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THUJ SUKANTOxY mJiUxNE-TlJUUSDA', DECKUUElt 18, 1D02.
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OPENING OP
OPERATORS'
CASE
ll'ftiUllUlotl fi Din I'uijc l,
JfilllilhiK nnil Klnli'liiml lnm wulU,, r.M.TS
1 1 on ttlicon uml iiillliikti, ,,,... .... i tTilfti
Alll'llltllllll lll1lllMIRtllh iilSliI
'I'ltUWIU ."IiSIi'i
ViixhiK litliU "T4liS
HullilliiK hili'l; , ;!":
Kilo In lil. ,.,. :, Ux.
Pluin luniiiiK. cti1 r'i'i tr,
Blnto liiiillliK "qiliiK'H ." K
Tim i(Wiom1i'iiln -v lit fill I her tlinw Hint
Hip notiiMi' wnKO.i imlil mliioit mid In
1'oipih In Hie hlliinihimi"! rem I field nip
not In extras of those inld to llio tint lit tt
clti' mini i Mi under (lie sime rumlltlons
nml will nlyo iiof Hint tlm lonilllloiii In
tlm bituminous legion nio li"ii fuwniililo
foi Hie minor limn In tlie rintliiiu lie
region, nnd tlm lmimmli nts will furtlit r
sllnw Unit nftev tbc Mtillte of Mn 1'iOJ,
ii luiw nunibor nf inithtiitlti' minim left
the luiid (nnl ipiiIiiii, nnd found omplov
nicnt ut tiilnliit,' In the blluintnimt con!
JlrliK nnd electtlii'ie, but tiint Ihoy ir
lurned to tbo nntlit trite union, Imnie
illntf'ly upon the nnnounc rinrnl Hint th"
Hirllcc- wiih ocr mid woik would bn re
"imoili If tbo condition? Iind bepn moro
favonblo Hlov would bnvo renutliud. Tho
ronpondents will show tlint tin- miner In
Hie nnthtaclto Ii'rIoii woiUh less bouii
tmn In the bituminous lcrtlon, nnd In
eimtlmr tnoro foi tho bonrt of labor per
formed. Educational Facilities.
'Ih if In no pirt of tho stntc, rmUlilo of
the huso tit Id, nrc better pdmnttonul
fiu'llltkM nffotilul llinn It offend to min
us' clilldicn In tlicso ilkIoii Tho etu
jilmocM of tho ro.tl companies nssess the
i ml lauds, low tbo InNd, Benei illy to
tbo full limit allowed bv Inw, nnd ex
pend the moiiev In building: up school
houses and oqulpplni; them better thin
In nnv other ptil of the eountij. Thtv
h.uc n Bieiitu nunibei of mouths
schooling pei .iniuim, and pty thelt
teaehcrt about double the amount ptld In
the iigilculluiul districts of the iountr.
Tor Instniicp, it will bo shown that In
Stlmvlklll count, tho tMnl -chool and
building taxes for 1D01, weie $ IV) nv) re nf
wbkh the eonl compmles pild $lC2,4ri5 II,
nnd tbo Philadelphia nnd IleiKlin' Co.il
nnd lion compuin paid $S0 fiu I 21, nnd tint
these tnes were ncnilv nil assessed and
imld in that portion of the county in
which the tool lnndx nie sluinte, that tn
these townships Hie tump mid p.ild fioni
7- to 00 7 pel cf lit of the Mliool and build
In,? taxes
That In XuiHiiimboilniid count v, the
eoal land is located pihu Ipillv In tbne
townships. Coal, Mount C'umel nnd Zet
be. In Coil township the total bchcvl
and building tixis Uvled foi 11)1 woio
$10 "03 Si, ol whkh the coal companies
Pild ?-S1'H. ami the Philadelphia ind
Itendlns Coil and lion eonipanv, $11,
rooO" In Mount Caimel, tlm total amount
ol school and buddliij; taxes UIea for
1''01, miis $11,27107. of which the onl compmles-
paid $12n.SQD! and or which the
Philadelphia and Heading Coil and lion
company paid $C J01 tl. In Cotl town
ship the full limit ol twenti-blv mills,
thliteen milN lor Hthool and thirteen
mills tor buildlnc- pin poses, were levied,
and In Jloiint Caimcl township, fifteen
mills were loied, thliteen for school and
i wo mills for building- purposes The
schools woie kept open ten months In the
j.cir, nlifl 1ilf?cr mhtrtcn paid to tlm
