New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
MORGAN NOT TAKING PART
BAER ABSENT FROM CONFERENCE
ATTENDED BY OTHER OPERATORS.

Governor Oden and Senator Platt had a con-
ference the coal strike yesterday morning
with Senators Quay and Penrose. of PennsyI-
vania, in Mr.. Platt's office, at No. 40 Broadway.
There was another conference at the same place
in the afternoon, when the Governor and the
Senators talked with leading coal operators in
the effort to obtain from them some concessions
to the miners John Mitchell the strike leader.
was still in the city with three of his district
presidents. but he was not called to the con-
ference. although he may have been in COM
municatiOn with some of the men in Senator
Platt's office Edward Lauterbach. who had
been at the office OF j. P. Morgan & Co.. was at
the conference. and was understood to have
sought Mr.. Morgan's aid in the effort TO effect a
strike settlement, although he did not Mr..
Morgan personally.
Last evening the Governor and Senator'S and
Mr. Lauterbach conferred again at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel At the end of the talk there was
no announcement OF an agreement of any kind
that would tend to end the strike. There is to
be another conference to-day. out of which more
important results may come J. p Morgan
at the hotel in the evening. He would not talk
to reporters.
The best information that The Tribune
porters could get has confirmed the general
understanding that Mr.. Morgan absolutely
fuses to interfere in the coal strike, feeling thar
the slightest possibility of his exerting any
coercive influence on the coal operators. The
conferences yesterday and last evening appar-
entity did not result in anything approaching
settlement The coal operators have not re-
ceded from the position they nave maintained
all along.
Governor OdeH said last night:
The consultation to-day did not result In
settlement OF the strike. believe that the mat
ter will be further discussed tomorrow. and
hope for some agreement"
STARTED FROM AND REACHED NOWHERE.
Senator Platt would not talk Senator Pen
rose was equally silent Senator Quay said;
we started from nowhere in particular and
reached nowhere. There is nothing TO say yet.
Maybe there will be developments later"
There is not the slightest doubt that the fail
ure TO reach agreement yesterday afternoon
only redoubled the determination of those who
are attempting TO bring about settlement The
conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel lasted
until a late hour last night and kurrying mes
sengers carried mysterious messages. 1t was
said that the representatives Of the miners. the
representatives of the operators and those try
ing to settle the strike were all in close com
municaten and that many messages passed be-
tween them.
Not a word could be obtained from those who
took part in the conference last night TO indicate
along what lines they working TO effect
settlement of the strike. Just what part OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel the conference was held in
was kept a close secret. although it was said
that Senator Platt's rooms we're used.
Senator Quay said that he and Senator Pen
rose would remain in town until some time to-
day. The Governor does not intend to go away
before Saturday morning. and so all parties to
the conference of last night will be here to-day
TO continue the deliberations Word was
brought TO the conference that Mr.. Mitchell
had also deferred his departure from the city.
There was a spirit OF suppressed excitement
around the Fifth Avenue Hotel all the evening
The corridors were packed with people inter
ested in the adjustment of the coal strike. There
were newspaper representatives. politicians.
business men and many others. In the groups
many Wall Street brokers were noticed. They
gathered there for the purpose Of getting the
news in order 10 cable London TO buy sell
stocks, just as the news indicated good OF bad.
After the conference broke up il was noJeea-
BILE that those who took part had more cheer
full and expectant air. but they would not talk.
The general impression was that some heajway
had been made and that the Developments OF
to-day might result in an agreement that would
bring about resumption of the mining # an
thracite COAL
THE COLD WAVE ARRIVES.
Colder weather in this city is due to-day IN
the opinion of the official forecasters. An area
OF cool weather was observed on Thursday, ex-
tending through Eastern Tennessee and Ken
lucky and Western North Carolina and West
Virginia In that region a temperature OF about
90 degrees was prevailing The cold wave ap-
parently had reached the city last night. when
there was a sudden fall OF temperature. The
highest temperature in the city yesterday was
I3 degrees at 1:30 p. m. and by p. m. there
had been fall OF 20 degrees. the thermometer
at the latter hour standing at SO degrees. The
official forecast is: Fair and cool to-day and fair
Tomorrow with fresh northeasterly winds.
The coal operators who conferred yesterday
afternoon with Governor Odell and Senators
Platt Quay and Penrose in Mr.. Platt's Office
were President Oyphant of the Delaware and
Hudson, President Fowler of the ontario and
THE REAL WHEELS OF PROGRESS
Are on the S-hour Pennsylvania Special between
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