The evening world. Newspaper, October 10, 1902, Page 2

‘fternoon in @ conference in Senator Platt’s office lasting three-quar- Vters of an hour, y Qn the one side were the three United States Senators and Gov. Odell, *qPhO¥e"polftical futures are threatened by a continuation of the strike, On the other side was President Baer, head of the coal operators’ com- by divine right, and Chairman Thomas, of the Board of Directors of the Brie. BAER LATE AT THE CONFERENCE. Although Pesident Baer had been asked to be at Senator Platt’s office at 10.20 o'clock, he did not arrive until fifteen minutes after noon. He had come from Philadelphia in his private car at 9.48 o'clock and gone direct to his office, where he met other presidents of the coal roads | ‘At 11.30 o'clock, accompanied by Mr. Thomas, he went to the Morgan Daniing house, at Broad and Wall streets, where he was closeted for half ‘an hour in the private office of J. Plerpont Morgan. | bine, the man who said that he and his fellows were in control of the minus | THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1902. ~ CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDES OF SENATOR QUAY, . : WHO BROUGHT ABOUT TO-DAY’S COAL CONFERENCE, Earlier in the day Mr. Morgan had vigorously denied that he had! blocked the ‘negotiations fo- a strike settlement yesterday. He had also | conferred with Senator Penrose at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the strike question. Trom this it was inferred that Mr. Morgan would tell Mr. Baer that the tIme had come for him to give in to the force of public sentiment. Whether he tol¢ him or not cannot be learned, but Mr, Baer was in anything but a pleasant mood when he left Mr. Morgan's office. | The reception he got from a crowd in front of the United States press building, where the conference was to be held, in Senator Piatt’s office, did not tend to mollify him. BAER GREETED WITH TAUNTS. His striking face was recognized and cries of "Call off the strike,” “Arbitrate,” “Fair play,” “Give the miners a chance to live’ and the like ‘were yelled at him. He scowled as he forced his way through the crowd and toward the doorway. | “Will there be a settlement to-day?” asked a reporter, | “The strike will end when the miners go back to work,” barked the president of the Reading Railroad When Mr. Baer reached the office of Senator Platt the same appeal ‘was made to him that was made to his fellows in the coal combine yes- terday. He was assured that the continnance of the strike was hurting the party in power in Pennsylvania and New York, might lead to wide-| spread bloodshed and famine and was inflaming the public mind. To this he made answer that he was not in position to back down from his original stand. He was the first to leave the conference, going out of the building by the back way and almost running up Church street to his office, Senator | Platt and Gov. Odell were the next to appear. | Senators Quay and Penrose were the iast to leave the building. The hurried to the Pennsylvania ferry at the foot of Cortlandt street and took the first train for Philadelphia from Jersey City. Senator Penrose said that the situation was practically the same as it was before they crme to New York. John Mitchell, who had been waiting at the Ashland House for news | , of the result of the conference, did not appear to be greatly surprised. _ fetused to make any comment, With District Presidents Duffy, Fahy and Nichols, he will start for Wilkesbarre to-night. u t | SENATOR QUAY IS DOWNCAST. | Senator Quay appeared to be very much downcast over the outcome of his scheme to end the strike, Just before taking the train at Jersey City he said to an Evening World reporter that the strike situation was un-} th cobanged. t “We made every effort fn our power,” he sald, “but were mnable to ¢ bring about a settlement. | do not know whether I shall return and renew the effort next week or not. Something ought to be done in a hurry, The © 1 fa not a politicn! question. It is a question that strikes home to the people Of the ercat State of Pennsylvania irrespective of their party affiliations in the Senate of the United States. YELLS GREET SENATOR PLATT. ‘Thames and Church strects. It was noised about that he was there, and a) groat crowd gathered to see him come out. * When the Senator started out for his office he was appalled and drew | back. The crowd saw him and began to yell. t So great was the jum in the narrow street that reserves from the nearby Church street station were | sent out to clear a way for the Senator. This done, he ventured fe “Did you settle the strike? “It’s up to the Republicans.” “Make the operators give in. “Hurrah for John Mitchell.” ‘These were some of the cries which greeted the Senator. He end burried through the lane the police made for him and escaped ato bis office. MORGAN FAVORS SETTLEMENT. Before the conference’ between the Republican statesmen and the coal operators was umed Mr, J. P: World reporter as he was leaving the Iifth Avenue Hotel. “Mr. Morgan.” said the reporter, “some of the morning newspapers ac- I i r ¢ iy smiled jt | tt rpont Morgan w cuse you of blocking the negotiations looking to a settlement of the strike “Tt is not true,’’ he replied. it is not true?”’ CROWD WATCHES AT PLATT'S OFFICE. So great was the Interest manifested in the momentous conference at “Don't you know of No. 49 Broadway at 10 o'clock. It was not a rag. tag and bobtall crowd such as gathers so quickly in New York, but a gathering of solid, substantial citizens, business men, ap- Parently of the neighborhood. favee their way through the throng on the sidewalk, Was formed to keen the path to the doorway clear The Pennsylvania Senators cairied their travelling bags and announced | that they would take the first train to Philadelphia after the conference, Amplying that win or lose they will make no further effort to settle the| strike in New York. | President Baer, of the Reading Railroad, was face to face with the sole | responsibility for the continuation of the great coal strike | The situation was placed before him in Senator Platt’s office when he Senators Quay and Penrose, of Pennsylvania, Senator Platt and Gov. i $Oieil Bnd Chairman ‘Thomas, of the Erie Railroad. | ORGAN FORCED INTO IT. Pierpont Morgan, after repeated refusals to interfere in the stritce | Was dragged into it to-day. He spent the night at the| Avene Hotel. Before leaving for his office he talked with Senator | WhO urged upon him the danger to the Republican ticket that! from a continuance: of the strike. | situation twisted around until it rested entirely in the Baer is interesting, [t was the object of the machine ant a police guard | to eliminate Baer ganization Republicans, to cut loose from Baer, agreo to a settlement with Geasition grows worse every day. . “The disposition of Mr. Mitchell all through these negotiations for a Hydeagpeanaae oes lid Be hae “It has been charged, Senator Quay,” said the reporter, “that your! oitiemont of the strike has been most commendable,” sald Mr, Lauter- hats (her coublaenaatU becateli@eo nates object in attempting to settle the strike was entirely political.” veh to an Evening World reporter, “He has dono all that is possible forl infantry Prove Ineffective to @nd veo “agra married was in chee “That is not true,” replied the Senator indignantly. “The coal question , him to do. Mr, Mitchell went so far as to offer to allow the operators to among thpairical peaple along nanie all of the arbitrators to be appointed to settle the strike.” tors. T tried ty end the strike in the interest of the people of the State I represent | Baer, to appear at Senator Platt's office yesterday afternoon. There Gov. Odell, Senator Quay and Senator Penrose pleaded with them as organiza- {tion Republicans to save the party. After leaving the coal conference, Senator Platt went to a restaurant at! 4 GREAT CHANCE FOR SPELLBINDERS. political orators all over the country could point to the fact that Repub- lican operators were the first to give in to the miners and that the only operator holding out was a Democrat. announced that they would do nothing without President Baer’s sanction. jwas held in Philadelphia last night, second van Evening AG TION 1S INVOKED yesterday.” | David Wilcox, counsel for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com- The big financier took his cigar from his mouth and spoke with great} pany, acting for all of the coal carrying and producing railroads, has earnestness. asked President Roosevelt to invoke the Federal laws to!t{fssolve the Coal extremely long and bristles with precedents upom which it is asserted the Senator Platt’s office that the police were called to clear the street in front) @ review of what has happened since the strike was declared—also from the standpoint of the operators—and a mass of accusations of illegal prac- {ence of the subject matter of such commerce of the greatest public inter- When Senators Quay and Penrose arrived at 10.15 o'clock they had to! ° #nd importance commerce could be imagined.” Election day In the States of Pennsylvania and New York fs less than four weeks away. A Governor and State ticket will be elected in each State, In Pennsylvania in 1900 the Republican Governor was elected by a plurality of 111,1 ‘There are 147,000 men on strike at the mines— 100,000 of whom wre said to he vote Roorevelt was elected Governor of New York in 1898 by 17,786 majority. Senators Quay and Penrose, of | Penns: nia, and Senator Platt and Goy, Odell, of New York, are doing their utmost to settle the strike. He is the only Democrat in the coal nr As possible, ‘The design was to get the others, who are strong or- sible for the coal strike as it was responsible for the eruption of Mount Pelee, but the people vould not get back at Providence for the eruption of Mount Pelee, whereas they can get back at the Republican party for the coal strike. “Superhuman effort will be required on the part of the party managers yperators’ combine. he miners and leave him standing alone against the strikers—a position hat he could not maintaiu, of course. Sati RIOTING IN THE MINE REGION. Troops Put a Crowd to Flight When It Looked Troublesome — Schools Close Through Lack of Coal—Attack Begun on Reading Railroad’s Charter. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 10.—A Reading company coal and iron policeman and four non-unjonists were driving from town to the Henry Clay shaft this morning when a crowd hurled rocks at them ‘The policeman fired at the crowd, while a rioter emptied a shotgun at the polleeman, Before the fring could grow general two companies of the Tenth Infantry put the crowd to‘filght, whereupon the non-untoniats went to work. i) of the leading collieries in this visintty were guarded by troops all night WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct. 10.