teiutitif) th. in !u nits' other poitlon of the
rouitlv. Pun H'nllv tin? wuno condition
will be f-tiown to pievtill tluiiughout tho
foul ItglonH, Viitlu tlieso ilrcittns'lniicd,
It In tin lust to Hie miuiib people of tho
untliriiclto coal khIoii, tu ulmrnn Hint
tin v hnws no! tin1 ediifitloiml fnellltlH
iioccsiii ', oi" tluil llicv bao not undo
iio of t hi. tn In nenuliltttt n good Ungllsh
i iIik iitlnit. In no pntl or th" stnln whero
tlKlleilltunil ii' tiiMUIIfnelUrlni," IlldllslllPH
pUMill. mo tlu ic to b.' loninl lulftlilcr or
better tduenlid or l.lort Intelligent peo
ple limn mnoiiir tho mlner, who linx'o
been bin ll mid edilPttrd In the mithtiipllo
ronl fklds, mid Hiev will eomiure fuvoi
111111' with lliiise who have enjmed the
benellls of the fiio schools In liny other
pint or Hie stilt" Thcio ninv bo lu
stulues, when, through iieglei t of tbo
pniinlH or tho ollltPiii of tho dlslili'tn, n
child may bo allowed to icmaln out of
pehool mid thus not take uiHuuligo of
tho fiullltle" tirfcied. but such liihtmicis
nio llkeh' to occur In nny dlstilct, nnd
tho ipitllt should not be chniged to uny
but Ihoie who are responsible'.
Is Not Unhealthy.
It will be dliouti I iv rclhblc stiitlsttca
nnd tho tcstlmom' of physicians Unit min
ing Is not an unhealthy occupation, nnd
that nsldo from accidents, Its lipnlthful
iiesq comptrcs fmniably with nil other
iiocupntloii".
An to tho third claim nitido bv the com
plainants, for the ndopllon of a cistern
bv which coil whiill be weighed, and liv
ing n minimum into per ton, II will bo
dhow n that in the lniger part of the nn
thtncltc coal Held, owing to tho pltdi of
the elns nnd other condition', It Is not
onlv Impinctlcnble, but almost Impossible
to adopt Fitch n svsiem; that mining Is
now entiled on by contract In this poiclon
of the nnthrnclte region, bv which tho
cotl Is mined mostly bv the j.ttd, and
that ns til of the niatetlil, Including: rock
and slate, must lie brought to the surface
It Is the onlv method that cih bo adopt
ed As to the cltlm for the (eduction of
tho hntiis of labor, without nnv leductlnii
of earnings. It wllUJie shown that miners
mid Inboicrs do irTit woik eight boms,
and Hint as to the miners, In n mtjorltj
of cases, thfv woik less than six.
It Is to be hoped that after the testi
mony In behall of the respondents has
been fully luatd. the mlneis and laboieis
will feel tint the wages paid to them nip
not onlv eiiutl to but gieater than Is pild
to others engaged In similar occupations,
and that theli conditions mid suiioiuid-
tngs are not Intoler ible, as the paid ag
llitlois and oiganlzers would make them
appear, and Hint the good feeling between
the opeiators and employes, which pie-
ailed pi lor to I'.HJff. for oci- tblitv ells,
will ngaln be restoied. It is nlo hoped
that the commission, when it has heiud
all of the eldc nee, will bo able to lender
such a decision ts will be followed b t
lengthy pel led of 5'eaee between the um
plojcis and cmploxcs.
When 5Ii. Wohciton had concludeil
Ills leading. Mi. Bui lis announced that
the independent opeiatois- had piepared
a supplemental v statement pei tabling
to their contentions, and offeied to lead
oi Hie it foi leceMd as the commission
would delre. Judge Giay said lie
might file It. but later, the commission
decided to hem it lead, and Jlr. Bums
obliged He ui Inteiiupted soeial
times bv the genei.il laughter which
his happv lllustiations pWoKed. The
statement wns as follows:
Independents' Statement.
