The Washington times., 1902-08-10
TO Be STERNER With
SHENANDOAH STRIKERS
General Goblin Issues Orders
to His Troops.
ONE MORE ARREST MADE
Murderer of Watchman Sweeney Be-
lieved to Be in Jail at Wilkesbarre
Other Prisoners Tell of Conspiracy
to Kill.

| SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 9.-General
| Goblin and his staff here held confer
ence to devise some plans for prevent
| Ing the continued irritation of the sol
| diers by foreigners, which. 1t is feared,
Will soon lead to a serious conflict. Day
after day the conduct of the foreigners
grows more inportunate and annoying
What measures were decided upon
were not announced, but the order has
gone out that the soldiers shall be more
strict and shall be prompt to arrest men
who do not obey quickly, while the
patrols about the camp shall deal Wig
orously with any person creating dis
turbance or threatening the guards
Urged to Be Lawful.
President John Fahey, OF the Ninth
United Mine Workers district.
who arrived here last evening, instruc-
ed officers in charge OF local strikers to
impress on the minds of the men the
vital necessity of observing the law, and,
in particular. the futility Of angering
the soldiers.
The governors troop started out early
today on a ride through the valley TO
learn II families or non-union men had
been assaulted last night while the
heads of the families were at work. In
addition to infantry patrols here. during
the night outposts of troopers were
posted at every approach to coilieries,
so as TO guard against strikers pickets
holding up non union men.
Accused of Murder.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 9.-The
fourth and last man to be arrested for
the murder OF the Bliss mine watchman,
Daniel J. Sweeney, was put in Jail to-
day. He is Paul Tomsheck, an Austrian,
and is believed to have formed the con-
spiracy and struck the blows after his
three accomplices had lured the victim
TO the spot selected for the murder. One
of the three suspects arrested on
Wednesday, 1t is understood, furnished
County Detective Richard Jones with
the information which led to the arrest
of Tomsheck. and this morning after
Tomsheck had been jailed made con-
fession to District Attorney Benjamin
Jones.
Sweeney had been a marked man eve-
since the end of june when, after Sc
we're beating. which laid him up for many
days. he had a number OF his assailants
arrested and punished. After that he
was on the alert, for he heard the
threats against him and knew his life
was in danger.
Friendly With Victim.
The plot, it is understood. was for the
three men who were first arrested to |
make friends with him. which they did. |
and when he left Melarnick's Hotel to
go to the mine at IL o'clock on Tues
day night they accompanied him. and
within two minutes led him to the spot
selected, where he was beaten to death.
According to the prisoners the blows
were all struck by Tomsheck. The lat
ter was held without bail for trial. Dis
trict Attorney Jones' considers the case
now complete.
A large force was collected at the
Temple Coal and Iron Company mine at
Wyoming today, and IL was reported
work would be resumed there Monday.
Mother" Jones. who has been brought
10 this region to aid the strikers, de-
livered fiery speech at Plymouth today
to about 1000 men. On Monday she will
make a speech at Nanticoke. Mass
are being arranged for in
other parts of the mine region.