Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-23

Oil City, Pa, Sept. 23.-At 12:3
clock this (Tuesday) morning Gen
eral Charles Miller, of Franklin, after
conference by telephone with Gov
ernor William A. Stone and Adjutani
General Stewart, ordered the Thir
tenth regiment to proceed at once
to i-ackawanna. The troops are ex
pected to reach that place by day
light. The Thirteenth is commanded
by Colonel o'NeiI and is $50 men
strong. General Miller will not &c
unless the disorder becomes greater
than at present.
Harrisburg, Sept. Ex-Governor
Stone issued an order shortly after
midnight directing the Thirteenth
regiment to report to General Goblin
for duty in the strike region The
Thirteenth's headquarters are at
Scranton and the regiment will be
quartered in it's armory at that city
temporarily. The canvass and camp
equipage will be shipped from the
state arsenal today. This regiment
consists of IL companies and its
strength is about 700.
Governor Gave Out a Statement.
Harrisburg, Sept Ex-Governor
Stone made the following statement
at midnight last night, which seems
to indicate that more troops would
be called out before this morning.
The governors statement follows:
"The sheriff of Laekawanna county
has asked for troops. Mobs in that
county have cut off the water and
light from the town of Archibald and
it is now in darkness. The steam
pipes In Old Forge colliery have been
decimated and workmen in different
places driven from mines and wash
cries. There has been shooting and
some people have been wounded.
Mobs are marching on Olyphant and
collecting at that place with the APP
parent intention of moving on the
mines of that locality.
"In Schuylkill county an attempt
has been made to wreck a passenger
train. Serious trouble exists there
and the sheriff has called upon Gen.
eral Goblin and the governor for sup
port that 1annot be given with the
number of troops now in that county.
The governor, Major General Miller
and AAdiutant General Stewart are in
telephonie communication with both
counties and are considering the me-
cessity and advisability of calling adj
dtionai troops"
Sheriff Asked For Troops.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 23.-Sheriff
Schadt, of Lackawanna county, last
night at 1880 o'clock telegraphed Gov
ernor Stone to send troops to his as
sistance
The sheriff had just given to the
newspapermen a proclamation an
nouncing that he would call troops if
the lawlessness did not cease, when
be received n series of telephone calls
to quell disturbances up the valley
He found ON investigation that the
situation was such that he could not
cope with it and sent call for troops.
Adjutant General Stewart called the
sheriff by phone at 8 o'clock and had
long conference with him. The
posse Of members of the Citizens Al
lance 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 call
ing for immediate assistance
Mob Seized Breaker
The worst of last nights outbreaks
occurred at Archibald. A crowd of
200 strikers, mostly foreigners, ran
sacked the quarters occupied by the
40 men employed at the Raymond
washery of the Ontario and Western
company, while the men were at
work, and then, meeting the men as
they were returning, drove them back
to the refuge of the washery. The
mob then returned to the colIiery
proper, drove out the engineers, fire.
men, pumpmen and guards and took
possession of the breaker. The plant
of the Crescent Electric Light COM
pany, which is supplied with steam
from the breaker, had to shut down
Ind the whole region around was left
in 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
drews was attacked and shot at by
mob at Olyphant. The steam pipes
of the Pennsylvania Coal company's
oolliery at Old Forge were blown up
with dynamite last night. Two col
orcd cooks at the William A. colliery
were rescued by deputy sheriffs from
n crowd that was threatening to
lynch them.
Chief Warden Miles McAndrew, of
The county Jail, who was acting as a
deputy, and District Superintendent
Berkheiser, of the Ontario and West
ern company. were attacked by an
armed mob, while driving through
last evening, They re-
turned the fire and shot a Hungarian
through the body
Arrested For Taking Coal.
Shenandoah. Pa, Sept. 23.-This
town was in a state of excitement for