1 be object and oig miration of this com
mission Is probibly without nny preced
ent In Dili countt ft It Is not bnned on
tho common or statute lnw, but lias for
Us foundation only tho uri cement ol tho
operntois and woikmcn. It bus no power
to pilfoico Its ludgmenls, nnd Its IuhIIiirh
must lieccssnillv bo Hlgelv iiiHIsoiy. Ifu
dcr ouch clic'Umsttinces, It will insllv be
s"ou Hint tbo most c.iiofui Invesllgntlnii
as to the fuels, nnd tho clement tiidgnic'iit
lis tu tustlco nml light, nio iirecssmy In
order to glo satlRfaclloii to tho Imme
diate putties, us well as to tho geneinl
public, who mo deeply Inloiesteil In the
ultimate icsull. If tlm lesiilt of the woik
of this commlMdnn Is to be a success, and
Is tu foi in a pi credent for like commis
sions In tho rutin e, then It Is n com
meiiccment of whnt may be'ii solution oC
Rotno of the most liitrliatc problems coti
upcted with the labor iiuesllon.
It sppins to us that the ciiiestlons, so fur
as thev concent tho ImlMdilnl opeiatois
lepiesented bv us, tnnv bo cousldeied un
der threo goticinl heads!
Ii Wfjiros,
L', Itoilin of labor.
.'!. Non-union men and disci Imlnatloii,
I'll at An to wages: As this commis
sion doilies Its powois putliolv fiom tbo
consent nf the put lies, It may bo well to
lofer to tho Inims ns stnted by tho cotl
opeiatois In their suggestion of the ap
pointment of llils commission its follows:
"Wo suggest a clinmlssslon to bo up.
pointed by tlm pi evident of the United
Htnti-Hi If ho is willing to peiloim that
iilithc, to whom shall be lefened all
questions at Isiie between tho lospnctho
coinpnnlis and their own einploes,
wheihet thev belong to a union or not,
and the decision of that commission, shall
bo accepted by us,
"We mo not disci linlnntliig against Iho
United Mine Woikeis, but Insist that the
mini-is" union shall not disci imlnnto
against oi : of use to woik with non-union
men: that tbeie shall bo no deteiloia
tlon lu iiunnlllv oi i)ii illtv of woik. and
Hint, owing to Hie mlng plnslcitl con
dition of the nuthitclte initios, each col
lleiv Is a pioblrm bv Itself."
Limit or Juilsdiction.
This declnration bv the mil opnatois
limits tlm juilsdiction of this commis
sion, ami dc tines the method of lis tip
plication
It will b" noticed lint the "iiucstlons
at issue' me not between the opeiatois
ns a boelv, and the woikmcn as anothei
bodv, but between the iespecllo com
p lilies and thcli own emplot
In llglit of the luithei slate ncnt cou
I lined In the submission, tint "inch c ol
IIpi.v N a pioblim Itself." it Is elcaily nn-
paient th it the 1 ilioi ol this commission
lllolcs the e utllli Itlon ol the dltfei
emes, It an. at oich collicn. and an
uljustment theieof, without much n-lei-oiice
to the aflalis oi any othei colllen
In the anthiaclte legion And this nut
onh by the essential ellfteieiief In th"
walkings, but heeiuse It Is a ital put
ol the chutei Horn which this entiimls
don dci Ims Us nuthoiltN.
It should be nmcmheieit too tlml tin
adlustmcnt which this comml--sIoti is to
make is between tho opciatoi-, and thcli
cmplocs
AVho me siuli cmplojes.' i:iilentlv,
those who aie In the employ of the opciTi
tois. Theie cm lie mute o the is. It Is
somewhat lem likable Hint among other
wise intelligent pel sons then- should pu
.iil an lmpiesslon tint a diueient l ulo
ol I lw applies to tho business of coil
mining that is recognized in the telations
ol cmplojcr and emplcned in othei fields
of libor. It a farm laboier, without a
contiact for i certain length ot time, is
dischaiged and p lid oft. nobody supposes
that he Ins am fuither .liim on his
cmplovei. If he should come biek at the
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HAYES & VARLEY
424-426 Spruce Street,
Met v ecu VV.-isliiiiKtoM nnd Wyoming Avcr,
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
it ISJ
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We have displayed for your approval an abundance
of sensible, sciviceable,
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
CONSISTING OV
Ladies' and dent's Handkerchiefs,
Ladies' nnd Gent's Umbrellas, Neckwear, Leather Ootids,
Fancy Aprons, "Kid and Golf Gloves, Pine fluslln Underwear, 5
Pur Neck Scarfs, Silk and Wool Waists, Etc., Etc.
