Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-22
DEPOSITION Shown to Avoid Prolonged
Hearing Of Cause,
BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS FIXED UPON
Ter Per Gent Increase, Nins-Hour Day and
Trade Agreement.
MORE DOCTORS DESCRIBE MEMS HEALTH
Many Are Driven Insane as Result
of Their Affections and some Die
for want of Sanitary
Ambulances.

BChANIONs "a NOV Hls--lne
and mine owners have agreed to attempt
to adjust their differences without the aid
Of the strike commission. The proposition
was made on a compromise basis. and ne
Rotiations, It is expected, will be at once
entered upon with a reasonable hope OF
settlement.
The proposition which is TO form the
basis OF negotiations, comprises three
points
Ia 10 per cent increase in wages.
2 niue-hour day.
g. A trade agree ment between the men
and their employer.
The only one of the four demands not
touched upon is that of weighing coal by
the legal ton. While both sides have ex-
pressed a willingness to settle their diff
ferences among themselves, this does not
necessitate the acceptance Of the terms
proposed They are only mentioned as
hssls for the negotiations and 1t is pos
s1ble the whole scheme may be wrecked
by either party holding out too strongly on
some one point, and thus forcing the whole
matter back into the hands Of the COM
missioners. who in the meantime will act
as sort OF board OF Cancellation.
wish to Hurry End.
The move, created a mild sensation when
Il became known. II is said 1t was all
brought about by both sides seeing that
the proceedings before the commission
would be indeterminable and in the inter-
mingling Of lawyers. the present PROPOSE
tion materialized.
1t cannot be oficially stated which party
first made the suggestion. Attorneys for
both sides are averse to talking and diff
ferent stories are afoat Counsel for one
of the railroads said It came from the min
ers' side, while one lawyer for the miners
said It came from the operators Another
representative OF the miners said it was
spontaneous" proposition. It is gen.
orally believed. however, that the operators
were the hrst to make the proposition.
Wayne Macveagh. is indeed, generally
given credit for the present situation. He
went to New York after he had finished
with Mr. Mitchell and had a conference
aswith xosta4ns persons, among them IL Is
said, with j. p. Morgan.
The commissioners we're informed OF the
new turn of affairs last night and ac-
uuiesced In the arrangement. The PROPOSE
tion did not even directly come up during
public hearing today, and adjournment
was made, nominaly, to permit both sides
to complete their documentary evidence
Clarence s. Darrow, near the close OF
today's session, suggested that the miners
be given more time to prepare their evil
uSuCes lney wanted TO present the wage
statements of thousands of miners, and
they found the task a stupendous ono.
They also wanted to carefully examine tho
companies books and this, too would take
considerable time.
Judge Gray in reply, said:
We have been aware for some time
that while the testimony adduced has beer
very interesting and not without value
nothing has yet borne directly the
Acceding to the suggestion Just made by
counsel that an interval of time be al
lowed for the preparation of the docu'
mentary evidence, and for a possible agree.
ment as to certain facts and figures, which
would forward the work of this commits
sion, the commission hopes that an effort
Will be made by the parties TO come tC
agreement on nearly all, II not all. the
matters now in controversy and that they
will adopt the suggestion heretofore made
by the commission to counsel on both sides
that we aid them in such an effort by oui
conciliatory Offices II seems to us thai
many OF the conditions complained OF anC
which have been the subject and study o.
our examinations might be better remedieC
by the parties to the controversy approach
ing ,hs ine r suo1eSt IN a proper spirit and with
We hope, gentlemen, that the interva
St ,S Sme fb, TO s6s be granted s may be ayaied o
before US as we have begun Il.
Everett Warren, attorney for the Fri,
Railroad company, coincided with the views
Of the commission and the attorneys fol
the operators side suggested an adjourn.
ment OF a week or ten days.
Eventually an adjournment was taken a
1245 until tomorrow, when 1t is believed
the suggestion for a week or ten days ad
journment will be adopted. During tn,
entire proceedings the matter OF settle
ment was not spoken of. except in tn,
chairman's announcement
Baer's Company Holds AIOOf.
II was learned tonight that all the larg
companies have not assented to the pro
posed outside arbitration, but in all prob
ability they will do so and continue 4
work as a unit. The Philadelphia & Read
ing company, among others. is understoo,
not to have agreed yet. Those who are SAT-
to be in the scheme are the Delaware
Laekawanna & Western. the Delaware 1
Hudson and the Erie company, which con
trolls the Pennsylvania Coal company an
the Hillside Coal and Iron company Tn
attorneys of some Of the other eompanie
are hourly expecting to hear from the hea
ofiees OF the corporations they represent.
There is wide difference OF opinions a
TO whether this attempt at settlement will
succeed. 1t is believed by the lawyers tha
II will succeed, but that some controversial
points will have TO go before the arbi
traitors. y has been realized that at leas
two OF the demands Of the miners, tina
for a uniform scale and the weighing O
coal cannot be satisfactorily settled in tn
hearing room, but must be fixed at tn
mines. There are upward of $50 collierie
and hardly any two OF them alike
1t is argued by the operators that ther
must be a different scale for each on
on account Of the varying conditions an
mat uniform wage scale, whic
Is one OF the miners demands. is impos
sible Regarding the weighing OF eoa
the operators say that IL would be i'm
possible to grant the demands as presente
by the miners because OF the non-exist
enee Of machinery or any system by whie
q miner can be paid for the 2.240 pound