The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
State Militia Is Called to Shen-
and0ah, Pa.
To Keep Rioting Mine Workers
in Subsection.
TALK OF ARTILLERY.
Bloody Fight Between Strikers
and the Police.
Thousand Shots Fired and Many
Persons Wounded or Killed.

Shenandoah, Pa, July 31.-Nearly all
the residents of this town were up all
night awaiting with anxiety the arrival
of the militia. 1t was noticeable that
the pickets who have been guarding
the approaches to the mines were not
on duty this morning, but if they had
been their vigilance would not have
been rewarded as no person was ven-
turesome enough to run the gauntlet
after the exciting experiences of yes
terday.
Brigadier General Goblin. Pennsylvania
National Guard, accompanied by the
Pottsville and Pine Grove companies of
the Fourth regiment and all of the
Schuylkin county companies of the
Eighth regiment, arrived via the Read
ing road at $50 o'clock this morning.
To an Associated Press correspondents
he said that in addition to these COM
panies of the Fourth regiment. he has
ordered out the entire Twelfth and
Eighth regiments and the governors
troops, and if he finds the conditions
here warrant it, he intends calling out
two batteries of artillery.
1t is impossible to obtain the names of
the wounded foreigners. Even the doc
tors who are attending them do not
know their names. The physicians are
looking after the wounds of twenty and
have little hope for the recovery of at
least two.
Policeman Yacopski is still in pre-
carious condition but the other wound
ed policemen are doing well. Jos. Bed
dali. who was reported to have died on
the way to the Miners hospital, is still;
alive at that institution, but small
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
THE ROW.
In a street fight last night between
| a mob of striking miners on one side
and deputy Fheriffs and police on the
other, Joseph Beddall, a leading mer-
chant, was beaten nearly to death, two
borough policemen were shot, one fatal
ly and more than a score of strikers
shot by policemen and deputy sneriffs.
orif o6 do ov-rfxyn
| at 7:45 o'clock with posse of deputies.
! The trouble started about o'clock
when Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddall
| attempted to escort two non-unioD
workers through the strikers line OF
! pickets. The workmen were dressed in
/ their street clothes. but one of them
carried bundle under his arm and this
! aroused the suspicious of the strikers
| The bundle was torn from him and
! when 1t was found to contain a blouse
| and overalls the man was taken from
| the deputy and beaten almost to death.
In the meantime Beddall opened fire
! on the mob which had gathered and
emptied his revolver. Two of the shots
| took effect. one man being shot in the
! leg and the other in the foot. The dep
uty and the other strike breaker, were
! now compelled to fly for their lives. and
| took refuge in the Philadelphia & Read
I ing railroad station. The station was
| soon surrounded by an angry mob OF
5000 which was becoming more threat
/ ening and demonstrative every moment
| Joseph Beddall, a hardware merchant
and brother of the deputy sheriff was
| seen making his way through the crowd
| in an effort to reach his brother and the
| mob, divining that he was carrying am
munition to those inside the station,
seized him and beat him with clubs and
billies into insensibility.
POLICE FIRE A VOLLEY.
Shortly after this the entire borough
/ police force arrived on the scene and
| escorted the deputy sheriff and his man
| N N y1 had haa ho Lod
| into the station for that purpose. When
| the mob realized that their prey was
about to escape they surrounded the en-
| gine and the engineer was afraid to
move. In few moment, however, the
| police fired volley, dispensing the
| crowd for brief period. and the enEi-
| neer turned full steam on and got
away. Stones were thrown thick and
fast about the heads of the police
whereupon Chief John Fry gave the or
der to fire. At the first volley the mob
fell back and several were seen to fall.
The retreat however, was only momen-
tary. They turned and with revolvers.
stones and even a few shotguns charged
on the little band of policemen and
| made them fly for their lives. The
police turned in their flight at short in
| tervals and fired volley after volley at
their merciless pursuers, but the mob
seemed thoroughly infuriated and re-
| volvers seemed to have ne terrors for
them. When the Lehfgh railroad cross
!
blocked the progress of the police, two
OF whom were caught and brutually
beaten. One Of them, Stiney Yacopsky
will die.
1t is estimated that more than 1,O0o
shots were fired and the wonder is that
more fatalities did not result. More than
20 strikers, all of whom were foreigners
were shot, and at least two Of them will
die.
The doctors of the town dressed the
| wounds of nearly 40 strikers. all of
| whom were foreigners whose names
could not be ascertained. Four of the
ceived a slight wound in the hand,
| Yacopsky was shot in the neck and
may die; Ringheser was shot in the
hand and back, not seriously; Tauratas
| was shot in several places and can not
recover. The following printed notice
was posted by the mine workers all
over the town:
In view Of the disturbances that
have occurred in Shenandoah within tie
past "a hours, in utter disregard to the
teachings and principles of the United
Mine workers as an organization and
contrary to the explicit instructions OF
the leaders, would call upon all MEM
bers of the United Mine workers to at
once do all IN their power to suppress
lawlessness, and to aid the officers in
every way to maintain peace and good
order.
president District No. 8.
L The order to the troops was issued
. / after O'Clock this morning and details
I were sent to Pottsvil1e. Minersville
! I Schuylkil1,. Haven and other towns n
| this vicinity to summon the members
| of the Eighth and Twelfth regiments to
duty Although the guardsmen are
| scattered throughout the country, sew
era1 commands were mobilized in about
! | two hours after the call
Considerable delay was experienced u
Continued ON Sixth PasAs