Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-27
PennsyIvania's Governor Will
Furnish Troops if Needed.
NO DISTURBANCE YESTERDAY
Two Strikers Arrested for Walking on Lc-
high Valley Coal Compnny's Works :
The Crisis Reached in Marlkle & Com
pany's Mines The Decision of the Emu
ployces Made Known-A superintend-
cnt Fined-Presidcnts of Coal Roads
Confer in New York.
(By Telegraph TO virginion-pilot,

(By Telegraph TO Virginian-P Pilot
Hazleton. Pa, Sept. 26.-The request
made yesterday by Sheriff Harvey for
troops. although not refused, was not
granted by Governor Stone. The sherirl
and the State officials at Harrisburg.
however. have an understanding be-
tween them. and If the necessity arises
soldiers will be thrown into this region
in short order. If this is done the first
to arrive would probably be one of the
commands now stationed at Shenan-
doah. The sheriff had long talk with
Adjutant-GeneraI Stewart over the
telephone and they agreed that in view
OIL the calmness now prevailing
throughout the Lehigh Valley it would
he inadvisable to send an armed force
here at this time. The sheriff to-day
gave out the following for the infor-
nation of the citizens of this region:
THE GOVERNORS ASSURANCE.
The fact that L have called upon
the Governor for help is true | have
since been in communication with him
and also General Goblin, who assures
me that upon the slightest overt net
by the unlawful assembling of men
that he will have troops here within
an hour. and also assures me that they
VIII stay until all the trouble is over"
NO DISTURBANCES TO-DAY.
There were no disturbances reported
In this region to-day. Rumors of CON
templated marches of strikers are con-
stantly in circulation, but as far as can
ne learned there is no truth in any of
them. The march early Yesterday.
morning from Cranberry to Derringer
was kept secret until the starting
time. and the strikers may again gel
away on similar march
Inc sheriff is kept we'll Informed of
every move the strikers make in the
way of marches, and will try to be on
hand in every instance to see that life
una 10, properly Is not placed in jeopardy.
Rec STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Three strikers were arrested bv Coal
ana IRON police to-day charged with
unlawful assembly and trespassinr
while walking along the railroad
tracks on Lehigh Valley Coal Company
property between this company's No.
na smart e ana NO. slope in the Eastern
part of the city. They were released
after hearing this afternoon
THE CRISIS REACHED.
me Crisis at the mines of G. Il.
Markle and Company has been reach
eu. There were many expressions
among the men to-day OF dissatisfac-
tlon against some of the firms answers
10 their demands. The DrincinoI
grievance of the men is the wage scale
Ihey ask for only about half of What
the United Mine Workers are demand.
ing. Operations at the Marllle col
iieries We're suspended to-day. so that
the employees could hold MEETINGS IN
discuss the firms answer The moot-
ing was held in the forenoon. and this
afternoon the committee, COMPOSED of
employees of the several Markle mines
MADE known to the firm the decision
OF the employees.
THE PROPOSITION.
IA
regard 10 the -hoisting- OF t4aef-
Slope, acquiesce in the refusal TO nav
the engineers by the hour. and want
70 arpitrate all the other grievances
excepting those relating to semi
monthly pay and the location of now
ner houses, which have been adjusted
by the answer of Marl1le and Com
pany.
WILL REMAIN AT WORK.
me men also decided to remain Mt
work pending the arbitration ncroti-
atoms and agreed to ask the firm to
deduct from the pay of each family
that returns TO work their quota far
the payment of the arbitrator seIantl
ed by the men,"
Judging only by the talk of the men
II looks as If a considerable number
OF men Will not go to work to-morrow
morning NOR The force of men at each of
the Markle slopes is now very short
handed. The firm for the time being
refused to discuss anything in connec,
ton with its future action.
SUPERINTENDENT FINED
Edgar Cudlick general superintep-
dent OF Coke Brothers & Company's
collieries. who was arrested yesterdav
on the complaint of Peter Gallagher a
striking mine worker at Freeland. was
to-day fined So. The superintendent is
charged by Gallagher with driving his
horses into him and otherwise annov-
ing him. Cudlick refused to nav the
fine and will probably take the case TO
court.
RAILROAD MEN CONFER.
New York, Sept. 26.-All the presi-
dents Of the coal roads, except Presi-
dent Oliphant, of the Delaware and
Hudson. were present this afternoon
at a conference held in the office of J.
p. Morgan & Company. Nothing could
be learned from Morgan &; Company
except the bare announcement that mo
settlement has been reached in the ex-
listing difference btween the coal oper-
ators and their miners"
President Thomas. of the Erie. said
practically the same thing. Presidents
Fowler of the Ontario and Western.
and Truesdale. of the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western. declined to be
seen. and sent out word they had moth
ing to say.
President Oiphant, it was said. did
not attend owing to an indisposition.