The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-22

wages This the miners have asserted
is all they can ask. unless the operators
allege they are not able to pay petter
wages. If the operators make such
contention, the commission says. II VIII
take I'D the matter of going into the
excluded question.
The commission has won the cohh-
dence of the whole people and as this is
absolutely necessary to the permanent
effectiveness of it's work, it is regretted
by the thinking men of all parties M
mediately concerned, and by the party
most concerned, the people OF the an
thracite region, that anything should
occur tending to diminish this cohll-
dence.
The closing session, Saturday, was
not marked by any especially important
feature. Non-unioniSts' witnesses toiu
stories similar to those related during
the preceding three days. showing now
they had been maltreated because OF
their refusal to join the strikers ana
incidentally showing the extent OF the
strike violence.
The miners We're permitted 10 inter-
rupt the on-uniOnists' case, TO feput
the story tearfully told the preceding
day by Joseph III. Duggan, to the effect
that he had been expelled from the
Father Witty Total Abstinence society
because he worked during the strike.
Patrick ]. Mulherin, president of the
society, declared the story to be false;
that Mr.. Duggan was expelled for Vio-
lation of his total abstinence pledge,
and incidentally that Mr.. Duggan was
known to be able to shed tears very
readily. Attorney O'Brien contented
cI,n the society S
minute book, regarding the action In the
Dusean case was not put in evidence.
Held UP by Mob.
David Il. Lewis, foreman at the Gras-
sy Island colliery of the Delaware ana
Hudson company at Olyphant testiHeu
to having been held up by a mon OF
two hundred at Tinsley's crossing and
prevented him going to work. A news
paper correspondent happened along at
the time Mr.. Lewis was being mobbed
and took a picture of the scene, Copies
of the photograph We're shown the COM
mission, after Mr.. Lewis admitted theil
accuracy, and the commission engaged
hearty laugh. Foreman Lewis is
shown In the photo sitting calmly on 4
mound of earth posing for the picture
while the "mob'-about 15O persons
are grouped around in poses even more
studied than that of the foreman. Ev'
erybody including the victim of the
mob, "looked pleasant"
Judge Gray jokingly asked If th'
crowd Presumed operations after IN
picture had been taken. MIR. Lewis re
piled in the affirmative They gathered
around him, jostled and threatened ant
Compelled him to turn back.
DR.. l.. L. Sprague, principal OF WY
oming seminary at Kingston, gave tes
timony to show that union men pre-
vented teamsters from hauling Goa
mined and ordered before the strike
He went to the headquarters of tn
United Mine Workers at EdwardsVill
to see IL he could not prevent the team
sters from being molested. The man Il
charge of the headquarters called u
President Mitchell at Wilkes Barre an
laid the case before him. Mr.. Mitche
decreed that IL the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western company woul
haul the coal from the mine to tn
Kingston station, the teamsters Nigh
take it from there to the school.
John II. Otto worked at Archbal
for the d. & IL. company during tn
strike. He had great difficulty in Sc
curing provisions. The merchants tol
him they had been threatened wit
boycotting II they sold him goods.
Why He Quit.
Thomas Clarke, fifteen year ol
boy, whose father worked during til
strike testified that he heard commit
tee had gone to his employer to HAY
him discharged, and that he quit soon'
than get his employer in trouble.
William Allen, of Peckville, divisio
superintendent of the Elk Hill Coal an
Iron company told Of the disorder
Throop and Eynon. AT the form'
place there was an attack on II
pump house on the night OF Augu
II. Shots were exchanged between Il
assailants on one side of the riv'
and the four men guarding the pun
house on the opposite bank and whe
the battle was over fourteen bulle
were found imbedded I'm the side OF Il
pump house facing the river. AT r..
non, mob attacked and wrecked Il
carpenter shop which was being use
as living quarters for the non-unio
men. and then pulled the fires In Il
boiler room, where steam was genera