Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-07
GRIM ORDERS TO StNTRltS
RESULT OF THREE NIGHT At
TACKs MADE UPON Eli
MILITIA CAMP.
THROW STONES At THE TROOPS
ENTIRE REGIMENT CALLED TO
ARMS, IT, ONLY ONE CULPRIT
is CAUGHT.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 5.-The entire
Eighth regiment was called to arms
during Saturday night as a result OF
three attacks made by a band Of men
In ambush, who threw stones at the
troops now In camp on the plateau out
side the town. These attacks are be-
coming so frequent that Brig. Gen.
Goblin has decided to adopt stern meas
ures TO end them. Last night a double
guard supplied with ball cartridges
surrounded h camp and the sentries
were instructed that IL the stone
throwing was repeated they must shoot
to kill and investigate afterward. One
Of the attacking party, a Lithuanian
named William Stopponitz, Is under ar
rest and is confined In the guard tent,
and the provost marshal is on the trail
of others. 1t Is not known how many
were in the crowd, but the officers OF
the Eighth regiment believe the num-
Der to have been more than a dozen.
The first attack, according to Col.
Theodore F. Hoffman, was made at
1o:15 o'clock Saturday night. Private
Payne OF Company /, on sentry duty,
law "a Party of Men
on the Mahanoy City road, which sep
arates the camp OF the Eighth regf-
ment from the Twelfth. He command
ed the men TO halt and called the cor
poral of the guard, but before the lat
ter could respond q shower OF stones
ard rocks were thrown at the sentry.
One rock struck him in the chest,
knocking him down and causing the
gun to fal, from his hands. He i'm
mediately jumped up and fired several
shots in the air. AS he did so the men
ran down the road and were pursued by
several strangers. The outpost, which
had been stationed some distance from
the camp heard the shots and one OF
the pickets captured Stopponftz as he
came running down the road.
The others escaped. The shoot
ing aroused the whole camp and the
Eighth regiment was put under arms
and Company -, E and X were immedi-
ately out in skirmish lines. They beat
the underbrush and laurel, which is
five to six feet high all around the
camp, but they could find no one. The
regiment was then called to quarters
and fifteen minutes later another show
er OF stones was thrown at the stable
guard. which Is located south OF the
Eighth regiment.
h The Guard Turned Ont
and three men were seen running
along the road In the opposite direction
from where the outpost was stationed.
The strangers were not pursued. Short
1y after 8 o'clock yesterday morning the
third and last attack was made and 1t
was of such a nature that the bugler.
under orders from Col. Hoffman,
sounded the whole regiment to arms.
This time the stable guard was again
the object OF the mysterious attack.
Stones in yolleys were thrown ut the
guard and the sentries near by. On ac-
count of the laurel, underbrush and the
darkness. the soldiers could not see
the often iers. However, the sentries
fired about a dozen shots in the bushes
but no one was hit.
The Eighth regiment. Col. Hoffman
said, was under arms and ready for
action in three minutes. Another
thorough investigation was made with
cut result, and then the command, after
standing in formation for thirty min
utes. was called TO quarters and not
again disturbed. The colonel said there
is an ugly feeling among man persons
against the troops. Reports are being
made to him daily of soldiers being ell
bowed and otherwise annoyed on the
streets.