Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-27

HaZleton, Pa. September 25.-It was
learned tonight that Sheriff Harvey. OF
this Luzerne) county. has telegraphed
to Governor Stone asking that troops be
sent to this county on the ground that
the Sheriff cannot guarantee the safety
of persons or property during the night
marches of she strikers. The Governor,
it is understood. is considering the mat
ter. 1t was also learned that the Sher-
IFS request was hacked up by several
telegrarns from private citizens OF
Hazleton, who. il is said, are mine
operators. 1t is believed that the Sher-
iff is Of the opinion that the presence
of troops will prevent any further
marching. thus lessenng the possibility
Of serious trouble, Last nights march
of 800 men from Cranberry, Tomhicken,
Derringer and Gowen probably hasten
ed the action of Sheriff Harvey in ask
ing tor State help.
The strikers met after midnight at
Cranberry, and when they reached
Tomhicken they were stopped by Sher-
iff Harvey and thirty 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 scat
tered in different directions and began
missionary work in preventing mine
workers from going 10 the Potts mines
at TOmhicken, Derringer and Gowen
They We're successful in preventing
large number of men from going to
work. -Four of the marchers were ar.
rested, charged with breach of the
peace. and in the afternoon We're taken
to South Wilkesbarre and committed
without bail. There was no conflict be-
tween the deputies and the strikers.
Rhone Trescott. a coal and iron po.
uceman. says he saw President Mitchell
and Mother Jones on a hill at Der.
ringer directing the movements of the
men. President Mitchell denies this.
The most important development here
to-day, outside of the request for sol
dierS, was the answer of B. B. Markle
& Co. to the demands presented by the
firms employees ten days ago. The an
sWer is not considered satisfactory by
many of the Markle employees, and
what 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 fatty re-
fuses to grant the demand of the men
for five and ten per cent advance,
announces it's Willingness to pay the
men Semi-mOnthIy, agrees to arbitrate
the question of cheaper powder, refuses
the demands Of the driver boys and
engineers for more pay, promises to ad-
Just grievances relating to the carry
ing Of men and tools down and up the
slope in mine cars, offers the timber
men 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 grievance.
The Markle firm tonight announced
that at the request of the mine work
ers in its employ work will be sus-
pended tomorrow in order to give the
men an opportunity to consider the
company's answer to their demands
made ten days ago"
The United Mine Workers held a
meeting at Jeddo 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,
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
comes"
President Mitchell in discussing the
situation in the entire region tonight
said:
Reports from the Schuylkill dis
trict tonight are that the entire Ma
hanoy Valley and Mahanoy City to
Ashland is idle. This is a gain of three
large collieries. In the Lehigh Valley
region Eckley, Derringer, Tomhicken
and Gowen were closed to-day and we
made satisfactory gains a other mines
where the men have been working 1t
is generally conceded that the strike
in the SchuylkiII district will soon en-
brace every man employed there. On
the whole, we are we'll satisfied with the
status of the strike"
General superintendent Kudlick. Of
the Coke Bros. Co. mines was ar
rested to-day on a charge Of assault
and several other minor charges. He
waived hearing on two Of the charges
this afternoon and will be given a hear
ing on the other charge tomorrow.
Peter Gallagher, a striking miner Of
Freeland, is the prosecutor He
charges that Mr.. Kudlick deliberately
drove his horse into him on the public
road.