Evening journal., 1902-09-23

COMMANDER OF the regiment, IS III lNeW
York. and in his absence Lieutenant
Colonel Stillwell will be in command.
If there should be another outbreak,
the Ninth Regiment, with headquar-
ters at Will1esbarre. viii probably be
ordered out.
Scranton. Pa, Sept 2s - Sheriff
Schadt, Of Lackawanna county, last
night telegraphed Governor Stone to
send troops TO his assistance. The
sheriff has just given 70 the newsDa-
pers a proclamation announcing that
he would call troops II the lawlossness
did not cease, when he received a
series of telephone calls TO quell dis
turbances up the valley. He found on
Investigation that the situation was
such that he could not cope with It,
and sent a call for troops. Adjutant
General Stewart called the sheriff by
phone at o'clock and had a long
conference with him. The adjutant
general suggested that posse of
members of the Citizens Alliance be
called upon for assistance. While the
sheriff was preparing TO act on this
suggestion he received more reports
of violence up and down the valley
and at once sent another urgent tele-
gram to the governor calling for i'm
mediate assistance.
The worst of last nights outbreaks
occurred at Archibald. A crowd OF 200
strikers, mostly foreigners, ransacked
the quarters occupied by the 40 men
employed at the Raymond washery Of
the Ontario and Western Company
while the men were at work. md their
meeting with the men as they were
returning. drove them back TO the
refuge of the washery. The mob then
returned to the colliery proper. drove
out the engineers, firemen, pumpmen
and guards. and took possession of the
breaker The plant of the Crescent
Electric Light Company, which is sup
piled with steam from the breaker
had to shut down, and the whole re
gion around was left in darkness. In
the attack on the breaker two men
were shot. one a striker and the other
a workman. Their names or condition
could not be learned
Chief Deputy Sheriff Miles Mean
drew was attacked and shot at by q
mob at Olyphant The steam pipes
of the Pennsylvania Coal Company'f
colliery at Old Forge were blown VI
with dynamite last night Two cooks
at the William a. colliery We're res
cued by deputy shoriffs from a Grove
that was threatening TO lynch them.
Chief Warden Miles McAndrew, O
the county Jail. who was acting as
deputy. and District Superintendent
Berkeiser. of the Ontario and Western
Company. were attacked by an arme,
mob while driving through Prieeburl
last evening. They returned the fir
and shot a Hungarian through tn
body.
Troops pisperse Shenandoah Mob.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 2S. IT Thi
town was in a state of excitement 70
several hours yesterday afternoon
Sheriff Beddall and half dozen depu
ties arrived In town and attempted L
arrest the men who have been mininl
coal in the mine breaches on tn
Girard estate. The men resisted OF
rest and the sheriff appealed to Gen
eral Goblin for assistance. The gen
eral ordered the Second City Troop Il
the scene to protect the sheriff in tn
discharge of his duties. Meantime
mob Of about 5000 people had gath
cred in the vicinity Of the breaches
With the protection which the pres
ence Of the troops afforded the sheI
III 0 men arrested three coal plckers
but the rest succeeded In escaping
The prisoners were taken TO the Penn
sylvania Railroad station surrounds
by troops and followed by the mol
kissing and jeering. About the tim
they were passing General Goblin
headquarters the First Battalion O
the Twelfth Regiment came dashin
up the street. with Colonel Clemen
at their head. AS the battalion ar
preached the mob 1t formed in CON
pany front, and the crowd scattered II
every direction. Il was the intention
to take the prisoners to the jail a
Pottsville, but while they were at tn
station the strike leaders procure
bail for them and they were released