The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-27
Markle's Men Accept Some of the Pro-
positions Made.
WOULD ARBITRATE OTHERS, HOWEVER
They Decide as Whole 10 Remain at Work
Pending Negotiations. Coal Road Pres
dents Confer But Apparently
TO no Purpose.
to no Purpose.
(By the Associated Press.)

Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 26.--The request
made yesterday by Sheriff Harvey for
troops, although not refused, was not
granted by Governor Stone. The sheriff
and the State officials at Harrisburg,
however, have an understanding between
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 Shenandoah The sheriff
had a long talk with Adjutant General
Stewart over the telephone, and they
agreed that in view of the calmness now
prevailing throughout the Lehigh Valley
it would be inadvisable to send an armed
force here at this time. The sheriff to-
day gave out the following for the in
formation of the citizens of this region:
THE report that l have called upon the
Governor for help is true. l have since
been in communication with him and also
General Goblin, who assures me that upon
the slightest overt act by the unlawful
assembling of men, he will have
troops here within an hour. and also as
sures me that they will stay until the
trouble is over"
There were no disturbances reported in
this region today. Rumors of contem-
plated marches of strikers are constant
ly in circulation. but as far as can be
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 get away on a similar march
The sheriff is kept we'll informed of every
move the strikers make in the way of
marching, and will try to be on hand in
every instance to see that life and prop
erty is not placed in jeopardy.
Three strikers were arrested by coal
and iron police today charged with un-
lawful assembly and trespassing while
walking along the railroad tracks on Le-
high Valley Coal Company property be-
tween this company's No. 40 shaft and No.
8 slope in the eastern part of the city.
They were released after hearing this
afternoon. The crisis at the mines of G.
B. Markle and Company has been reached.
There were many expressions among the .
men today of dissatisfaction against some
of the firms answers to their demands.
The principal grievance of the men is
the wage scale. They ask for only about
half of what the United Mine Workers
are demanding. Operations at the Markle
Collieries were suspended today so that
the employees could hold meetings to dis
cuss the firms answer The meeting 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
They accept the firms proposition in
regard to the hosting of men from the
slope, acquiesce in the refusal to pay the
engineers by the hour and want to arbi-
trate all the other grievances excepting
those relating to semi monthly pay and
the location Of powder houses which have
been adjusted by the answer of Markle
and Company.
The men also decided to remain at work
pending the arbitration negotiations and
agreed to ask the firm to deduct from
the pay of each family that returns to
work their quota for the payment of the
arbitrator selected by the men,"
Judging only by the talk of the men it
looks as if q considerable number of men
will not go to work tomorrow morning.
The force of men at each of the Markle
slopes is now very short handed. The
firm for the time being refused to dis
cuss anything in connection with its flu
ture actions.
Edgar Cudlick, General superintendent
of Coke Brothers and Company's collier
les who was arrested yesterday on the
complaint of Peter Gallagher, striking
mine worker at Freeland, was today fined
S.. The superintendent is charged by
Gallagher with driving his horses into
him and otherwise annoying him. Cud-
lick refused to pay the fine and will prob
ably take the case to court.