Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
PROGRESS or THE RIOTS.

outrages committed by the rioters, he
can do so at his leisure, il not ordered
into the field by the Governor.
Governor Hartranit, on his arrival
at Pittsburg from California, on tho
pelssi LansGGlsiu :
matIOn
pirrsnuae, July 25, 1917
To ne people Of As State Of Penasyiraaia;
Whereas, There exists c'adtioA Of turbu,
lence and disorder Within the State extenlin TO
many inoisses aad threatening all communities,
under the impulse Of which there has grown up
spirit Of lawlessness requiring TIA, all law OBJ
serving citizens shall organize themselves into
armed bodies for the purpose Of selfproleeiion
and preserving the peace.
Therefore, |, John Y. Hartranft, Governor Of
the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby recommend
that all citizens shall organize themselves into
associations, with such arms as they can pro-
cure, for the purpose Of maintaining order aud
suppressing violence, and all good citizens are
warned against appearing In company with any
mob or rio,ous assembly, and thas giving en-
couragement to violation OF the law.
j. 7. llARrRAsrr, Governor.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26-Governor
Hartranit and entire staff, consisting
of Adjutant General Latta, Surgeon
General Reed, Colonel Green, General
Smith, General Hartshorne, Assistant
Adiutant General Hassinger and 9th.
crs, started from the West Philadel
phia depot at two o'clock p. NJ. TO day,
Orders had been previously issued for
the assembling of all the militia re-
naming in Philadelphia TO report at
the armory, Broad and Race streets,
at one o'clock =. NJ, TO proceed TO the
West Philadelphia depot and in the
same train with the Governor and do
tachments of the Keystone battery
State Fenciblcs, Second regiment, First
regiment and the Sixth regiment took
passage for some unknown point il
the State.
The authorities are extremely re
ticont about the movement of the mil
itary, but the impression prevails that
the men are destined for Blairsvile
where the body of the State troops are
at present quartered. Tho Eleventh
regiment, made up of men from Chcs
ter, West Chester Media and Other
points in that vicinity joined the de-
tachments from this city at Paoli
Batteries X and NJ of the Second
artillery and | OF the Sourth, with
companies of fengincersfrom Baltimore
arrived at the depot this afternoon
and proceeded up the road. There il
no excitement or stir about the depo
and freight trains to New York have
been running regularly.
PITTsBURG, July 26.-The police ar,
busily engaged in making arrests o
suspicious characters and the parties
who participated in tho attack on thu
Philadelphia soldiers. A large amour
OF stolen property is being recovered
four wagon loads having been fount
in one house this morning. A larg,
force Of workmen are clearing th,
burnt districts and relaying the track
At the Allegheny depot the striker
have posted q notice that one trail
will be allowed TO run daily each wa,
over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne ant
Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburg, ant
Pittsburg and Erie railroads Tn
Superintendents will be allowed to rul
other trains il they can obtain men L
run them This is signed by tn
strikers. The situation on the othe
roads remains unchanged.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Tho riotous feel
ing which has been intensifying an,
concentrating in this city for the pas
few days eliminated to-day, and tn
result has been series of conflicts be
tween the mob and the various force
combined here in which twelve pei
sons were killed and fifteen known t
have been wounded, though it is prot
able the number is much larger, as
: is known several were carried off b,
their friends among the rioters. Th
leaders Of the riots were communist
and large part of the body was mad
!, up Of this dangerous element in th
community. Loafers, tramps, deaC
!, beats and street boys also largely pr,
e dominated tka ,atlrnad otpi a,.a a .,
o,hor ,rorL;ncmon @ who foel ,bcn
sairas a',nr;areJ hu ,ho acton oc ,hai
omnIoveys he;ng comnaro,;volv faw
{ M, -,
y ny eoa'nwos,eIn par. " 'no oi'
J, day, and the gravest apprehension
= nav 'ptosa'lou eseIy"nere' i,n ~
! .rouoio pos"u ~ Tgo T'gnv VV'ooA VI
Q ms lrornlns AZ "yss iweli'n ,, s'roe.' ,
@ urn1i .,i, na', WIZ 'n0 pA.', eori'hu,''s'
were noiaIng y meeting. heports WEI
teiegraPheu 10 Tue eentfa' station a,s
.na' W m9Is , were ga.nSr,ng IN tuo .. vnc.'
ity OF nalstesu ana olNtochth street
t a sma'i squaq Oh olicers AZ once r.
1 pa'reu 70 lns turner nall anu ulsPGr
ca tne crowd, VINO passed uowh ha
u stead street ana helped 70 swell u
mop IN tnat iocanly, wnicn was M
= mentariiy increasing 70 thousand
Inc intelligence received at the po'le
a headquarters was OF SO grave a cha
acter that tho bridges were ordered
oo turneu anu 'no No'orSn cavai'.
t under the CUBAN refugee oolonel al
ramonte' tne second regiment liIino
otate uuarc, Win battery, were o
4 dered 10 move toward the scene
d, action.
AT IL o'clock the roster OF Gener
Q Iorrence's command was as follows;
r FIRST regiment, except one com1p'
!, ny, supporting two guns and awaitin
orders at headquarters
Second regiment, supporting OF
gun oil Captain Bottoms battery,
I, |. Halstead and Twelfth streets.
L + y. Gaard, 80 strong at halStca