, 1874-03-30
A Distinct Proposition Made by the
Company.
Tho Strikers to Be Paid and Thon
Discharged.
Citizens Of Susgaehanna Protest Against
the Military Occupation.
Gov. Hartranft Answers thnt Me
Must Enforce the Laws,
The Eric Eaalrout& zEl0clkntlc,

Special Dis,atch to The Chicago Tribune.
susouEnAkSA DEPOT. Pa., March 20.-Tne
complication botwoen the 1900 mon employed in
| tho machine shops Of tho Ere Railroad hero md
tho Company is but little. changed. At late
hourlastnight, TIE TRIBUNE correspondent visit
cd tho Bhopmon' 8 Executive Committee, who have
been quaFtered In IN elegant passenger coach,
for tho purpose Of obtaining son1o now informa-
tion from the officers. It was loarnod Tint
dispatch had just been received frcm Gov. John
+. Hartranft, to tho effect that if tho strikers
could sond him a message signed by tho oltixons
OF tho town TINT no riotous demonstrations we're
indulgcd in, he would
NOT AUTHORIZE THE STATE MILITIA
to come hero. Tho Committee assured YOUR cor
respondent TINT tho work of securing signatures
to tho message had boon commenced, and It was
expected tho work would be finished bY to-day:
but tho events TINT have t1anspircd this morning
hnvo proved that there has beon job put up on
tho strikors. As was intimatcd in the exclusive
dispatch sent to THE TRIBUNE last night, the
Ninth Division of Pennsylvania Militia, under
command Of Con. Z. s. Osborne, arrived this
noon, bringing with them a number Of caunons
and other war material. Az soon as
TIE TROOPS ARRIVED,
possession Was taken Of the company'a works,
~"A 0VAAt NAAfGH HlEA 4EUlIl uG-
pot, and tho troops surrounding tho proDerty.
ovory porson who wishes to pass in or about tic
extensive and magnificent depot nfltl hotel Of tha
corporation is required to have pass signed by
Gon; m Osborne, aud countcrsiguel by supt. i.
T. Wright or Alnj. .-Gon. Jeasup 3, who ia also tic
Attorney OF the Eric Railrnad. Tho Telford
ZonayeB OF this town 1lnye inst marched out
night.
THE EFFECT PRODUCED
bY tne advent cf fin sr1f3nru has bnov, .,,x. -.
naarkable. md the romonstrances OF tho citizons
against Sheriff Hemo for lis action il. calling
upon tho Governor for traopB nre strong. Al
ready petittons asking Governor Hartranft to ro-
move tue 6o!dlerB from SuHquohnpun are in
circulation, 80
Tho impression Of tho people in regard to this
matter IL that tue strikers have acted in no
r!otous manner, being poacoab!o Mt nll times
and TINT Tho local authorities hayo taken no
stops in the imbroglio.
TRAVEL NOT RESUMED.
The Company have not attempted to moyo
any tralna yet. Tho locomotives, Pullman nal
ace cars, ono Of thom tho Jay Gould, n very
palatiai coach h,-nassongor and freight trains
are standing in tho samo position M they wero
yesterday. at o'clock tho Btriknrs wero as
sembled around tho car occupied by the Exoou-
tive Committee, when
wore READ to to them, coming from Charles ".
Clarl, illo Third Vico-Prcsident of the Company.
WHICH wore to the oroct that the .ucn should 6e
paid on Monday !; tint they would thon bo dis
charged, but that ouch Of them aa the Co1npany
desired would bc takon back; that passenger
travel should bo allowed to bo resumed. On fha
voto being taken, tho propositions woro post-
ponod for final action until tomorrow morning
at O'Clock. Tho Btrikcrs however, hnve nIow,
cd messenger trains to t1,ll through. This will
open tho route bctwccn New York and the Wost,
ants by Tomorrow night all the trainB will lnyo
been resumed.
Tonight another batch Of 200 militia arrived
from Scranton.