The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-02
SHENANDOAH REGION QUIET
FEELING OF UNEASINESS RAPID
 LY DISAPPEARING.
Troops Spend Yesterday in Perfecting Their Camp ArFangcments--NOne Permitted Outside of the Lines After Dark-Inquest ou the Death of Joseph Beddai-Unrest sttII Apparent Among the Strikers.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. This was vicinity. Absolute quiet continues to prevail everywhere, and the general feeling of uneasiness which has prevail ed is rapidly disappeared. The troops spent the day in perfecting their camp arrangements, and comparatively few of them were in town. None is permit ted out of camp after dark.
 Much sympathy was expressed to-day by the citizens generally over the death last night of Joseph Beddal as result of injuries received in the riot of We'd nesday night. He was well known in the business community. His funeral will take place on Monday afternoon, and he will be buried with Masonic honors. Rev. W. K. Stewart, of the William Penn M. E. church, said to-day that Beddal on his deathbed denied that he was carrying ammunition to his brother Thomas, the deputy sheriff, who was besieged in the railroad station where the trouble occurred. The inJur- ed man said that he did not go there to protect. his brother, but that his only thought was for his brothers safety.
 The inquest on the death of Beddal was begun to-day and after four wit nesses had been examined the further taking of testimony was postponed un- til next Thursday. According to the testimony of Dr. J. c. Riddle, of the Miners hospital, Beddal received ter rible beating at the hands of the mob. The direct cause of death was frac- ture of the skull four and half inches long and one inch wide. Besides this the unfortunate man sustained other se- rious fractures and contusions. It was testified at the inquest that he did not use a revolver.
 Two witnesses told the story of the riot. It was brought out that Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddal, who was es- corting the three workmen from the col fiery, did not use his pistol until after he had been assailed several times by shower of rocks and bricks. His first shot was fired into the air and his sec ond into the ground. There were more than hundred men in the crowd, and many of them carried clubs.
 Brigadier-G General Gobin said tonight that while everything is quiet there is d IGSiluE ssOl lllSk SISdI army of idle men. The general will not talk about the length of the stay of the troops, but it is believed at brigade headquarters that the soldiers will stay in the field for some time, or probably to the end of the strike. Targets will be put in tomorrow against the culm- banks and it is the hope of General Co., bin to qualify as marksmen at least two regiments of the men now in camp. He says he intends to make the most of the opportunity to increase the efficiency of the men.
 The mine workers officials are still at work obtaining signatures to the pe- tition to be sent to the governor re- questing him to withdraw the troops.
 The strike leaders continue to express themselves as confident that the pres ence of the troops will have no effect on the strikers, and that they will con- tinue to remain out until victory comes to them.