Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-26
WRIGHT JOINS COMMISSION
President Adds His Name 70 Anthraoits
Arbitration Board.
pARDtrs MEN VOTE TO CONTINUE STRIKE
Complain OF A~ErseBssnts They Are
asked 20 sign and Say They VII
Not Go Back THu RestrIe-
ton H. Removed.

WABHiNOTON. Oct z5.-At the request
Of the members ~ The anthracite strike
commission. ami with the assent Of both
The operators and miners. President RoOae-
ysit has appointed Carroll -. Wright. re-
cordsr Of the commission, a member Of that
body.
Tho correspondence leading up 10 the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Wright was made public
At the temporary white House today. The
following selt-eEplsnatory telegram was
sent yesterday:
WABIIfNGTOE, oct zl-Mr George y.
Baer; ~ chairman Of the anthracite coal
strike conmiHslon, recently appointed BY
whether q would be agreeable that We
SHOULD request the president that Mr.. Car
said cgmmission. be appointed a member
thereof a like communication will be ad-
dressed a., The rsprescnintiyea OF tho
Ewer as representing the coal operators
parties 70 th9 agtesmentP c.
A telegram Identical with this was sent
TO Mr.. John Mitchell. president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America ut
wllkesbarre. To these Inquiries the fol-
lowing responses we're received by tele-
graph:
PHILADELPHIA oct al am author
ICED 10 say that Mr.. WrightH addition 10
the commission Will be entirely agreeable
0EOIGE r. BAsR.
wIBKEaBARRE. Pa, oct. N.-Tclegrain
In perfectly agreeable TO me. tnat Mr., Car
roll u. Wright be added t. ne Gomm'SSion'
President United Mine Workers OF America.
Tho completed correspondence was then
laid before President Roosevelt with the
unanimous request Of the commission that
Mr.. Wright be added TO the commission as
a full member
In accordance with the request the pres
idont Immediately designated Mr.. Wright a
member Of the commission, coupling his an
nouncoment with a statement that Mr..
Wright would continue TO perform his duty
M recorder.
Mr.. Wright called upon the president to-
day and formally accepted the appointment
Recorder Wright OF tho anthracite coal
strike commission has received replies from
most 6f the coal mine owners who are par
ties TO tho controversy, indicating their ac-
coptanco Of tho arbitration OF the commits
sion to attend tho conference TO be held
on Monday, next, for the purpose Of agree
ing upon plans for tho hearings to be given
by the commission and also a reply from
Mr.. Mitchell, saying that he would be rep
resented at tho meeting.
Carroll D. Wright tonight, speaking Of
tho meeting OF the commission to DO held
Monday. said tho members are Of opinion
that sessions should be held in the vicinity
OF tho evidence, and that an effort would
be made to get both parties TO the contro-
vorsy TO agree upon one convenient place
where the commission shall sit.
VIII Remain on strike.
~HAZLEToN, Pa. Oct. 25.-Thc local Of
the United Mine Workers composed OF the
employed OF A. Pardeo q Co. at Cranbury
and Crystal Ridge. voted today TO remain
on strike until the company withdraw It's
requirement that all the men. before re-
turning TO work, sign an agreement not to
interfere In any way with the nonunion
hands.
BsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 25.-Today saw
n further increase OF coal production In
the anthracite region. The estimated out
put is 100, 900 tons. The Increase came
mostly from eollIories that have been in
operation since Thursday and which are In
good condition now.
The largest output was from the mines
OF tho Delaware. LackawRnna q Western
and the Delaware q Hudson.
Reports received show that fourteen adj
| ulilOnNN Wlnth MNIN hAtINNh Abhhgs HNhl
OF these we're In the sohuylkill region and
the balance In the Lackawanna and Wyom-
Ing regions. The number OF men and boys
at work today Is placed at 81, 1000.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company has all
It's coilierios in the Wyoming region In OPP
Grafton with the exception Of one. TIL
company's output was 90 per cent OF the
normal.
Nearly all the steam men formerly en-
ployed by this company. II is said, are al
work.
by Monday Il is believed 90 per cent Of
tho mines will be In operation. All tn,
colllerlea whore water has not accumulated
In largo quantities are now In shape 20 re-
eelve the full working force, Nearly al
the Coal and Iron policemen who were
hired by the coal companies when the
strike began have been paid on.
READING, Pa, Oct, 2b,-Contrary to ex'
poctatlons very little coal was brought
down from the Reading %company's mine'
tonight. No effort was made to mine mucl
coal today. but operations will be resumed
, In earnest by Monday. II is expected tina
400 or 800 carloads OF coal will be hrough.
|, down tomorrow. About 900 cars OF Goa
have been shipped down tho road since Fri
day morning from all points.
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