The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-14

MOT wanting 1e5Ceruay'
A satisfactory agreement was
reached last night between Jermyn &
Company and their striking miners at
Old Forge. and unless some hitch oc-
ours in the interim the strike will be
formally declared off today.
Yesterday Superintendent Jermyn
sent word to the strikers that the
company would hold a conference with
the men and asked that they appoint
a committee to meet with him today.
John E. Morgans. president cf the
local union of the United Mine Work
ers, called a special meeting for last
evening and submitted the comnuui-
cation from Superintendent Jermyn.
A committee consisting of Frank APP
pie, William Shapolis. Stephen EnoY,
William Evans and John Edwards was
appointed to confer with Mr.. JeImvn
and at once set out to see him. it hav-
ing been learned that he was at the
mine
DIFFICULTIES ADJUSTED.
At 1890 o'clock the committea and
Superintendent Jermyn came together
and after a brief business-lika con-
ference the difficulties were adjusted.
When the conference was concluded
it was announced that the mine would
be opened up to the old employees to-
day and that as soon as the tools
could be transferred the men working
at other places would take their old
Jobs. The terms OF the agrp m ant
were not made public, but It IS under
stood the company and men both
made slight concessions.
As late as 5 o'clock Yesterday after
noon the company was not looking
forward to an immediate settlement
Of the strike and at o'clock the strik-
ers were still discussing ways and
means Of continuing their fght
When Tribune reporter left No. I
colliery early last evening men were
erecting poles about the outside OF tho
breaker on which 70 suspan1 electric
lights, and fresh supplies were being
brought in for the deputies cni such OF
the workmen as live at the mine.
MORGAN WAS DOUBTFUL.
At $50 o'clock, when the strikers
were assembling for their meeting,
President Morgan in a lengthy in
| terview with a Tribune reporter. spoke
very obviously OF speedy ending Of
the strike. The action of the derutiee
in arresting Frank Apple chairman
| of the last committee that vent tc
confer with Mr.. Jermyn, made it a
! matter of doubt IL the strikers would
accede to the request for another con-
ference.
1--WE have had conference after con-
ference" said Mr.. Morgans. land moth
ing has come out of them. When the
company is ready to grant the mems
demands they can say so and the
strike will be over"
What brought about the sudden
change in the existing conditions could
not be learned.
! Yesterday witnessed a repetition of
| the incidents which have been of daily
! occurrence since the beginning of last
week, when the effort to operate the
| No. l colliery with the aid of deputies
! was undertaken.
If anything, the women were even
more aggressive than usual. Fully
| one hundred of them assembled on the
! commons lying east of the collcry at
/ early morning and gave to the depu-
/ ties and the workmen they escorted
their usual greeting of jeers and op-
probrious names.
WOMEN WERE ACTIVE.
One posse of deputies who had an
Italian in charge was surrounded and
! an effort made to take their man from
| them and drive him back. The wo-
men went so far as to push past the
| deputies and lay hold of the Italian
| and 1t was not until some hard raps
| from the deputies clubs were applied
| to the women's knuckles that they let
! go their grasp upon the thoroughly
| terrified "blackleg." AS 1t was, the
| fellows clothes were torn and his face
scratched.
Two Italians who are taking the
strikers places were assaulted at their
homes in Barbertown Sunday night
I Both were badly beaten and one of
them had his scalp cut open with a
blow from a club.
A posse of deputies went down into
Barbertown yesterday morning looking
Tor the assailants and were met by a
! big crowd of women who had been out
| looking for "blacklegs." They began
to hoot the deputies and call them
names and finally a girl in the crowd
| threw stone. Deputy Sheriff II. f.
! Ferber, who had charge of the posse,
detected the girl in the act and going
! over to her advised her not to do thar
sort Of thing again or she would get
herself into trouble. There was no
/ more stone throwing.
GIRLS PLEADED WITH HIM.
a number Of girls, most of them
relatives OF the strikers, surrounded
! one of the young deputies yesterday
! and tried to shame him out of his job
He told them he had "nothin' agln' no.