The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-26

! tonight thar Sheriff Harvey of this u-u-
, zrru,, county has t,Ir=rarhea 90 Goygcuo~
/ stone asking that troops uo cent 70 tE''
! county on jhe Egauai that he ,the sheriff
/ cannot EGaraLtsu the safety Of persons ana
/ property during the nisht marches of the
I strikers. The Go,s-.ur. IL is understood,
| is considering size matter.
/ II = believed that the Sheriff is Of III,
I opinion that the presence ot troops vii
. prevent any further marching, thus ie-srH-
/ ing be possibility of serious trouble. LIS;
I nights march OF 3tr mon from Cranberry.
! Tomhlgten D,griag,E ana Goweu probably
I Last.n,d the action OF Sheriff Harvey IL
( asking for state help.
! The strikers met after midnight at Gran
/ berry. and when they reached Tomhi'k"n
| they rsIe stopped hy Sheriff Harvey and
( thirty armed p-rsrIa~. vino went 60 that
| place Oh "a special train. Ii WAS yet dark.
! and The sheriff raaG The riot act to them uy
| taa Isu- Of lantern. The strikers then
scattered IN different directions and began
missionary work in preventing m!ne work
! ers from going 10 the Potts miEc at Tom
hicken. pcrrinEor and Goweu. They We're
successful IN preventing large number Of
men from going TO work. and in consequence
| The Derringer and Gowcu mines were Grip
pied. The Tomhick,u SLOPE was only slight
iy affected. -Four OF thu mJGchers we've ar
rested charged with breach Of the peace.
and In the afternoon were taken to South
Wiikcsharre and committed without bail
There was 10 conflict between the d"pu-
ties ana the strikers. Rhoue TrescotJ
Coal and Iron policeman, says he saw Pres
ident Mitchell and Mother Jones on
hill at Derriuger directing the movement OF
the men. President Mitchell denies this. It
was rumgrcd that another march was to be
made tomorrow to Black Creek. three
miles from HazIetoU.
NarLie Makes Answer.
The most important development here to-
day, aside from the request for soldiers.
was the answer OF q. +. MarSle 4 60. TO
the demand presented 10y the firms en-
p,oyes ten days ago. The answer Is not
considered satisfactory bv many Of the
Narkle employees, and what action they viii
take at their meeting tomorrow il not GER
tain. There IS much talk among them to-
night in favor Of strike.
The firm fatty refuses ta grant the De
mand Of the men for a aud 10 per cent
advance. announces its Willingness 10 pay
the men s-mimonthly. agrees TO arbitrnte
the question Of cheaper powder. refuse the
demands Of the driver boys and engineers
for more pay. promises to adjust grievances
relating TO the carrying Of men and tools
down and Up the slope in mine cars. offers
the tiruhermen a new scale for pr0ppiuS
which is lower than the rate asked for.
agrees % build rcwder-houses so that the
men vii! not have to carry the explosive
and comedies the pil!ar-rohbing grievances. (
The MarFle firm tonight announced that
az the "roques; Of the mine workers IN it>
employ work VIII he suspended tomorrow
IN order TO give the men IN opportunity 20
consider the compauy's answer to their de-
mands made ten days ago"
The United Mine Workers held meeting
at Jeddo this afternoon before the answer
Of the Markles had become public. Many
OF the Marke strikers were present The !
pr.acipa! speech was made - President
Mitchell. who having heard 4 ruInor that |
the Marklcs had granted the demands Of |
the men urged the miners who hal struck /
not to go back TO work. hu: 20 stand firm /
IN the fight until victory comes.
President Mitchell in discussing the situa- |
ton IN the entire region tonight said:
Mitchell Is Satisfied.
Reports from the Schuylkin district are |
that the entire Mahcny Valley from Aahony i
City TO Ashland is idle This is i gain Of /
icy region EcKley. Derringer. Porahicken |
and Gowra We're closed to-day. and we made
gains at old min-s the men |
have been working. L IS Ily conceded
that the strike IN the Schuylkin district viii
soon embrace every man employed there
On the whole we are We'll satisfied with the
status Of the strike"
The reply Of G. p Markle & Co. 10 the
demands Of their miners. made ten dtys
ago, was made public to-day. In their re-
ply. they say:
The question having ariser rs to .bs
possibility Of failure on the part Of two
arbi-rators chosen under oar mutual COM
pact TO agree uron the third arbitrator. we
have expressed our willingness. which We
again confirm, that II they cauoat acrec
Archbishop Ryan Ct Philadelphia. II agree
able to you. shall act in ;hat capacity"
The company thrn proceeds 20 give
specific answers to various demands made
by the men.
sheriTs Request Refused.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Harrisburg, Pa. Sept 25.-I'ntlI Governor
Stone IS satisfied that the civu authorit,es
In LIzerne County are unable to protect
life and property there Will be no more T;
troops sent into the strike region.
Sheriff Harvey OF Luzerne County called
upon the Governor to-day for troops In his
county. and several telegrarns were re-
ceiyed by the Governor from citizens hear-
Ing out the Sheriff in his statement Of the,
threatening outlook in the vicinity Of Haz-
Teton. The Governor however, adheres to
bis position that the power Of The authori-
ties must he exhausted before more troops
Will be called out