the strikers will be re-employed
cause q long debate, but the offlcials of
satisfactorily to all concerned.
Mitchell Lauds Morgan.
President Mitchell was asked tonight
what he knew Of the report cabled to The
Manchester Guardian from New York
that j. p. Morgan was forced TO intervene
In the coal strike and in reply he said:
ITO my personal knowledge Mr. Nor
gan has been trying to settle the coal
strike ever since he came back from Eu-
rope two months ago. II others had been
as fair and reasonable as Mr.. Morgan Is.
the strike would have been settled q long
tiroe ago. i know nothing about MIR. Nor
gan's financial interests compelling him
to seek q settlement OF the strike. but I
am informed that he has keenfy felt his
responsibility to the public in connection
with the fuel famine and has done his
best to bring about the end. Both Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Cassatt of the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad were working for set
Element when President Roosevelt made
his last and successful move. Mr. Nor
gan could not very well be forced to do
something which ne had been trying to
achieve for several weeks. make this
statement in justice to Mr. Morgan. 1
am creditably informed that he is friend
ly to organized labor"
The shaft Of the Mount Lookout Col
liery OF the Temple Coal and Iron Com
pany at Wyoming was wrecked today by
one of the small locomotives used for
hauling cars containing culm. The engi-
neer left the locomotive for a moment
and 1t suddenl started and ran full speed
200 yards to the shaft and plunged down
lodging $40 feet below the surface at the
Red Ash vein. Fortunately the boiler did
not explode. but the big machine In its
fall tore out the lining Of the shaft and
did other damage that will cause sus-
pension for week or more.
1t 10 probable the homeward movement
Of the soldiers will begin about the mid
die Of next week. 1t is costing the State
more than $4,000 a day to keep the Ma
tional Guard in the field.