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) iJMfTfi rru ft'A sArtf4
1 Don't Forget Toyland
tc Saturday and Monday, 19 20 and Dec. 22. ?
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A ri unviu 1 iiis cuupoil, m
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1 30
Green Trading Stamps
With purchase of one dollar or more, Friday,
Saturday and Monday, 19 20 and Dec. 22.
Present Tills Coupon.
30
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With a Dollar Purchase, Friday, Saturday and flonday,
December 19, 20 and 22.
30;
Rill Hi imliMiWMffcl Ii iwM.'.i' .BU 18? . ? rmm ... flllfUMR wtimJmKH UdD H
Great Christmas Sale
Suitable presents for everybody
of Holiday Goods!
Select Stock of Novelties for Christmas presents.
4
Holiday Goods
7ie Be.ulfil C'luitelulno Rui r,0o
1)1.00 UvadPd I'luttt ItifiK- UiiRf. 7"c
IhllUl PlllhPS In SimI, Jo.i I.lon, JIoiocco, lU.tllt
LIaid, I'tP J.-II- (o $ i 00
AViIt .mil C'liatelaiiip 11.114s, now moimtlnKS ""c to ?"i 00
Xecl; HulIius SHU uml i.'lillloii l.S.'i to $10 00
Xow Gun Mtttil Holt Pins ami llioinlici-, JOo, 15i, J'f,
UIliKS, HiootlM'snt'lt l'lns Uini'fli'ts, Chains, etci
5c to ?1 00
i-li.a(ls Coinl, I'cail, Jci, Huwvood, vW "0c
nipsant Cut Lllui-s I'lut"- $Mn) to $7.50
Il otly Sepaiate China pious r,0p to $)00
I$ts(in FlKUirs, Jload'-, nml Stnturtus ..$100 to $".00
Gold or China Clocks S'c. to $ 3 00
JJlmnv, Slher uml ld InK AVp11 j.'.c to ?j.oo
Plrtuic, m"v 1 1 auius andsuhjCL'ts 21c to $'00
Cillt, SlhPf, Dili nlwood and LenlhPr Photo linmcs
23o to ?J,00
Uuint Leather NonpUIp-.
Golf and Von f'alondnis.
ShavhiR, PmoUliiri; and Tolkt SpI" ."uu to Jiuoo
IIIsli Art pilutod oronibioldoiid Cushions, 25c to $10.00
Htcillng Sllpr Nint'ltice, toilet nitliles, oto,
JIand and StaudliiB' Uuoi.s "m to $,',C0
Leather Combination ToIIpI TuaelliiK: Cases,
?-'J0 to $10.00
FoitunitH and Tolkt Ai tielert,
Useful Presents t
Special display of elegant
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS,
CHILDREN'S COATS, MISSES' COATS,
LADIES' COATS,
LADIES' SILK WAISTS, LADIES' SWEATERS,
LADIES' CAFES, SUITS AND SKIRTS,
FURS, FURS, FURS.
Glove Department
OOLP WOOL GLOVL'S for Indies gems', ehlldiPn,
ill shadPn and slps .'3 and Tiftc
Ladles Pine Olul.p and Modiv Kid Gloos
JS to Sp a ho
Geiils' Pine GIus( and Jtotha Kid GIoe, ?1 00, $J.5()
Handkerchiefs
Chlldieu'H Ilundkprehlefb In Juph1Ip 1ops
18 to 2.V lio
GcntleniPn'H IlandkeiPhlofh, ihipn in silU hpin
titelicd, embioldeioiK Initial 111 fancy hotdois
10p to ifl.00 euh
L UinS' HANDKUItCIUJIPS
Plain ilPiubtlti'hPd iop to 23o
1'ietty Line or llnibioldPted 2"o to $.'00
Kino Heal l)iu.lie Lace, $1,30 to $10 00
Umbrellas
Past liluiK, uiei Lulled, sood flame), . ,,3ic to 50p
Pant ItlaeK, lino metal or peail liamlks ...,"3p to $1,00
Lulle.s' and ricutfa' eloso lollliif,-, Tafteta, lipnutlful
handk'b, ,sller, gold, peail or lory...,$1.25 to $7,50
Linen Sets, Napkins, Lunch Cloths,!
