Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-27
MORE TROOPS SASKEDF0R
Sheriff of Luzerne County Says He
Cannot Maintain Order. a.aGs nc

Hazleton. Pa, Sept. 26-Sheriff Har-
vey. of this county, last night tele-
graphed to Governor Stone, asking that
troops be sent to this county on the
ground that he (the sheriff. cannot
guarantee the safety of persons or
property during the night marches OF
the strikers The sheriff's request was
backed up by several kilograms from
private citizens of Hazleton, who, 1t
is said, are mine owners.
Governor Stone, says a Harrisburg
dispatch, will be in no hurry TO send
more troops into the strike region. lie
believes the troops now in the held can
oueIl any disturbance which may oc-
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1t is believed that the sheriff is OF the
opinion that the presence of troops will
prevent any further marching, thus
Iessening the possibility of serious
trouble. Monday nights march OF 300
men from Cranberry, Tomhicken, Der
ringer and Gowen probably hastenlnG
the action of Sheriff Harvey in asking
for state help.
The strikers met after midnight at
Cranberry, and when they reached
Tomhicken they were stopped by Sher7
if Harvey and 80 armed deputies, who
went to that place on special train.
1t was yet dark, and the sherlff read
the riot act to them by the light of a
lantern. The strikers then scattered
in different directions and began mis-
sionary work in preventing mine work
ers 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 Derrln-
ger and Gowen' mines were crippled.
The Tomhicken slope was only slight
ly affected.
William Cullen, ]. ]. Gallagher and
John Brennan, three of the marchers,
were arrested and taken to Wilkes
barre. They were arraigned before
Magistrate Kemmerer, who committed
them to Jail in default of $500 bail.
Subsequently the bail was produced
and the men were released. They ad-
mitted going to the homes of some
workmen at o'clock in the morning
and trying to persuade them from go
ing to work. They also say that had
they not submitted quietly to arrest
serious consequences would have fol-
lowed, as the strikers outnumbered tho
deputies.
The most important development
here yesterday, outside the request for
soldiers, was the answer of G.. Is. Mar
kle & Co. to the demands presented by
the firms employees ten days ago. The
answer Is not considered satisfactory
by many of the Markle employees, and
what action they will take at their
meeting today is not certain. There is
much talk among them in favor Of a
strike. The firm fatty refuses to grant
the demand of the men for 5 and 10
per cent advance, announces its will
ingness to pay the men semi-monthly,
agrees to arbitrate the question or
cheaper powder, refuses the demand OF
the driver boys and engineers for more
pay, promises to adjust grievances re-
lating to the carrying of men and tools
down and up the slope in mine cars,
offers the timber men a new scale for
propping which is lower than the rate
asked for, agrees to build powder
houses so that the men will not have
to carry the explosive a great distance.
and comedies the pillar robbing griev-
ance
The Markle firm last night announced
that at the request of the mine work.
ers in it's employ work will be sus-
pended tomorrow in order to give the
men an opportunity to consider the
company's answer"
The labor leaders would make no
comment on the Markle answer. but Il
is known they are much pleased. If
the firm had conceded the wage de-
mand, which is only about one-half of
what the United Mine Workers are
asking throughout the region, it was
feared there would be a big break
among the men who struck at the
Markle mines. They now believe that
the firms mines will be completely
tied up, and point to today's volun-
tary suspension as evidence that the
Markles are afraid the men will quit.
President Mitchell in discussing the
situation in the entire region last
night, said:
Reports from the Schuylkill dis
trict are that the entire Mahanoy val
ley from Mahanoy City to Ashland is
idle. This is a gain of three large col
lieries. In the Lehigh valley region
Eckley, Derringer, Tomhicken and
Gowen were closed yesterday. and we
made satisfactory gains at other mines
where the men have been working. 1t
is generally conceded that the strike
in the Schuylkill district will soon en-
brace every man employed there On
the whole, we are well satisfied with
the status OF the strike"