The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-06
TROOPS ON The ALERT
Officers Increased Their Vigi.
lance and Activity.
Fears That His Two Brothers VINO
Attended the Funeral Would Be At
tackled - No Attempt to Resume
Work at Any Of the collieries-In.
speetion OF Mines Necessary.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 5.-While the
htuation la this region is calm the
troops encamped here showed more
activity yesterday than they have
on any day since they were ordered
to Shenandoah.
There was nothing on the surface
to indicate anything, yet there was a
feeling OF uneasiness which caused the
commanding officers to increase their
vigilance and hold the soldiers in a
state of preparedness.
The crater part of this vigilance
was due to the fact that the funeral OF
Joseph Beddal. who died as a result
OF injuries received in Wednesdays
riot, took place.
Beddal is brother of Deputy Bed.
dal, who was one of the principal fig.
ures in the fight, and a nephew of
Sheriff S. X. Beddal.
These men attended the funeral and
ors afoat that they would be attacked.
These stories reached brigade head
quarters and General Goblin decided
to take every precaution possible to
prevent any untoward incidents while
the funeral was being held without
too great a display of the military
force.
A platoon OF the governors troop
was stationed at one of the towns
principal streets near headquarters
and one battalion OF the 18th infantry
was held in readiness in camp to
march on short notice. Provost Mar
shal Farquhar also kept a watchful
eye on matters with detail Of men.
The funeral services were held at
William Penn, a mile from here. The
body was escorted by the Shenandoah
lodge OF the Masonic Order to Shenan-
doah and through the principal streets
to the cemetery. which is located on
a mountain north of the city.
A great crowd lined the sidewalks,
the majority Of the people being strik-
ing miners. Nothing occurred to dis
turb the funeral and after it was over
the platoon of cavalry was withdrawn
from the town.
Company H of the 18th regiment
was placed on duty at Indian Ridge
colliery Of the Philadelphia and Read
| ing Coal and Iron company near the
foreign quarters. This was done so
that town constable could be assisted
in case he was attacked while making
arrests of persons who were in last
weeks riot. The services Of the SOL
diers. however were not needed.
Rumors of a resumption of work in
this territory are still in circulation
but there is nothing to indicate that
these reports have any foundation
whatever. There are in the Shenan-
doah district l9 collieries operated by
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company, which formerly employ
ed 10000 men al d six collieries owned
by the Lehigh Valley Coal and Iron
company, which employed 1900 mine
workers. Besides these there are sew
eral individual collieries.
The mine inspector for this district
said yesterday that where a coal COM
pany desires to place a mine in op-
Grafton 1t is compelled by law to noti-
fly the mine inspector of the district
in which the mine is located, so that
he can make an inspection to see
whether 1t is safe to permit men to
enter it. Up to this time, he said, he
had not received the slightest intima-
ton that the companies are about to
resume work.