Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-23

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath.
It was the calling out Of the Thir-
teenth regiment or that the turbulent
element of the strikers had exhausted
their violent energies, the day yester-
day was comparatively free OF law
lessness.
Mont nionist Probably Fatally Shot.
The only serious affair of the day
occurred at Olyphant, about 400 yards
from the camp Of the soldiers, an
hour after their arrival. Two broth
ers, Bert and Charles Lundon, Of JET
ferson township, while on their way
to work at the Temple company's
Lackawanna coiliery, were ambushed
and shot down in the road. One of
them. Bert, is probably fatally
wounded. The other received only
flesh wound and will recover.
Two non-union foreigners, employed
at the Grassy Island washery, near
the Olyphant station, were on their
way 10 work yesterday morning, and,
in passing the camp Of the newly a.
rived regiment, got into an alterca-
ton with a crowd OF mischievous SOL
diers and were seriously drubbed.
The affair was reported to Colonel
Watrcs by Detective Crippen, OF the
Delaware and Hudson company, and
the offenders will be court martialed.
The fact that soldiers had beaten non
union men spread throughout the
region and served to win for the SOL
diers no end Of friendship among the
strikers.
Small groups Of strikers and wo-
men of the neighborhood stood about
the camp all day, but made no show
Of hostility.
All the companies Of the regiment
were on the ground by 4 o'clock p.
m. Company 1, of Easton, arrived at
II a. m. Company G, Of Montrose,
and Company E, Of Honesdale, came
shortly after noon. With the Eighth
Scranton company they presented
force of 440 men. The total strength
Of the regiment is $50 men. Many OF
the members, who are out doing coa'
and iron police duty in various places,
will report today.
Brigadier General Goblin and num-
Der of members of his staff ran up
from Shenandoah and spent three
hours Of the afternoon comforting with
Colonel Watres an d the other officers
Of the Thirteenth.
Directors of Iron Company Met.
New York, Sept. 24.-The usual
weekly meeting OF the directors Of
the Temple Iron company was held
here Yesterday There were present
when the meeting began Presidents
Baer Of the Philadelphia and Reading;
Truesdale, Of the Lackawanna; FoW-
Ter, of the New York, Ontario and
Western; ELEPHANT, Of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company; Walters,
Of the Lehigh Valley; E. B. Thomas,
chairman Of the board of directors
of the Erie railroad, and John Markle,
Of G. B. Markle & Co., and Alfred
Stearns, Of Coke Bros. & Co., indie
pendent coal operators. In the fore
noon Mr.. Markle went to ]. P. Nor
gan's Office and had long conference
with Mr.. Morgan. When leaving Mr..
Markle was asked if the conference
had to do with the coal strike. He
refused to say what the nature OF his
business had been.
Regarding the situation in the an
thracite fields, President Baer said
that every day showed larger pro-
portion Of striking miners returning
to work. When asked how much
longer he thought the strike would
last he said:
81 am not a prophet. The strike
will end. That is the one thing We
may all be certain of. But l will not
attempt to say when it will end"
Said Strike Was Breaking UP.
The attention of President Under
wood, Of the Erie, was called to the
published statement of Carroll D.
Wright that the strike might last
three weeks or a month yet, but that
the strikers would lose.
"The strike is breaking up" said
Mr. Underwood, "and such a state
ment from Mr.. Wright will probably
help matters along. There Is con-
slant improvement in the situation
in the coal field along our lines. But
I will not attempt to predict when the