Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-02
To withdraw the Militia.

Much interest was left here in the
conference to be held in Shenandoah,
pa. between Gen. Goblin, Sheriff Toole
and representatives of the operators ]
and miners. 1t was believed here the
conference would result in the imme-
date withdrawal of troops. whose
presence is known to be very distaste-
f,,l TO the union miners. The railroad
officials here expressed the BELIEF that
With the militia out of the way 1t wonia s
he easier to come to an agreement wath
the strikers.
Satisfactory Settlement Certain. !,
The Evening Post says:
"yhile no Anal announcement Of the coal
| s+r,ke settlement is yet forthcoming. there
was saturday reliable authority for the
| statement that the matters stiil unaeI uis-
| QUESTION are of detail merely. ana tnat
| satisfactory conclusion VIII be reacheo IN
/ short time.
| "It is conceded everywhere In the coal
trade that the price of coal after the strike
| will never settle down to the same lever
as before More than ten per cent increase
In wages is generally believed TO De me
concession the miners VIII demand, anu
This will mean, according to reliable esti-
mates. an increase of fully % cents IN
tho cost of every ton mined. This VIII
make the cost at the collieries about $40
Ton The consumer of course, VIII pay
this difference. Moreover. there wiz uh-
' souhtedly be great demand Tor coal as
= soon as the strike is over and perhaps q
week or ten days delay in supplying u.
submit Terms of Settlement.
According to the Evening Post, a
ooal operator said Saturday that the
r railroad presidents have submitted
e the terms of settlement to the mime
!. superintendents, TO learn whether the
l. mines could be operated probably I'M
der them. The Posts informant thinks
President Mitchell will get around the
: difficulty causedby the non-recognitior
4. of the union in this way: The propose
= ton, the ten per cent increaseln wages
- or whatever it may be, will be submit
- ted separately to each chapter OF th'
= Mine Workers Union. When chapte;
votes to accept 1t and notifies Pres,
dent Mitchell Of its action he Will IN
dorse it on the ground that the cond'
lions in that particular place warran
,e5 the suspension of dealings with tn
- main union direct.
n Mitchell Awaiting Developments
'''c Hazleton, Pa, Oct AT OF
300 o'clock Saturday afternoon Presidel
Mitchell said he was awaiting deve
as as opments and had nothing further
% say on the subject of the rumors
an effort on the part of the mine-ow
0is ers to settle the strike by grantil
- 70 concessions to the mine workers. ]
has not seen anybody except his lie
oil tenants so far, but he had talk
* =, the long-distance telephone. This CO
ii versation might have been with
strike leader in some part of the
gion and 1t might have been wi
| 1 somebody in New York interested
my the strike settlement.
llso John Markle, who went to N
ony York Friday morning, has not
.,+S returned home and it is presumed
i'm is still in that city. The super
INV tendent of Mr.. Markle's mines insi
FER that he is in New York on priv
business not connected with
/. strike. s..s..,. s,,,ysss
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