—De- tachments of the Ninth Regiment and the Phtladelpita Second City Troop were sent out to the mining towns early is morning and returned here after a couple of hours’ march. The soldiers found no crowts gathered anywhere d the several towns were reported to be quiet. It has been the custom of Col. Dough- erty, of the Ninth, to send out com- panies each morning not only for the purpose of making a demonstration, but uso to g}ve'the men exercise. He. ald the soldiers are respectfully recelved everywhere. chief interart here is in the conference belng held in New York between the political leaders and the coal operators, and news from there is eagerly awaited, epee) FEDERAL TROOPS ARE NOW ASKED FOR. WILKI — onference of the operators of the upper ‘al field in this clty last evening it was decided to ask Gov. Stone to refjuest the President to order Federal troops to re- Inforce the State troops now in the felt. A letter w: sent to the Governor and the operators-expect that he will act upon it and continue putting troops in the region untlk the force is sufficient to fully protect the men who want to to settle the strike, and superhuman efforts will be put forth. I do not want to be represented as saying that a continuance of the coal strike would be inimical to Republican success, but {t would be much better all around were the strike to be settled as soon as possible.” : STRIKERS MOB. TRIED TO PUT IT UP TO MITCHELL. Before trying this the politicians called in John Mitchell. They talked Then, after he o him plainty and bluntly and he replied in like manner. had refused to consider propositions to send the men back to work and rust to the Legisature of Pennsylvania to right their wrongs, the poli- ivians began to talk compromise. How Mitchell received their advances and put the responsibility on the operators, as he had done it in Washington, is best explained by Edward aauterbach, Divorced Wife, Frederick V. Bowers, the song writer, dented this afternoon that he had re- married his divorcued wife, Blanche work and to guard the colilerics and railroads and the houses of the workers. How many will be needed for this the operators do not pretend to say, but & much larger force than 1s no is desired, Gen. Godin lett last evening for Har- risburg and Washington, his intention after consulting the Governor being, And “Gen, Miller, to see the President Qnd place Ue tatter before him, ex- finns the conditions and the nature of the violence. Whether he will advo- Cate the calling of more troops to the keene Is not known, He would not cis the matter before he departed. ‘There is no increase in the number of mon at work, the strikers say to- ind the operators report gains. Yesterday was pay di eral of the mines, and many men who Quell Swiss Rioters and] Bs™*’ Kot out about the towns were met by union men and talked into joining the strikers. in, Whejher they will stay out is Ronnies were opened to-da effor ‘ an RR Sort to start ts not expec {WOULD ANNUL THE CHARTER OF READING, HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct war received at the Attorney: Department to-di a Frank H. Thos pe 7 fon enpson, of Philadelphiaf asking that the Attorney-General gram the use of the name of the Common- wealth in a suit against the Reading Railway Company to show why its char- ter should not be reyoked for alleged Violation of the State Constitution which prohibits a coal carrying company from engaging in mining. dn the absence of Attorney-General El- kin and his deputy the attaches of the Department declined to make the appli- cation public, The Attorney-General is expected to take some action in the matter when he returns to his office next Wednesday, eae MINE OWNER URGES TROOPS ON THE MINERS, HAZLETON, Pa. Oct. 10.—John Markle, the wealthy mine owner, who asked of President Roosevelt that the present ratio of militia be supplied for mine protection, {s reported as eaying that before the trops lay down their guns they will be called upon to shoot at least one hundred and fifty strikers. The attitude of the mine owner was shown during a heated conversation with Col. Good, who refused to disperse a number of strikers who were playing ball near the collieries, Jn refusing to send the men away from the ball, grounds on fields, Col. Good sald to : “I do any good reason, sir, why these men should be driven away, They are doing no harm, and they are careful to keep outside the guard line. If you force us to needlessly antagonize these’ peaple it may start a riot and lead to the shooting down of a dozen of them. I assure you we don't want to do that." Mr. Markle's retort was: “A dozen? You'll kill a hundred and fitty of them before you get away from here and before these mem go back to work.” Col. Good refused to sto} and Mr. Markle went away —————— GERMAN COLONIAL CONGRESS. BERLIN, Oct. 10.