Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-17

Some OF them are wholly or partially
hooded and others need repairs.
congratulations Pour In.
1t was a lively day around strike head
quarters. From early in the morning until
after the anneuncement was made that q
convention Would be called a crowd was
'eongregated round the doors.
5 Mr.. Mitchell spent-an extremely busy
day. IN the morning he had many callers
and In the afternoon he was engaged with
Che thrns district boards. TelegTams oil
generalization from all parts of the coun
try poured in during the day.
The coal companies. anticipating the
ending OF the strfke-nezt week. are hpsily
engaged In Preparing for resumption. Tens
Of thousands Of, coal cars are in the re-
sious ready for loading and extra EFFORTS
wa be made ~ moving them to the large
distributing centers once mining is re-
sumed. It ls estimated that more than 200
o. the $50 collieries will be in operation
by the end Of next week and will produce
enough coal to relieve the present situa-
zion. -
An authority in. civil mining said today
that the coal companies, as a result Of the
Strike, are s3O.O OO,O 900 OF tons behind.
Nov that the strike is practically over
" Is ItpOTJHu lDdb the NlluuIdWhl VI slnb
troops will begin In a day or two, but this
@nppt. be- confirmed. Soldiers are spend
Ing their time quietly in the camps.
EThe members of the three district
boards began gathering at headquarters
soon, after "a O'Clock and nearly all
Of. them, were on the ground by s
o'clock. The principal topic Of dis
cuesiop was. the makeup Of the commits
sion. Few of the board members had an
opinion To express, :or the reason that
they did not know much about the attitude
of. The members. Some Of them believe the
board was favorable to the miners.
The fact that the greatest conflict be-
tween capital and labor In the history Of
the world has resulted in arbitration is
looked upon by students OF economics, who
are In this region studying economics, as
a tremendous step forward in the econom-
teal progress of the country. ~
Miners claim victory.
The miners feel they have won a victory
and say that even II the award of the COM
mission does not, give them all they have
asked for. 1t is a good thing for the future
Of the workingmen of the world.
The superintendent of one of the largest
coal companies In the region was asked
today how long it would take after the
miners returned to work to bring about
normal coal supplies and in reply he said:
1t is the general understanding among the
companies that only Ynornal prices shall
prevail after the general resumption of MIN
ing, All through the strike the companies,
with the exception of a few .individ'Ial
operators have not charged abnormal
put up the price TT Is possible they will
keep Them lp until the public is fully sup
Piled and me demand Is not greater than
It issnot definitely known here how long
it will take the companies to make the sup
ply equal to the demand. The condition
OF the various co1lieries of the companies
are so different that no close estimate can
be made. There are coliierles, principally
in the lower territory that cannot be
worked at this time owing to their being
partly flooded. Other mines need repairs,
such as tirnbeting UP the roofs. and others
cannot be worked until they have been
made safe for miners to enter.
President at His Desk.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1e.-Notwithstand.
ing the severe strain. incident to the mem
tai and physical labors~yesterday and last
night, President Roosevelt was at his desk
early today ~Va syrg lsY
Surgeon General Q'Reilly and DR.. Lung,
who called at the temporary White House
shortly after 8 O'Clock, announced, on
leaving, that the president was progress
ing finely and was in excellent spirits.
Already the president lie in receipt Of
scores Of kilograms OF congratulatien upon
his Efforts to effect a settlement Of the
anthracite coal strike. G =
No doubt is expressed that, the miners
will accede to the arrangements made by
the president and accept the commission of
arbitration appointed by him. Indeed, It is
known already at the White House that the
personnel of the commission meets the
personal approval Of Mr.. Mitchell. It Is
understood. in fact, that the miners presi-
dent suggested to President Roosevelt that
In the selection Of the. members OF the
commission he include a representative OF
the clergy and one who was known to be
In practical, II not In active, sympathy
with organized labor, HIS desires In this
respect we're gratined by the presidents
appointment OF Bishop ]. L. Spalding and
Of E, p, CLARK. grand chief OF the order
Of Railway Conductors.
Whether Mr., Mitchell suggested these
among other names OF men who would be
satisfactory to him could not be asosr-
tanned. 1t is understood that those named
as members OF the commission have indi-
oHtOu w luS pIesiuSuI IneiT Willingness 10
accept the trust imposed upon them.
1t has not been determined at this time
when or where the commission will hold
its sitiings. It Is stated at the White
House that this will be one Of the details
TO be worked out when a formal accent
anee of the arbitration commission shall
have been received from the miners.
Naturally, II 10 assumed that the head
quarters Of the commission .pill be In wash
ington. but 1t is entirely likely that some,
at least, Of its proceedings will be held
10 New York and in the coal regions, prob
ably at .Wilkesbarre.
The report OF the commission VIII be
made 70, the president ana by him will be
communicated to the parties to the con-
troVersy aud to the general public.
Two Of the six members. General Will
son and Mr.. Parker, and the recorder, Com,
missioner of Labor Wright. live in this
city and they are ready TO begin their
labors At any time. The others. Il is eKr
pected, will be able to come here without
delay. Mr.. Parker today Is In New Haven,
Conn. where he Ia attending the con
vention OF the American Institute OF Min
ing Engineers. He will probably return
to Washington at once.
The work OF the commission will be ex-
hAusttve and win take considerable time.
II Ia the presidents desire that the In.