West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01
TROOPS NOT NEEDED.
So Labor Leaders Asserted and
Asked Gov. Stone to Re-
call Them.
CAMP 0.ERL OOKS SHENANDOAH.
Everything Was Peaceful Last Night.
Equities Ordered by Officers From
New hiladeIphia-Two Galleries
Resumed-Statement by Stone.
CAMP 0ITRLOOKS SHENANDOAH.

MISUNDERSTANDING by stone.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. Twelve
hundred state troops are encam9ed on
s hill overlooking Shenandoah. Down
IN the town, where rioters and police.
men fought the bloody battle Wednes-
day night, all was quiet last night,
and the indications are that SO long
rs the militia remains the peace Of
the community will not again be
broken. The riot, which caused the
soldiers to be sent here, came like a
fash, and was over almost as quickly
as it had started, and since then there
has not been a single case Of violence
reported. The tens of thousands of
idle men and boys In this vicinity,
who had been gathering In large NUM-
bers and marching from place to
place, did rot repeat their demonstra-
tions yesterday, and the authorities
consequently had little or nothing to
do. % 49,.
Within the camp lines are quarter.
I'd two full regiments-the Eighth and
Tweffth-two companies OF the
Fourth regiment and the troop Of cav
airy. General Goblin expressed him
rclf as highly pleased with the rapid
.ty with which the camp was estab.
i!shed. The commander and his staff
are quartered at the Ferguson house,
but it is the generals Intention to
ret under canvas with his staff as
soon as circumstances will permit,
Joseph Beddai Died.
Joseph Beddal, who was badly
beaten by strikers Wednesday night,
cied shortly after 10 o'clock last
night. He was a brother Of Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Beddal and nephew
Of S. +. Peddal, the sheriff of the
county. He was IS years OF age and
was a member Of the Beddal-Taggart
company, wholesale and retail hard.
ware dealers Of this city. The report
that he had died Wednesday night
was a mistake.
Contrary to popular belief Sf1eHan.
dUah was not under martial law, 1t
was deemed advisable, however, by
The brigadier general 10 provost guard
in certain parts Of the town. So long
as the situation remains as 1t was last
night there Is not any likelihood that
lie regimental companies will be scat
tered through the mining towns of
SchuylkiH county. 1t Is the intention
of General Goblin to have the troops
occupy their time by going through
drills, target practice and general
camp routine.
General Goblin spent busy day
yesterday informing himself OF the
situation throughout the county. He
had a personal interview with Sheriff
S, Rowland Beddai in the forenoon
and a telephone conference with him
in the afternoon. The general also
deceived messages from various parts
OF the territory.
Statement of Gen. Goblin.
Ia an interview with the CORES
pondent of the Associated Press last
night General Goblin said: "The gen
eral situation is very quiet. There
were no incidents during the day
worthy Of note, except the arrival OF
eco or 600 men on freight trains. 1t
seems that a lot Of the Idle men, for
want of something better to do, jump
freight trains and ride from one town
to another They cali such rides
Johnny Mitchell excursions
Il have received dispatches from
different parts Of the county which
tell of meetings, marches. attacks on
individuals, violations Of the law and
the refusal of local police authorities
to enforce the law. Upon these dis
patches l ap not yet Ready to act.
What l will do depends largely upon
what the sheriff is going to do. We
ire here to give him support in his ef'
forts to enforce the civil law; we were
CT dered hepe because Of his inability
to do so. The national guard has no
opinion to express as to the merits OF
tire question agitated by either side
to the controversy, as that is not
within its province" a..
The mine workers are greatly In
censed over the calling ont on the
troops. They asserted that this &C
ton was entirely unwafranted and is
ell unjustifiable expense on the state
Ehe strikers, thu ough their officials
were making ar effort to- have the sol
Ciers withdrawn. The first step II
this direction was taken yesterday
afternoon, when the following tele
gram was sent from here to Governor
| Some:
Miners Officials Appeal to Stone.
1--WE, the undersigned officials o.
! the Ninth district Of the miners
union, believe that the request mace
to you to send troops to Shenandoah
was based upon exaggeration; and a