The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01
TROOPS IN CHARGE
AT SHENANDOAH
Town Quiets Down and the Strikers
Don't Welcome the Soldiers
Little Bit.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, July 81. -
Twelve hundred state troops are en-
camped tonight on a hill overlooking
shenandoah. Down in the town, where
rioters and policemen fought the bloody
battle last night, all is quiet and the
indications are that as long as the mill
tia remains the peace of the commune
ty will not again be broken. The riot
which caused the soldiers to be sent
here came like flash and was over al
most as quickly as it had started, and
since then there has not been single
case or violence reported. Brig Gen.
J. Z. 5. Goblin, of the Third Brigade. is
In command of the troops
1t is claimed by the citizens of the
town that the foreign element was sole
iy responsible for the trouble.
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
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
unjustifable expense on the state. The
strikers, through their officials, are
making an effort to have the soldiers
Withdrawn. The first step in this di-
rectlon was taken this afternoon when
the following telegram was sent from
here to Gov. Stone:
we, the undersigned officials of the
Ninth district of the miners union be-
neVe that the request made to you to
send troops to Shenandoah was based
upon exaggeration; and as we are con-
hrmed In this belief we respectfully re-
quest you to send a personal represent
alive into this town to investigate the
conolt1ons, and after such investiga-
ton believe that you will learn that
the presence Of the troops in this town
Is unnecessary and that the order
should be revoked"
1t is said the Mine Workers officials
intend to circulate among the citizens
OF the town for signatures a petition
calling upon the governor to withdraw
the troops
Miles Dougherty, national board
member OF the United Mine Workers
from this district, said tonight that
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bedall, who
was escortfng Workmen along the
street, which action led to the riot, was
wholly responsible for the trouble. Mr..
Dougherty said Bedall had no good
right to shoot, as no one was making
an attack upon him. The firing of the
revolver, he said, angered the crowd,
winch soon got beyond the control of
the peacemakerS. BedalPS brother, Jo-
seph, who attempted to go to his res
cue, was badly beaten by some one in
the crowd, Mr.. Dougherty said, because
ne was carrying several boxes of car
tridges to his brother Thomas.
1t is not improbable that the strik-
ers will call upon the county officers to
fix the responsibility for the shooting
on the deputy sheriff.
Joseph Bedall died tonight. He was
brother of Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Bedall and nephew of S. R. BedaH.
the sheriff Of the county. He was thir-
ty-f1ve years of age. He was member
of the Bedall-Taggart company, whole
sale and retail hardware dealers
The four policemen who We're shot
and the strikers who were also hit by
bullets will recover. Most of the
wounded strikers claim they were
merely onlookers
The district attorney and the sheriff
are prosecuting an investigation with
view of placing under arrest all those
who participated in the riot. Several
OF the wounded strikers were arrested
today.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 81
President John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers of America, haN been
enjoined. A bill in equity was filed in
the federal court here today by the
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency COM
pany, New Jersey corporation, which
has it's principal offices in the city
of New York, in which fifty coal COM
panies operating in the New River
fields, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
company, G.. w. Purcell, w. B. Wilson,
John Mitchell, J. w. Carroll, J. A.
Richards and about $50 members of
the United Mine Workers of America
are also made defendants.
The bill sets forth that because of a
strike in the field embraced by the
various companies mentioned, which
has existed since June Z last, the coal
companies have failed to live up to
contracts for deliveries of coal; that
there exists a secret organization
known as the United Mine Workers
of America, of which John Mitchell is