Ladies' Fancy Hose
In Great
Variety.
Cut Out This Coupon
' Present at our office,
purchase $1,00 worth of
goods or mora and you
will receive 30 stamps,
Dec, 19, 20 afid 23
AtEARS & HAQEN.
Mears & Hagen I
410 and 417 Lackawanna Ave.
:
Hid of loin 01 lip mouths audi Uiilm lit
is rntltkil to his loiiupi placp, nml pcu
at a. lilshoi i Up ut -wiri s, lie oulil le
liiiRlnd ut. And Ml tlu ip Is no tllttei
eiiLd h itepi In the IostI i moial llijlu
ol a f.um l.tboiei, and a coal inlnci
The tpim ' mlliLi s lob" when upplliti to
a miner out oL eniploMiieiit. Is a until
lit lias no Job It In hid he would not
lip looUltiK loi win K It is aNo 11 i in hills
ptiveisloii ol law and IiikIi that though
tho minci clnlms somp soit ol (state lu
iepision to his piuplojim nt. ieu a I lei
he has nbaiiilom d It, lip dlspuUs an
lishl hatpei ot tin cmnlovpi to ile
imniil his I in tin i scnie. s Up tl ilms the
tntiie iltrht to stint anotlur omploi.il
but will not admll the eniplii i s iIrIu to
si lect anollui umphijp Ills hie i ot hh
laboi illation is like Hlilmid M UiirIi s
instiiipthin to his attouiPN' when diawins
a Unst
AVe Unim ilnt aceiuillu!, to tlu lunts
nt the subiiii'-slon, uu (pustlou us lo
waifps should be settkd bv an ex iniina
tion of thp complaints and conditions at
meh sepiiatc collloiv, and th il the onh
is-,ms imohid nio those Iniuim the
oppiutoi of i.ich mine md tlu mm ai
1 1 1 a 1 1 hi his Ljnplm
Consumci Must Pay.
Af,.dn we think the commission lie
foie talclim an mlIIoii IooUIikj to tlu
iiieieise ol wages should caictull. coi
shki upon whom sin h Iiuh.iip must mil
Ol tmusp iinj hiiii. iso hi i ost ol pio
iluctloii ultlui itph lests on tho iiiiiiUimi
lull' clop ot omii in mis ,i iimiiiiini;
ol the pi hi is we hip itiussul dui
lutr tin past en Ii b lo.ison oi hlh-
11 W.lt,Ls rind sliiuiii ills' 1oll, Hip
co it ol piiiduclDK iul Is linn iscil mil'
dull ii it i Ion. Ih U doll, u must nt .uliUil
to the picsmt i osl to tho consilium. 'I ho
shlPiiiiff inmiitcs ol tin. pnst shh tun.
menls ot Xow Voik miw jui a f w
pints moip lot eaih pail ol c'oal lu ouIpi
to v moio Willis to th" minus ut
Pcmislwuil i ll this (oiimiissliin won
dlstiiljiitiiu,' a cliuiitv luiul, pc i haps it
inkslit hesltatt belwetii the m i ils oi tlu
one and the sufftiliiR- of the ollni. Imt
sueh Is not tho yasn Tluip Is no aiillicil
it lo 1 i. one i 1tsS oi the poor hi oid,-i
li ciinlilbiitp to tliPfomloit of thp uthii.
