The evening times., 1900-09-27

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 27.-The en-
pioyes Of the Markles at Hazleton returned
10 work this morning and their grievances
will now be settled by arbitration, both
operators and men being willing The offer
of Mr.. Markie, issued yesterday was not
satisfactory 20 the men and, as he was un-
willing to settle the powder question in
any other way than by arbitration, and
would not increase their wages, the men
decided TO let the whole dispute be ar
ranged by arbitration
The plan Of arbitration has not yet been
definitely settled. The men have left the
matter in the hands of their committee.
The plan will probably be TO select Arch
bishop Ryan of Philadelphia vino is salts
factory TO both parties, as the third person
and have each side choose one man.
II is believed other individual operators
viii follow Markle's lead.
President Nichols. of the First district
OF the United Mine Workers, came here
today on an important matter 1t is his
first visit officially here in some days, the
district being SO well organized and thor
oughly tied UP that it does not require
his attention.
His presence here this morning is due
to the continued shipments OF coal here
from the Lehigh region. This fuel is COM
ing now in such quantities that one firm
has advertised ceal for sale and is taking
orders IN advance for several hundred
tons at an increase in price of s1.25 a ton.
President Nichols is in conference this
morning with the general council of the
local unions here and is discussing means
for preventing the bringing of the coal to
this place. This apparently can be done
only by getting the railroad trainmen to
refuse to haul it. 1t is probable that the
council viii appoint committee to see
the railroad men and ask the Brotherhood
to protest against the shipments.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal Com
pany has a large number of men at work
at the No. 8 culm banks at Plymouth
loading the culm into freight cars. This
is coarsely screened and is being sent
to factories in Danville and Northum-
beFland. These factories are so close to
the coal regions that they have been
keeping o1y short supply in stock,
relying upon their nearness to the base
of supply to keea them going. When the
strike came and the supply was shut of,
they found themselves in straits and
are now obliged TO do what they can
with the culm. The company has orders
for large supply of it.
The strikers today made no further eff
fort to shut down the North American
and No. Stanton washeries. which ara
turning out small supply OF coal each
day. This coal is being used chiefly by
the mines to keep up steam for the
pumps.
The acceptance of the arbitration prop
G. B. Markle by the employees yesterday
and their determination to return TO work,
il is claimed, is victory for the operators
President Mitchell and his staff OF organ
zers are said to have urged the men to
remain out and not submit TO arbitration
However all efforts to induce the Mar
hle men to join the strikers have proven
Intellectual. The collieries were closed
lown yesterday to afford the men an OF
to discuss the firms proposition,
The labor leaders predieted-th that the mines
having once closed down. would remain
80 during the strike and agents were sent |
'ut this morning TO keep the men out. In
his, however, they were unsuccessful. for |
III the Markle collieries have resumed
With sufficient quota to operate them eff !
eetiyely.
There were no disturbances of any kind
n the Hazleton region this morning and
III coliieries working yesterday continued |
'perating today.