The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-03

Contrary to expectations, the miners
| propose to put on witnesses from the
Hazleton district instead of from this
district when the hearings before the
strike commission are resumed this
morning.
A score of men, women and children
| VINO are to tell the story of conditions
in the Hazleton district as the miners
see them, arrived here yesterday, and
during the afternoon and evening were
drilled in their parts by Attorneys Clar-
| ence S. barrow. John j. Murphy and
u. j. Mccarthy, who will lead in the
conduct of the miners case during this
part of the examination. Mr. Mccarthy
Is a Hazleton attorney, who was taken
into the case for this especial purpose.
For years he was an agent for Eckley
B. Coke, and on the death of the latter
entered the law. He was ut one time
| Il mine foreman. and for over twenty
years acted as Il representative of Mr..
Coke in business and politics. The
miners attorneys claim he is a most
valuable addition TO their forces.
The purpose of taking up the Halle
ton district first. instead of the Scran-
ton district. is not divulged by the
miners representatives. but it is sup
posed it is that they may start off their
detailed story with recital of what
they contend are the worst conditions
existing in the regions.
Still Have Hopes.
The fact that in answering the Mac
Veagh invitation to meet the miners
representatives in Washington. the OPP
an far .ni RI tul, II \, ~
gained by it "at the present." left a
lurking hope in the breasts Of the
miners that the peace negotiations are
not permanently abandoned. If it
should come that the hearings are dis
pensed with, the miners want that the
best story, or rather the worst story,
they can tell shall be before the public.
The Hazleton witnesses. as one of the
attorneys put it, will tell q story that
will fairly shock the commission"
This same attorney admitted that the
peace negotiations are still hanging fire
and said he would not be surprised if
another active attempt at amicable ad-
justment would be made in the course
of two weeks. An attorney for the other
side declared that while it was true the
peace negotiations had not been wholly
abandoned, there was little or no posi-
bilty of them being taken up again.
THE thing is going to be threshed out
before the commission" said he, land
nothing except the mathematics of the
wage feature of the case will be a SUBJ
ject of amicable agreement
Six Women Here.
Six OF the witnesses VINO came from
H1Z,!i,ln rs 81,
testimony as to the cost of living, the
necessity Of sending children to work at
an early age to help support The fam
ily, their inability even with this help
to make ends meet though they practice
the strictest economy.
Attorneys John 4. Lenuhan and
Joseph O'Brien, representing the nom
union men, said, last night. they did
not know for a certainty whether or
not they would persist in their intention
to cross examine Rev. Peter Roberts,
who was turned over to them for cross
examination just before the recess was
taken. The attorneys for the compan-
les. independent operators and nom
union men had not all arrived last night
ana IT could not be said what pro-
sramme would be followed.
piSlioH SpdlulllS was the firSt of the
commissioners to return to this city,
He arrived from Peoria. ILL.,, yesterday
morning, and went to Bishop Hoban's
residence, where he will continue as a
guest during the session of the COM
mission. Judge Gray came at $50 from
his home in Wilmington and took up
his quarters at the Jermyn. General
Wilson and Colonel Wright, with AS
sistant Recorders Mosely and Neill ar
rived at 1890 and went to the Jermyn.
Had Conference.
Bishop Spalding repaired to the
Jermyn at $50 o'clock and met Judge
Gray, Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Watkins and Mr..
Parker. When General Wilson and
Colonel Wright came at 1890 a confer
ence was held and report heard from
Messrs. Clark, Watkins and Parker.
the sub committee left behind to rep
resent the commission as conclliators
in the peace negotiations Another con-
ference will likely be held this morn
ing before the session begins.