The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-10-17
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
Common Ground of Agreement
Reached in Anthracite Field.
A Commission Will Meet in a Few
Days, Chose Chairman. Probably
Gen Wilson, and Arrange For
Sessions and Testimony.

Washington, Oct 16.-The great an
thracite coal strike is settled at last.
A commission Of six persons, with a
seventh Carroll D. Wright, as record
er, will adjust differences between OPP
orators and miners. President Mitch
ell, of the miners union, will take the
necessary measures to call the strike
or The president will urge imme-
date resumption of mining. Opera
tiOIS are expected to begin next week.
Announcement that the great strike
was off was made by Secretary Root
with eXuberant good humor at the
white house shortly after 1 o'clock
Thursday morning. Organized labor
has a representative on the commits
sion in the person of e. E. Clark,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, named as a sociolOgist.
The president added Bishop Spalding,
of Illinois to the list of the five mem
bers suggested by the operators. AS
named the commission is perfectly
satisfactory to both miners and oper-
ators. Assent of the miners was given
through President Mitchell and Mr..
Sargent, commissioner of immigra-
ton, and of the operators through
Messrs. Robert Bacon and George w.
Perkins, of the banking firm of j. P.
Morgan e Co. The final outcome fol-
lowed a series OF conferences, begin
ming with two during the day with Mr..
Mitchell and two during the night with
Messrs. Bacon and Perkins. Events
moved quickly at last, the president
being determined on speedy settle
ment. The commission will assemble
in a few days and choose a chairman,
probably Gen. Wilson. 1t then will
arrange for sessions and testimony.
President Mitchell has called meet
ing of the executive committee and
the strike will be called off at once and
mining resumed in two or three days.
Some of the members of the commits
sion were named by Messrs. Sargent
and Mitchell at their conference with
the president Wednesday, and in later
meetings Wednesday night Mr. Sar-
gent officially represented the mine
union leader
The following official statement an
nouncing the close of the strike was
issued at the white house at 2:20 a. m.
Thursday:
After a conference with Mr. Mitchell
and some further conference with rep
resentatives of the coal operators,
the president has appointed the mem
bers of the commission to inquire in
to, consider and pass upon all ques-
lions at issue between the operators
and miners in the anthracite coal
fields:
Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, U. S. A,
retired Qate chief of engineers, U.
S. A., Washington. D. c., as an off,
Ger of the engineer corps of either the
military or naval service Of the United
States.
Mr.. E. w. Parker, Washington, D.
c., as an expert mining engineer. Mr.
Parker is CHIEF statistician of the coal
division of the United States geological
survey and the editor Of the Engin-
eering and Mining Journal of New
York.
Hon. George Gray, Wilmington, Del,
as a Judge of the United States court.
Mr. E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ia,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as a sociologist, the presi-
dent assuming that for the purpose of
such a commission the term sociolo-
gist means a man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his knowl-
edge
Mr. Thomas w Watkins, Scranton,
Pa, as a man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal.
Bishop John L. Spalding, of Peoria,
III.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright has been ap-
pointed recorder of the commission.
LONG SERVICE.