Show I CAIL FOB SOLDIERS Sheriff Luzerne County Makes Bequest Be-quest for Troops Hazleton Pa Sept 2GIt wan learned tonight that Sheriff Harvey ot this Luzerne county has telegraphed to Gov Stone asking that troops be sent ID this county on the ground that he the Sheriff cannot guarantee the safety of persons and property during the night marches ot the strikers The Governor It Is understood is considering consider-ing the maL r I was also learned that tho Shbrlfrsxreoy < > at > ya backed up by l fceverftl telegrams from private clllzens of Hazleton who It is Said arc mine operators < It Is I helloVed that tlia Sheriff Is of the opinion that thespresonce of troops will prevent any further marching thus lessening the possibility of serious trouble Last nights march of 300 men from Cranberry Tomhlcken Dorrln ger and Gowen probably hastened the action of Sheriff Harvey in asking for State help asldnS READ THE RIOT ACT The strikers met after midnight at Cranberry and when they reached Tomhlcken they were stopped by Sher iff Harvey and thirty armed deputies who went to that place on a special train 1 was yet dark and the Sher lit read the riot act to them by the light of a lantern The strikers the scattered in different directions and began missionary work in preventing Inprccnlnr i mineworkers from going to the Pottc Pol mine at Tomhicken Derringer and Go wen They were successful in prevent ing a largo number of men from going to work and in consequence the solns Dpl ringer and Gowen mines were crippled The Tomhlcken slope was only slightly affected Four of the marchers were arrested charged with breach of the peace and in the afternoon were taken I to South V1teslmrre and committed 1 without commited bail bal There was no conflict between tho deputies and the strikers Rhone Tr scott a coal and Iron po liceman says he saw President Mit chell and Presldelt lt Mother chel Jones on a hut at hi Derriner directing thc mocmcntsc the men President Mitchell drtfffcs this it Mltohel s I Is rumored that a 9ther mrch wa to be made tomorrow at Black Creek three miles from Hazleton ANSWER TO DEMANDS The most important here today aside from the development request for i soldiers sOlders was the answer of G B Mar We Co to the LIar I demands demand presented by he I the firms employees trm ten days ago The I answer is not not considered satisfactory by many of the Mark employees What aeton they w1 take at their and meeting tomorrow Is not ccrtan ellln There much tall among theni tonight thcl In fa vOr oCa ff l a strike J1e f1m flatly fuses to T4e frrn fat re tc grant the dc2nald of tc for 5 C2nalifo men a and 101 10 per cent aIvanee an nounces Its Wiilinness to semlmonthI llnfncss inn the men agrees to aibltrnte the the qt1CSion or cheaper Ptjfer refuseL pemnnds reru6ei of the drL bOsand engineers for drlc and more pay promises to adjust tromlses rhance Ing oC relating tQ the carry JnS men and tools corr slope in mine cars 0CC1 down anl Umbcl tip the men a new scale for hr Thwei than prQpIn h1qh Is thn1 the late askc aaJcq tor to build agrees 1uld POwdcrhouses alr mcn will not have to S tlo the 1hecqHO tive n great d1stanc and carry Concedes explo Plarlobbln grJcvnucc the MEN 10 CONSIDER jflj Y The lnlklc flrin tonight frm annQU1 that nt the anImuzeep lc request oC lhe ers In Its mlneWQrl tomorrow cmploworlt In order to wIl le suspended ge the rle iin chance to consider l the cothpany JlcniL swer to their demands nn agoThe made tji days The United MineWorJccrsjjeld 1eetrig at Jccdo lfneWorlcers attcrnooz tich a II the answer at the Mntlles hUd become public Many of the II Alaricle Ilallcle strlker were present trlkerr ssrrwra wa made by lcsldpnt M I tchtcll who Jlteh l lwvlng heiud the a rumor demands that the ot Markles the men hn j l Grlnted ld urge thc miners who had struck lo had not to go back to work butto SO boclc worlcbuLt stand llrin4n 1lmlnlh light until victory comesL lght LABOR LEADERS RETICENT Thc labor Ica leaders would make no comment tonight on the Marklo an fwcr but It was known they are much ceded pleased I the company had con the wage demand thiIclzla only about half of what the United MThc Workers are asking throughout the rcr glen It was feared tljete would he tHH a big break among the men who slniclc at the Marklc 1I mine They now bellovA that the firms mines will hp complete conlplctc ly tied up and point to tomorrows voluntary suspension as evidence that j the Markles l are afraid that their men will quit MITCHELL ON SITUATION President Mitchell in discussing the situation In this region tonight said Reports from the Schuylklll district are that the entire Mahanoy valley from Mahanoy city to Ashland Is idle I This Is 1 a gain of tire large collieries In the Lelilgh vale region Ecklcy Derringer