Q. I ain't asking you that?
A. I could not tell you how much I made in the last month.
Q. How much could you make a day?
A. In the Diamond vein a man could make about $1 89 a day, figuring
down the price of a car, and allowing for expenses, and the price for
labor, loading the coal.
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J. F. McNally, _sworn_:
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Where do you reside?
A. Sixth ward, city of Scranton.
Q. What is your business? What was it in July last?
A. Boiler tender for the iron and coal company.
Q. Where is that located--the works of the company?
A. Down this side of Shanty hill a little ways.
Q. Were you at work on the 1st day of August?
A. No, sir.
Q. Go on and state why you were not, and give us the facts connected
with the strike here, and all that you are acquainted with?
A. On the 8th day of July, I think it was, there was a reduction--it
didn't say how much.
Q. A reduction of wages?
A. A notice put up to that effect.
Q. By that company?
A. Yes, sir. We didn't like it very well, and we appointed a committee
to wait on Mr. Platt--he was outside foreman there--and see what the
reduction was, and the committee went to Mr. Platt, and he was to go to
Mr. Scranton. The answer was, that when we got paid we would find out
what the reduction was. Mr. Platt stated that Mr. Scranton told him he
didn't know it was any of his business to go there--something to that
effect. So we worked along, and on the 20th they struck. I was on the
night turn, and I worked Monday night, and Tuesday afternoon they
struck.
Q. On the 20th of July?