Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Sheriff of Susquehanna County,
Pa, Makes Request to
Governor Stone,
FIVE REGIMENTS IN The FIELD.
That Many Located Last Night In
Anthracite Region - Lawlessness
Affected Section Over 100 Miles
Long-Troops In Five Counties.

Long-Troops In Five Counties.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 25.-oF
THE TEN ANTHRACITE COAL PRO-
DUclNG COUNTIES OF PENNSYL.
vANlA, STATE TROOPS WERE
LAST NIGHT .cAMPRo IN FIVE.
DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF THE
TROOPS IN THESE DISTRICTS,
RIoTlNG AND GENERAL LAW
LESSNESS CONTINUED IN THE
ENTIRE HARD COAL TERRITORY
FROM FOREST CITY, SUSQUE.
HANNA COUNTY, TO NORTH VIII.
JAMESTOWN, DAUPHlN COUNTY,
ON THE SOUTH, A DISTANCE OF
MORE THAN 100 MILES. ..
Ninth Regiment Ordered Out.
Harrisburg, Sept. 25.-Adjutant
General Stewart issued an order at
2:3O yesterday afternoon to Colonel
C. Bow Dougherty, Of the Ninth regi-
ment, to report with his command for
duty to General Goblin, who is in
charge of the troops in the anthracite
coal region.
The Ninth's headquarters are at
Wilkesbarre and for the present the
regiment will encamp in the vicinity
of that city. The state authorities
believe it will not be necessary to
order any more troops to the strike
region, although the Fourth regiment
will be held in readiness if additional
troops are needed.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 25.-An urgent
request for troops was made last night
to Gov. Stone by Sheriff Maxey, of
Susquehanna county. Yesterday morn
ing No. 2 colliery OF the Hillside Coal
and Iron company, at Forest City,
resumed operations, and last evening
as the men were returning from work
they were set upon by a mob OF be-
tween 200 and 800 men, women and
boys and followed to their homes
and pelted by sticks and stones,
Shots were fired on each side, but
none of them took effect.
After the men were driven to their
homes the mob surged through the
streets, and by order Of the burgess
all Of the saloons in the borough
were closed So serious was the sit
uation that Sheriff Maxey called the
leading men Of the borough together,
and after comforting with them asked
the governor for troops.
Most of Ninth at WiIkesbarre.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 25.-Three
hours after the order had been re-
ceived yesterday from Governor
Stone, Colonel C. B. Dougherty, the
commanding officer, had the Ninth
regiment, with the exception Of the
HazletoR companies, ready for the
field. The regiment consists Of II
companies and has a membership Of
about $50. There are quite a num-
Der of mine workers in the regiment,
but all responded readily to the CALL
Colonel Dougherty says he does not
apprehend any serious trouble He
thinks few hot heads in the strik-
ers' ranks are responsible for the
many outbreaks in the region Tues
day night and Wednesday morning.
President Mitchell refused to make
any comment on Sheriff Jacobs ac-
ton in asking the governor for troops
for the Wyoming region. He said the
presence of the militia would not IN
terfere with any of his plans, which
were to push the strike to successful
issue.
a Central Railroad Of New Jersey
coal train, which was moving out OF
mine siding at Warrior Run, Tues
day night, was derailed by an open
switch, which had been tampered with
by unknown parties. The crew es-
capped by jumping and the cars were
piled up in big wreck. The coal
which the train was carrying was in
tended for New York. A big crowd
Of strikers attempted to prevent the
non-union men employed at the Exc
ter colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, at Sturmerville, from going
to work yesterday morning. A num-
ber Of deputy sheriffs, in charge of
Thomas Burke, tried to protect the
workmen. A fight followed, in which
several shots were fired. David Rich
ards, a fire boss, was shot in the leg
and David Harris and John P. StrOh
were beaten on the heads with clubs.
Burke was also knocked down with