The evening Republican., 1902-08-01
TROOPS GUARD TOWN
Twelve Hundred Armed Men
In Camp at Shenandoah.
NO RECURRENCE OF THE RIOTINC.
Miners Incensed at the Calling Out
of Troops and Send u Message to
Governor Stone Requesting
an investigation.

an investigation.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. L.
Twelve hundred state troops are ell
camped Oh a hill overlooking Shenah-
doah. Down in the town where rioters
and policemen fought Wednesdays
bloody battle all is still quiet, and the
indications are that SO long as the mill
tia remains the peace of the communal
ty will not again be broken. The riot,
which caused the soldiers to be- sent
here came like flash and was over
almost as quickly as it had started,
and since then there has not been sin
gle case of violence reported. The
tens of thousands of idle men and boys
in this vicinity who had been gather
ing in large numbers and marching
from place to place have not repeated
their demonstrations, and the authori-
ties consequently have had little or
nothing to do.
Brigader General P. H. s. Goblin of
the Third brigade, in command of the
troops here, and his staff were on the
scene early. The camp is located on a
very high hill just outside the town
proper and commands a full view Of
the town. Within the camp lines are
quartered two full regiments, the
Eighth and Twelfth, two companies of
the Fourth regiment and the troop Of
cavalry. General Goblin expressed him
self as highly pleased with the rapid
ty with which the camp was estab-
lished. The commander and his staff
are quartered at the Ferguson House,
but it is the generals intention to get
under canvas with his staff as soon rs
circumstances will permit.
Beyond the presence Of group of
soldiers here and there on the principal
street, Shenandoah does not show any
evidence of having passed through q
trying ordeal.
The major portion of the population
is made up of foreigners, and as rule
they kept close to their homes during
the day. 1t is claimed by the citizens
Of the town that the foreign element
was solely responsible for the trouble.
Most of the curious persons gathered
in the vicinity of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad depot, where the riot
occurred. The station shows many
bullet marks of the battle A strong
guard was placed around the station
so that the crowd would not delay the
soldiers as they left the trains.
Contrary to popular belief, Shenan-
doah is not under martial law. The
local authorities and the sheriff of the
county have not relinquished control
of the town or county, and they re-
main in as complete control of their
respective affairs as they did before
the troops reached here. The soldiers
are merely in camp on the outside Of
the town.
The mine workers are greatly in
censed over the calling out of the
troops. They assert that this action
was entirely unwarranted and is an I'M
justifable expense on the state. The
strikers, through their officials, are
making an effort to have the soldiers
withdrawn. The first step in this di-
rection was taken yesterday afternoon,
when the following telegram was sent
from here to Governor Stone:
Eve, the undersigned officials of the
ninth district Of the miners union, be.
iieye that the request made to you to
send troops to Shenandoah was based
upon eXaggeration, and as we are con-
tirmed in this belief we respectfully
request you to send a personal repre-
sentative into this town to Investigate
the conditions, and after such investi-
CATION we believe that you will learn
that the presence of the troops in this
town is unnecessary and that the order
should be revoked"
OF the twenty or more persons who
We're beaten with clubs or struck by
bullets during the riOting one man, Jo-
seph Beddall, Is dead. The four po-
licemen who were shot and the strik-
ers who were also hit by bullets will
recover Most of the wounded strik-
ers claim that they were merely on
lockers.
The district attorney and the sheriff
are prosecuting an investigation, with
view of placing under arrest all those
who participated in the riot.