The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-11

Of the operators was whether they hac
sounded the members Of the old commits.
sion to see if they would serve again. The
operators said that they had not done 80
but that they assumed that they woulo
serve again as a matter Of public duty.
1t was then that Mitchell asked an ad.
journment until Thursday to frame up the
liners reply.
According to a version Of the meeting
coming from the operators, the protest
OF the independent operators was read
to the miners before the answer. Mitchell
professed to be surprised later Of in the
afternoon when a o Of this protest
was shown to him. He said that it had not
been read at the meeting and NO mention
had been made of it.
Before any arbitration agreement can
be entered into by Mitchell a convention
OF the union must be called, but it's action
would be purely formal. Mitchell said
he did not know whether a convention
could be called for next week or not. His
attitude was that of a man rather pleased
at the turn in the situation, however. The
scale committee was called together at
8 o'clock last night by Mitchell and the
operators reply was read to the members.
Mitchell said that no statement would be
made until the miners had further CON-
suited.
ONE COMMISSIONER CANNOT SERVE.
1t is the general belief that the members
u NhC oiiNilid Sltt ga NoIiittlFtlOIl,
with one exception, would be willing to
serve. This exception is Bishop John l..
Spalding, who has had several strokes of
paralysis. He was generally regarded
as the strongest friend Of the miners on
the board. The other members Of the
commission were Judge George Gray,
who was the chairman; Carroll D. Wright,
3. W. Parker, Thomas H. Watkins, Edgar
E. Clark and Gen. John NJ. Wilson.
One of the operators said after the meet
ing yesterday:
I'VE were unanimous in turning down
Mitchell's proposition. To be sure there
were some differences of opinion but this
was only in regard to minor matters. But
there was nothing like a split among the
COMMITTEES. and we are all in harmony.
We believe that the offer we nave made
Ia a fair one, We are not at all anxious
as to the result.
This SANE operator said that while
had been, there was absolutely no logical
reason for any advance in prices u c as
has been made.
STRIKE DANCER NoT ENDED.
The large coal dealers did not think
yesterday that the conferences with the
operators and the counter plan submitted
by the latter diminished in any way the
danger Of a strike. One Of the largest
dealers said:
The best posted men still believe there
will be a strike. l mean men who are
brought into contact with the miners"
There was a loosening, up in the market
for domes site anthrac cite he said, on account
of warmer weather coming. For some
weeks there had been a premium on do
mestic sizes but hat had disappeared,
he said. He would not be surprised to see
1t going down a little in price; At the same
time the companies were holding back
Goa. Some Of them had not delivered a
pound Of dome site coal for several weeks.
A meeting of the scale committee of
thirty-six will be held to-day to consider
Of the opeyTators, and il is said to Gsonsider
the protest Of the independent operators.