Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-25
GUARDSMEN UNDER
WAITING ORDERS

The situation throughout the coal
region is becoming serious and practi-
cally the whole anthracite field is
now being patrolled by troops. Sheriff
Beddall, of Pottsville, has asked Gov
ernor Stone to place Schuylkill county
under martial law. He claims that
he is unable to cope with the situa-
tion. The whole First and Third
brigades are likely to be pressed into
service if the disorder continues. The
state authorities are determined to pre-
serve order. The Fourth Regiment
will be ordered to Mahanoy City and
if necessary martial law will be de-
clared.
The First Battalion of the Twelfth
Regiment has been transferred from
Columbia Park, Shenandoah, to Leb-
anon, because of the trouble there be-
tween the negro strike breakers and
the employees of the American and
Iron Steel Manufacturing Company.
The battalion is under the command
of Colonel Clement, with his regi-
mental staff, and includes Companies
B, G., ID and l, of Williamsport, and
III, of Lock Haven. Quarters at Leb-
anon have been provided in the armory
of the local Fourth Regiment COM
pany and the Lebanon market house.
The Fourth Regiment is under wait
ing orders to go into service when
ever needed The First Brigade regi-
ments in Philadelphia are also being
held in readiness to respond to call
to the coal regions. At Manila Park
the First Battalion of the Twelfth
Regiment, under command of Major
Charles p. Gearhart, and consisting of
the Danville, Sunbury, Lewisburg
and Milton companies, is at all times
ready to move on the shortest notice.
Since its stay in the Schuylkill
region and especially since the transfer
to Manila Park the First Battalion
has seen considerable active service
and an order to be ready for immedi-
ate duty is nothing unusual to the
soldiers. But now they are under
orders to be prepared for any emerg
ency, which is taken to mean that
they may leave Manila Park.
The movement of the Second Bat
talon of the Twelfth to Lebanon was
done very quickly and was quite
surprise. When the order was given
many of the soldiers did not know
where they were going and the depar-
ture attracted very little attention.
1t was supposed that the battalion was
only being sent on one of the hurry
calls to Mahanoy City or some other
place within close reach of Shenan-
doah.
The Ninth Regiment, under COM
mand of Colonel @. Bow Dougherty,
was ordered into the field yesterday
at noon and is now encamped at Dor
ranceton. The headquarters of the
10 hU w y anu bIlG IISl-
ment is composed of the following
companies: A, ,Wilkesbarre B, Wilkes
barre; G, Hazleton; H, Pittston; /,
Plymouth; X, Wilkesbarre l., Kings
ton, and M, Pittston. An appeal was
made to Governor Stone yesterday
morning, at 10 O'Clock, by Sheriff
Jacobs and prominent citizens which
led to the orders to the Ninth.
The immediate cause of the appeal
by the sheriff was march made by
four hundred strikers near Pittston
early yesterday morning, their object
being to prevent the starting of the
Lehigh Valley Exeter colliery where
operations were to be resumed. All
of the men were stopped on their way
to work and a number were prevailed
to return home. Four refused and
were set upon by the crowd and sew
erely punished.
At Nanticoke there was a march of
strikers with view of inducing non
union men to quit work. While they
were not successful no depredations
were committed and no one was injur-
ed.
President Baer of the Philadelphia
q Reading; President Truesdale, of
the Delaware, Lackawanna q West
ern President Walters of the Lehigh
Valley, and other prominent operat-
ors, attended meeting of the board
of directors of the Temple Iron Com
pany at New York yesterday. John
Markle, of Hazleton, was in confer
ence with j. Pierpont Morgan, but
nothing was given out for publication.
President Baer stated that the meeting
was entirely informal. When asked
as to the strike he said: Il am not a
prophet. The strike will end. That
is the one thing we may all be certain
Of But will not attempt to say
when.it will end"
Autumn Arbor Day.
In designating October II as the
autumn arbor day State Superintend