That Is thi pioxinco or the iidinliilsti i
tois ol the pom laws
As wo liiulcisl.inil It. oiio of the chl i
dutlis or Hip commission in this isp Is
to asceitiiln the iluo of lilioi in ami
lliiuit the mines It Is pim.lv u biishicsi
Iiinpiislllau, as niiiih to ns Hie ui-ciinlu-nieni
of the piito of 10111 and s-n'ii in
tlm open muihet. And el iho liij,o poi
llon of the oviihiue thus t.u huh been
dnMitt il lo sMiipuln. 'I lie small bo in
Hip biialni, Urn hlk woman lu the imii
p.un liousp and tlm scaiied ami cilpphd
mlupi in the minis hut IIkuhiI iiv
laiKPlv lu tho i lilt me, imd that with
out tho sllKhtPst itlianc lo tlm ihstio
IipIiik; tiled Tlm laboi of the poor man
with lnlf n iloen ilillihen wmklnt. In
the silk mills and Ihlmr in u lompaii
house, Is not ioith u ppnt moio than
tint of anotliPi man who owns his own
hotup and la eps hs sons In uiHoo, it
tlm nluo of the labor, ami not tho up
ipsaltlis of thn Inboioi tint wp tuu tiv
liiK tn asuitaln. 'l'lic labour Is woilhy
ot his lilio, hut the hlrn Ik IKpiI atioul
tnK tn wlint Iip dnps and nut by ilmt ho
needs. The iiieiphnnl who wauls for Ida
Hiijrnr n cent per pound abow tho mailvPt
pileo hernm.p Ills fainllv need lucid, will
uct no blend bep,iup lio will sell no
siiRnr, T'usliiPsH Is business, and sunpi
lh Is swnpathv but tho two do not inn
toffotlipr,
S'lnnd As tn tlm leimth of a woiUliu
day
Houis of Woik,
Tills Is u llllttcl 111 Willi h the Indl
ldiml opnatois aio p iitlpulailv in
tprpsted As a mle theli woiUliiKS am
deep, nnd piis of coal nio ihliK Thev
lieppssmllN Iuimi sie.itii ojipeiiso Ii i
pumping nml lit tins the roil. The limit,
ims Itself uecpssiillj ettulls laitre 1m il
rh.iiBPH. A buaher must be Picrtpd, and
n shnft or slopo siniK, mstlj nimliimn,
tinrKs, mules and mluo cms pimhhd be
foio n ton of eoal Is piodueid 01 a doll n
of moilPV ieciPd. AVlien mllillis Is pom
mpiiepd the lPCPlpts fiom tlm sain ot poal
must not only be piioiiKh to piiv warns,
lmaltles and iiuinlne oieiiBPs, but tin in
must bo cnmmli laid by to lelnihuise tho
operator for thn moiiiy Hist ,iii out: tut
a sppond-hnnd mine shaft, biealipr and
nuplilnciy nio )iraclleall woilhliss af.
ti'i tlm coat Is osli.illslPd it may will
bo that the diffpiemo btuieii an plain
hour and a ten hoiu 0n, to tlm opeiniur
mlKlit miMii tlm illllimicp bitweui n
prollt and n Ions, Pot lluatiuilon, snp.
pose lm PNpeiuo of a lloui men hunt mo
eluhty dollais u day and ho sells ten bar
lelb un hour at a piullt ot a dollai on
iiioli bairel. If ho woilcs eight hours' n
dny his piont Is eighty dolltus, whleh
just bal lines his epeiibcs It ho woiKh
tm liouirf a da), his o peases aio i IkIuv
dollaiH, and his whole piolll ouo humlied
leaving a net piullt of twenty dollai s per
dnj. If the meiihant weiu stilctly bound
down to an rUht hour day ho .oulil slm
lily have to bo mil of bushum Theio Is
biiPli u thhiB as klllim,' thn froote that
lays tho golden erB An ilitlit hour day
with ten honiB' pny Is ni.o trjIiiB to m ko
eighty cents woith of uiler woith a dol.
1 ir. It takes an net of congioss to do
that.
Indcid wo hao heaid eij little tlKht
hour at,'ltatlnn ut our own mines, and
uniimb' emi own uuplo) i. The ulamoi
seems to be tound almost cnlhily on the
stump ami In conventions
The - ujliiff conditions of woik at the
resppdlie mines malep It inmosslblp to
lav down a hind and fust rule that will
do ecpial justice to all eonceiiiPd If theie
should bp an elffht hour dai lo acconinui
datp n few outside woikpis aiounil the
bit ilcnr, it wouhl stop at the end of the
clKht hear die. In snmp mines It mli?ht
hi lilislilv dcsh.ihle to um the bie.ilar
moie hours in older to clean up the work
of the contract woikeis Inside C
It seems to us that the length of the
winking div miy well be Ipft to the op
eiatois mil minus of eich coIHpiv, for
thtv cm understand It liPttci thun out
slileis possibij can.
