The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-23
The CALL FOR TROOPS
SITUATION CRITICAL IN THE COAL
STRIKE TERRITORY.
SHERIFFS SEEM PoWERLESS.
OUTBREA Ks OF DIsORDERLINEsS
CONTINUOUS AND INCREASING.

Gov. stone Has Been Requisitioned
for Assistance, Which He Prompt
Iy Rendered-The Thirteenth Reg
iment Has Been Ordered Out and
Will Have Its Headquarters Mt
Scranton and BE Under Command
of Gen. GObin-Strikers Are in
Ugly Mood and Trouble of a Seri-
GUS Nature is Possible.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 22.-Sheriff
schadt of Lackawanna county tonight
at 1870 o'clock telegraphed Gov. Stone
to send troops to his assistance.
The sheriff had just given to the
newspapers a proclamation announc-
ing that he would call troops if the
lawlessness did not cease, when he re-
ceived Il series of telephone calls to
quell disturbances up the valley He
says he found on investigation that
the situation was such that he could
not cope with it, and sent a call for
troops. Adjt. Gen. Stewart called the
sheriff by telephone at o'clock and
had long conference with him. The
adjutant general suggested that posse
of 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 to-night's outbreaks oc-
Cured at Archbaden. A crowd of 200
strikers, mostly foreigners, ransacked
the quarters occupied by the forty men
employed at the Raymond washery of
the Ontario and Western Company,
while the men were at work, and there
meeting with the men as they were re-
turning, drove them back to the refuge
of the washery. The mob then return
ed 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 by steam from the breaker, had
to shut down and the whole region
around was left in total darkness. In
the attack on the breaker, two men
were shot, one a striker and the other
a workman Their names or condition
could not be learned.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Miles Mean
drew was attacked and shot at by
mob at ELEPHANT. The steam pipes
of the Pennsylvania Coal CompaRy's
colliery at Old Forge, were blown up
with dynamite tonight. Two negro
cooks at the William A. colliery We're
rescued by deputy sheriffs from
crowd which was threatening to lynch
them.
Prior to a call for state troops to-
night, Sheriff Schadt of Lackawanna
county issued a proclamation in which
he said in part:
81 am informed that since the miners
strike began numberless acts of vio-
lence, intimidations and terrorism have
been and are still being committed
in the county, having for their OBJ
ject intimidation of men who wish to
work for the support of themselves and
the punishment of those who are at
work These acts consist in part of
stoppage of men by crowds upon
the public highways. stoning, clubbing,
and otherwise assaulting individuals
at their homes and on the highways.
and assaults by riotous mobs on the
houses of workmen and on buildings
connected with the collieries: the use
of violence. abusive and threatening
language and other similar acts.
Now, therefore, 1, Charles H.
Schadt, sheriff of Lackawanna county;
do hereby direct and order that all
persons who shall be disposed in any
manner to intimidate, threaten, and try
to prevent by force any person or per-
sons from exercising their right to
work shall Immediately desist and alb
stain therefrom.
I'm case this proclamation shall not
be effective and to prevent any and all
acts of lawlessness, it shall be my
duty to call for such assistance as the
proper officers of this commonwealth
are required TO give and the laws OF
the state provide"
Another day of innumerable petty
outbreaks in all parts of the county
moved the sheriff to issue his procla-
nation.
Troops Ordered Out.
Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 23-Gov. Stone
issued an order shortly after midnight
directing the Thirteenth Regiment to
report to Gen. Goblin for duty in the
strike region.
The Thirteehth's headquarters are at
Scranton, and the regiment VIII pc
CHARTERED in its armory at that CITY
temporarily The canvas and camp
equipage will be shipped from the state
arsenal tomorrow. This regiment con-
sists of eleven companies and us
strength is about 700.
The authorities apprehend serious
trouble tomorrow and if there shouio
be another outbreak, the Ninth Regl-
ment, with headquarters at Wilkes
barre, will probably be ordered out.
Exc1rUwrNT AT SHENANDOAH.