The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-28
BOTH SIDES DETERMINED
NO SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT OF THE
COAL MINERS STRIKE
THE STRIKERS REMAIN QUIET
Three Strikers Arrested on Charge of
Trespass, But Released-A Crisis
Reached In the Markle Mines-Mapy
of These Miners Not to Return to
Work More Mines Closed-Fight Be-
tween Striking Italians-To Mortgage
Church Property for Strike Funds.

Church Property for Strike Funds.
Haxelton, Pa, September 26.-The
request made yesterday by Sheriff
Harvey for troops, although not refus-
ed, was not granted by Governor Stone.
The sheriff and the state officials at
Harrisburg, however, have an under
standing between them, and if the
| necessity arises, soldiers will be thrown
into this region In short order. If this
| is done the first to arrive would prob
ably be one of the commands now sta
| toned at Shenandoah. The sheriff
| had a long talk with Adjutant General
| Stewart over the telephone and they
| agreed that in view of the ca-lmneSS
| now prevailing throughout the Lehigh
valley it would be inadvisable to send
| an armed force here at this time. The
sheriff today gave out the following
for the information of the citizens Of
this region:
The fact that have called upon
| the governor for help is true. 1 have
since been in communication with him
| and also with General Goblin, who as
| sureS me that upon the slightest overt
] act by the unlawful assembling of men
/ he will have troops here within
| an hour and also assures me that they
| will stay until all the trouble is over"
| There were no disturbances reported
| in this region today. RumorS of con-
| templated marches of strikers are con-
| stantly in circulation, but, as far as
| can be learned, there is Id truth in
any of them. The march early yester-
| day morning from Cranberry to Der
| ringer was kept a secret until the
| starting time and the strikers may
| again get away on a similar march.
| The sheriff is kept well informed of
| every move the strikers make in the
| way of marching and will try to be on
hand in every instance to see that life
and property are not placed in jeop-
ardy.
Three strikers were arrested by coal
and iron police today charged with un-
| lawful assembly and trespassing while
walking along the railroad tracks on
Lehigh Valley Coal Company property
between this companyS No. 40 shaft
and No. slope in the eastern part of
the city. They were released after a
hearing this afternoon.
| The crisis at the mines of G. B.
Nlarkle & Co. has been reached. There
| were many expressions among the men
| today of dissatisfaction against some
of the firms answes to their de-
mands. The principal grievance of the
men is the wage scale. They ask for
only about half of what the United
Mine Workers are demanding. Opera
tions at the Markle coliieries were sus-
pended today so that the employees
could hold meetings to discuss
the firms answer. The meeting was
held in the forenoon and this afternoov'
, the committee composed of employees
of several of the Markle mines made
known to the firm the decision of the
employees.
They accept the firms position in re-
gard to the hoisting of men from the
slope, acquiesce in the refusal ito pay
the engineers by the hour and want
) to arbitrate all the other grievances
, ly pay and the location of powder
r houses which have been adjusted by
l the answer of Markle & Co.
5 The men also decided to remain al
: work pending the arbitration negotia-
t tions and agreed to ask the firm to
| deduct from the pay of each family
3 | that returns to work their quota fol
I | the payment of the arbitrator selected
by the men,"
: Judging only by the talk of the mer
? | it looks as if a considerable number
t of men win not go to work tomorrow
: morning. The force of men at eacf
of the Markle slopes is now very short
3 | handed. The firm for the time being
t refused to discuss anything in con
nection with its future actions.
= Edgar Cudlick, general superintend
= ent of Coke Brothers & Cos collieries
: who was arrested yesterday on th'
n complaint of Peter Gallagher. a strik
- ing mine worker at Freeland, was to
I | day fined SIS. The superintendent i:
= charged by Gallagher with driving hi:
horses into ,him and otherwise annoy
ing him. CNdlick refused to pay tn;
| xxyin IA Ep he &c.
to court.
COAL ROAD PRESIDENTS IN CON
FERENCE.
n New York. September 26.-All tn,
a presidents of the coal roads excep
: President Olyphant, Of the Delawar'
and Hudson, were present this after
noon at a conference held in the ofic'
e Of ]. P. Morgan & Co. Nothing coult
be learned from Morgan & Co., excep
q the bare announcement that mo set
e element has been reached in the exist
= ing differences between the coal ope
a rators and their miners" Presiden
5 Thomas, of the Erie. said PRACTICAL.
v the same thing. Presidents Fowler
q | of the Ontario and Western and Pres
,, ident Tuesdale, Of the Delaware, Lack
v awanna and Western, declined to b
: seen and sent out word they had moth
n ing to say. President Clyphant, it wa.
said. did not attend owing to an indts
= position.
e AN UNEXPECTED MOVE.
Shamokin, Pa, September 26.-Rey
8 John G. Konstankievicz, pastor of tn
e Russian Greek church here, and vica
/ general of the United States, sprun
n somewhat important and certainl
i unexpected surprise this Afternoon
l. He announced that in the event of tn
l. strike continuing until suffering an
II destitution put in an appearance h
% and his congregation had arranged I
i morris gage the whole of their churc
property, valued at over $4,000, an
divide the proceeds among the suffer
e .srs. and in the event of the strik
# being continued for long period tn
a entire congregation viii leave the re
gion-