The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-06


A reign OF terror held Shenandoah In
its grasp Wednesday.
Two of the borough policemen were
shot, one fatally. Joseph Beddall, a
leading merchant and a cousin Of Sher
III Beddall, was brutally dubbed tc
death, and upwards of score OF
strikers were shot by policemen, and II
is expected that many deaths will re.
suit.
The trouble started about O'Clock
when Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddall
attempted TO escort two non-union
workers through the strikers line OF
pickets. The workmen were dressed
in their street clothes but one of them
carried a bundle under his arm and
this aroused the suspicion Of the strik.
ers. The bundle was torn from him
and when II was found to contain
blouse and overalls the man was TAX.
en- from the deputy and beaten almost
to death.
In the meantime Beddall opened
Ere on the mob which had gathered by
this time, and emptled his revolver.
Two Of the shots took effect, one man
being shot in the leg and the other
In the foot The deputy and the other
strike breaker were compelled to fly
Tor their lives and took refuge in the
Philadelphia and Reading depot.
The depot was soon surrounded by
an angry mob Of 5000, who were be.
coming more threatening and demon.
strative every moment.
Shortly after this the entire borough
police force arrived on the scene and
escorted the deputy sheriff and his
man to an engine which had been
backed into the depot for that purpose.
When the mob realized that their
prey was about to escape. they sur
rounded the engine and the engineer
was afraid to move. In a few mo-
ments the police fired volley, dispers-
ing the crowd for a brief period and
the engineer turned on full steam and
got away with his men. Stones we're
thrown thick aud fast about the heads
Of the police whereupon Chief John
Fry gave the order to fire.
At the first volley the mob fell back
and several were seen to fall.
II Is estimated that upwards OF l.
0O0 shots were fired and the wonder is
that more fatalities did not result.
More than 90 strikers, all Of whom
were foreigners, were shot and at least
two OF them will die.
Twelve hundred state troops are en-
camped on a hill overlooking Shenan.
doah. Down in the town where riot
ers aud policemen fought the bloody
battle Wednesday night all is quiet
aud the indications are that so long
as the militia remains the peace Of the
community will not again be broken.
The mine workers are greatly In.
censed over the calling out of the
troops. They assert that this action
was entirely unwarranted and is an
unjustiiable expense on the state.
OF the 20 or more persons who were
beaten with clubs or struck by bul.
lets during the rioting. one man,
Jos phi Beddall, who was beaten to
insenslbility, died at the Miners hos
pital
The four officers who were shot and
the strikers who were also hit by
bullets will recover Most Of the
wounded strikers claim that they
were merely onlookers.
Ial
to arms Saturday night as a result OF
three attacks made by band of men
in ambush who threw stones at the
troops now in camp on the plateau
outside { town.
These attacks arc becoming so fire.
quent that Brigadier General Goblin
has decided to adopt stern measures
to end them. Sunday night a double
guard. supplied with ball cartridges
surrounded the camp and the sentries
were instructed that II the stone throw
ing was repeated they should shoot
to kill and investigate afterwards.
Weekly Trade Review.
Bradstreet's says of the state OF
trade:
Trade is quiet. while attention is
concentrated on crop and industrial de-
velopments. Generally lower prices
for farm products point to the former
being largely favorable though the
passing of the July period of manipu.
lation is a weakening influence. As
for some time past. the future sur.
passes the present In the matter OF
trade features.
Though weather conditions Of late
have been more favorable, effects OF
earlier backward weather have not
been eifaced or repaired. Retailers
stocks. while reduced by timely bar.
gain sales in some instances. have not
been proGtably handled.
As for the fall and winter outlook,
however, the best is predicted. Crop
conditions are not noticeably impaired,
though excess OF moisture is still a
subject of complaint in some portions
Of the cotton and grain belt and
drought troubles other parts Of the
South.
Sanguine predictions as to the corn
crop increase now that the plant en-
ters August well supplied with moist
ure. Bumper yields in the sections
which last year suffered most from
drought are practically assured. The
harvesting Of oats has proceeded rap
idly. and a very large yield of mixed
quality is in sight. Winter wheat har-
vesting is finished. and the yield
while not equal to last years bumper
Irop. is well above the average.
Eastern small grain and hay have