The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
Returned. to Harrisburg Last Night,
but Gave Out No Definite Statement
as to Result OF Mission.
DENIAL FROM JOHN MITCHELL
STRIKE HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED
OFF, HE ASSERTED.
SIT Is Up to the Operators" He Said,
when Observation-Disclosures Of
President Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, Sept. Ex-Governor William
A. Stone. of Pennsylvania. who came to
this city and made an effort during the
day to see what could be done toward set
Ting the anthracite coal strike, returned to
Harrisburg tonight without apparently
having been able to accomplish a settle
ment
There were rumors afioat that the Cover
nors visit had results, but George w. Per-
kins. OF j. p. Morgan & Co., denied to-
night there was any changed situation
Word to the same effect was received by
long distance telephone from President
Truesdale. of the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western Railway, who is out of town.
Governor Stone was accompanied to the
city by Attorney General Elkin. OF Penn
sylvania. and Senator Flynn. of Pittsburg
The three held a conference OF several
hours duration with p. A B. widener, OF
Philadelphia. in the offices of the United
States Steel Corporation. After the con-
ference had lasted an hour, Mr.. widener
went to see ]. p. Morgan at the latter's
office and asked him to use his influence to
end the strike. Ten minutes later he re-
turned to his fellow-conferees and told
them that Mr.. Morgan had declined to In
terfere.
Before leaving the city Governor Stone
gave out the following statement: "Attor-
ney General Elkin, Senator Flynn and my
self have been in consultation for several
hours to-day with p. A. B. Widener, OF
Philadelphia, who is director of the
United States Steel Corporation. and asso-
ciated with Mr.. Morgan in many business
interests. Mr.. Widener is very anxious to
see the strike settled and to-day took the
matter up with Mr.. Morgan. We are doing
what we can"
Governor Stone was asked what progress
toward a settlement had been made during
the conference and whether any direct
communication had been had from Mr..
Morgan. To these questions he answered
that he had nothing to say beyond what
was contained in his statement and that
the other parties to the conference had also
been pledged to silence.
George w. Perkins. speaking for ]. p.
Morgan & Co., said tonight: I'VE have
no comment to make on Governor Stones
statement We have received no official
statement as to what occurred to-day.
nor have we heard from Governor Stone
since the conference was closed. Nor have
we anything to say on the strike situation"
President George f. Baer. Of the Phila-
delphia & Reading. President w. II. Trues-
dale, of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, and President Thomas p. Fowler,
of the New York, Ontario & Western, had
an informal conference. After IL was over
President Fowler said the situation had
been gone over thoroughly in an informal
way. Mr.. Fowler emphatically declared
that there was no change in the attitude
of the operators and that nothing could
end the strike but the unconditional sur
render OF the striking anthracite miners.
Later in the day. when Governor Stones
statement was submitted TO President
Fowler he sent out word through his
secretary that he had no comment TO make
on the statement and did not even care TO
learn of its contents. President Baer went
back to Philadelphia.