The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
COM MISSIONERS READY
STRIKE ARBITRAToRs WILL RESUME
HEARINGS AT SCRANTON TO-DAY.
They VIII Now Proceed as Heretofore
end Listen 70 All the Evidence In
troduoed by Both Sides,

Scranton, Pa, December 2.-The entire
membership Of the anthracite coal strike
commission Is now here and ready TO re.
sumo the hearings ut 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Commissioners Watkins, Clark
and Parker who constitute the subcom.
mission appointed to carry on the work OF
the commission during the Thanksgiving
adjournment have been In the city ever
since the commission adjourned ten DAYS
ago. Judge Gray and Bishop Spnlding ar.
rived todny and General Wilson and Colo.
mel Wright came In late tonight An in.
formG. conference Of the commissioners
was held this evening and the subcommIs.
Sion made report Of what II had TO do
during the recess, When the commission
adjourned week before last II was hoped
by the arbitrator that the conteuding par
ties would come to an understanding on
some, " not all the points In dispute and,
Whlle they do not say anything, II Ia known
the commissioners are a little disappointed
a. the failure ot the two parties to agree.
They VIII now proceed ms they have done
heretofore, and listen to all the lnfOrnn-
uoh lhut either side has To present The
commissioners haze no idea how long the
hearing viii continue.
When adjournment was taken ten days
ago the miners were stll presenting their
President Mitchell. the Rev. Or. Peter
Roberts ~ Mahuncy City and several physi.
clans had testified for the miners, and It
WaS the Intention 70 next place Thomas n.
Nichols Vice president OF the United Mine
workers OF America, on the stand This
program, however, was changed and it is
now the Intention Of the attorneys FOR the
mine workers TO take up the conditions
" the middle Of the llaseltou district. For
THIS purpose, about twenty Italians md
rolanders, among whom there were some
Women HnA children, were brought here
iIis afternoon from the Ha2clton region.
All OF them Including the children, will
take the witness stand and tomorrow will
TESTIFY as to the conditions prevailing
among the people In that territory. IL n
not publicly known why the mine workers
decided 10 take up the middle region before
me upper valleys, unless Il was done for
the purpose Of giving the miners account
Ints more tllue TO prepare the figures Of the
wyoming and Lackawanna districts.
Indianapolis, Ind. December 2.-The OH
clal call for the National convention Of
the United Mine Workers was Issued today
from National headquarters. Il is signed
by President Mitchell and Secretary WI
son, and Is addressed TO the local unioni
which will be entitled to one vote for eacG
100 members or majority thereof. The cal
SAYS:
Greeting You are hereby notified that
Tue Fourteenth annual convention " tins
United Mine Workers OF American Wy b,
held In Tomllnson hall. indianapolis, NJ
commencing at 10 a. m Monday. JanuaiS
10 1898"
Article Ave Of the constitution, providln,
Tor the selection OF delegates Is then quoted
aud the call concludes;
Delegates 20 the convention should b,
elected sufficiently early to enable the sec
retary OF the local union to forward IN,
duplicate credentials so that they vii
reach the National secretarys Office moi
later than January 10, 1908"