The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-09
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Moquana on the south to Forest City on
the north, a stretch of sixty miles. Most
of the troops arrived during the night.
General Goblin was on the railroad near
~ all night, but Notwithstanding his
fatigue he was busy today placing his
commands. For the present the regi-
ments, with one exception, will be kept
intact. The Eighth, Ninth and Thir-
teenth regiments, which have been in
the field for some time, will remain in
their present camps. The Eighth is at
Duryea. the Ninth is in camp here and
the Thirteenth is located at Oliphant
The Twelfth regiment was sent to
Providence, four companies of the
Fourth to NanticOke, and the other bat
talon of five companies to Plymouth.
Two sections of Battery G, with one
eating gun for each section will camp
with the Ninth regiment and one sec
ton with one Calling gun will be at
tached to each of the other four regi-
ments. Brigade headquarters have been
established in the coal exchange build
ing in this city.
General Goblin said that for the pres
ent the troops will remain where he has
stationed them and as the necessity
arises he will distribute them. The gen.
erals attention was called to state
ments made by company superintend-
ents that the production of coal depends
altogether on where the troops are
placed to protect worl1men and he was
asked II his men Will do police duty. He
replied that he would do whatever Gov
ernor Stone ordered him to do.
The arrival of the troops and the dash
of the Philadelphia cavalry through the
city streets to their camp livened up
matters in the city which has been very
quiet The soldiers We're respectfully
received everywhere in the valley
AMMUNITION CAPTURED.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 9.-One thousand
rounds of ammunition was seized and
confiscated at the Delaware & Hudson
freight station in Oliphant today by or
der of Colonel Watres, of the Thirteenth
regiment. This makes $500 rounds of
ammunition that has been confiscated
in the anthracite district commanded by
Colonel Watres within the past two
weeks.
The ammunition was consigned to
Italians in the Upper Lackawanna dis
trict. Passano was pl aced under arrest
as he was about to receipt for the am
munition.
Colonel Watres had been Informed
that bodies of men have been drilling in
the woods almost daily. Yesterday he
had detachments of men out securing
the woods for evidence of such action
and the knowledge that the conSign-
ment of ammunition had been shipped
to Passano was obtained by one of these
detaehments.
BAER PROMISES STEADY WORK.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 9.-Very Rev.
P. c. Maggie, rector of st. Nicholas Ger
man Catholic church of this city, which
has one of the largest congregations in
northeastern Pennsylvania, among them
being many mine workers, wrote a let
ter to President Baer of the Reading
company, few days ago, appealing to
him to do something for his people. He
stated there was not so much complaint
against the scale of wages as there
was against the lack of steady work.
He felt that if the companies would
promise the men work six days a week
instead of an average the year around
of four days a week, the workers would
have little cause for complaint.
DIR. Maggie received the following reply
from Mr.. Baer in today's mail:
Il am willing to promise the men full
time and steady work. except when
work is prevented by unavoidable acct
dents 1 am quite sure the conditions
are such that can keep this promise.
''Will you kindly tell me how 1 can
give this assurance to the men TO make
it most effective? Yours truly.
GEORGE F. BAER, President"
MUST HAVE COAL.
New York. Oct. 9.-Three committees
of citizens. representing the merchants,
manufacturers and the board of trade
of this city, in joint conference. have
decided to call a mass meeting to be
held next Monday evening in Carnegie
Music hall, to discuss means of getting
coal TO the CIV. II was resolved tnat
discussion of the merits of either side in
the strike should be discouraged and
the main question of getting coal the
only one. considered.
Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 9.-The engine and
one car Of a Iehigh Valley coal train
was derailed during the night a short
distance from the Lattimer colliery. The
derailment was caused by a big stone
which had been placed on the track. A
detachment of company l. First regi-
ment, which was summoned discovered
other obstructions on the rails further
east. Italians with clubs threatened to
stop trolley cars at Harleigh today. but
they dispersed before it was necessary
to call the militia.