The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-16
ORDERED
Strike Situation Grows More and
More Critical
PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS ON DUTY.
The Soldiers Are Ordered to See to
1t That Every Person Who Desires
to Work Shall Be- Protected.


orders placing the entire National
! Guard of Pennsylvania on duty in the
strike region were issued Tuesday
from division headquarters, which
have been established at the Common
wealth Hotel, in charge Of Colonel
WIN. J. Elliott, assistant adjutant gen.
| eral Of the Guard, who will remain in
Harrisburg until the troops are re-
called. The orders designate the loca'
ton OF the three brigades and all OF the
State troops will be in the field by
Thursday. No effort is being made to
get the troops on duty within any spe-
sial time limit, it being the desire OF
the general officers to allow the SOL
diers to arrange their private matters
before going into the field. General
Miller will be commander Of the d.
vision. The formal order Of General
Miller disposing OF the National Guard
In the various counties affected by the
strike says:
LIE ulNlS4Ou 10 ECLCUy OluSiSu oh
duty in the counties of Luzerne, Car
bon, Schuykill, Lackawanna, Susque-
hanna, Northumberland and Columbia,
to see that all men who desire to work
and their families have ample protec-
ton, protect all trains and other prop.
erty from unlawful interference with
all persons engaging in acts OF violence
and intimidation and hold them under
guard until their release will not en-
danger the public peace; see that
threats, intimidations, assaults and all
acts Of violence cease at once, the pub
lie peace and good order will be pre-
served upon all occasions, and that no
! interference whatsoever will be permit
ted with officers and men in the dis
charge Of their duties"
Mitchell Sees Manufacturers.
Buffalo, n. Y, Specialize confer
ence between the committee appointed
by the National Manufacturers Assoc!-
alton and President Mitchell and his
l~ieutenants held at the ~Iroquois Hotel
Tuesday afternoon did not result in
any definite plan being agreed upon for
the partial resumption of work in the
anthracite coal fields, but the members
Of the manufacturers committee stated
that they were greatly pleased with the
progress made. The fact that commu-
2ication was established with the OPP
orators by long-distance telephone and
an appointment made to meet a COM
mittes representing them in Philadel-
phia is looked upon as significant.
Mr.. Mitchell positively declined to
discuss the request made by President
Roosevelt that Mitchell use his infu-
ence to induce the miners to resume
work with a promise Of the appoint
msnt Of a commission to investigate
the miners grievances. 1t was learned
from a reliable source, however, that
Mr.. Mitchell does not regard the prop
osition favorably and that he will de-
cline to ask the miners to resume work
under the conditions stipulated. When
the conference adjourned the following
official statement was given out:
1.-The committee of the National A.
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers has listen
cd to the present strike difficulty ~
offered by a special committee OF the
United Mine Works, at the head OF
which was Mr.. John Mitchell. The Ma
t,onal Association Of Manufactursrs'
committee has learned what 1t could
OF the eonditl4 and now goes to Phil
adelphia for the purpose OF meeting q
committee of mine operators with q
idea of getting their side Of the diff
bculty. The National Association OF
Manufacturers committee carries no
proposition from the mine workers ana
has no other mission than the desire
TO speedily bring about a settlement OF
the dispute"
Engineer Roughly Handled.
Shamokin, Pa, Special.-While
John Colson, Of Mahoning City, a
non-unionist engineer at the Reading
Company's Henry Clay shaft, was
walking to the collery he was at
tackled by a mob, n Of whom hit him
on head with a brick, while others
dubbed him into a state OF insensi-
bility. He was rescued from death by
coal and iron police dispensing the
mob.
Refuse to Talk.
New York, Special.-None Of the
coal operators present at the meeting
of the Temple Iron Company made a
statement Of what vas done at the
meeting. President Baer went from
the conference to ]. P. Morgan and
later took a train for Philadelphia. A
prominent dealer speaking Of the
present scarcity Of soft coal said the
presidents Of the coal roads have
promised to relieve the situation By
rushing coal here. Domestic sizes Of
anthracite were selling at SIS a ton
retail. Soft coal, wholesale at $S.75 a
ton, was selling at SO to family and
1t 50 to steam trade.
Ordered TO INVESTIGATE,