Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-04
N0RRY|ICIHES SOLDIERS
Miners and Militiamen Again
Clash at Shenandoah, Penn
sylvania.
Troops Called Out Several
Times to Repel Threatened
Attacks.
Quiet Today, but the Situation
Strained-Funeral Of Riot
Victim.


regiment had another call to arms last
night. Pickets in the vicinity of the
stable saw man stealthily approach
ing the horses and he commanded him
to STOP whereupon the prowler turned
and flew down the side of the hill. Three
bullets were sent after him. but he es-
SO saw a man running in the darkness.
He took shot at the fleeing figure. Inc
sound of the shooting aroused the
guard and bugle call to arms was M
mediately sounded. The whole regl-
ment was quickly in line. Company ii
was sent out to investigate, put the
mysterious person had disappeared
After that the men were not again dis
turbed. Col. Hoffman is of the opinion
that the intruders We're about to make
an attack on the horses by hamstrlrg
ing them or otherwise injuring them. so
as to make the animals useless. Ihe
camp today is quiet Both regiments
were put thru drill and other camp
routine. The commands have been in
dulging in some test nlaneuVers. Inc
Eighth regiment on a test call to arms
had one company on double quick
march in one minute, and the whole
command in three minutes. Arrests OF
several men who took part in the riots
last week were made today. The fu-
neral of oJseph Beddall, who was killed
in last weeks disorder, took place TO-
day.
Ordered to Shoot to Kill.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 4.-The order
has gone out from the commander oil
the militia here to shoot to KILL. and
to exchange bullet for each stone
thrown by the striking miners. Shoot
to kill, and investigate afterward, says
Brig. Gen. Goblin. These orders are the
reslt of three attacks made Saturday
night and Sunday on the militia by the
miners. 1t is said band of men in am
bush threw stones at the troops IN
camp on the plateau outside the town.
This called the entire Eighth regiment
to arms. These attacks are becoming
so frequent that Brig. Gen. Goblin has
decided to adopt stern measures TO end
them. Last night a double guard, sup
piled with ball cartridges. surrounded
the camp and the sentries We're n
structed that if Saturday nights stone
throwing was repeated they must use
their guns. One of the attacking party,
William Stopanitz, is under arrest and
is confined in the guard tend, and the
provost marshal is on the trail OF 9th
ers. 1t is not known how many were IN
the crowd, but the officers of the Eighth
regiment believe the number to nave
been more than dozen.
The first attack, according to Colonei
Theodore F. Hoffman, was made at
1o:45 o'clock. Private Payne. of Com
rany /, on sentry duty. saw party OF
men on the Mahanoy City road, which
eeparates the camp of the Eighth regl-
ment from the Twelfth. He commanded
the men to halt and called the corporal
of the guard, but before the latter could
respond a shower of stones and rocks
were thrown at the sentry. one struck
him in the chest. knocking him down
and causing his gun to. fall from MS
hands He Immediately jumped up and
fired several shots in the air. As he did
SO the men ran down the road and We're
pursued by several strangers. The out
post, which had been stationed some
distance from the camp heard the shot
and one of the pickets captured Stopa-
nitz as he came running down the road.
The others escaped.
The shooting aroused the whole camp
and the Eighth regiment was put under
arms, and Companies B. e and We're
Immediately sent out in skirmish lines.
They beat the underbrush and laurel.
which is five or six feet high allaround
the camp, but they could find no one.
The regiment was then called to quar-
t.rs and fifteen minutes later another
shower of stones was thrown at the sta
bile guard which is located south of the
Eighth regiment. The guard turned out
and three men We're seen running along
the road in the opposite direction from
where the outpost was stationed. The
strangers We're not pursued.
Shortly after o'clock Sunday morn
ing the third attack was made and it
was of such a nature that the bugler,
under orders from Colonel Hoffman.
sounded the whole regiment to arms.
This time the stable guard was again
the object of the mysterious attack.
Stones in volleys We're thrown at the
guard and at the sentries near by. On
account of the laurel underbrush and
the darkness the soldiers could not see
the offenders. However, the sentries
fired about dozen shots into the bush
es. but no one was hit. Some of the
bullets went whistling over the tents of
the sleeping soldiers of the Twelfth
regiment across the road.
Everything quiet elsewhere in this
region.