The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
THE INVESTIGATION.
sessions uld at shamokin Yesterday
Morning and Evening.

Morning and Evening.
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t,.ti.-,,i,,. I,,,.o,,io.ti,,, ,or,,nittae
. ,i,s ,,'it,,e.ss .y,,,i,e5 vgoro Miles
~ ,,r,',,iront iaI,or leader. Thomas
=, p" ,1 Att Cor,,ot. roor
~ 80 tr,f,.,, If M Csrmel. WIN
na,,,ta ',s Nf,t,,,,,,, Cif, aud Daniel r
=, -, ,,.,,, ,,,,',,,,, 1,,,,,- non
y, .,ifs5 tIo c,ct tb,t tb,re
-. ,r ir tIis ,icnitv
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"i''O,, NY Is.i; -, po,,ai osl,
vg r,rt t'', 49, ,,,,,,,, tna,,, Tbeso yiolate
,i 80; ,,,,ti,I,. ,,aS, law Al tbc Cnlbert
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I'LL - ,,,,, ,.'.,,t il cl,srgod lion,
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IL. 49,, ,',,,r.Ilod 20
Nlol''y' ,t t,.tr ann o,,,o,,so
lr, ny la't ,. Wv LA ,,.',;e.d,i'o r,i,o l,,,er.
.,',,,5,,, ~ ,l,is ,inl,,tio,, and had reonested
,,ii - Iilf H., 80 ~,
,, M o,., ,,,l,, ,,artl,, or,,o,, izod
,i,i. -, ia witness said owing toa
c''s w. ,'' ais,i,'.,a si,n,ld tbe,, become handed
,.,a,j'o.
A. p;ohtor gavo some noints about the
,,a,i,o.Is oe ,gort and WAGES of the miners.
t,ro tIo '', J tIo miners and aborers are emploved
f.,,, o. r., 9o hours onlv each week. The
-. ,,, ola "a cents per car for cutting
.I..ioaoi ,rbo co,nnanv loads the coal upon
~ o'. fro,,, the breasts free of charge to
.ho miners Taborers inside are paid 5000
,,l. ,.aal, rive dollars ner month is charged
i pol .,,,,,,t tTis cor,nanv runs n store at
NJ ,y,r,,,oI The nrices CHARGED for goods al
.i,, oa,,,,,,,, store sre not bigber than those
~ ri. i,,diyidnol storss Tbere is no
,Ser,,,,,, sl,,,,,,, IN y,orl,,nen an account of
ps..ie,aiit,, onfsido loborers are Maid from
-, oo q, zo ,a~ dov, nending on the
- t sc ti,o r,or,,
=, ,,rostio, about the coal com
~ ep'S Sts p;1,l,tor 80 n ao lie beIief
,.it tl.a disgoI,,ti,n Of this combination
'""' 90, -, ,,,,,~so tbo,, tLo,,
49, 49, ..,t ~ sai5 +bot n cost moro IN
"le az p'o9oiiy -, tha ooiiiarios oro
pu' 80, oi 49,, +t,,, Ia f,ll ti,,o il
"viN''s
'',ps ,p ',rauu 80. tr.ee.,, +os+isod +ho+ bo IL
ii,oS -. ~ tl,o po,,ns,,l,o,ia
-ii;l-,. ,,5 ;s ,,aid z5 conts ner wagon
- 71,'a,,.a,,,eo =. q ~, ,,,,,,,,
,', A.. g.. Ia,,,,sr,, Iest u,ort bos yory
poi 10y .1oai-a5 90, ~ bos boor eor,,irs
81. r,f,f1 IN
c,,,,iI,'. -. ,,,i,ob dost;tntiop in M Carmel
Ir noI,art, soid that nreforence was give,,
b, palisl, a,,d sIayonion Ioborers over otber
.,.,ioai;tids o,', ond natjvo cit1ens Tbese
e',I a,,os met o,,,,Iy tboi o, country
,''a,, ~ ,,,ho,,, tbo,, nov, from, "a to e. ner
,,oal,
Mr colIoober tostifed that he is an,nIoyed
os' ,,i,,,,' 'at tho ponnsSlvania colIiorv aud
tba+ La ra,oi,.os on conts ,,e, cor fnr tLe cool
ha nine Iie ala tbere was mncb destitu.
tior a,d f,r Tho tirst tin,e in its history MI
Car,noI hos ropnd il necessary IN annoint n
relief co,nnittee In REGARD 70 the causes
of distress be oave as his oninion that there
is too ,nncl land in the hands of the few
and foo many workmen. He also expressed
itos hi. o,inion that manner labor enters into
comnrtitian with other labor. thereby crowd
inc fbe latter ont He testified that prices of
Goods are higher at company stores than at
individual stores. He also testified that
foreigners are preferred at the works. He
CHARGED tbat the law relating TO the exami-
nation of anplicants for miners, certificates
are violated in that certificates are issued to
anplicauts after but four menths' service in
tbe minesjpstead of two years as reouired