New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
TO SELL COAL AT s5 A TON.
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by Major General Miller. Some measures were
determined on. but what was not made public.
General Miller u Is said. will make this city the
division headquarters and will arrive here next
Tuesday with his staff. He has found that his
presence is needed on the scene. Harrisburg Is
too far away.
President Mitchell returned this morning from
New York. and spent the day IN going cor
reSpondence. He cannot say whether he will he
called 10 Washington or when ne will go away
again OF the conference in New-York he has
little 20 say. The interests Of the miners. oper-
ators and public in general will he better co.,
served az this time by my saying nothing about
the New-York conference. and I must decline
answering questions that would give any infer
ence as 70 the present situation"
Regarding the letter Of Daniel Wilcox. vice
president of the Delaware and Hudson Company,
in which he asked President Roosevelt TO take
action against the Mine Workers illegal
organization. Mr.. Mitchell said: The Mine
Workers are organized along the same lines as
all other labor organizations in this country. II
the miners union is illegal so also are all other
labor unions l hold that the miners organiza-
ton is perfectly legal"
District President T. n. Nichols said to-day:
The prospects for victory are brighter than
ever. The people all over the country are out Of
coal. and the strikers ire more determined than
ever not 10 give in. AS result. the operators
VIII have 10 grant the demands or arbitrate
The strike will continue until after the election In
November there is no doubt Of that Until that
hopes of a settlement In the minds Of the strik-
ers and II VIII not be until after election that
the strikers will realize that no political infiu-
make the operators change the stand
they have taken and are going to maintain"
STILL To CALL FOR FEDERAL TROOPS.
The operators continue 10 say that federal
troops are needed. and point to several cases OF
violence which occurred to-day evidence that
the ten thousand troops in the region are
not sufficient 10 maintain order. The officers
themselves say that no additional force is re-
quired. OF his visit to President Roosevelt. Cen
eral Goblin. who returned from Washington to-
day. would not talk nor would he say whether
he had discussed with the President the cOndi-
tions I'm the region and the possibility OF more
troops being required
No workings were opened to-day, no ef-
fort being made by the operators 20 start new
mines. That is deferred until next week A
Mount Lookout colilery' whlch started on
Thursday and will remain there on guard. but
at no other collieries is disturbance reported
general increase In the number OF workers
to-day, the operators say. Convnces them that
next week there VIII he large additions to their
forces. and that before the end of the week
they viii be able 10 open a number OF new
places.
Two more cases OF dynamiting show that the
troops are unable 20 reach all the points Of
violence. This morning the house Of Albert
Dry. deputy employed by the Philadelphia
ana Reading company. near Minersville. was
blown up The explosive was placed under the
front porch. and the whole front OF the house
vas blown ou; Mrs Dry and her three chill
dren were injured. hut not seriously. Dynamite
vas exploded near the house Of James Burk at
SehastopoL hut did no great damage.
The inquest on the killing Of William Durham
BY Private Wadsworth, Of the 18th Regiment.
took place This afternoon at Shenandoah. but no
verdict VIII he given until next week. Several
soldiers testified II shown that Wads-
worth called Halt" three times and Durham
who did not answer. had his hands the gate
Of the house which WadswoTth was guarding
when he was shot dead
At Plymouth and Pittston to-day constables
ana coal guards who tried 70 arrest men and
women picking coal the Culm banks were
driven back by the crowds and prevented from
making arrests The guards appealed 20 the
soldiers. who aided in driving on the pickers.
Arrests are 10 be made Monday
Colonel Theodore r. Hoffman OF the Sth Regf-
ment, n rs feared. Is dying IN the Moses Taylor
Hospital. AT Scranton He has pneumonia con
tracted while I'm camp at Duryea during tho wet
weather ~ last week General Goblin and other
star officers visited him tonight. They re-
ported that his condition most serious.