Tomhluken and Gowen were closed today and wr made satisfactory Hte gains at other mines where the men I have been working I Is I generally conceded that the strike In the Schuyl klll district wljl soon embrace everyman every-man employed there Coxe Brothers Co admitted today that their collieries at Derringer and Gowen were slightly affected this morning but claimed that thc men who dhl not go to work were Intimidated by the marches The operators at other collieries claimed as usual that they were In belter shape today than at any previous time during the strike MINE OFFICIALS ARRESTED General Superintendent Kudllck of thc Coxe Bros Cos mines was arrested ar-rested ttulny on a charge of assault and several minor charges He waived a hearing on two of the charges this afternoon and will be given 1 hearing on the other charge tomorrow Peter Gallagher a sti Iking miner of Frco I laml is the prosecutor He chargos that Kudllck deliberately drove his horse Into him on the public road MARKLES REPLY TO MENThe MEN-The reply oC G B Markle Co lo the demand of their miners mado ten t days ago was made public today In their reply they say Believing that arbitration was the proper method of settling all difficulties difficul-ties between employees and employer anfar back as J8S3 an arbitration i I clause wa embodied in thc agreement with our men At this time when the answers to your grievances me due we find 1 number of men absenUfrom work Of I course some advise us they arc restrained re-strained from working through fcur while othcis we know have connected i thcn Ics with labor organizations Under these circumstances we bellovo 1 we could In perfect good faith announce an-nounce that our nrhltratlnn nrrincr mcnt was at an end But we do not feel that men who regard their pledges i as sacred should dishonored d through breach of faith by others Our answers an-swers toou grievances are given with the understanding that only those who are working today have the right to act upon them and with the further understanding that their action shall be binding upon us Those Identified with labor organizations having by that affiliation disqualified themselves from voting under our arbitration agreement are not entlllcd to vote Those who arc deterred from work by conditions for which wo are not responsible re-sponsible must he considered as in n I state of voluntary suspension and their votes also must be excluded Tho question having urisen as to the possibility of faIlure on the part of two arbitrators chosen under our mutual compact to agree upon the third arbitrator we have expressed our willingness which wo again confirm that if thoy cannot agree Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia if I agreeable to 1 you shall act in that capacity Wo also agree that If any changes be made I as the result of arbitration they shall be effective as of date September 1C 1900 th at being the date upon which II F the committee awaited upon us SPECIFIC ANSWERS TO DEMANDS The company then proceeds to give specific answers to various demands made by the pien Regarding the request I re-quest for semimonthly payment of I wages the company says that In 193 the announcement was mado that all who desired wages semimonthly could have them upon giving notice but the company adds the men did not take advantage of the notice and monthly payments were resumed Until 1897 the company says no request for semimonthly semi-monthly payments have been made This grievance is then dlsposedof by Iho company stating that If alter mature ma-ture deliberation the men want to return re-turn l temlmonthly plans it will be resumed I ThA company says the wages of drivers are based upon such service from T anUf6 p mt bucJn most cases the menare through by 5 p m and are alwa TETpaid for a full day On one omn l principal grievances the price of powder the company asks for arbitration Thepricc now charged Is 270 f eghe men want it made as low as possible Another principal grievance that I I employees gettDig 1CO per daytbe advanced ad-vanced 5 percent arid under that 1g ure 10 per centhe companydccIIrte8 to remedy Jie sliding scale the reply states > vil iJll IO embodied ii l our agreement has governed wages wages since Its adoptjOT and notwithstand lug the Increased cost In the production produc-tion and preparation of coal It has remained the same Since December 1SSD there has been an advance C per cent on thlsb bcrJ and since February 1I900 the nVies of wages paid our men have been higher high-er than at any timo since January lh 1 JanlllY 18S5 We cannot grant the request rCCUt t In conclusion the company asks for nn early reply n lo thc result of the nipns deliberations on the answers In order that there will be no delay mar I bitration and a final decision |