Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-28

Cranberry, and when they reached
'Iomhicken they We're stopped by
Sheriff Harvey and 30 armed deputies,
who went to that place on special
train. 1t was yet dark, and the sher-
if read the riot act TO them by the
light of a lantern. The strikers then
scattered in different directions, and
began missionary work in preventing
mine workers from going to the Potts
mines at Tomhicken, Derringer and
Gowen. They were successful in pre-
venting large number of men from
going to work, and in consequence
the Derringer and Gowen mines were
crippled. The ,Tomhicken slope was
only slightly affected. Four of the
marchers were arrested, charged with
breach of the peace, and in the after
noon were taken to South Wilkes
barre and committed without bail.
There was no conflict between the dep
uties and the strikers.
The MarISIe FIRMS Answer.
The most important development
here Tuesday, aside from the request
for soldiers, was the answer of G. B.
Markle & Co. to the demands pre-
sented by the firms employees ten
days ago. The answer is not CON
sidered satisfactory by many of the
Markle employees, and what action
they will take at their meeting to-day
is not certain. The firm fatty refuses
to grant the demand of the men for
five and ten per cent. advance, an
nounces its willingness to pay the
men semimonthly, agrees to arbitrate
the question of cheaper powder. re-
fuses 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
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 great distance, and
comedies the pillar robbing grievance.
The Markle firm announces that at
the request Of the mine workers in
it's employ, work will be suspended to-
day in order to give the men an op.
portunity to consider the company's
answer to their demands made ten
days ago."
The labor leaders would make no
comment on the Markle answer, but
1t is known they are much pleased.
If the company had conceded the
wage demand, which is only about
half of what the United Mine Work
ers are asking throughout the region
1t 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 COM
pletely tied up, and point to to-day's
voluntary suspension as evidence that
the Markles are afraid the men will
quit.
Mitchell's Statement.
President Mitchell, in discussing the
situation in the entire region, said:
Reports from the Schuylkill district are
that the entire Mahanoy valley from Ma
hanoy City to Ashland is idle. This IS a,
gain of three large collieries. In the Lee
high valley region, Eckley, Deringer Tom
hicken and Gowen were closed Tuesday
and we made satisfactory gains at other
mines where the men have been working.
It is generally conceded that the strike in
the schuylkill district will soon embrace
every man employed there. On the whole,
we are well satisfied with the status of the
strike
Favorable to the Strikers.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 26.-The few
developments in the strike situation
since Monday were favorable to the
strikers. Three additional collieries
were closed Tuesday in this region
because the number of men who re-
psttsd tor duty waB not sufficient To