West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01
TROOPS NOT NEEDED.
So Labor Leaders Asserted and
Asked Gov. Stone to Re-
cali Them.
CAMP 0YERL OOkS SHENANDOAH.
Everything Was Peaceful Last Night.
Equities Ordered by Officers From
New PhiIadeI phia-Two Galleries
Resumed-Statemen by Stone.
CAMP 0vERLOOkS SHENANDOAH

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. Twelve
hundred state troops are encamped ON
8 hill overlooking Shenandoah. Down
in the town, where rioters and police
men fought the bloody battle Wednes-
day night all was quiet last night,
and the indications are that SO long
IS 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 a
fash, and was over almost as quickly
as it had started, and since then there
has not been single case OF violence
reported. The tens of thousands OF
idle men and boys In this vicinity,
who had been gathering In large num-
bers and marching from place to
place, did not repeat their demonstra-
tions yesterday, and the authorities
consequently had little or nothing to
do. ID .. ..
Within the camp lines are quarter.
cd two full regiments-the Eighth and
T>welfth-two companies OF the
Fourth regiment and the troop OF cav
airy. General Goblin expressed him.
eclf as highly pleased with the rapid
.ty with which the camp was estab-
lished. The commander and his staff
are Quartered at the Ferguson house,
but it is the generals Intention to
ret under canvas with his staff as
soon as circumstances will permit.
Joseph Beddai Died.
Joseph Beddal, who was badly
beaten by strikers Wednesday night,
Cied shortly after 10 o'clock last
night. He was a brother of Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Beddal and a nephew
Of S. r. Beddal the sheriff of the
was member of the Beddal-Taggart
company, wholesale and retail hard.
ware dealers of this city. The report
that he had died Wednesday night
was a mistake.
Contrary to popular belief S9,enan-
dGah, was not under martial law. 1t
was deemed advisable, however, by
The brigadier general 10 provost guard
in certain parts of the town. So long
as the situation remains as 1t was last
night there Is not any, likelihood that
II regimental companies will be scat
tered through the mining towns of
SchuylkiH county. It is the intention
Of General Goblin to have the troops
occupy their time by going through
drills. target practice and general
camp routine.
General Goblin spent busy day
yesterday informing himself Of the
situation throughout the county. He
had a personal interview with Sheriff
S. Rowland Beddal in the forenoon
and a telephone conference with him
in the afternoon. The general also
Received messages from various parts
OF the territory.
Statement of Gen. Goblin.
In an interview with the CORES
pondent of the Associated Press last
night General Goblin said: "The gen
eral situation is very quiet. There
were no incidents during the day
worthy of note, except the arrival Of
eco or 600 men on freight trains. 1t
seems that a lot Of the Idle men, for
want of something better to do, jump
freight trains and ride from one town
to another. They cali such rides
Johnny Mitchell excursions
Il have received dispatches from
different parts Of the county which
tell of meetings, marches, attacks on
individuals, violations Of the law and
the refusal Of local police authorities
to enforce the law. Upon these dis
patches l ap not yet seady to act.
What 1 will do depends largely upon
what the sheriff is going to do. We
ire here to give him support in his eff,
forts to enforce the civil law; we were
CT dered hepe because of his inability
to do so. The national guard has no
opinion to express as to the merits OF
tire question agitated by either side
to the controversy, as that is not
within its province"
The mine workers are greatly in
censed over the calling ont OF the
troops They asserted that this &C
ton was entirely unwaeranted and Is
ell unjustifiable expense on the state
Ehe strikers, thu ough their officials
were making ar effort to have the sol
Ciers Withdrawal. The first step in
| this direction was taken yesterday
afternoon, when the following tele
gram was sent from here to Governor
Some:
Miners Officials Appeal to Stone.
1--WE, the undersigned officials o.
the Ninth district of the miners
union, believe that the request mae'
to you to send troops to Shenandoa,
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