Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-09
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY.
Settlement Of the Miners Strike
Seems q Long Way OF.
ALL UIIoISVo1E 1oIEEp UP STRIKE

ALL UnlVlS VVlb lvAbbr UH 1lklkt
4 Hurried visit 10 New York b. Prssidsat
Mitchell and Hs Advissn-An the
Pennsylvania Militia In Canp h
the Anthrasits Regions.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 9.-Unless
! President Mitchell's hurried visit to
New York bears fruit the end of the
mine workers strike seems . hong
way of and the prospect Of sufh-
cient coal being mined to satisfy
the public demand is extremely
poor. Every local union of the min
err organization throughout the
hard coal belt held special meetings,
either Tuesday night or yesterday,
and resolved to remain on strike I'm.
til the mine owners grant them some
concession. And while the reports Of
these meetings came pouring in to
Wilkesbarre President Mitchell die
tated a letter to the president Of
the United States, in which he gave
his answer to the proposition that
the strikers return to work and thus
trust to have their condition i'm.
proved through an investigation COM
mittee. What the answer of the min
ers' chief is he refused to divulge,
but it is difficult to conceive that
with the replies Of the local unions
piled around him he could do other
wise than respectfully decline the
presidents proposition. Mr.. Mitch.
ell sent his letter to Washington be-
fore he had heard from all the locals
and at three o'clock in the afternoon,
accompanied by the three district
presidents, left for New York. His
mission there is also secret. As New
York Is the headquarters Of the coal
operators rumor Immediately
spread that a settlement was in pros.
pect, but Mr.. Mitchell and his col.
leagues would not say whom they
expected to meet, but 1t TRANSFERRED
afterwards that they saw Senators
Quay and Penrose, Of Pennsylvania.
From early morning until late at
night the returns from the meetings
Of the local unions came pouring
into the union headquarters and
yesteray evening the corps Of news
paper correspondents stationed here
were invited to examine the reports.
Not one was found that was not
coached In firm language. Briefly
stated, the resolutions in these re-
ports affirm the confidence of the
men in the integrity and judgment
Of their president, praise President
Mitchell for his effort to end the
strike, denounce the presidents OF
the coal-carrying railroads for their
alleged abuse of the chief executive
at the conference in Washington, de-
nounce the employment of the coal
and iron police, thank all organiza-
tons and citizens throughout the
country for the financial aid given
and denounce Gov. Stone for sending
troops here.
Nearly all the resolutions con-
tanned sentence to the effect that
the men will remain on strike,
though all the troops in the United
States were sent here, until they are
granted some concessions.
Additional troops for this region
have not yet arrived and the gen.
eral strike situation remains un-
changed. The coal company officials
have nothing to say beyond the fact
that they are awaiting developments.
There is no increase in the shipment
If coal, very little Of which Is being
produced.
All the Pennsylvania Militia In Camp.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-The entire
guard Of Pennsylvania was
last night in the anthra-
lite coal regions, the last regiment
rom the western part of the state
having arrived late In the afternoon.
contrary to expectations the troops
we're we'll received and there was no
disposition on the part Of the strikers
o annoy the soldiers. There was
My one instance during the day Of
ny show of feeling and this was
manifest at Bethlehem, when some
oys stoned the second section of
he train bearing the the First regi-
,ent from Philadelphia. Universal
uiet reigned throughout the entire
egion last night Brig. Gen. Schall,
Tho arrived in Tamaqua in the aft
rnoon, telegraphed to Maj. Gen. Mil
r that there was no disturbance
any kind in the district. The
oldiers who arrived yesterday were
Il scattered throughout Schuylkill,
uzerne, Carbon and Northumber-
md counties.
The fact that all Of the locals
lroughout the anthracite region
ave voted unanimously to continue
lie strike would indicate that the
resence Of the troops will have but
tile effect upon forcing the men
return to work and from present
dications It would seem that the