Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-24
cussing the situation as it now prevails
in tho ant n racifa raCinn E

in the anthracite region.
During normal times a colliery here
and there works on Sunday, but to-day
not a pound of coal was mined in the
EIazleton region. Every one Of the
| twenty-five or more towns in this re-
gion was quiet.
Many miners accompanied by their
families visited neighboring villages to
see relatives or friends as is their GUS
tom on Sunday, while most others re-
manned within doors at their homes.
All the mining towns had their full
quota at the churches and come sub
ject of remark by strangers now in the
region that an unusually large proper
ton of the population attended church
The women and children, however, were
in vast majority. The Catholic faith
is the dominating denomination in the
coal region.
Three of the deputies who were sworn
in by Sheriff Harvey, of Luzerne coun-
! ty, and who are sons of prominent
Wilkesbarre families, were arrested late
last night at Freeland on the charge Of
highway robbery They are Hamilton
Farnham, Van Buren, B. Howard and A.
r. Shoemaker, Jr. The men are ac-
cused of rob5ing a Polish liquor dealer
Of $167 in cash. There are two sides to
the story. The Polander says he was
delivering beer at Highland and that
the deputies asked him and he consent
ed to let them ride with him in his
wagon to Freeland. At the outskirts
of that place he claims the men assault
ed him and took the money from his
pocket. The other story is to the effect
that the Polander demanded a fee for
bringing the deputies to Freeland, and
not getting it he set up a cry that he
had been robbed. A crowd soon gath
cred and the deputies were taken into
custody and given d hearing before a
justice Of the peace, which lasted until
2 o'clock this morning. The squire
committed the three men, but instead
of locking them up at Freeland, the ac-
| cused were driven thirty miles over the
mountain to Wilkesbarre, where they
arrived at daylight this morning. This
was done in order to prevent the posi-
bility OF the men being taken from the
local lookup by crowd which was
still waiting to see what disposition was
to be made of the deputies. There is
an exceedinly strong feeling against
deputies in this region being accused
of crime. The three men were released
on bail after their arrival at Wilkes
barre.
The United Mine Workers organic
ers spent the day in various parts OF
this district looking after the interests
OF their organization. They consulted
the leaders of local unions and urged
mine workers who have not yet struck
to leave their work.
Benjamin James, of the national ox-
ecutive board, said to-day that he ex-
pected the number of strikers will be
greatly increased tomorrow. He pre-
diets that a number of mines which
have been running pretty full during
the passweea will be tied up eomplase-
ly tomorrow.
McAdoo, from which town more
marching striekrs has taken place than
from all other towns in the region COM
bined, was full of strangers to-day,
drawn there by the rumor that troops
would arrive at that place. 1t was also
learned to-day from an authoritative
source that a request has been made
to Governor Stone to send battalion
TO McAdoo, which is the nearest point
in Schuylkill county to Hazleton, in
IuLSIAS COuuIy. j lie request WdS
granted, but some sort of misunder-
standing arose and the order was coun-
fernandez.
This afternoon delegation of South
Side operators went to Shenandoah,
where they met Sheriff Toole, OF
Schuylkill county, and General Goblin,
and after a short conference General
Goblin decided to send battalion of
infantry to McAdoo early tomorrow
morning. They will reach that place
at about 4 O'Clock. The object in plac-
ing troops there is that in case OF
trouble at Hazleton which the Sheriff
of Luzerne could not quell, the soldiers
would be thrown into HaZleton in less
than an hour The railroad cars will
be kept in readiness for a quick move.
Sheriff Harvey has sixty deputies IN
this city who are in constant readiness
to go to any section. Besides these
three score armed men the Sheriff has
several hundred deputies distributed
throughout the county
The butchers association, which is
composed of all meat dealers in Halle
ton and vicinity has given notice that
beginning tomorrow only a cash bus
mess will be done because of the strike