Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-29
Receiver Is Asked of SUI
prene Court To Control
Mines and Coal Car
rying Roads.

BOSTON. Sept. IA committee Of cit
fxens. headed BY the publishers or Eos-
ton newspaper. today sought relief in the
court from the coal shortage and high
prices By asking for a receiver for the coal
COMPANIES and coal carrying roads
A bin in equity was filed I'm the supreme
court asking that a receiver be appoint
ed for the benefit o. all concerned upon
such terms and in such manner, and with
such agents and servants and with such
rates 81 wages and other conditions OF
employment and at such prices for goods
produced as the court from time TO time
shan ad1udge proper.
OF the coal situation given by III. W.
Nnaplafn. q lawyer.
Mr.. Chaplain says In support Of his
position:
since the public have a right in the
mines. ! right 20 have coal forthwith
mined for immediate consumption and
have q right 10 have the coal Immediately
transported out OF the mine regions BY
the coal carrying roads. a court OF equity,
II no other solution Of the difficulty Is
open. has authority 20. and on the appli-
cation OF a representative proportion OF
the people undoubtedly would. appoint
a receiver or receivers TO take into his
or their hands the whole business now in
t-e hands OF the anthracite coal combine
and to run il in their place"
A subpoenae TO serve on the defend
ants. giving notice OF the bringing OF he
suit : 70 he taken out on Monday by the
plaintiffs lawyer and ii win probably
Dc returnahIe in November.
STRIKERS PUT DYNAMITE
ON TRACK FOR COAL TRAIN
wILKESBARRE. Pa. Sept. H.-The
eighth and ninth regiment OF the state
national guards had nothing exciting in
the Wyoming region today. The strike
district was unknown. Some unknown
person placed 3 stick OF dynamite on the
Lehigh Valley railroad near Yatesville
last night. When a big freight engine
passed over the dynamite there was an
explosion and the pilot Of the engine and
the windows OF the cab we're broken. but
none OF the crew were hurt.
The close Of the twentieth week OF the
strike sees no apparent change in the sit
uation-
WILL DEPoRT NEGROES
AND GRANT DEMANDS
LEBANON. Pa. Sept. z.-Information
was given out tonight that all the de-
mands OF the strikers at the American
Iron and Steel company's works would be
granted excepting the per cent for finish
ers. II Is expected that they will agree 10
return to work under the condition stip-
ulated.
There Is great rejoicing over the fact
thar fhe naGroas wiil he sent away
Strikers Stop Coal Trains With Guns.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Sept. z7.-About
midnight last night II was reported to
General Goblin that the strikers held up
a coal train that was being taken away
from Potts colliery at Locustdale and
drove OF the engineer and crew.
Today the general sent a company OF
infantry TO the coIliery under command
OF Provost Marshal Farquhar. and with
the soldiers 70 protect Il the train was
taken away without interference
MITCHELL IN CONFERENCE;
SAYS STRIKE WILL WIN
PITTsBURG. Sept Z7.-President John
Mitchell and Secretary-Tre w B.
Wilson. OF the United Mine Workers OF
America. arrived IN this city shortly be-
fore O'Clock today and went at once
into conference az the Hotel Henley.
President Mitchell stated just previous TO
the opening OF the conference that moth
ing OF Importance would be transacted at
the meeting.
I'VE are here 70 go over routine bus
fness only. =. he said He denied that 9TH
er parties would take part In the meeting
and stated that the conferees probably
would be here until tomorrow evening. In
! concluding he said:
The cause OF the strike In the anthra-
cite mines VIII be sustained until the end.
II have anything more to say II viii
be given out later In the day"
1fr. Wilson said:
The str.@e has been on for twenty
weeks and viii be continued until the
miners win"
II Is reported here that the meeting will
be more important than the officials will
admit and further that a number OF Ia
Dor leaders win be in the conference be-
fore It Is over.
NoN-UNIoN MEN ARE
CHASED BY STRIKERS
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