New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-11
MARKLE MEN TO GO BACK.
SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES IN
HAZLETON REGION-NEW STRIKE
MAY COME IN PANTHER
CREEK DISTRICT.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

WfIkesbarre. Penn. Nov 1O-The strike OF the
G. p. Markle s Co. mine workers ended Tonight
and there is prospect that the Coke Bros & Co
men will agree tomorrow TO return to work These
the two largest individual operators in the
Hazleton district and this will practically end the
strike there The officials Of the companies and
the strikers had promised the strike commissioners
when they the scene week ago to-day
that they would make effort to settle the strike
at once.
The MarkIe men, $500 in all, while they did not
agree individually abide by the decision of the
commission. met to-day and passed resolution
declaring;
We hereby resolve TO abide. by the decision Of
the commission appointed by the President OF the
President the large coal corporations.
John Markle declared this was acceptable. He.
however. maintained his new brass check system,
and the men agreed to this. and he also retains
his right to engage or discharge any employee AS
Mr.. Markle considers personally the case OF any
one who has complaint. the strikers were sure
that he would be fair in this. and they accepted
He has refused work to several and evicted them
from the company's houses. The union will provide
for these until they get other work number Of
the returned to work tonight, and all will en-
ter the mines Tomorrow. The mines are the JeddO
and Ebervale and Highland No. / and No Their
output last year was 1852 900 tons The mines are
in excellent shape. having been drained by the
famous Ebervale tunnel. Not nOn-union man was
employed at them during the strike.
A committee of the Coke Bros. & Co met Major
Stearns. the head of the company, at Drifton this
afternoon and submitted a proposition 70 him He
replied. but neither side will say what the answer
the proposition Major Stearns left 10 I'm the
hands of the strikers and awaits their decision.
President Mitchell says that it may be made to-
morrow. He will not state what they demanded.
While the conditions thus improving in the
Hazleton district the prospect is that there will be
a large strike in the Panther Greek region. There
the strikers committee to-day waited upon Super
intendent w. II. Zehner and informed him that
unless the to whom WAS refused re-employ-
ment are taken back. they will declare strike Of
the $500 next Sunday. These men number 2ls, and
the company has refused them places on the
ground that they active during the strike and
that l12 Of them under indictment for riotins
or strike vioences of some kind Mr.. Zehner gave
no answer and II it does not come before Sunday
they will call the meeting for considering the strike
proposition. An effort will be made to have Presf-
dent Mitchell present
This evening Mr. Mitchell received from Carroll
D. Wright of the strike commission. a copy OF the
answer made by President Baer Of the Philadelphia
and Reading TO his demands in behalf Of the min
He would make no comment upon It, saying
that would come when the commission held its
sittings. and ne would not make 1t public
Il understand Mr. Wright is to give II out IN
Washington he said.
Hugh McCaffrey, OF Harrisburg al one time the
most prominent labor I'm the State being
president Of the knights OF Labor and the Mine
Workers Beneficial Association summoned
here to-day by Mr.. Mitchell and they had a long
talk.
Clarence barrow. OF Chicago. who is TO conduct
the case with Mr.. Mitch before the commission.
arrived here to-day. and with John Shea. Of this
city. was taken down a mine TO the conditions
of which he will have To talk.
The shipments OF coal this week promise TO reach
225.ooO tons daily. For the last few DAYS the in
crease has not been much owing 20 the fact that
repairs at the mines which are damaged are not
proceeding rapidly that there is room for many
more men daily Then the men who are az work
have not yet become hardened after their Ions
strike to proper working condition. and not
able TO work as hard they will be able TO- The
present daily shipment is about 2O5 tons while
the average for this time of the year about $50
strikes in the Hazleton region all end. as did the
Markles' strike to-day, there will be liberal
increase in the production.
President Mitchell to-day sent out orders re-
ducing the strike fund assessment from 81 70 so
cents week being effective upon all wages earned
after November L In the call he says:
During the continuance OF the strike the coal
mines TO NIL or partly NIL. with water. rather than
permit the engineers, hremen and bumpers To work
sun is that many Of the mines are not ready for
operation. and about eighteen thousand men are
Several of the Independent coal operators have
refused 10 accept the terms of settlement. and
clad agreements Acting under advice from the
ofiicers OF the organization, the miners have re-
FUSED 70 sign any agreement until the commission
has decided what the form and terms OF the agree
ment shall be.
mere are about twelve thousand men still on
strike rather than sign these agreements. That
makes total of 10000 men still out OF employment
of America.
reduced to that point when the organization can
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