Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-23
Governor Stone Ordered Bat
talon to Lebanon, a.--Bat-
tie Rumored.
PRAYERS OF CLERGY ASKED.
GirardsviIIe, Pa, Pastor Issues Ad-
dress to Ministers Of United States
Asking Them to Pray For Strikes
End-Much LaWlsssness.

End-Much Lawsssness.
HARRISBURG, SEPT. 24.-lT
WAS REPORTED IN THIS CITY AT
12:45 THIS MORNING THAT THERE
HAS BEEN A PITCHED BATTLE
AT LEBANON, AND THAT 40 MEN
WERE ARRESTED BY SoLDlRS.
1T WAS ALSO RUMoRE0 THAT
PRESIDENT sTERNBERG WAS
SHOT.
Lebanon, Pa. Sept. 24.-H. n. Rich.
ards, treasurer of the American Iron
and Steel company, while walking IN
East Cumberland street, in the vcin-
ity of the works, last night, was shot
in the abdomen and seriously wound
ed. Six companies of the Twelfth
regiment are now patro1ing the com.
panys works, and the city is under
martial law. Several arrests were
made after the soldiers arrived.
Troops Ordered to Lebanon.
Harrisburg, Sept. 24.-Generai
Goblin, who Is in command of the
troops in the hard coal strike region.
was ordered by Governor Stone last
evening to send the first battalion CT
the Twelfth regiment to Lebanon To
assist the sheriff in preserving the
peace. The battalion, which has been
on duty at Shenandoah ever since the
troops were sent there, left last even
ing at Sis for Lebanon in command
of Colonel Clements, Of Sunbury. The
troops reached Lebanon shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock.
A delegation from Lebanon, COM
posed of Sheriff Koppenhaver, Thomas
H. Capp, President J. H. SternbergS OF
the American Iron and Steel company,
whose employees are on strike; n. Z.
Sherk, A. G. McCurdy and James
Lord, called upon the governor yes
terday and requested that troops be
sent to that city, where rioting &C.
Cured Monday evening among the
strikers. After consultation with Ad'
jutant General Stewart and Attorney
General Elkin the governor ordered
General Goblin to send the first bat
talon of the Twelfth to the relief OF
the sheriff.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 24.-f the
lawless outbreaks in the Wyoming re-
gion continue, Sheriff Jacobs will I'M
doubtedly follow the example of Sher-
iff Schadt, of Lackawanna county, and
call upon Governor Stone for troops.
Several squads of deputy sheriffs were
kept busy yesterday suppressing dis
orders.
Boy Accidentally Shot by Deputy.
Last evening five carpenters en-
ployed at the Conyingham mine OF
the Delaware and Hudson company
were on their way home when they
were held up by crowd Of men and
boys. The carpenters discharged
their revolvers in the air, which
brought a large number of coal and
iron police to their rescue. The Off
GERS fired a volley into the air and
the crowd fed. A stray bullet from
one of the deputies guns struck a
boy named James Roland, who was
at work in the yard Of the Sheldon
Axle works, some distance away. The
bullet lodged in the lads right Shout
der. A deputy named Joseph Kess-
Ter was arrested charged with the
shooting. He was committed to the
city lookup to await hearing.
Unknown parties placed a number
of. sticks Of dynamite under the house
of Joseph Harrison, at Plymouth, for
the purpose CT blowing it up, but
timely discovery prevented. Two
non-union workmen at Plymouth were
held up and beaten. twenty-five
deputy sheriffs went to Warrior Run
to quell disturbance there, in which
non-union men were attacked.
At Hughestown, near Pittston,
crowd Of men derailed a train carry
ing number af workmen to a wash
cry. The engine and two cars left
the track and two men sustained slight
injuries A number of coal and iros
police dispersed the crowd.
f. G. Zwayor, pastor of the Baptist
church of Girardsville, Pa, has, in
behalf of the Peoples Alliance, is
sued an address to the clergy Of the
United States, asking them to pray
br peaceful settlement of the strike.
Scranton. Pa, Sept 24.=Whether