Evening journal., 1902-11-01
IN
WYOMING VALLEY
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somewhat acquainted with the hatbits
of the slate pickers, laughed.
Judge Gray administered a severe lee
ture 10 the boys on the evils of cigarette
smoking. Bishop Spaulding then di-
vided some more money among the
boys, after putting them on their homer
that they would spent it for apples.
May Make Preliminary Report
Scranton. Pa, Nov. THE first In
portant action by the anthracite coal
strike commission, which is arbitrat-
ing the differences existing between
the miners and their employers, was
taken yesterday when it was an
nounced by Carroll ID. Wright. the re-
corder of the commission. that If any
award affecting the existing rate of
wages shall be made. the award shall
take effect November 1. 1t was fully
expected that this question would
come up before the arbitrators. but the
action of the commissioners shuts off
1 any possible controversy that either
side may have desired to raise. The
miners wanted the new scale, If one is
made, to date from the time they re-
turned to work, but the operators left
/ the matter to be decided by the COM
mission. The mine workers are per-
feotly satisfied, however, with the de-
clsion Of the commission.
It is possible that the commits
sion may make preliminary report
Oh three of the principal strike ques-
! tlons. They are the increase in
wages. a shorter work day and the
weighing Of coal. After these have
been decided the commissioner take
ND all other questions without undue
, haste 1t is known that the commits
sioners have this feature under consid-
, Grafton, and it is very likely pre-
liminary report will be made.
The commissioners were under
ground yesterday for two hours and a
, half. The party consisted of 13 per-
sons, and included six commissioners,
, the two assistant recorders, General
Superintendent Rose of the Delaware
and Hudson Company; General Super
: intendent Phillips, of the Delaware,
3 I.ackawanna and Western; District
, President Nichols, of the Miners
+ Union; a miner employed in the Man
VILE colliery, and one newspaper cor
respondent, who represented the other
/ newsgatherers.
I Yesterday afternoon the commits
: sioners took q ride around the region
. in a special trolley car They visited
I Taylor, Dunmore and Throop, three
4 small mining towns outside OF Scran'
= ton. This was done for the purpose ol
J viewing the homes and surrounding!
r of the mine workers.
The commission went to Wilkesbarr'
: this morning. leaving here on the Del
r aware and Hudson Railroad at
= o'clock The Prospect colliery, of th'
] Lehigh Valley Coal Company, located
}; in North Wilkesbarre, was inspected
q and trip to Plymouth and other min
e ing towns in that vicinity was made
4 The commission will return here thi
J. evening and spend tomorrow in thi
& city. Bishop spalding will preach il
T the Cathedral tomorrow in place o
: Bishop Hoban, whose jurisdiction ex
= tends all over the anthracite regio
d excepting the Schuyllill region.
. The commission has not yet decide
n when II shall begin taking testimony
II Chairman Gray said it may be nearl
IA a week before the hearings are begun
Recorder Wright yesterday sent OF
n letters to the 67 individual operator
a in the hard coal fields giving them th
d same privilege of appearing before th
10 commissioners as the larger opei
NJ ators.
n II was stated by a member OF II
~ commission last night that the arbitr'
pr tors will leave here either tomorro
Cd night or Monday morning for Hazl'
ia ton, where two days will be spent. II
no remainder of the week viii be take
y. up by visiting the Panther Creek Va
Ist ley and the towns in the Schuylki
CT region.