Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-11
TO MEET MITCHELL
Governor and President Of Miners to Confer
at Harrisburg.
HOPE OFA SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE
Three Bills Now BEING Drafted 60 Pre-
sent 20 = speciaI MeetinE OF the
PenRsyIvaniR LeEis-
Iature.

wILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 10.-some
important messages passed between the
executive mansion at Harrisburg and
President Mitchell tonight. Mr.. Mitchell,
who Is spending the evening at Harvey's
lake, t~elephoned to this city that he had
accepted an invitation from Governor
Stone to confer With him in Harrisburg
on Saturday. He did not know what mat
tiers would be discussed at the conference.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. l0.-Colonel
william F. Richardson, keeper Of the
state, arsenal. who was sent by Governor
Stone to wilkesbarre today with a mes
sage to President Mitchell Of the United
Mine Workers, returned late tonight and
reported to the governor at the executive
mansion. Colonel Richardson said on his
arrival here that his mission was such
that he could not disclose anything and
would not even admit that he had gone to
see Mitchell or that they had met.
.-f. Both Are Reticent.
Governor Stone was even more ~reticent
than Colonel Richardson and would not
talk about his efforts to end the strike.
A committee from the state executive
board OF railroad employees Of Pennsylvania
will go to Wilkesbarre tomorrow to meet
President Mitchell and the district presl-
dents of the United Mine Workers for tho
purpose of discussing certain arbitration
legislation to be considered by the assem-
bly, If Governor Stone shall call an extra
Three Bills Drafted.
The committee has drafted three bills to
be submitted to the mine leaders, and IL
they are approved by them they will be pre-
sented to the governor with a request that
he call an extra session for their considera-
tion. The committee in charge Of the pro-
posed legislation has been assured by the
executive that jf,he can be satisfied that the
legislature would enact legislation that
would settle the ceal strike and prevent
other strikes he will not hesitate to call
the Legislature together. -
The bills which have been prepared by the
committee provide for compulsory arbitra-
tion, in labor disputes which shall be'sub-
mitted TO boards and commissions, which
shall be, aided by the courts and the gov
ernor, whose decision shall be final.
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 10.-Work was re-
sumed today at the Brisbin. one of the larg-
est collieries belonging to the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western. No information is
given out as to the extent OF the operations
at, the ~colllery, but 1t is said sufficient men
are. at work to enable the company to ship
coal, -...
No Prospect of settlement.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1o.-Iohn MsrLls.
head of the firm of G. B. Markle G. Co,
largest of the individual coal operators in
the anthracite field. today said in regard to
the proposal to -arbitrate the differences
between the miners and the operators:
There will be no arbitration and nc
settlement of the coal strike in any way
President Fowler of the New York, On
tario & Western said:
THE strike will end when the men
come back on their own accord and on the
terms under which they worked before tho
strike. In no other manner can this strike
be ended. We, will. brook no outside inter
ference Of whatever nature, political, hui
manitarian ,or. OF any other origin. When
the men go back it will be at the wages
and considerations obtaining last spring
After they have returned we will take uT
any grievances with our own men,"
President Qliphant Of the Delaware q
Hudson said that IL he was we'll informed
and he thought he was. there would be nc
interference on the part Of Mr.. Morgan
Mr.. oliphant said no outside influences
would be needed and that the strike would
continue until the miners grow tired Of II
and return to work.