Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Weekly Conference Of Rail-
way Presidents.
JOHN MARBLES DENIAL
MITCHELL DID NOT CONFER
WITH OPERATORS.
Situation in New York More Alarming
Anthracite Selling by the Bushel
at Rate Of S25 Ton.

NEW YORK. September 30.-The heads
of the coal railroads were in conference to-
day at one of the weekly meetings of the
Temple Iron Company, of which they COM
pose the board of directors There were
present Presidents Baer of the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad, Truesdale of the
Lackawanna, Olyphant of the Delaware
and Hudson and Fowler Of the New York,
Ontario and Western and John Markle Of
the firm of G. b. Markle & Co., independent
operators.
Before Mr.. Markle went into the meeting
he was asked as to the truth of the report
from Philadelphia that John Mitchell presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. had been in conference at the Hotel
Walton in that city with a representative
of the operators and j. Pierpont Morgan
1T Is not true" said Mr.. Markle, for If
a representative of the operators and Nj.
Morgan had been there l would be In
position to know 1t, and l have heard
nothing of the kind
More Serious Than Ever,
Thfacoal situation in New York Is today
rnors gserious than at any time since the
strike OF the anthracite miners began In
stead-nf 10000 tons. usually in stock at
this time of the year. there are but 1000
tons of hard coal In tenement districts
the price is rs cents bushel, which Is at
the fate of S25 a ton. Dealers in other
parts of the city, who yesterday were sell
ing half TONS today cut the allowance to
customers to quarter tons Coal and coal
dust by the pail of twenty pounds Is SELL
ing at % cents.
Mayor Low received a telegram from the
mayor of Detroit today asking him to APP
point ten men to confer in Detroit on Oc-
tober 9 regarding the coal strike situation.
The mayor said he was considering the
matter"
Output at Reading Mines.
READING Pa, September 3O-The re-
ports of the Philadelphia and Reading COM
pany here show that during the past week
about 1900 tons of hard coal We're turned
out OF the washeries and collieries of the
company and transported TO different
points. This would be equivalent to about
400 cars. None of 1t has been delivered in
uhfs end of the Schuylkiu valley. The off,
Gals say the coal was all sent to Philade-
phia and points beyond there.
Troops in Panther Creek Valley.
TAMAQUA Pa. September 3O-After a
lapse of several days troops were again
sent through the Panther Creek valley this
morning. This action was taken because
the turbulent element has been acting in a
boisterous manner in an effort to intim-
date non-unionists on their way to work
The presence of the soldiers had uuieting
effect, and although strikers pickets were
out In force there was no disturbance.
1t is asserted that the strikers in this VI
cinity are showing little interest in their
union as compared with a few months ago,
and that the distribution Of relief funds is
far too small to meet the demand
During the past few days twentyse
extra brake1nen have been hired for the
Shamokin division of the Philadelphia and
Reading railway. Strike leaders claim that
the reason the company is hiring so many
men Is in order TO be prepared in case some
or its crews refuse to handle hard coal.
Railroad officials say the extra force is be-
ing hired because the company expects the
coal traffic to gradually Increase.
Troops at Mt. Carmel, Pa.
MT! CARMEL, Pa. September 3O-Six
companies of the 18th Regiment, command
ed by Col. O'Neil OF Allentown, arrived here
this morning from Reading, Allentown,
Lebanon and Harrisburg. When they
aiighted in the Reading railroad yard
northeast Of the town, over 1000 strikers
assembled, but made no demonstration
Inc soldiers are now distributed along the
Reading railroad until Gen. Goblin who ar
rived mere on special train from Shenan-
doah. selects permanent encampment site
Fhe soldiers were ordered out last night to
suppress rioting.
Everything is quiet In this vicinity Strike
leaders are doing all they can to prevent
the men from committing dlsorderly acts
dSu are urging large numbers of strikers
Tems the shenandoah region to return
home All last night fifty deputies at
Richards colliery We're surrounded by
Big mob. At daybreak the strikers dis
persed-