The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-28
THE STRIKE, INCREASING
MANY MORE MINERS JOIN AND NONE
LEAVE THE MINERS
NO DISTURBANCES AT ANY POINT
A Body or Marchers Dispersed by q
SheriTs Posse-Four Miners Arrest
ed and Held without Privilege OF
Bail-The Sheriff or Luzerne Calls for
Troops-His Request Refused by the
Governor-Great Reduction In Out
put OF Coal

~ Soai
Hazezon, Pa, September 25.-It was
learned tonight that Sheriff Harvey
Of this (Luzerne) county, had tele-
graphed TO Governor Stone, asking
that troops be sent to this county. on
the ground that sheriff cannot guar
antee h safety OF persons Or prop
erty during the night marches OF the
strikers. The governor, il is under-
stood, Is considering the matter.
1t was also learned that the sherif's
request was backed UP by several tel
egrams from private citizens of Halle
oil who, 1; Is said, are mine operators.
1t is believed that the sheriff is OF
the opinion that the presence of troops
will prevent any further marching.
thus leSSening the possibility OF seri-
GUS trouble Last nights march Of
300 men from Cranberry, Tomhicken.
Derringer and Gowen probably hast
ened the action of Sheriff Harvey in
asking for state help-
The strikers met after midnight at
Cranberry n when they reached
Tomhicken they We're stopped by Sher-
if Harvey and thirty armed deputies
who went to that place on a special
lIdlh- III was yet QdIh LIZ IN SiNi4ik
read the riot act to them by the light
of a lantern The strikers then scat
tered in different directions and began
missionary work in preventing mime
workers from going to the Potts mines
and Tomhicken, Derringer and GOwen.
They were successful in preventing a
large number of men from going TO
work. Four of the marchers were ar
rested, charged with breach of the
a and in the afternoon were TAX
en- to South Wikesbarre and commit
ted without bail There was no con-
fict between the deputies and the
strikers.
The most important development
here today, outside of the request for
soldiers, was the answer of q. b.
Markle & 20, to the demands present
ed by the firms employees ten days
ago. The anSwe is not considered
satisfactory by many of the Markle
employees and Via action they will
take at their meeting tomorrow is not
certain. There is much talk among
them tonight in favor of a strike. The
firm finally refuses to grant n de-
mand of the men for a 5 and a 10 per
cent. advance, announces its willing
| ness to pay the men semi-monthly,
agrees to arbitrate the question OF
cheaper powder, refuSeS the mand
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 timber men a new
! scale for %propping lower than the rate
| asked for, agrees TO build powder
houses 50 that the men will not have
to carry the explosive a great distance.
and comedies the pillar robbing grieV-
: aIice.
The Markle firm tonight announced
| thar at the request of the mine work.
| ers in it's employ work will be suspend
ed tomorrow in order ITO give the men
al opportunity to consider the COM
pany'S answer to their made
ten days ago"
The United Mine Workers held a
! meeting at Jeddo this afternoon before
the answer of the Markle's had be-
come public property. Many of the
| Markle strikers were present. The
| principal speech was made by Presi-
| dent Mitchell, who, having heard a
| rumor that the Markles had granted
| the demands of the men urged the
| miners who had struck not to go back
to work but to stand firm in the fight
until victory ONES"
President Mitchell in discussing the
situation in the entire region onigh
said:
Reports from the Schuylkill district
! are that the entire Mahanoy valley
| from Mahanoy City to Ashland is idle.
| This is again of three large collierieS.
In the Lehigh Valley region, Eckley,
| Derringer, Tomhicken and Gowen were
| closed today and we made satisfactory
| gains at other mines where the men
| have been working. 1t is generally
\ conceded that the strike in the Schuyl-
| kill district will soon embrace every
man employed there. On n whole.
we are we'll satisfied with the status
| of the strike
General superintendent Kudlick, of
L e1o Nava Dpothor- e. ~ mines WAS
arrested today on a charge of assault
several other minor charges. He
waived a hearing ON two of the charges
this afternoon and will be given a
hearing on the other charge tomorrow.
Peter Gallagher, a striking miner OF
that Mr.. Kudlick deliberately drove
his horse into him on the public road.
Philadelphia, September 25.-The
governor after elaboration concluded
that the situation at present in Lu-
zerne county did not justify the send
ing Of state troops there, and he will
not call out more troops until. in his
judgment, there is sufficient cause
therefor. He will tomorrow confer
with Sheriff Harvey on the subject.
The marching strikers in Luzerne
county before daylight this morning
were quite successful in getting men to
quit work and join in the strike. No
overt acts were committed by them.
however, and when met by h sheriff
and his deputies and ordered to dis
perse they obeyed the order. Rioting
in previous miners strikes usually re-
suited from h acts Of marching bodies
of strikers and the sheriff, being ap-
p~rehensive, is endeavoring to break up
that style Of strike campaigning.
Beyond the incident of the sheriff
dispensing the marchers, the entire coal
region vas free from disorder during
the day and the night Few of tbs
mines r worked today. the strikers
were reported.
Reading, September 2.-The pros
poets are that by tomorrow coal ship.
ments over the Philadelphia and Read.
ing railroad viii drop to 400 carloads
daily, one-fourth the usual run The
company is nov preparing to pay on
some Of the men at its repair a shop.
at different points along the lines
Hundreds of them will be suspended
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