West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01

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TO investigate the conditions, and, af
.er that inves4igat ton, believe that you
will learn that the presence of the
troops in this town is unnecessary and
that the order should be revoked.
! (Signed) Miles Deugherty,
| Torrance Ginley,
Martin Powasis.
81. T. Williams,
| "T. J. Richards"
/ It was satd the mine works oA
Gals intsaCel 20 G.. ui"'' "g TIE
Lt:"ens CT the tom f.. s:e,H..tNTe d
&c .ition calling upon the governor to
withdraw the troops.
Blamed Deputy Sheriff.
Miles Doulheity. national board
member q the United Mine Workers
from this district told the Associate
Press representative last night t. t
deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddal, Woo
Is nephew Of the sheriff of tie
sounty,, and who was escorting work
men along the street, which actiel
led to the riot, was wholly responsible
for the trouble. Mr.. Dousherty said
Beddal had no good reason t. shoe,
as no one was making an attack upon
him. The firing of the revolver, he
eaid, angered the crowd, which soon
got beyond the control of the peace
r!akers. EsduGrs brother, Joseph,
who attempted to go to his rescue,
was badly beaten by some one in the
crowd, Mr.. Dougherty said, because
he was carrying several boxes Of
cartridges to his brother Thomas.
t is not improbable that the strfk'
SIS will call upon the county officers
10 Ok the responsibility for the shsot'
ing Of the deputy sheriff.
OF the 20 or more persons who
were beaten with clubs or struck by
bullets during Wednesday nights
rioting, none were last night consid,
cred in a critical condition. The four
= liceman who were shot and the
strikers who were also hit by bullets
! will recover. Most Of the wounded
strikers claimed they were merely
onlookers.
The district attorney and the sher.
IF are prosecuting an investigation,
Nth view Of placing under arrest
all those who participated in the riot.
Several Of the wounded strikers called
1T the Miners hospital yesterday to
have slight injuries dressed, and af
ter the doctors got through with them
Il ey were arrested and taken to the
Pottsville Jail.
Deputies Ordered t. Leave Tcwn.
Pottsville, Pa, Aug. 1.-SOme eI'
element was occaSon2d at New Phil
adelphia yesterday morning, when %
deputies, with guns on their saoul
ders, marched into town, evidently to
secure the release of a number Of men
who were not permitted to return to
work at the Silver Creek colliery OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company.
Their arrival caused indignation
among some of the citizens, who de
clared that the presence Of the armed
men would tend to incite a riot. Chief
burgess Walters and Constable An
stock ordered tho deputies out Of
town and they let and returned to
the cOlliery.
Two colInres Resumed.
Scranton, Pa, Aug. 1.-The Oxford
eo'lieY Of the Pc0%!.s Coal company
and the Cayuga co.lery of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western com
pony resumed operations yesterday
morning and worked all day. The
Oxford had between 120 and 130 nsr
Under ground, so per cent OF whom
we're recruited from various parts OF
tie valley The Cayuga had 90 min
ers, all of them old employees of this
- adjacent Delaware, Lackawannd
aDd Western coTlieries in North Sran
ten. Crowds surrounded both col
Iieries when they were starting up,
hut the city police and Sheriff
Schadt's men prevented any disorder.
There was not what would be called
vigorous attempt on the part ct the
crowds to prevent the men from re
turning to work.
More to Start Monday.
The Dickson co1liery of the Della
ware and Hudson company and the
Won Storei1, Of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western. are expected to
start up Monday. Each has a large
force of men on hand.
Superintendent Tobey, Of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western, said
hat there will be collieries resuming
operations right along now. ITS the
beginning of the end" he declared
yesterday to the Associated Press rep
resentatiye.
Superintendent J. l. Crawford, OF
the Peoples Coal company, stated
that a number Of old employees Of the
Oxford told him yesterday that the
majority Of the members Of the local
at that mine will vote at special
meeting today to return to work In