The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-04
ATTACKED IN CAMP
VOLLEYS OF STONES THROWN AT
THE TROOPS AT SHENAN-
DOAH, PA.
EIGHTH REGIMENT
TURNS OUT AT NIGHT
Three Attacks Made by an Unseen Foe
and Only One Arrest Made-SoIdiers
Have Orders to Shoot to Kill in Case
of Further Assault Bitter Feeling
Against Them.

Against Them.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 3.-The
entire Eighth regiment was called to
arms last night as a result of the at
tacks made by a band of men in am
bush who threw stones at the troops
now in camp on the plateau outside the
town. These attacks are becoming so
frequent that Gen. Goblin has decided
to adopt stern measures to end them.
Tonight double guard supplied with
ball cartridges surrounds the camp and
the sentries have been instructed that
if last nights stone throwing is re-
peated they must shoot to kill and in
Vestigate afterWard. One of the attack
ing parry, a Lithuanian named William
StopponiZ, is under arrest and is con-
fined 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 number to have
been more than a dozen.
The first attack, according to Col.
Theodore F. Hoffman, was made at
10: As o'clock last night. Private Payne,
of Company I, on sentry duty, saw a
party of men on the Mahaney City
road, which separates the camp
of the Eighth regiment from the
Twelfth. He commanded the men to
halt and called the corporal of the
guard, but before the latter could re-
spond a shower of stones was thrown
at the sentry.
One stone struck him on the chest,
knocking him down and causing the
gun to fall from his hands. He imme-
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 shot and one
of the pickets captured Stopponitz as
he came running down the road. The
others escaped.
Camp Aroused.
The shooting aroused the whole
camp. The regiment was put under
arms and companies B, E and K were
Immediately out in skirmish lines.
They beat the underbrush and laurel,
which is five or six feet high, all
around the camp, but could find no
one. The regiment was then called to
quarters and fifteen minutes later an
other shower of stones was thrown at
the stable guard, which is located
south of the Eighth regiment The
guard turned out and three men were
seen running along the road in the op-
posite direction from where the out
post was stationed. The strangers
were not pursued.
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning
the third and last attack was made
and it was of such a nature that the
bugler, under orders from Col. Hoff-
man, sounded the whole regiment to
arms. This time the stable guard
was again the object of attack. Stones
in volleys were thrown at the guard
and at the sentries near by On ac-
count of the laurel, underbrush and
the darkness, the soldiers could not
see the offenders. However, the SEN
tries fired about dozen shots into the
bushes, but no one was hit.
The noise of the firing and the bugle
call to arms stirred up the Twelfth
regiment and the governors troop of
cavalry, which is located close to the
Eighth regiment Col. Clement, of the
Twelfth regiment, sent out detach-
ments to investigate the trouble, as did
also Capt. OFT, in command of the
cavalry. The Eighth regiment, Col.
Hoffman said, was under arms and
ready for action in three minutes. An
other thorough investigation was made
without result and then the command.
after standing information thirty
minutes, was called to quarters and
not again disturbed.
Stringent Measures.
Col. Hoffman made a full report to
Gen. Goblin, who came to camp during
the day to make full Investigation.
He put StoppOnitZ through a search
ing examination. The prisoner said
there were only four men in the body.
He gave the name Of one of them as
Michael Lavotiz and said he did not
know who the others were. While un-
der examination he made several con-
Trajectory statements. Gen. Goblin says
that he will turn Stopponitz over to
the civil authorities tomorrow. He will
be placed in Pottsville Jail. The gen
eral said he had issued orders that
stringent measures be taken with all
such offenders.
Il have ordered several rounds of
ball cartridges to be issued to each
sentry" he said, "and that the officers
of the guard be instructed to have
them used. The guard at the camp
will also be increased
Col. Hoffman said that he did not
kRoW whether the stone throwing was
done to annoy the troops or to see
what the regiment would or could do
Last nights occurrences demon
strates that we can be ready for any
emergency in three minutes he said.
"and hereafter we will stand no non
sense and will give a bullet for each
stone"
The colonel said there is an ugly
feeling among many persons against
the troops. Reports are being made
to him daily of soldiers being elbowed
and otherwise ANNOYED on the streets