Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-26
CRISIS IN COAL STRIKE
Reign Of Terror Exists In the WyO.
ming Region.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Sherif and His Men Were POwerless
to Preserve Order, One Disturb
ance Following Another In
Rapid SuccessiOn

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. 25.-A reign
of terror existed in this section of the
strike region throughout the day. Sher-
lit Jacobs and his deputies were pow
erless to preserve order, although ev-
cry attempt was made to do So. No
sooner was one outbreak suppressed
than another broke out.
At Nanticoke the street ears were
boarded by the mob in search of non
union men coming from or going to
work. a sheriff's posse and a crowd
Of strikers exchanged shots at Wanna
= mic after the latter had derailed Il
train of coal cars. At Plymouth a
number of nonuniOn men on their way
home from No. ? mine were held up
and beaten so badly that they e
left on the roadway for dead.
Early in the morning a demand for
more deputies was received from no
less than ten places in Luzerne county.
Those applying for aid said that If help
was not sent at once there would be
loss of property and possible blood
shed.
Appeal to stone.
Sheriff Jacobs after a consultation
| with his attorney decided to take no
more chances. but to appeal to the gov
| ernor at once. The sheriff then tele-
graphed Governor Stone. telling him
the situation in the Wyoming region
was beyond his control and that in or
der to protect life and property troops
would have to he ent there immedi-
ately. The governors secretary re
piled that the matter would he laid be-
fore the governor at once.
Governor Stone. Adjutant General
Stewart and Sheriff Jacobs soon were
doing considerable talking owe the
long distance telephone. The governor
suggested that the Iames Of twelve
prominent citizens be sent him as a
guarantee that there was real need for
the troops, TIA" required NllNbtr of
Signatures havin" been s"cur d.. tn"
governor and aiiu AM grn"ral h I'll Il
conf roli"". ana IN r. r WAS then rs
-Gt' G Il g oUt the y II l. r"E.m III
viii, iu; o""w"r IN THIS city. Th,
Aulk IL I3r ~. Nh. regiment at
Ut" INA l",'.
~ l.H ',f.-Nn persons "a h,
.ltu in ,'"', or It W;' her., ana
prevent 4 ii &c.. yes trom going
to W7r.,. y 'lr,'0 y >h riff named
Eu;ttp W;.S k'trA Il down by stones
and severely injured. Large crowds
of men and Ir " are gathered around
the wAsllrri $ and mines in operation
and the situation became very threat
ening.
LncknwHnMa County Quiet.
From Scranton ome word that
there were no strike disturbances dur
ing the morning i'm LackawAnna cOun-
ty. The presence of the Thirteenth
regiment at ELEPHANT seemed to have
had a salutary effect on the more tur-
bulent element. Rain fell during the
morning. and the strikers for the most
part kept indoors.
The Thirteenth regiment will be kept
at ELEPHANT for the present, and as Oc-
casion requires details will be sent to
n%eighboring towns where trouble is
likely to occur.
Deputy Sheriff Smith, speaking for
Sheriff Beddall at Tamaqua, said:
You Fan infer for yourself how seri-
Gus the sheriff considers the situation
when l tell you that he has asked Gov
ernor Stone to place the county under
martial law. The sheriff thinks the
time has come to take drastic action
before the situation becomes SO seri-
Gus that it will be unrontrnllnll"."
1t is expected at THnHu,la that Sher-
if Beddall'S appeal to til %W rtor
will set Il pr cn,tnt Wlic.l " u 'm FOL
lowed 10y o,hHr ShtritrS in thu %nnt,:ra-
cite counties.
The Govern r. II 49, lr!S '"'r S"lt
to tbs SILVER ~ ok e. i ny T. '''rd a
bridge at tll+t Pike "'' ~ "t"
have been mp g 'r'. H.. y 81 few
days to destroy "a W -