—The first German Colonial Congress opened last night, Duke Johann Albrecht of Meckienburg- Schwerin presiding. Many princes, mi isters and distinguished ntists’ were present, and sixty economic, commercial and sclentitle soctetics are represented. the game, isgruntied. With Mitchell ready to arbitrate the politiclans went afver the opera- ‘They invited all the presidents of the coal roads, except President Cavalry Ride Down Crowd. GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 10—Sev- eral hundred strikers last night de- | manded the resignation of the obnoxious Treasury officials, but no action was taken, Crowds guthered in the streets expressing sympathy with the atrikers, The crowd became so demonstrative finally that a Vattalion of Infantry was called out to clear the streets. The Infantry were unable to cope with the mob and a company of cavalry was then ordered out. They charged the crowd with drawn sabres and several of tho strike sympathizers were wounded They were urged to accede to the demands of the miners for arbitra- jon, open their mines and get coal out. It was pointed out to them that The result was not what the politicians had expected. The operators conference to-day. In the mean time they got busy with Mr. Baer. Telegrams to Philadel- yhia arrang a conference between him, President Cassatt, of the Pennsyl- ania, and President Loree, of the Baltimore and Ohio, This conference No details of it have been given out, put it is fair to assume t President Cassatt urged Mr, Baer to accede to he arbitration plan offered by President Mitchell. light and water works, after a pro- longed discussion of the strike altuation, have decided to continue work. ‘The milttary commandant has been delegated to maintain order in the city, ‘Th strikers this morning rormed @ procession and paraded through several of the streets. The troops ordered the strikers to disperse and broke up the procession in several places. ‘They also selzed the flags and arrested several of the strikers. A number of the sho) keepers have AGAINST THE MINERS, BAY UM SHE A RESCUED MAN Trapped in Factory Building Ablaze, Joseph Schaefer Now Occupies Cell—Girl’s Escape. Union. The ground upon which Mr. Wilcox asks for this action is that the union is a conspiracy to prevent interstate commerce, ‘Tho letter to the President in which Mr. Wilcox states his position is Miners’ an take action recital of the causes of the strike from tne operators standpoint, President It against the union and {ts officers. his combination,” says Mr. Wilcox (referring to the union), “not merely restrains but destroys interstate commerce by preventing the exist- When the firemen broke into the un- occupied factory duildmg ut No. 27 West Twenty-seventh street, where there was a e@mall fire to-day, they found an old man on the third floor, unconscious from the smoke. They No more effective or radical restraint of interstate Mr, Wilcox assures the President that le can proceed against the| "0000 nim to a barier shop next door H-O i Miners’ Union under the Sherman Anti-Trust. act. where he was resbecttated with by Strangely enough this very act is depended upon by John Mitchell for} rum. Then a New York Wospital’ surgeon Alagnosed his case as alcoholism, and he was locked up in the West ‘'wen- tieth Street Station, He sata he was Joseph Schaefer and that he was a watchman in the factory, which was the next move he is to make if the strike should be prolonged. r Charles 1), Sparr, one of the editors of the Outlook, who called upon Mr. Mitchell this morning, is authority for the statemenet that the President of the Mine Workers intends to ask Congress to pass a law regulating the carrying prico of coal, “It cost: said Mr. Sparr, “about 3 milis per ton per mile to move bi-|formerly occupied by the Schaefer tuminous cor}, ‘To move anthracite costs between 8 9 Moulding Company. Tho fire started palleXe Vader iliocuhersukn ealdt seule: tie temen ue tee neti ake the| 8 gome, Tumber and did only about a t so a is pe ‘congress to make the $1,000 damage. currying cost of anthracite the same as that of bituminous, A vlow like this would bring the operators to terms, materially reducing, as it would, their profits fro1 hauling coal." PEOPLE WILL BLAME G. O. P.. SAYS FASSETT. ‘While it was in progress, the 300 girls in the Monopole cigarette factory across the street stopped work to watch it. Emma McGowan, to see it the better, put her head through the elevator shaft, The levator came down and she almost lost it. Her screams saed her, but sh: has a terrible headache. She was sent to her home, No. 1 Eighth avenue, in a cad, ‘The poor people in the neighborhood broke through the fire lines and grabbed he wood which the firemen threw out of the pipe The police tried to Wise Ghat o¢ Oe Set ey An Instance of the way Republican politicians regard the coal strike furnished by J. Sloat Fassett at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning. “Phe Republican party,” said Mr. Fassett, ‘is about. a8 much respon- was "The most delicate stomach can take the invalid can assimilate it, and the youngest baby can take it. preparations have all the nourishment of H-O in other forms, “«I get more every time, new,” H-O t bec apparent to the politicians that the man they had planned to nore the only man they could deal with, When the operators had} before the streets were cleared. * eparted tho politicians determined to invite President Baer to a separate] Six, en Wore arrested. ae leparted the politicians deter d e Presiden er to parate| ne employees of the gas, electric Put the force that’s in H-O behind the big day’s work; asta in some form, Asa gruel or soup All these cy |