The Minneapolis journal., 1902-12-20
COURAGE STORIES
Confirmation Of the Boycott Testi-
mony By the Non Union
Miners To-day.
The Coal Strike Commission Ad-
journs to Meet in Philadel-
phia on Jan. 8.

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Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2o.-The anthracite
coal strike commission held its last ses-
sion OF the year to day and adjourned to
meet IN Philadelphia on Tuesday. Jan. 6.
IN order to permit the commissioners
ana others connected with the proceed
'ngs to catch trains to-day,s session
began at o'clock. -
The attorneys for the non-union men
continued calling witnesses from Lacka-
wanna and Luzerne counties for the pur-
pose OF proving that violence, intimida-
tion and boycotts were resorted to in or
oer 10 prevent the nom union men from
continuing work =. :,-s1-'@.. '~ =
Everett Warren counsel for the Lehigh
Valley Coal company, filed the wage state-
ments of the company, .5..@
John H. Otto, the first witness called,
said all the merchants in Archald, Pa,
were compelled to boycott him because he
worked IN the mines. The second witness
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 strikers
tried to have him forced out of the vol
unteer f1re company to which he belonged
because he continued at work as q mine
engineer during the strike. -
William Allen, district superintendent Of
the Elk Hill Coal and Iron company, and
two other employees OF the same company,
testified that an attack was made upon
the carpenter shop Of the companys prop
erty and an attempt made to burn the
shop. ~-e : "a IL .-. - -.
Mrs. Rhoda Snyder of Wilkesbarre, with
baby in her arms, took the stand and
with tears running down 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 hos
tile and she decided to move to her
| mother-in-law's home. The strikers tried
to prevent her but she and her two chill
dren took refuge, with the mother-in>law.
The same night the house and all it's
contents were destroyed by fire. Her
goods were not insured Her father-in-law
and mother -in-law corroborated her testi-
mony. *'@s; =:
| Dr.. L. L. Sprague, president Of Wyom =
ing seminary at Kingston, told of the diff
flculty he had in getting coal for the
seminary. He said the union made 1t
| very difficult for the institution to get
| it's supply Of fuel, ~ <t>
President P. J. Mulhern Of the Father
Witty Temperance Society Of Providence,
| near Scranton, and the treasurer Of the
society, were called by the miners in re -
buttal Of testimony given yesterday by
| Joseph Dugan who said he had been ex-
| PEELED from the society because he was
| an unfair workman. The two officers
Of the society testified that he was ex-
PEELED because he had violated the total
abstinence pledge. S. Z
! Four Polanders were. next called and
testified to having been badly beaten and
boycotted during the strike.
James D. Lewes, a mine foreman who
testified yesterday that he, had been held
up by crowd near Olyphant was called
| in rebutta1 by the miners and photo
graph showing him with a large crowd
around posing for a picture was placed
| in evidence. - q, ~
The last witness was James Dolan, who
told a story of perseeutiol1s because he
worked during the strike. His children
| Before adjourning o8or the holidays at
noon Chairman Gray on. behalf of the
committee requested, all parties to make
every effort to hand in the wage state
ments before the recess so that members
| of q oY1jasio,3 CT nd