New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-26
TROOPS IN SIX COUNTIES
ENTIRE A ANTHRACITE FIELD
nUaRDED BY SOLDIERS.
EITHER LACKS POWER OVER
THE MINERS OR DOES NOT
EXERCISE IT
tpv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

-,,sbarre Penn Sept 25-Six counties are
,,,aer the protection of the State militia
re-,or stone needed the call of Sheriff MaXey
e-,,rshanna County, sent last night, and
~ -,o-ning Companies A and B of the 18th
narir,ent marched to Forest City to protect
-. ,,u;ery of the Hillside Coal and Iron Com
-, .be northernmost working in the anthra-
-. as,d A crowd had gathered. and there was
- interference with workers. but II was
.r;o,lr sisnersed. and the soldiers returned 10
-. ANN at Olyphant They are now unoer
-. +n answer any further calls Of Sherln
7Maxey- .,.,,-as 80
The disposition Of the troops was chanseo To-
-. h1 the arrival in this county OF tWeIVe
-.ore cornnsnies. which are now stationed at
I,,,-nea on the dividing line between Luzerne
IS 7z..awanna counties There is now 'he
~.,,,-.,v annortionment: Susquehanna county
-. ,or,nanies of the 13tn Regiment Lacha-
rrs,,a County. ten companies Of the la'h anu
.,x con,nanies Of the Sth: Luzerne county.
.,s,,,a corapanies Of the 9th. four companies VI
r. 9Th ard Two companies OF the 4'h' Nchus "a
,,I, County. two companies OF the otn anu 'He
governors Tro'p; Carbon County, "a
+a,,or Of the 10Th and the SECOND oi'E
phfa6elphia; Lebanon County ISL hat'ali0N
of the 18th -,, a..
=. To.i,,en+ reached here this afternoon,
''. 5.5 bv General Goblin and his stan
A. rurves the new force is in touch with the
=, ,o7,;sries of this county. and the south
<r.oEavanna so that the region is fully
,,,erad the only part If the coal field not holo-
,n- +-oons heing the Hazelton district. where
.,sra hiss been little violence of late GeheIai
l-obin has established temporary headquarters
;, This citv. and may stay here some days IL
+-oo,e continue TO be needed in the upper coal
es7ds he NAV make this city his permanent
headquarters. He reviewed he region to-day
hearing reports from various regiments ana 'he
civil authorities Tonight he Gald;
am determined to put an end 10 this riotins
The force here viii be increased py @ c1gli Iii
he needed but the violence must stop ana as many
troops as necessary 10 stop II VII % 9 VII
hare but have not vet decided what to 90 -
cannot what effect the droogS nahs have a heen
keor in their houses by the continued rams WIZ ii
onno-fnnifv TO show themselves. If the weather
i11nroves the situation may change rIesloent
5ot irving to prevent the strikers committing these
acts Of violence have no control over them: ,.
there is one instance which reminds me OF tne cas-
Of the old Molly Magures The Silver Creek nIioss
tines and there was posted notice by the attaeK-
ing party saying o any bat man IS Ge KIND Of notce
The Noliy Magures used to post
The remaining eight companies of the 4th
Regiment viii be ordered out. and Battery u Oh
PhorrlixviIle is also ready TO take the field To-
night the 18th Regiment, which is campeo at
olyphant. is suffering owing to rain flooding
the camp several inches deep. The Sth and 4th
regiment companies are quartered In big
storehouse at Duryea- The 9th is stiil IN its
ar7norv in this city This morning companies OF
the e4h and the 18th marched TO the points
where trouble was feared and dispersed some
small crowds without effort but before their
arrival and after they had gone there were out
breaks AT Nanticoke a number of houses were
stoned last night Some Of the inmates neo al
the approach OF the mob. while others were pc
sieged Attacks were made on a NUMBER or
workmen, and many were driven back from tiie
collieries.
At Grassey Island, near Olyphant,, James
Winston q non-union worker, was nluroeIeu ~
a number of foreigners while on ms way 70 tiis
colliery- He and a companion were pursued ahd
stoned Winston struck on the heao aho
felled, but his companion though SeVersIy uu si.e
escaped and gave the alarm. BY the time
deputies reached the scene the mob had beaten
Winston TO death with clubs and slungshots-
Later in the day FIVE men and one woman were
arrested for the murder and held for near
ing.
Other cases Of violence occurred in several
parts of The region and tonight more are
feared The sheriffs of Luzerne and Lacka-
wanna counties have a number of deputies OUT
tonight but they have not called on the soIaIes
to guard any colliery yet. More companies VIII
be sent out in the morning 10 guard WorkHleh
Today Burgess williams OF Nanticoke, ap-
pealed 10 the Sheriff for aid, saying that ne was
unable TO protect the workers in his town some
thirteen houses had been attacked IN 'ne nis
and he feared there would be further attacks
Several deputies were sent there with instruc-
lions 10 report any serious violence