'I hiid I'cisecution of non-union nun
If am iward is made In his com
mission in favor of the Jllne WoiKcis.
we claim that as a condition pieeedent
Ihoie should he sonm substantial assiu
anip on the put of miiIi T'ljltid Mine
Workeis that thev will In the luturc ip
fi iln lioni In nnv wav, Inteifeiing wiih,
or molesting peisons who wish to work
hi or about the mine", but who do not
belong In the union.
An Inherent Bight.
Tt is one of the inheienl lights of a
woikmnn, undei our government, to stll
his labor whucver he pleases, ami to pei
foun (l without Interference. 'J ho Hist
seitlon or thn 11111 ol nights in tho Con
stitution of Peimsvlvanlu. piovnlcs.
"All nun aie bmn pqiiilly frcp and In
dependent and hive eetlaln inheient and
iniletiasllilp lights, among which aie
those 01 en loving ami defending' life and
llbfitv, of nciiuhing and possessing and
piottptlng ptopeitv and ipptitation anil
ol pin suing their own happiness"
In cfieet the slilkeis sav that this con
slllutloinl piovlslon does not aiiplv to
"si nbV' whli It Is a polite way of deslg
lntlng tluise who do not belong to theli
issoilnllon Tlm wanton peiseeutlon of
non-union men who onlv ask to be al
lowed to e iru their d illv lueid in pi icp,
Is a sliaiup to Ihosp who commit 01 allow
sin h pi isepntlon, and i blot on tlm ud
mlnlstialion of luslhe in thn state of
l'i nnsv Ivanl i lie who would have ecpiltv
must do cipillv, "Without the assistance
of mob 1o1piipo and tuioilzatlon, no
still.o cnnlil oslst foi-.tnv gicnl lenth of
time Wo could have piodiieod inal din
ing thn Into strike hi much largei quan
tities thin weio u lunllv mined If the
men who desired to woik for us had not
bun stmiPtl and beaten, and even thteut
encil with dfilli unless thev abandoned
their woik it, stiange as It muv sppin,
e units will listen itienllv to the authois
of these outragts whin thev" comphiln
that we do not le-emplov them, ultn
thev h ive done t It r It woist to ihstioy our
piop.it.v nml liihup our hmtness.
In roneluslon vie would say that vie aio
icidv at anv unci all limes to defend om
selves igalii'd anv and nil compluliits
mule bv our einploves, to the etcnt and
lu the m inner laid down hv the panic to
Ihe oilghuil suhinlsslon. Por wceKs we
hive patluitlv waited lor pi oof that theio
.no any "musllnus at issuo" between oui
selcs nnd out iinplovts, and, If so, what
thev mo. We Jino waited lu vain Wi,
tlmoioio, lespcctrullv ask this commis
sion to umnunio that no further notion
will be taken .In leguid to us until such
tlmo ns It shall ho m ide to appai, b
innper allegation and pioof, that lliue
aie questions at Issuo botwien oiiielves
and 0111 emplovps that aio piopeilv ui
titled to lie heuid by tills conimisslou.
1. If. 1UTHX&
ii. r. ni:vNOi.D.
AltontpjH loi Individual Opeiatois,
Question of Becognition.
The discussion uf the iirstlcii of
whotlu'i' in nut leeoKiiition of tlm union
wiih at Issue was pieelpltuted by Ml.
liaiiriw. Alter lPieiilutf to the con
tention of the opeiatiu.s uncut thin mut
ter, ns pet foi t li In their Htuteineiits, )u
said that, "In a wuj," Hip uutluiilty of
the emunilshhm was Riven bj contiant
iind inescillieil In the Utlei of mihinls-
slon fiom the cijieiiuois and answer of
the mirm vvorUeis incepting' tho teims
of submission, The nfier of jtibinisslmi,
howuvoi, he went on to atgue, had been
niodllied bv the an pptamo htter and
other thliiKs, and In these nmdlileatlous,
the iiuestloii uf the leiosnitliui ut' tho
union ono of tlm iiiatlets Ip ilaimte In
the btilke had been made an Ihhiio be
lur the iiiininlssiim
rutllieimuie, he- said, Ihe ,u Hon nf
lite lespondeuts In aeceptiui; battle on
the lecogpltlou iiueHtlon when It was
intiodiiied bj the uilutih- placed tho
iiuestloii at Issue. On the mlneis' side,
said he, theie H no deslro to mt the
scope of the coinmisslou's investigation,
hut iu the uiguiuont of the case, ho
would Jiulst that no evidence as to
vlolem o or attacks on the nrKunUathm
or Its olllieis slmuld be inesented un
less the riuesliiiu of lec'ognltloii weio at
issue. The fonuulssloiieis, lio eontemj
ed,' could only listen to such' testimony
on the them j that tlm riuestion of iec
ognltlon vvus liefote them. OilieinUo
tlm testimony was not peitliient,
Mr. Wulveiton lemaiked that Mr.
