Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-30
INSPECTING A MINE
Arbitration Commission Gets
Down to Work.
REACH FOREST CITY
GENERAL RESUMPTION OF COAL
MINING TODAY.
Expected That the Troops Will All
Be Withdrawn During This
Week

work of the arbitration commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt to adjust
the differences existing between the coal
opera tors and their employees began today.
Briefly stated, the days work VIII consist
of "A general inspection of the inside and
outside workings of coal mines and the
homes and surroundings of the workmen
All of the region lying north of here to
Forest CITY a stretch OF twenty-five miles,
will he gone over. This will take UP the
entire day Tomorrow and Saturday the
mining region from here south to Wilkes
barre will be looked over.
The commission is making this tour so
that the members may gain better idea
of mining in order to more intellisentiy
understand the testimony that will be given
by experts on both sides of the controversy.
No testimony will be taken during the IT.
spection trips. The commission party cor
sists of fourteen persons.
The entire party. which also includes four
general mining superintendent ana NUM-
her of newspaper correspondents, lett the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad station for
Forest city at 10 o'clock on a special train
of Pullman cars, the expense OF whlch Is
being borne by the commissioners Ihe
start was delayed about an hour, owing to
the very late arrival of the commissioners
In this city last night s
Points of Interest Pointed Out.
CARBONDALE, Pa, October '30,-On the
run up the Lackawanna valley the cCm-
missiorers occupied the observation car.
and were shown the points Of interest. In
the car was a very large map showing the
veins Of coal between Scranton and the
upper ledge of the ccal field. The commits
sioners showed great interest In the map
and asked the superintende mt many qufs-
tions. Commissioner Watkins, who mas an
In, yIaIr n mil
an operator at one time. also eXplatce1 in
detail many features of coal mining. In
giving their eXplanatioGs-the txpe is often
used technical terms, such ''robbing the
pillars" In each case where a technical
term was used a commissioner would ask
its m aiming. "a
The news that the Presidents commits
sioners would go to Forest City on a spec al
train spread through the upper valley, and
snail groups of people gathered at the
various stations along the line of tie Della
ware and Hudson railroad.
The personnel of the. party is follows:
Judge Gray, Colonel Wright Brigadier
General John NJ. Wilson. Thomas H. Wat
kins. f. W. Parker. Bishop Spalding. Z. E.
Clark, commissioners; E. A. Moseley and
Charles =. Neil, recorders; Charles Gerry,
Charles w. Morris, Frank r. Hanna and
a 6. Edwards stenographers; jesse Sears,
messenger; Geceral Superintendent K. A.
Phillips. Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern; h +. Rose, general superintendent
Delaware and Hudson; General Manager w.
y. May of the Erie company; General Super
int ndent j. r. Dryden, Ontario and
Western: General Manager S. 3. Thorne,
Temple Iron Company; T. D. Nichols, dis
trict president United Mine Workers of
America: Rev. Peter Roberts and James S.
Warwick. both representing the miners;
Henry Collins, national organizer, L. NJ w.
Arrival at Forest City.
FOREST CITY. Pa, October 3O.-The
commission arrived here at II o'clock.
small crowd. among them some mine work
ers. were at the station to see the arbitra-
tors. Carriages were Immediately entered,
and the party was driven tfree-quarters of
mile TO the No. . shaft of the Hillside
Coal ana Iron Company, which is operated
by nv Erie Railroad Company. The depth
Of The miTie Is 40 feet. This operation Is
said 10 be- one of the best in the upper re-
giOn. and was selected by the operators
The mine workers representative will also
selsct a colliery for the inspection of the
commissioners.
The party left the carriages some dis
tance from the shaft and was taken to the
engine room at the shaft in the mine car
riage. Judge Gray. Bishop Spalding and
the others donned oyeralls, jumpers and
miners caps, some of the party carrying
miners lamps in their hands while the
others had them fastened to the caps. The
descent was made at II O'Clock There
were about 800 men and boys at work IN
the mine when the party was lowered into
the workings.
About an hour before the commissioners
arrived at the shaft a Hungarian was
killed by fail of a roof in the Clifford
mine which adjons the one the commits
sionerS inspected His body was doubled
up under the fall. and his lamp falling to
20 out. set fire to his clothing ana pracri-
Cdlly roasted him.
Resumption of Mining Today
WILkESBARRE. Pa. October 3O.-There
was general resumption of coal mining
today. but as Is generally the case after a
holiday quite number of miners did not
report for work. All the mines in opera
ton. however. are capable of turning out
more coal now than last week and large
OUTPUT is looked for today. President
Mitchell is busy at headquarters compiling
statistics for presentation TO the arbitration
board when he is called upon. He said he
old not expect to go to Scranton today
The various companies of the 4th and
sth Regiments are leaving the region for
their homes.
Troops to Be Withdrawn.
POTTSVILLE. Pa, October 30-It is ex-
p.cted that all troops in the coal region will
b. ordered home before the beginning of
mex week. The 1st Battalion of the I'd
Regiment, located at st. Clair and the LIST
battalion OF the Sd Regiment, at Miners
vile. left for Philadelphia today General
Schall said today that the two battalions
OF the I'd Regiment at Audenried will be
sent home tomorrow. o.
All the collieries in the Panther Creek
valley resumed operations today. The Park
Place colllery in the Mahanoy region re-
sumsd operations today after q weeks idle
ness one thousand employees had gone on
strike because several union men were not
relnStated. The leaders prevailed upon the
men To return TO work. with the under
standing that those who were disseminated
against would be provided for by the union
until they secured employment elsewhere
Strike at Coke Brothers.
HAZLErON, Pa. October 3O-The strike
at the seven coilieries- of Coke Bros. & Co.
the four mines OF G. B. Markle & Co. and
the Silver Brook operation OF ]. g. wentz
& Co was officially renewed today through
an order issued bs District Secretary Gal
iasher OF the United Mine Workers. upon
instructions from President Mitchell The
strikers at those mines were not permitted
10 return to work in body Coxes in
sisting that their employees make personal
application for their former positions. and
q. b. Aarkle & Co. requiring that each man
before going back to work promise to abide
BY the decision of the arbitration commits
sion The miRe>workers allege that the OBJ
Jet OF these requirements is discrimination
against men who were prominent In the
strike.
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