The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-26
TROOPS CALLED FOR
In Luzerne County-Hope to Pre-
vent Marching by the Miners.
Markle Mines to be Suspended
Temporarily,

Temporarily.
HAzLEToN, Pa. Sept. est was
learned tonight that Sheriff Harvey.
of this Uuzerne) county, has tele-
graphed to Governor Stone, asking that
troops be sent to this county. on the
ground that he (the sherirf) cannot
guarantee the safety Of persons or
property during the night marches OF
the strikers.
1t is believed that the sheriff is Of the
opinion that the presence of troops will
prevent any further marching, thus les
sening the possibility of serious trou-
BILE.
The strikers met after midnight at
Cranberry, and when they reached
Tomhicken they were stopped by SEer-
If Harvey and thirty armed deputies,
who went to that place on n special
train The strikers then scattered In
different directions and began mission
nry work in preventing mine workers
from going to the Potts mines at Tom
hicken, Derringer and Gowan. They
were successful In preventing large
number of men from going to work and
in consequence the Derringer and
Gowan mines were crippled. Four of
the marchers were arrested. charged
with breach. of the peace. There was
no conflict between the deputies and
the strikers Rhone Trescot, n coal and
iron policeman. says he saw President
Mitchell and Mother" Jones on a hill
at Derringer, directing the movement
OF the men. President Mitchell denies
this
Most Important Development.
The most Important development
here to-day outside of the request for
troops. was the answer Of G. B. Mar
kle & Company to the demands pre-
sented by the firms employees ten days
ago. The answer is not considered sat
isfactory by many of the Markle en-
ployes and what action they will take
ut their meeting tomorrow Is not GER
tain. There Is much talk among them
tonight, In favor OF n strike. The firm
fatty refuses to grant the demand OF
the men for five and ten per cent ad-
vance, announces its willingness to pay
the men seml-monthly, agrees to ar
bItrate the question OF cheaper powder,
refuses 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 tim
Der men a new scale for propplng which
is lower than the rate asked for, agrees
to build powder houses so thnt the men
will not have 10 carry the explosive
great distance. and comedies the pillar
robblng grievance.
Given Time to Consider.
The Markle firm tonight announced
that at the request of the mine work.
ers in Its employ work will be suspend
ed tomorrow IN order to give the men
an opportunity to consider the COM
pany's answer to their demands made
ten days ago"
The United Mine Workers held n
meeting I. Jcddo this afternoon before
the answer OF the Markles had become
public property. Many OF the Markle
strikers were present. The principal
speech was made by President
Mitchell.
The labor leaders would make no
comment tonight on the Markle an
,gyer hut IL - known they arp much
pleased.
They now believe that the FIRMS
mines will be completely tied up and
point TO to-morrow's voluntary shs-
pension as evidence that the MRrkles
are afraid the men will quit.