The daily Republican., 1902-10-04
DARK PROSPECT.
- AHEAD In CITY.
Failure to End Coal Strike Mean s
More Suffering For The
Poor
COAL MEN DREAD WINTER
News That Coal Barons Had
Refused to Arbitrate the
Trouble Heard With
Regret.

When it was learned in this CITY
last night that failure to bring
about peaceable adjustment of the
difficulties between the anthracite
mine owners and the striking work
men had been the only result of the
conference called by President
Roosevelt there was an ominous
shaking of hands on the part of men
who knew what this portended.
Those who had an interest in the
Immediately resumption of work in
the mines had placed high hopes on
the conference, for they could not
but believe that the mine operators
in a measure, would desire to bow
to the Presinent's expressed wish,
even teough their personal pre-
ferenccs would make for the other
course. But that they would remain
obdurate and decline to make any
concessions which might bring about
an armistic at the very least few
had deemed probable.
That the breach between the op-
orators and the miners had been
widened to such an extent that it
never may be bridged was the
opinion of those familiar with the
situation, when they heard last
night that the Washington confer
ence had failed Of good result.
There's dark prospect ahead
in this city, and, indeed, through
out the whole country said one of
the retail Coal dealers. There is
practically no anthracite here now;
it will be an impossibility to get any
in view of the failure to reach a
compromise, and l hate to think of
what may happen here before the
winter is over. In it all there is only
one thing to be thankful for now,
and that is the beautiful weather,
which makes it difficult for many to
realize what their lot will be when
the snow is on the ground"
With the knowledge that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was to labor with
the operators and the representatives
of the striking miners much conf
dence was expressed yesterday
among the coal dealers, and indeed,
on the part of the general public,
that before night fell, some agree
ment would be reached which would
convince all that the worst was over.
Only those who were close to the
operators, who had heard them as
sert time and time again that they
would not recede from the position
they had taken more than five
ago, had any misgivings
that the Presidents good Offices
would avail nothing to the public.
Almost general was the feeling of
confidence, and it was reflected in
the stock market early in the day.
There the price of Philadelphia and |
Reading stock was advanced 81, and
the stocks of the Erie road, the 5
Pennsylvania and the New York,
Ontario and Western roads were af- I
fected in similar manner, if in a !
less degree, i
When the result Of the morning ]
session of the Washington confer !
ence was learned here, there were
few who read of President Roose- S
velt's appeal to both sides that they
should sink their personal considera- '
ions and make individual sa crifces E
or the general good who did not a
believe that there was nothing other u
han an amicable adjustment to be II
expected. 1t was predicted that the \
second session would be of short J
duration and that peace would be
declared in a few minutes, u