Oanow's eouteutlou might ho pioper
aiKUinent two weeks hence, ut piesent
It was not oppottune.
Mr, Toney nigued that it would be
Announcement
Beginning: next Friday morning Hr. n. S.
Qoologan will exhibit in our carpst department
the largest assortment of Oriental Rugs ever
seen in this part of Pennsylvania. All sizes at
range of prices from $2.00 to $2,000. Rugs from
Persia, India and Asia Minor.
Dolls
Untliessed and diessed, kid
body or Jointed, moving eyes,
shoes nnd stockings at. .5c to $10
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A choice assoitment; use
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Dress Suit Case
Sole leather case, lined with
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inside stiaps, shaped leather
handle, ends and corneis re
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best lock and stiap fasteneis;
come in russet, brown anil
chocolate. Fiiced at. . .. . .$4.98
Jewel Boxes
Fiom 59c to $5.00.
Burntwood Novelties
Manicure Sets S3.50
Militaiy Blushes, fine biis
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For
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The Campaign Seiles, 3 vols.,
$2.25.
Brave and Bold Seiies, 4 vols.,
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Fearless Seiies, 3 vols., $2.25.
Good Fortune Libiavy, 3 vols.,
$2.35.
Victory Seiies, 3 vols., $2.25.
New Woild Seiies, 3 vols., $2.25
BALZAC'S WORKS.
16 vols., half calf binding and
lllustiated; price, set, $10.98.
CHARLES DICKENS.
15 vols., cloth gilt top, $6.75.
15 vols., cloth plain top, $5.75.
13 vols., cloth plain top. $3.00.
JUVENILES BY HORATIO
ALGER.
The Newsboy Series,3 vols., $1.75.
The Errand Boy Series, 3 vols.,
81.75.
The Tiain Boy Series,3 vols., $1.75
Ragged Dick Series, 6 vols., $4.50
Tattered Tim Series, 4 vols., $3.00
WM. SH-AKESPEARE'S WORKS.
Edition de Luxe, 15 vols., silk
cloth bound, set $14.98.
THACKERAY'S WORKS.
10 vols., cloth gilt top, $4.50.
10 vols., plain, $3.98.
BULWER LYTTON'S WORKS.
13 vols., bouhd in cloth, printed
fiom large type and new plates,
and stamped in gold, with lllus
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VICTOR HUGO'S WORKS.
8 vols., finely illustrated; set,
$6.80.
SCOTT'S WORKS. '
12 vols., cloth gilt top, $5.50.
12 vols., plain, $4.50.
Women's Desks
Oak and mahogany, under
shelf, pigeon hole compait
meuts; $5.00 value. Special
Fiice $4.19
JONAS LONG'S SONS
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l'i -
Ai important item
for your Holiday
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"Four quart bottles of Green A A
Valley Kye Whiskey OiUU
"Because I get my monev back, if it lb not a
little bitter than the claims maile for it by
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Our stole presents a brilliant array of most excel-
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Watches, Diamond Pendents, Rings,
Gold Jewelry, Gold Handled Um
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And all at prices that aie sure to meet your approval.
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C. LUTHER,
133 Wyoming Avenue, Hotel Jermyn,
I.STAIU.ISHIII) 1857.
,!
ulteily unfair to ,uevenc the companies
fiom milting: answer lo llio ynst
niiiount of testimony (ilfmeti by the
niliieit. jeguulliif,' their union after tho
epinpanlea limj lnotcsteil tln' and
UK'il" "oftiiist Its liiUoUuttlon. '
Juilse t!ia'ji only jenuuk wuh tint
as jet the commliteiuii had not given it
self ow to uny pieat extent to rullmi
out testimony. Nothing fuither, how-
Ifontlmicd on Pass 10 J
t
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