Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-08
MORE TROOPS SENT
10 The COAL FIELDS
Entire Military Force of
Pennsylvania Out.
TO PROTECT NoNuNIoN MEN.

Guard is Distributed by Regiments
Over the Anthracite Regions to Sup
press TumuIta and Riots If Any
Should OccLr.
Harrisburg, Oct. 7.-Major General
Miller has ordered Colonel Elliott, as
sistant adjutant general of the diyI
sion, on duty at the adjutant generals
Office in this city, to direct the move
ments of the national guard. The en-
tire state military force was ordere
out last night by Governor Stone. Colo
mel Elliott expects to have every regi-
ment in the strike territory at mid
night. The guard was distributed by
regiments over the anthracite regions
for the purpose of protecting the non.
union men who desire to work and t1
suppress tun,ul,5 aE2 liot if they
s-ould occur
General Miller and Adjutant General
Stewart went to Washington this
morning to attend the national Gn-
campment of the Grand rmy of the
Republic. The canvass and other
camp equipage of the soldiers were
loaded or a special train last night,
and will be sent to the strike territory
as soon as Colonel Elliott dispOses Of
the troops.
General Goblin and three members OF
his staff who were at the council o.
war at the executive mansion last
night at which it was decided to cal
out the guard, returned to Shenandoah
this morning.
Governor Stone declines to make
any statement giving his reasons for
ordering the troops on duty. He says
the formal orders explain the situa
ton fully.
Colonel Willis j. Hulings, of Oil
City, has been ordered to take com
mand of the second brigade in the alb
sence of General Wiley, who is in Kan
sas. Colonel Huling left here at moor
for Mount Carmel where he will be
joined by the Second brigade staff. Col
onel James Barness, of the Tenth reg
iment, was called here as witness il
an election case in the Dauphin coun
ty court, and will not get away before
night.
New York, Oct. Tt is stated tina
less than four days supply of Goa
remains for the running of the pump
ing stations of the Brooklyn water
works. and unless more coal comes be
fore Thursday or Friday, the pump
ing station may have to close down
The gas companies in Brooklyn are
short of coal. Many Brooklyn churches
probably will close if the coal fam
ine continues.
A gang of coal pirates is at worl
In the harbor, and in future many
captains of tugs and barges will g.
armed to fight the robbers. One barge
captain reports that he was robbei
of ten tons of soft coal while on the
way from South Amboy, N. ]. The
captain says ne was awakened by meI
who boarded the barge. They were
armed with pistols and he was power
less. They loaded four skiffs and dis
appeared with their precious cargo.
A soft coal famine, on the heels ol
the present anthracite coal famine
according to the coal dealers, is now
impending, and is likely to strike this
city in few days. While the siding
along the railroads are choked up with
thousands of cars of soft coal, very
little of 1t is reaching the city, and
the price of soft coal is increasing day
by day. The soft coal operators have
appealed to President Cassatt, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, to try to bring
the coal to this city.
Scarcity of motor power is given as
the cause of the delay in shipment
Prospects are that, in case the coal
strike continues until winter sets in
the gas companies will have great diff
ficulty in turning out the normal sup
ply.
In Manhattan borough the gas com.
pany is manufacturing about 10000.
900 feet of gas day. and is able to So
adjust it's plants that either soft or
hard coal can be used to advantage,
The Brooklyn Gas company is not
so situated, however, and Is buying all
the anthracite available
Cardinal Gibbons In Atlanta,