The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-08
stones Thrown at Soldiers Early Yes
terday Morning, but No Trouble
During Rest of the Day.
DISTURBANCE NEAR TAMAQUA
STREETS OF SUMMIT HILL PA
TRoLLED By 800 STRIKERS.
Nonunion Miners Compelled TO Flee
for Safety-Some Captured and
Roughly Handled.

SHENANDOAH. Pa, Aug. THE coro-
ner's jury which has been investigating
the death of Joseph Beddan. who received
his fatal injuries in the riot here last week,
concluded its inquiry to-day and rendered
a verdict holding Joseph Paluwicz. a
butcher, Matthew Paularkas. a one-armed
saloon keeper, and many other rioters un-
known to the jury responsible for the kill
ing. The men named in theVerdict are now
locked up and other arrests will follow. The
two men were taken into custody to-day by
two constables who were protected by a
platoon of soldiers.
A large number of witnesses were exam
ined, including the three workmen and
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddal, who were
first attacked by the mob. the six police
men who were subsequently set upon and
some of them shot and several eyewit-
nesses of the riot. Some OF the testimony
was considered very important by the cor
oner and the jury. Paluwicz was identified
by three boys. who testified they saw him
in the crowd with a club. and Paularkas is
alleged by another witness to have injured
Joseph Beddall. The policemen testified
that as they ran up the street pursued by
the mob firing pistols men standing at near
ly every saloon door shot at them as they
passed. At one doorway three men stood
blazing away at them and from an upper
window of a building three other men were
shooting down on them. The drinking
places referred to are all owned by foreign
ers.
Policeman Ringheiser testified that when
he learned Of the disturbance he immedi-
ately started to summon his fellow officers
f1n fa0fr, f, oil
mine worker He asked Walker TO call
the miners committee and have il use its
influence to disperse the crowd. but. Ring
heiser said. He only gave me the laugh"
During the inquest a number of names OF
persons who, 1t is alleged. were in the riot
and the location of others whose names
are withheld were furnished the coroner.
These names will be given TO the proper
authorities and arrests made. One other
foreigner, Joseph Wenezkonis. who was
shot in the face, was arrested to-day on a
charge Of rioting. Nearly a dozen men
are now in custody charged with completely
in the affair.
The situation in this section OF the coal
field remains unchanged, and stan officers
at brigade headquarters do not apprehend
any trouble in the nsar future. The troops
had quiet day. Two companies are still
on guard in the foreign quarters OF the
town The Governors troop OF cavalry took
a practice march Of twenty miles through
the Mahanoy valley, passing through Mai
zerville. Frackville, Morea, New Boston.
Mahanoy City, st. Nicholas, Lanignanville
Pass and Jackson's Pa ch. The Eighth Reg
iment and the two companies of the Fourth
Regiment gave an evening parade and re-
view at brigade headquarters at O'Clock.
The throwing of stones at the troops was
repeated early this morning. This time the
attack was not made on the camp. but
against the provost guards stationed at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station, near one of
the foreign colonies in the southern part OF
the town. Brigadier General Goblin had
been requested by the town authorities 10
send a company OF men to that locality be-
cause OF the disorders occurring there.
Company A of the Eighth Regiment. under
night, and early this morning, the colonel
OF the regiment said, the camp was greeted
with shower OF stones which came from
the top Of the hill overlooking the railroad
station The captain Immediately placed a
detail OF men in the vicinity OF the houses
from which the stones were thrown No
one was captured. as the offenders had es-
capped before the soldiers reached the top
of the hill.
Last night an intoxicated coal and iron
policeman wandered into the camp and be-
guard tent and this morning was released.
A number Of strikers heard OF the incident
and formed picket line around the camp.
waiting for the man TO leave the place.
They followed him down the Mahanoy City
road. but as there were a number OF SOL
diers in the vicinity the strikers did not
The Rev. Charles Edwards. rector Of the
Presbyterian Church here and formerly
state president of the Young Mems Bible
Society said to-day that the young men I'm
his congregation. which Is made up prin-
cipally Of mine workers, have informed him
that foreigners have determined 10 cut OF
an ear of every man who returns 10 work.
so that they will forever be marked as
unfair wOrkmen." Mr.. Edwards says his
young men are In position TO know and
he believes the story. The foreigners think
this is the easiest method or preventing
attempts 70 break the strike.
A meeting OF Protestant ministers OF
this section who are interested in the spir-
itual welfare OF the foreign population was
held here tonight. and after the regular
business had been disposed OF Mr. Ed
wards who has made a scientific study OF
the characteristics of the fOreign-s speaknE
peOple in the coal regions. delivered an ad-
dress which is Of interest at this time. He
said that within a radius OF six miles OF
Shenandoah there are approximately 30
600 foreigners who came from the northern
part Of Austria-Hungary. OF THESE 1900
are Lithuanians. 5000 are Poles. 5000 are
Ruthonians l000 Slevaks and 40 Bohe-
mians The Lithuanians are considered the
most intelligent among them. They do
not care 20 be classcd with the others and
claim that theirs is the most ancient Euro
mean language Mr.. Edwards said the
IJthuanians soon become Americanized in
this country and make good citizens, but
before they learn 20 understand American
WAYS and Institutions they are hard 10
control Their intelligence makes them
capable leaders.