The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-14

shipment in 48 hours. and the amount
increased to 100000 or 125, GOO tons day
at the end of q week. It can be moved
to New York ard other Atlantic cities
from the mines.
A fact that seems to indicate prepa-
ration on the part Of the coal COM
panies to trans7ort coal in large ouan-
centers of N Increased number of cars.
HIS BACK BROKEN.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 14.-Orlando
Schooley who was taking a crowd of
newly recruited men TO work at the
Edgerton coIliery in Jernyn Monday
afternoon, was set upon by a mob of
100 and beaten so badly with clubs and
stones that it is feared he will not live.
When taken to the emergency hospital
at Carbondale it. was found that his
back was broken The recruits who
were with SchooIey were allowed to go
unmolested on their agreeing to take
train out of town. They said they
came from Wyoming county and that
they were to be given jobs as firemen at
81 a day. A company from the Thir
teenth regiment at Oliphant arrived at
the scene of assault on a special train
after the mob dispersed.
According to the claims of the opera
tors, work was resumed at four collier
les in this district. the Bellevue and
Hyde Park of the Delaware, L.acka.
wanna & Western cOrnpa ny in this city
and the Johnsont N os. 1 and .. of the
New York Ontario q Western COM
pany in PFiceburg. All the companies,
with the exception Of the Delaware &
Hudson, reported good sized increases
in the working forces at their various
collieries. The Pennsylvania company
had a gain of eighty. all told.
AT United Mine Workers headquart-
ers the statement was given out that the
Bellevue was opened With seven mer.
secured from other Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western collieries, and that
only ono car of coal was lcOisted. II
was further asserted that the engineer
fire boss and assistant fire boss at this
mine quit work when the non-union men
appeared. Tire claim was made that
since Friday forty men had been in
duced to quit work in the Scranton dis
trict. most CT them employees of North
Scranton coIlieries. and that the Piym-
outh No. . washery Of the Delaware &
Hudson company s-2d to shut down yes
terday because OF desertions At the
Delaware e Hudson ccrnoan-5's office i.
was stated that this washery is only
worked when the breaker is not being
operated, and that yesterday was one of
the days the breaker worked.
Assistant Supt. Tobey of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western company stat
ed that the daily output of his COM
pany now is 0000 tons.
The North End Glee club, numbering
IS voices, composed almost exclusively
CT strikers, gave a complimentary con-
cert last night to the officers and men
Of the Twelfth regiment at it's camp i'll
North Scranton.
Washington, Oct, 1.-THE operators
have agreed to the appointment of a
commission to be appointed by the pres
ident OF the United States to whom shall
be referred all questions at issue be-
tween the Companies and their own en-
ployes, whether they belong to a union
or not, and the decision of the commits
sion shall be accepted by the operators.
The commission is to consist of an army
or navy engineer ohicer,san expert min
ing engineer not connected with the
coal mining propertiessaDe Of the judges
of the United SIXTIES co5ffts of the east
ern districts of Pennsyfvania, a man of
prominence eTfsipeAt IS "a soeiologist and
a man who by active paFticiDa ton in
mining and selling coal is familiar with
the physical and commercial features
of the business The Operators also
make a part of their proposition that
the miners shall return to work, as soon
as the commission is constituted and
cease all interference with nonunion
men. The commission is to name a date
when its findings shall be effective and
to govern conditions of employment be-
tween the company and their own en-
ployes for at least three years.
The statement was read to tie Dresi-
dent as an act of courtesy before being
given to the press.