Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-26
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
shcriff mt Scranton Is Uanble to Quell
Outbreaks-ThreeM Men
Shot.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 23.-Sheriff
Schadt, of Lackawanna county, Mon
day night at 1880 o'clock telegraphed
Gov. Stone to send troops to his as
sistance.
A dispatch from Harrisburg says
the Thirteenth regime ent, headquarters
of which are in this city, has been or
dered out in response to the sheriff's
request.
The sheriff had just given to the
newspaper men a proclamation an
nouncing he would call troops if the
lawlessness did not cease, when he re-
ceived series of telephone calls to
quell disturbances up the valley. He
found on investigation that the situa-
tion was such that he could not cope
with it, and sent a call for troops. Adjt.
Gen. Stewart called the sheriff by
phone at nine o'clock and had long
conference with him. The adjutant
general suggested that a posse of the
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 telegram
to the governor calling for immediate
assistance.
The worst of Monday nights out
breaks occurred at Archibald. A crowd
of 200 strikers, mostly foreigners. ran
sacked the quarters occupied by the 40
men employed at the Raymond wash
e . w
while the men were at work, and their
meeting with the men as they were re-
turning drove them back to the refuge
of the washery. The mob then re-
turned 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 region
around was left in darkness. In the
attack on the breaker two men were
shot, one a striker and the other q.
workman. Their names or condition
could not be learned.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 23.-This
town was in state of excitement for
several hours Monday afternoon.
Sheriff Beddail and half dozen depu-
| ties arrived in town about one o'clock
and attempted to arrest the strikers
who have been taking coal from the
mine breaches on the Girard estate.
The men resisted arrest, and the sher-
| iff appealed to Gen. Goblin for assist
ance. The general ordered the Second
city troop to the scene to protect the
sheriff in the discharge Of his duties.
Meantime mob of about 5000 people
| had gathered in the vicinity of the
breaches. With the protection which
the presence of the troops afforded
the sheriff's men arrested three coal
| pickers, but the rest succeeded in es-
Gaping. The prisoners were taken to
the Pennsylvania railroad station sur
rounded by troops and followed by the
mob Kissing and jeering. About the
time they were passing Gen. Gobin's
headquarters the First battalion of the
Twelfth regiment came dashing up the
street with Col. Clement at their
head. As the battalion approached the
mob it formed in company front and
the crowd scattered in every direc-
tion. 1t was the intention to take the
prisoners to the Jail at Scottsville, but
while they were at the station the
strike leaders procured bail for them
and they were released.