Connecticut western news., 1900-09-27
HAZLETON ASKS TROOPS
Sheriff of Luzerne County Tel
 egraphs Stone.
DEPUTIES DIsPERsE MAROHERS.

Strfkers' Attempts to Induce Othe r
 Miners to Go Out Leads to Fear of
 VioIence-Firm of Mnrkle & Co. An
 swers Its Men.
 Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 26.-It was learn ed last night that Sheriff Harvey of this county has telegraphed to Governor Stone asking that troops be sent to this county on the ground that he (the sherif) cannot guarantee the safety of persons or property during the night marches of the strikers. The governor, it is understood, is considering the matter. The sheriff s request was backed up by several tele- grams from private citizens of Hazleton who, 1t is said, are mine operators.
 It is believed that the sheriff is of the opinion that the presence of troops will prevent any further marching, thus less ening the possibility of serious trouble. Monday nights march of 300 men from Cranberry, Tomhicken, Derringer and Gowen probably hastened the action of Sheriff Harvey in asking for state help.
 The strikers met after midnight at Cranberry, and when they reached Tom- hicken they were stopped by Sheriff liar vey and 80 armed deputies, who went to that place on a special train. 1t was yet dark, and the sheriff read the riot act to them by the light of a lantern. The strikers then scattered in different direc- tions and began missionary work in pre- venting mine workers from going to the Potts mines at Tomhicken, Derringer and Gowen. They were successful in preventing large number of men from going to work, and in consequence the Derringer and Gowen mines were crip- pied. The Tomhicken slope was only slightly affected. Four of the marchers were arrested charged with breach of the peace and in the afternoon were taken to South Wilkesbarre and committed without bail. There was no conflict be- tween the deputies and the strikers.
 Four Marchers Arrested.
 Four of the marchers were arrested, charged with breach of the peace, and were taken to South Wilkesbarre and committed without bail.
 Rhone Prescott, Coal and Iron police man, says he saw President Mitchell and Mother" Jones on a hill at Derringer directing the movements of the men. President Mitchell denies this.
 It is said that labor agitators have in- spired the strikers to join in a march to Lattimer to persuade all the working miners at that historic place to go out.
 Hazleton continues to offer about the only considerable opposition to the strike that Is found in the entire district. Whether the strike shall persist, spread or dwindle depends altogether upon the judgment and acts of the miners. As the judgment of the miners is now generally surrendered to the Mine Workers union, with President John Mitchell as mouth piece, and he remains determined to keep the miners out until the grievances pre- sented have been redressed by the opera tors, while the operators are resolved to have no dealings with any organization, the situation may remain as it is.
 Markle X Co.,, the owners and opera tors of the Jeddo collieries, have reassert- ed their faith in arbitration and their willingness to accept that method of ad- justment, renewing their offer to accept Archbishop Ryan if named as third arbi. trator. The anxiously looked for answer to the bill of grievances presented by the Markle employees on Sept. 15 was made public yesterday. It reached the commit tee that presented it Monday night, care having been taken by Markle x Co to avoid the charge of tardiness by antici- pating the last day left to them to an swer by about 24 hours.
 The miners presented ten grievances Four of the requests are granted, re dress is promised for two other griev. ances, one is explained without conces sion, one is specifically referred to ar bitration, and two requests are refused The requests granted are that men shal | be paid twice monthly, that ''rObbing' | shall be paid in a certain way familiar l to miners, that powder shall be hoisteC l in a certain way If it does not meaI dynamite and that a powder house shal be erected to suit the convenience of thu \ rnfporo