Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-02
PEACEFUL AT. SHENANDOAH
Unessiness which Prevailed in Min
Ing District over Riot
, DISAPPEARING.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. This wat
an uneveRtful day in Shenandoah and sur.
rounding country. Absolute quiet pre-.
vailed everywhere and the general feeline
OF uneasiness which had prevailed lie rap
idly disappearing. The troops spent the
day in perfecting their camp arrangements
and comparatively few of them were in
town. None are permitted out Of camp
after dark. ...sss
There was. much sympathy expressed to-
day by the citizens generally over the
death last night Of Joseph Beddall as a
result OF injuries4s received in the riot OF
Wednesday night. His funeral will take
place on Monday afternoon and he will be
buried with. Masonic honors. Rev. w. II.
Stewart Of the William ePenn Methodist
Episcopal church, said today that Beddali
on his death bed denied that he was carry
ing ammunition to his brother Thomas, the
deputy eherin, who was besieged In the
railroad station where the trouble occurred.
The inquest on the death Of Beddall was
begun today and after four witnesses had
been examined the further taking of tes-
timony was postponed until next Thurs
day. According to the testimony of DR..
j. O. Biddle Of the miners hospital, Bed
dali received q terrible beating at the
hands Of the mob. The direct cause Of
death was a fracture Of the skull four and
a half inches long and one inch wide. Be.
sides, this the unfortunate man sustained
other serious fractures and Commissions. 1t
was testified at the inquest that he did
not use a. reviewers ~ t.,t, ,t.
Two witnesses told the story of the riot.
1t was brought out that Deputy Sheriff
Thomas BeddalL who was escorting the
three workmen from the ~colliery did not
use his pistol until after he had been as
sailed several times BY a shower Of stones
and bricks. frat shot was fred In
the air and his, second into the ground.
There were more than 100 men in the
crowd and many Of them carried clubs.
Brigadief General Goblin said tonight that
while everything oiso quiet there Is a feeling
Of Unrest among the great army OF IDLE
men and boys. sit is believed at brigade
headquarters that the soldiers will stay In
the field to the end Of the strike. Targets
will be put Ttofnorfow against the culm
banks andsit isithe hope or General Goblin
to qualify asnmnrksmen at least two rekf-
ments Of the EEEn now In camp.
b The following general order was Issued
from brigade headquarters today: ar, -s~
The brisadieF genera commanding de-
sires to commend the officers and men Of
the several commands now in camp al
the call for duty and the rapid concentrse
ton where their services were required.
It is most con1mendable and cannot fall
to establish &c. stil1 greater extent the
confidence of the people~in the efficiency
and reliability Of the troops 81 this brigade.
the utmost care and Observance Of dis
cipline is en5oined upon all. Thu? peculiar
character of the service required Renders
1t necessary for. officers and men to be
constantly ready to respond to whatever
nay be required OF. them. The visitation
to saloons and drinking places by ohlcers
tons of this order will be rlgidfys dealt
with. The good, name and reputation thus
far achieved can only be maintained bv
strict observance of military law and the
same a~dherenceetO duty always required Of
soldlers. -