The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
Goal People Will Not Grant
 InteVieW to Mitchell
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT
Mitchell and Moveagh In Secret Con ference In Washington, When Mes sage Was Received Saying They
 Would Not Be Heard Friday.

Washington, November 25.-All pros poets for an understanding between the United Mine Workers and the coal oper- ators outside the anthracite coal com mission, came to a sudden termination late this afternoon through the receipt of a dispatch to Wayne McVeagh, repre- senting the Pennsylvania Coal company and the Hillside Coal and Iron company, notifying him that a meeting of the anthracite coal road men in New York today. 1t had decided not to grant an interview to MT. Mitchell and his asso- ciates, which had been suggested for Fri- day next. The announcement, coming as 1t did after an all day conference in this city between MT. McVeagh and MT. Mitchell and his associates. attended part of the time by Carroll D. Wright in an endeavor to adjust some details of the proposed agreement between the opera tors and the miners, completely surprised every one here. From reliable source 1t is learned that the proposition that the operators meet MT. Mitchell on Frt- day next was made at the instance of MT. Mcveagh, who was no less surprised than MT. Mitchell himself at the turn Of affairs taken today. From statements made by MT. Darrow early in the day. the impression had spread that com plete agreement would be affected at today's conference, but when the meeting broke LID. MT. Darrow read to the news paper men in the corridor outside his room, in Williard's hotel. statement which made 1t clear that no final agree ment had been reached and that no fur ther conferences were likely. The state ment was as follows:
 "The conference today was simply a continuation of the conference held at Scranton, and with precisely the same obiect--that of trying to reach basis of hopeful discussion for an amicabie set tlement. Mir. Mcveagh mas not been In Scranton since Thursday, and some mat ters as to which further conference might be useful before the operators and representatives of the miners approach the serious task of formulating definite agreement for their signatures.
 MT. Mitchell when shown the dispatch from New York telling of the action or the operators, simply smiled, and said that he had not asked for the conference, but that when 1t was suggested to him if it would be agreeable to meet the op- orators. he said it would. MT. Darrow and Mir Floyd, however were outspoken regarding the action of the operators. MT. Darrow said 1t was now ''up to the operators,' and that he would return at once to Scranton and on Tuesday would appear before the commission to go on with the hearing. MT Lloyd, holding in his hand the Associated Press dispatch referred to the fact that Fridays con- ference had been suggested in order to adjust some matters on which there was still some disagreement. He said we are satisfied to go before the commission and continue the hearing.
 Messrs Mitchell and Darrow left here at o'clock over the Pennsylvania for Washington.
 Serious Hitch occurs.
 New York, November 25.-A serious hitch occurred today in the plans of the settlement of the coal controversy by conference between the coal operators and the miners union, and 1t is now al- most certain that the points of issues will be referred to the commission.
 At meeting between the presidents of the railroads and large number of independent operators a strong protest was entered against the miners. An in- vitation to meet Mir. Mitchell at Wash ington on Friday was declined peremptor- fly and 1t was agreed unanimously that in the judgement of the miners 1t was best for the hearing to continue before the hearing.