The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-21
THE ARBITERS ADJOURN
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION WILL
OBSERVE HOLIDAYS.
Mrs. Rosa Snyder Sheds Tears as She
Tells Of the Burning Of
Her Home By the
Strikers.

Scranton, Pa, Dec, 26.-The Anthracite
Coal Commission held its last session of
the year today and adjourned to meet in
Philadelphia January Q,
In order to permit the Commissioners
and others connected with the proceedings
to catch trains, today's session began at
Q o'clock. The attorneys for the nen-un-
lon men continued calling witnesses from
Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties for
the purpose Of proving that violence, in
timidation and boycotts were resorted to
in order to prevent the men from centin-
uing work.
Everett Warren. counsel for the Lehigh
Coal Company, filed the wage statements
Of the company.
John III. Otto, the frst witness called
said all the merchants in Archibald, Pa,
we're compelled to boycott him, because
he worked In the mines. The second wit
ness was a boy who was forced to leave
the store he was employed in on account
OF his father being a non-union man
and the next witness testified that strk-
ers tried 10 have him forced out of the
volunteer fire department because con-
tinued to work as mine engineer dur
Ing the strike.
william Allen, district superintendent of
Of the Elkhill Coal and Iron Company.
and two other employees of the same COM
pany testified that an attack vas made
upen the carpenter shop of the company's
property ana an attempt made 10 burn
the carpenter ship.
ct. Paul, Dec. 20.-Fire started at Q
q baby In her arms, took the stand and
with tears running rewn her face told OF
the burning of her home by strikers.
Her husband was In the mines and could
not come home because he feared bodily
harm. She and her children were SO
abused that she moved to another part
of the city. Her reception in the new
home was hostile and she decided to move
to her mother-in-law's home. The strik-
ers prevented her and she and her two
children took refuge with the mothsr-in-
law. The same night the house and all
its contents was destroyed by fire. Her
goods we're not insured. Her father-in-
law and mether-in-iaw corroborated her
testimony.
President p. ]. Mulhin of the Father
Witty Temperance Society of Provi-
denee, near Scranton, and the treasurer
Of the new society were called by the
miners in rebuttal of testimony given yes
terday by Joseph r. Dugan, who said he
had been expelled from the society be-
cause he was an unfair workman. The
two officers OF the society testified that
he was expelled because he had violated
the total abstinence pledge.
James d. Lewis "a mine foreman who
testified yesterday that he had been held
up by crowd near Oliphant, was also
called in rebuttal by the miners and a
photograph showing him with a large
crowd around, posing for a picture, was
placed in evidence.
The last witness, James DoIan, told a
story of persecution because he worked
during the strike. His children were beat
en- and insulted on the streets.
Before adjourning for the holidays,
Chairman Gray, on behalf of the commit
tee, requested all parties to make every
effort to hand in all statements before
the recess. so that the committee could
study them.