The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-03
GOVERNOR PATTIsON APPEALED TO.
He Orders Two Regiments OF Militia Il
support sheriH CIawson.

support Sheriff CIawson.
HARRlsBuRa, Pa, April 2.-There was
sudden summoning OF Governor Patti.
sons cabinet to-day to consider the stu.
alton in the western coke region. Sheriff
Clawson, OF Westmoreland county, tels.
graphed particulars of this mornings at
tack on the works Of Frick & Co., and
that from eight to twelve men were
killed. He SAID he must have the
militia at once. The Sheriff telegraphed: :
Crowds Of angry strikers are Assem-.
bling throughout the region and threaten
retaliation. have exhausted my power
in the endeavor TO preserve peace with
out effect"
Later the Sheriff telegraphed that the
deputies were surrounded and that four
more strikers had been killed. Ool.
Chambers McKibben, Inspector General
OF the National Guard, telegraphed from
Pittsburgh confirming the Sherift's mes.
sages, and adding that ''our services may
be needed"
A committee OF Westmoreland citi.
zsns headed by Senator Huff, wired
Governor Pattison to the effect that the
situation is grave that crowds were as.
sembling for retaliation and that they
believed the military power should be
exercised at once TO prevent further loss
OF life.
Governor Pattison asked Sheriff Claw
son for further particulars, and also tel.
epraphed Col. Alexander @. Hawkins, ot
the Tenth Regiment, n. G. P, as fol.
lows: "Put your regiment under arms
and move at once with ammunition TO
the support Of the Sheriff OF Westmore-
land county, at Mt. Pleasant; maintain
the peace, protect all persons in their
rights under the constitution and laws
OF the State, and communicate with mt" ."
Col. Norman NJ. Smith, Of the Eigh-
teenth Regiment, at Pittsburgh, was
also ordered to put bis command under
arms st once aud await further orders.
He was. also directed 10 communicate
with Colonel Hawkins. Governor Pat
tison also sent telegram 10 Rrigadier
General Wiley, OF the Second Brigade,
at franklin, informing him Of the action
with reference to the Tenth and EiRh'
teepth regiments, and ordering him "a
assume command and report particulars,
LATEST FROM HARRISBURG.
Governor Pattison has been in CON
slant communication with the civil and
military althprities in the coke region
to-day. The following Is Q sypopsis o.
the later kilograms received and BeAl
Il from the Executive Department,
Colonel Chambers McKibben, 4nspec'
tor General, n. G. p, wired Private Sec
rotary Tate as follows.
"PIrrsBuRoH, April 9,
"Mr. Frick has the following from
their representative in the Union:
| JI'I think there is great danger at
n Morewooq. The sheriff came down this
morning and went right back TO Greens
| burg. Have Just been talking 70 him
over the telephone, telling him-h he must
come at onp6 With a strong posse.
believe he 10 in GommBnteauop With
the Governor. Get Pennsylvania rail
road people 10 give us Q train from
Greensburg as soon as possible. II
, seems to me the situation certainly war
rants the Governor In sending troops
i Immediately to Morewood, II asked tor
BY the sheriff. IRWait his orders.' "
Governor PattiSOn telegaphed Gen
J Richard Coulter and the Grsensburi
committee OF citizens, that he had or
! dered troops to the support Of the
SherifT. Inspector General Mex iShsr
wires from RlttSbuFsb thst Adiutan
General NcC Clelland is in Chicago, Rherl
j he has forwarded dispatches.
/. Col. Norman Smith sent tho lollowipl
|, telegram TO Governor Pattison thl
| afternoon: "Your orders received. Tht
, regiment Is now assembling. VIII com
! mRnieats Y;th Hawkins. Shall l az
. range tor my G6nHiyseFy eupplies2"
IN response the GoVeFndT dtrestet
q Colonel Smith to arrange for bis com
) missayy supplies.
/ Later this Altsrppon Inspector Genera
{ McKibben wired Governor Pattison .
al iolloWs: "Much excitement prevails Il
3 the coke region. The Tenth regimen
a companies are scatterad. The Eighteent
1lis rapidly getting under arms. Cox
' operators think the presence Of ttooE
r Vim end the disorder. Have repeate
!, telegram 10 cClelland St Chicago. ~
4 anxious 10 do anything l can until Ii
SYriyal Of the Adj djutant General =.
% RIigadier General Wiley sent this di
d path II VIII proceed at once 70 Wes
T. moreland county. Wiz sssume coz
. pRpd aud keep yoa tally thtOr!nYsJI lF!7YJ
Is '"l 15iatant General McGslland tel
a. graphs from Chicago that he will AMI