Evening star., 1902-07-31
TROOPS GUARD MINES
No Rioting at Shenandoah
Today.
GOBLIN IN COMMAND
MITCHELL WARNS STRIKERS
AGAINST VIOLENCE.
Citizens of the Town Protest to Gov
ernor Against Presence
of Troops.

| Of the residents Of this town were IN all
| night awaiting with anxiety the arrival of
| the militia. 1t was noticeable that the
| pickets who have been guarding the an
| proaches to the mines were not on duty
! this morning, but If they had been their
| vigilance would not have been rewarded
| as no person was venturesome enough to
| run the gauntlet after the exciting experi-
| ences of yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Goblin, Pennsylvania National
| Guard. accompanied by the Pottsyille and
! Pine Grove companies Of the 4th Regiment
| and all Of the Schuylkill county company of
the Sth Regiment. arrived via the Reading
| railroad at G:30 o'clock this morning To
| an Associated Press correspondent he said
| that in addition to these two companies of
the 4th Regiment he has ordered out the
| entire 18th and Sth regiments and the
| governors troop. If he finds that the con-
| ditions here warrant 1t, he intends calling
| out two batteries of artillery.
| 1t is impossible to obtain the names Of
| the wounded foreigners. Even the doctors
| who are attending them do not know their
| names. The physicians are looking after
| the wounds of twenty and have little hope
| for the recovery of at least two. Police
| man Yacopsky is still in a precarious con-
dition. but the other wounded policemen
| are doing well.
| Execution of Military Orders.
| The order to the troops was issued after
o'clock this morning, and details were
sent to Pottsville, Minerspille, Schuylkill
Haven and other towns in this vicinity to
| summon the members of the Sth and 18th
| Regiments to duty. Although the guards
| men are scattered throughout the county,
! several commands were mobilzed here in
| about two hours after the call.
| Considerable delay was experienced in Sc
| q " Cftyf1at atl1ro To
the call upon the governor for troops. Most
| Of the citizens declined to append their
I names for fear of the boycott likely to fol-
/ low.
| Councilman George W. Good of Pottsviile
was present when the first outbreak of riot
| occurred. He was seized by one of the
rioters, but he succeeded in holding his
| place on the locomotive of the train he had
! taken to reach home. He burned his hand
by grasping the steam chest. Two machin-
| lists of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
| and Iron Company's shops were severely
beaten, and are in the Pottsville Hospital.
| w. w. Pasco, a deputy, while escorting
| number of workmen at Merriam collieTy,
near Ashland, late last night, received a
| load of buckshot in his shoulder, and he is
now In the State Hospital at Ashland. His
| assailant is unknown.
Little Hope for Beddall.
| Joseph Beddall, who was SO badly beaten
last night that he was believed to be dead,
| is lowering between life and death at the
! State Hospital at Fountain Springs. DR..
! Biddle, the superintendent, stated today
that he has little hope of the injured mans
| recovery. Beddall's skull Is fractured, his
| nose is broken and he is injured internally.
| He is thirty-eight years DID, nephew of
| man.
All the troops ordered out last night have
| arrived On the ground. The last to get in
were the Lock Haven Company of the 18th
regiment and the (1Ovey-nnr'S TrOOn These
two commands reached here about o'clock
| TINS afternoon The soldiers spent the day
in establishing camp at Columbia Park. a
| provost guard has been established
throughout the town. j: AT o'clock extreme
| quiet prevails. The streets of the town are
| full of idle men. They are watching the
mllitiamen in their work Of making camp.
There has been no hooting or jeering of the
| soldiers
All the members of the district executive
board OF the miners union are here holding
frequent conferences with the local leaders.
Miles Dougherty, the national board men,
Der from this district, had long talk with
President Mitchell at Wilkesbarre over the
telephone. during which he informed his
chief OF the situation here. The miners are
incensed at the calling out Of the troops,
which action, they say, was unwarranted.
IN TINS connection the following telegram
was TINS afternoon sent from here to Gov
erhor Stone at Harrisburg:
Protest Against Militia.
we, the undersigned officials OF the ninth
district of the Miners Union believe that
the request made 10 you to send troops to
Shenandoah was based upon exaggeration;
and as we are confirmed in this belief we
| respectfully request you to send a personal
representative into this town to investigate
| the conditions and after such investigation
believe that you will learn that the presence
| or the troops in this town is unnecessary
and that the order should be revoked"
"A telephone message was received from
New Philadelphia, a short distance from
TINS place, to the effect that there was
r1oting there. General Goblin has been COM
munlcated with, but says he will not sepa-
rate mis- command until the sheriff has ex-
hausted his resources He says the troops
are not here for police duty and that they
IN no way relieve the sheriff of his duties.
1onn Debow, striker, YVES apprehended
On the mountains near Merriam colliery to-
oay ana taken to Sunbury jail. He is held
Ior shooting Coal and Irona Policeman W.
VIZ. w; Cassen last night. Theaiatter is in a