Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-01
DATE OF WAGE SCALE
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got for removing the rock, he said:
I'VE ake It out for the good Of our
souls"
Judge Gray was SO fstigued by walking
in a bent-over position for an hour that
he decided to go to the surface. He was
hoisted to the top with Bishop Spalding.
General Wilson was the most aggressive
Of the commissioner seeking information.
He did not appear to mind the physical dis
comnture and went wherever he was asked.
He asked many questions. Of both the COM
a officials and Of the miners and their
representative and usually got answers from
both sides that we're at variance with each
other.
Commissioner Clark and Parker also
piled the miners with many questions. The
commissioner returned to the hotel Jermyn
at 1 o'clock.
See Miners Homes, Too.
After luncheon the commissioner took
a ride around the region in a special troll
ley car. They visited Taylor, Dunmore and
Throop, three small mining towns outside
Scranton. This was done for the purpose
Of viewing the homes and surroundings Of
the mine workers.
The commission will go to Wilkesbarre
tomorrow morning. The Prospect ~oolliery
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, located
in North wilkesbsrre. will be inspected
and a trip to Plymouth and other mining
towns in that vicinity will be made.
The commission will return here in the
| evening and spend Sunday in this city.
Bishop spalding will speak in the Ca
thedral Sunday evening. The commission
has not decided when it shall begin taking
testimony. Judge Gray said today 1t may
be nearly a week before the hearings are
begun. Recorder Wright today sent out
letters to the sixty-seven individual oper-
ators in the coal fields, giving them the
same privilege of appearing before the
commission as the larger operators.
W1LKESBARRE, Oct. 31.-President
Mitchell has all the data prepared which
he intends to present to the commission.
He has statistics from nearly every coll
liery In the region showing the wages en-
plOyes earn, what it costs to live and
school facilities.
The Ninth regiment broke camp at noon
today. The troops marched from the
camping ground to their armory in this
city.
sHAMoKIN. Pa.,--oct. s1.-The Sioux
| c~olliery, owned by the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, which has been tied up since the
resumption of mining because the COM
pany would not re-employ a union stable
boss. resumed operations today on the Lee
high Valley Coal company reinstating the
Union man.
Refuse TO Answer Mitchell.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-The Black Diamond
tomorrow will say the Illinois Coal OPP
orators association, through its commits
sioner, Mr.. Hermann d. Justi, has declined
to answer certain questions propounded by
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America.
These questions were:
/. The views Of the Illinois operators as
to the responsibility of the miners or
ganizatiOn.
2, The advantages of joint contracts with
that organization.
| 3. Their approval of its methods OF dis
ciplining its members.
4. Their views concerning the reasonable
ness and conservativeness OF its, officers.
Mr.. Justi, in his reply, said up to this
time the anthracite strike commission had
not called for any testimony from the btu.
minous operators in Illinois; and the asso-
citation had decided that none should be
given until called for by the commission.
Mr.. Justi added thai should the anthra-
cite commission nnd it necessary to formu-
late a series OF questions the operators will
give the composite opinion Of all and will
speak through their association.
1t would, in Mr.. Justi's opinion, be dis.
courteous to the president and the commits.
sion appointed by him to anticipate in any
way any questions they might ask.