Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-29
NO COAL IN SIGHT YEF
Local Dealers Say Sales of It is
 Stopped Completely.

Time Unless an Unforeseen Supply
 of Coal Bobs Up-Perhaps It Will
 Be Necessary to Close Some of the
 Day Schools-The Condition To-Day
 in Various Parts of the Country.
 The coal situation locally remains practically unchanged. No coal IS being sold by the local dealers, for they shave no coal to sell The last price quoted, when the dealers were selling, was $l2.5u. a ton, $3.25 d quarter ton. Soft coal is becoming scare and is also advancing in price. A few days ago it could be purchased for $5.5O ton; to-day it is $S ton. In regard to wood local dealer said to-day: We are securing $3.50 a load for what is called mixed wood That is about S7 cord. But good dry wood is scarce. There is plenty of green wood. The factories have anticipated this scarcity of wood and have been purchasing large quantities of it during the sum mer. They now have a large supply on hand. The demand for wood is be- coming great and dealers will have all that they can do to fill the orders re- ceived.'' Another dealer said that he had more orders now than he could fill with the supply on hand, but he ex- pected to receive another supply of wood towards the latter part of the week.
 There is every probability that the evening schools will not be opened this fall. This matter will be dis. cussed at the meeting of the board of education wich will be held this even ing. The trouble in the way is the lack of coal. A member of the board informed Democrat reporter t.iat un- less the coal situation is relieved very soon it may be deemed necessary to close some of the day schools. Many of the factories will have to economize also, and to prevent the necessity pf obligillg any of them to close there seems to be an understanding between tie lalge consumers and the Tai nad company that whatever coal can bs procured shall be distributed among the factories whose supply is small
 Philadelphia, Sept 29.-President Mitchell and Secretary Treasurer VII son of the United Mine Workers ar rived here at 80 o'clock this morning from Pittsburg. They were met at the Pennsylvania railroad station by District Presidents Nichols, Fahey and Duffy, of the three anthracite coal districts.
 After a hurried breakfast the labor leaders went direct to the office of John T. Keegan, business agent of t'ae Machinists' International union. Later President Mitchell went to the Hotel Walton unaccompanied by any of the other labor leaders.
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 29.-The open ing of the twentyefrst week of the coal strike shows very little change in the situation. The operators say they have more men at work this morning, than they had on any day last week. At strike headquarters the reports showed that there had been no break in the ranks in the strikers. Several battal- ions of troops secured the Wyoming region to-day, but found no crowds as- sembled at any of the mines. Sheriff Jacobs says the troops will be called upon when there is an outbreak tosups press it. but that they will not do pO- lice duty and no soldiers will be placed behind the barricades at the mines.
 New York, Sept 29.-Among those in the city Interested in the railroad and other companies affected by the suit brought in Boston to put these compa- nies into the hands of a receiver, ow- ing to the coal strike, the opinion is general that no result can be expected from such action.
 Frederick D. Underwood, president of the Erie railroad is quoted as hav- ing said: Prom my point of view, it is legal question purely-they can, under the law. put the coal roads into the hands of receiver, or they can- not. I assume that the relief they seek necessarily will be so slow of ac- complishment by the proposed method that the pSaseical results will be of little value''
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 29.-Joseph Gillis, the striker who was shot at West Nanticoke yesterday afternoon by James Sweeney, a deputy, died in the hospital in this city this morning. Sweeney was committed to Jail.
 Mahanoy City, Pa. Sept 29-The home of Michael Weldon. on West Pine street, was dynamited at mid night. The front of the house was shattered and the windows of all the other houses in the block were broken. Weldon was not at home when the ex- plosion occurred. His family escaped without injury. Weldon has been doing non-union work at Schuylkill colliery.
 Pottsville, Pa, Sept 29.-The miners train on the Pennsylvania railroad bound for the Richards colliery, near Mount Carmel, was stopped by mob this morning, who refused to allow the train to proceed.
 The train was so thoroughly stoned that only two window panes were left unbroken. Most of the men aboard got under the seats and escaped in jury. The passengers on the train con sisted of carpenters, repairmen and pumpmen for the Richards colliery. No attempt is being made to work this operation.
 Three men on their way to work at the Pennsylvania co1liery at Green Ridge were pulled off a trolIav oa, Inv