The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
REAL WORkBECINS
President ROOsevelt'S Strike
Arbitration Commission.
Inaugurate Business of Inspect
ion Around Scranton.
TO COVER 22 MILES.
Country Toward Wilkesbarre
Will Be Gone Over Next.
No Testimony Taken ON These
Inspection Trips.
Commissioners Go Down Into
TO COVER 22 MILES.
Commissioners Go Down Into
the Mine at Forest City.

scranton, IA. Oct. 30.-The real work
of the arbitration commission appoint
ed by President Roosevelt to adjust the
d1HerenceS existing between the coal op-
orators and their employees began today.
Briefly stated the days work win con-
sist of a general inspection of the inside
and outside work in the mines and the
homes and surroundings of the work
men. All of the region lying north of
here to Forest City, a stretch of %
miles, will be gone over. This will take
up the entire day. Tomorrow and Sat
urday the mining region from here
south to Wilkesbarre will be looked
over.
The commission is making this tour
so that the members may gain a better
idea of mining in order to more intelli-
gently understand the testimony that
win be given by experts on both sides
OF the controversy. No testimony will
be taken during the inspection trips.
The commission party consists of IA
persons.
The entire party, which also includes
four general mining SuperintendentS
and number of newspaper correspond
ents, left the Delaware & Hudson rail-
road station for Forest City at 10 o'clock
in a special train of Pullman cars. the
! expense of which is being borne by the
| commissioners. The start was delayed
about an hour owing to the very late
arrivals of the cars in this city last
night
RUN UP THE VALLEY.
Carbondale, Pa, Oct. 30.-On the run
up the Lackawanna valley the commits
sioners on the Observat tion car were
shown the points of interest. In the car
| was a very large map showing the veins
of coal between Scranton and the upper
edge of the coal field. The commission
ers showed great interest in the map
! and asked the superintendentS many
questions. Commissioner Watkins, who
| has an expert knowledge of mining,
| having been an operator at one time,
also explained in detail many features
plantations the experts often use tech
nical terms, such as 'robbing the pill
lars" In each case where a technical
term was used a commissioner would
ask its meaning.
The news that the commissioners
| would go to Forest City on special
train spread through the upper valley
and small groups of people gathered at
the various stations along the line of
the Delaware & Hudson railroad.
The personnel of the party is as fol-
lows:
Judge Gray, Colonel Wright, Briga-
dier General. John NJ. Wilson, Thomas
H Watkins, E. w. Parker, Bishop
Spalding, E. E. Clark, commissioners:
E. A. Moseley and Charles P. Neil, re-
corders; Charles Gerry, Charles W.
wards, astencgraphers; Jesse Sears mes
senger; General Superintendent r. \.
Phillips, Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western; E E. Rose general superin-
tendent Delaware & Hudson; General
Manager w. A May of the Erie COM
pany; General superintendent j. r
Dryden, Ontario & Western; General
Manager S. B. Thorne. Temple Iron
company; T. D. Nichols, district presi-
dent United Mine Workers of America;
Rev. Peter Roberts and James S. War
wick. representing the miners; Henry
Collins, national organizer United Mint
Workers.
ONE OF THE BEST.
Forest City, Pa, Oct 3Q-The COM
mission arrived here at IL o'clock Car
riages were Immediately entered and the
party was driven three-quarters of a
mile to No. 2 shaft of the Hillside Coal
& Iron company, which is operated by
the Erie Railroad company. The depth
of the mine is 410 feet This operation is
said to be one of the best IN the upper
region and was selected by the opera
tors. The mine workers representative
will also select a cOlliery for the inspec-
tiOn of the commissioners.
Upon arriving at the shaft, Justice
Gray and Bishop Spalding, donned min
ers' garments Members of the party
carried miners lamps in their hands,
while others had them fastened to Fneir
caps. The descent was made at 70
o'clock There were about 500 men and
boys at work in the mine when the
party was lowered into the wort ngs.
About an hour before the commissioners
arrived al the shaft, a Hungarian was
killed By fall of roof in the Clifford
mine which adjoins the one the commits
sioners inspected. His body was doI-
bled up under the fall and his lamp
failing to go out. set fie to his clothing
and practically roasted him.
ALL TROOPS TOGO.
Pottsville, Pa, Oct 39.-It is expected
that all troops in the coal region will
be ordered home before the beginning
of next week. One battalion located at
st. Clair and another at Minersvile, left
for Philadelphia today. The two bat
talions at Audenried will be sent home
tomorrow.
All the collieries in the Panther creek
valley resumed operations today. The
Park Place colliery in the Mahanoy re-
gion resumed operations today after a
weeks idleness. One thousand en-
ployes had gone on strike because sew
eral union men were not reinstated. The
leaders prevailed upon the men to re-
! turn to work with the understanding
that those who were Disseminated
against would be provided for by the
union until they secured employment
STRIKE OFFICIALLY RENEWED.
, Hazeton. Pa, Oct. 30.-The strike at the
seven coIlieries of Coke Bros. & Co, the
four mines Of G. b Markle & Co. and
& Co. was officially renewed today
through an order issued by. District Sec
; retary Gallagher of the United Mine
WoI kers upon Instructions from President
Mitchell The strikers at those mines wssr-
not permitted 20 eturn TO work in body
the COxeS insisting that their employers
l make personal application for their for
mer positions and c. B. Markie & Co re-
quiring that each man before going bach
to work promise to abide by the decision
Of the arbitration commission. The mine
workers allege that the object Of these Ic-
quirements is discriminating against -neT
who were prominent in the strike
A Pardee & Co.'S collieries, where tht
men have been asked not to interfere Will
included