The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-15

yesterday at Old Forge over the Settle
ment of the strike at Jermyn No. and
No. 2, which, began on Oct. 13 and
which during the last week seemed
likely to cause the shedding of blood
As announced in The Tribune yes
terday morning, the strike was settled
in a satisfactory manner Monday night
and yesterday the deputies were with
drawn and as many of the men as
place could be found for resumed work
yesterday
All was quiet and serene yesterday
at the little mining hamlets that clus-
ter around the breakers. Many of the
men who were not at work could be
seen during the afternoon trudging
through the snow towards the mine
openings with their tools, so that they
can resume work as soon as the cham
bers they abandoned on Oct. IL are dc
clared safe by the fire-boss.
While number of men were at work
In No. l yesterday, the breaker was
idle No effort was made to sore n any
coal because n sufficient number of
chambers could not be worked on ac-
count of gas and water No attempt
was made to do anything at No. 2.
CONDlTlON AT NO. 2.
The mules were taken out of that
mine at the beginning of the strike and
will have to be shod and taken down
again. There is also a lot of water to
be pumped out and chambers to be
cleared of gas. It is probable that No.
will not resume until Monday. BY
the early part of next week it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the 1,i00 men AMI
boys affected by the strike will be at
work again.
Monday afternoon Edward Jermyn,
as the representative of Jermyn g. Co.,
met n committee made up Of miners
of the No. l and No. 2 collieries, at
William Evans hotel and the entire
situation was reviewed at length.
As a result of this conference Mr..
Jermyn agreed to allow the men to
have a voice in the selection of the
docking bosses.
1t was because of the alleged unfair
actions of the docking bosses at the
No. l and No. colieries that the men
struck on Oct 13. They demanded the
right to hire man to represent them
at the head of the breaker, where the
coal is dumped and the docking done.
This the Jermyns refused to agree
to. They said it would mean two dock
ing bosses at the head" representing
conflicting interests, and that con-
fusion and incessant chickering's would
result.
Thereupon the men struck, and they
have been out ever since.
MONDAYS CONFERENCE
AT the conference Monday afternoon
1t was suggested that the men name
three men employed at each colliery,
who would be agreeable to them for
docking bosses and from these Mr.. Jer-
myn would select one to act as inspec-
tor of coal at the head of the breaker.
Ihe proposition was agreeable to both
SIDES, and the conference adjourned
atter Mr.. Jermyn had been given the
assurance that the strike would he
ofllcially declared off in a few hours
The committee at once notified John
Morgans, president of the local union
or Mine Workers. of the success of the
conference and he immediately issued
a cal for a meeting of the union fer
that night in Cusick's hall to act on
the report of the conference commit
tee. 1t was adopted without any eX-
tended discussion and amid general
expressions Of approval
The men employed at Jermyn No. !
and No. collieries then convened and
selected John c. Davis, Wilson Frank
lin, Frank Apple. James Bell. Griffith
Jenkins and Tony Saltori as men who
would suit them in the office of dock
ing boss. These names were present.
cd to Mr.. Jermyn and he selected Will
son Franklin as the docking boss for
No. 1 and Frank Apple for No. ..
Mr.. Morgans, the president of the
local Union of Mine Workers, which
comprises all the men employed in the
half dozen collieries in that viciniry.
said yesterday that the miners Will
pay the two docking bosses who have
been selected. If they are not fair
to the owners of the colliery and the
men they cannot retain their places.
MORGANS PLEASED.
Mr.. Morgans was much pleased YES
| terday over the settlement of the strike.
| He is employed by the PENNSYLVANIA
! Coal company, but because of his Of
flee as president of the Iooa. Mine
Workers union was projected rathcr
prominently into the strike difficulties
After the strike was officially declared
off Monday night he congratulated Ed
ward Jermyn on his attitude toward
the men at Mondays conference. which
| had much to do with the pronptnesS
with which the strike was endal. Mr..
Morgans had a big task on his h%nds
| while the strike was on. The members
| of the union speak a half dozen diff
| ferent languages and II was II acessary