The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

New York, September Ex-Governor illiam A. Stone of Pennsylvania, who came to this city today and made an effort during the day to see what could be done towards settling the anthracite coal strike, retarnol. to Harrisburg to- night without apparently having been a, le to accomplish settlement.
 There were rumors afoat that the gov ernor's visit had results, but George w. Perkins, of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, denied tonight that there was any change in the situation. Word to the same effect was received by long distance telephone from President Truesdale of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western rail- road, who is out of town. Governor Stone was accompanied to the city by Attorney General Elkin of Pennsylvania, and Secretary Flynn of Pittsburg. The tree held a conference of several hours duration with P. A. B. Widenor of Phil 6 elphia in the offices of the United States Steel corporation.
 After the conference had lasted an hour MT widenor went to see J. P. Nor gan at the latters office, and asked him to use his influence to end the strike. Ten minutes later he returned to his fellow conferees and told them that Mir. Morgon had declined to interfere.
 Before leaving the city Governor Stone gave out the following statement;
 Governor Stones Statement.
 Attorney general Elkin, Senator Flynn and myself have been in consult tation for several hours today with F. A. B. Widenor of Philadelphia, who is director of the United States Steel cor poration and associated with Mir. Mor- gan in many business interests. MT. Widenor is very anxious to see the strike settled and today took the matter up with Mr. Morgan. We are doing what we can
 Governor Stone was asked what pro eress toward a settlement had been made during the conference, and whether any direct communication had been had from MT. Morgan To these questions he an- sWered that he had nothing to say beyond what was contained In his statement, and that the other parties to the confer- ence had also been pledged to silence.
 George ". Perkins, speaking for J. P. Morgan & Co.,, said tonight;
 ''We have no comment to make on Governor Stones statement. We have re- ceived no official statement as 10 wha. occurred at the conference, nor have we heard from Governor Stone since the con ference was closed. Nor nave we any thing to say on the strike sItuation
 No Change in Attitude.
 President George F. Baer or the Phlla- delphia and Reading, President w. Il, Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and President Thomas P. Fowler of the New York, Ontario and Western had an informal conference. After 1t was over, President Fowler said that the situation had been gone over thoroughly in an informal way. MT. Tow Ter emphatically declared that there was no change in the attitude of the oper- ators, and that nothing could end the strike but the unconditional surrender of the striking anthracite miners.
 Later in the day when Governor Stones statement was submitted to President Fowler he sent out word through his sec retary that he had no comment to make on the statement, and did not even care to learn of it's contents. President Baer went back to Philadelphia.
 No Concessions Granted.
 Scranton, Pa, September 9.-GeneraI Superintendent Rose of the Delaware and Hudson railroad company mine de- partment said today that he had no knowledge of negotiations which could possibly lead to a settlement of the strike this week. next week or any other definitely determined time. He said the Delaware and Hudson company stands in exactly the same position as it did in the beginning of the strike and had no inten- tion of offering any concessions.
 This statement by Superintendent Rose is in harmony with similar statements made hv Superintendent May of the Erie and Superintendent Phillips of tine Lack awanna recently Notwithstanding the
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