The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-08-09
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PEACE AT SHENANDOAH.
Presence of Soldiers Restores Order
in the TOwn-Death Of Vic
tim of Riot.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 1. Twelve
hundred state troops are encamped
on a hill overlooking Shenandoah.
Down in the town where rioters and
policemen fought the bloody battle
Wednesday night all is quiet, and the
indications are that so long as the
militia remains the peace of the
community will not again be broken.
The riot, which caused the soldiers
to be sent here, came like flash and
was over almost as quickly as 1T had
started, and since then there has not
been a single case of violence report
ed. The tens of thousands of idle
men and boys in this vicinity who
had been gathering in largo num-
bers and marching from place to
place, did not repeat their demon
Btrations Thursday, and the authori-
ties consequently had little or moth
ing to do.
Joseph Bedall, who was so badly
beaten by the mob Wednesday night,
died shortly after ten o'clock Thurs
day night. He was brother of Dep
uty Sheriff Thomas Bedall, and n
nephew of S. II. Bedall, the sheriff of
the county. He was 35 years of age.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. Friday
was an uneventful day in Shenandoah
and surrounding country. Absolute
quiet prevailed everywhere, and the
general feeling of uneasiness which
had prevailed is rapidly disappear
ing. The troops spent the day in per-
fecting their camp arrangements, and
comparatively few of them were in
town. None are permitted out of
camp after dark. There was much
sympathy expressed by citizens gen.
orally over the death of Joseph Bed
dali as result of injuries received in
the riot of Wednesday night. He was
well known in the business COM
munity. His funeral will take place
on Monday afternoon, and he will be
buried with masonic honors. Rev. w.
H. Stewart, of the William Penn NJ.
+. church said that Beddall on his
deathbed denied that he was carrying
ammunition to his brother Thomas,
the deputy sheriff, who was besieged
in the railroad station where the
trouble occurred. 1t had been report
ed by some unknown persons that he
had several boxes of pistol cartridges
in his pockets, which he was trying to
deliver to his brother, and that as a
result of this the crowd attacked him.
The injured man said he cid not go
there to protect his brother, but that
his only thought was for his bro; hers
safety.
Brig. Gen. Goblin said Friday night
that while everything is quiet, there is
feeling of unrest among the great
army Of idle men ard boys. The gen.
eral would not talk about the length
of the stay of the troops, but it is be-
lieved at brigade headquarters that
the soldiers will stay in the field for
some time or probably 20 the end Of
the strike.
Scranton, Pa, Aug. 2.-The first of
the strikers mass meetings planned
to take place at the various strike CEN
tiers was held Friday in the Round
woods. There were 1000 strikers
present from all parts of the city and
the adjoining towns. some locals hav-
ing marched four miles to the meet
ing, headed by n band or drum corps
and carrying flags and banners. Ma
tional President John Mitchell, Dis
trict President T. d. Nichols, District
Vice President Adam r. Ryseavage,
District Secretary John T. Dempsey,
Organizer Mortini Memolo and Sub
district President T. Phillips delivered
addresses.