Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
ARE HUNTING FOR TROUBLE.
Strikers. or Their m-Adyised Friends. stons
the State Troops In Their Camp
at Shenandoah. Pa.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. THE en-
tire Eighth regiment was called to
arms during Saturday night as a re-
suit of three attacks made by a band
of men in ambush, who threw stones
at the troops now in camp on the
plateau outside the town. These at
tacks are becoming SO frequent that
Brig.-Gen. Goblin has decided to adopt
stern measures to end them. Sunday
night a double guard, supplied with
ball cartridges, surrounds the camp
and the sentries have been instructed
that if the stone throwing is repeated
they must shoot to kill and investi-
gate afterwards. One Of the attack
ing party, a Lithuanian named Will
lam Stoponitz, is under arrest and is
confined in the guard tent, and the
provost marshal is on the trail Of
others. 1t is not known how many
were in the crowd, but the officers
of the Eighth regiment believe the
number to have been more than a
dozen.
shower of stones and Rocks.
The first attack, according to Col.
Theodore F. Hoffman, was made at
10:45 o'clock Saturday night. Private
Payne, of Company l, on sentry duty,
saw a party of men on the Mahanoy
City road, which separates the camp
of the Eighth regiment from the
Twelfth. He commanded the men to
halt and called the corporal of the
guard, but before the latter could
respond a shower of stones and rocks
were thrown at the sentry. One rock
struck him on the chest, knocking
him down and causing his gun to fall
from his hands. He Immediately
jumped up and fred several shots in
the air. AS he did so, the men ran
down the road and were pursued by
several strangers. The outpost, which
had been stationed some distance
from the camp, heard the shot and
INT of the pickets captured Stoponitz
as he came running down the road.
The others escaped.
The shooting aroused the whole
camp and the Eighth regiment was
put under arms and companies B, E
and X were Immediately out in skir-
mish lines. They beat the underbrush
and laurel, which is five or six feet
high all around the camp, but they
could find no one. The regiment was
then called to quarters, and Is min
utes later another shower of stones
was thrown at the stable guard,
which is located south of the Eighth
regiment. The guard turned out and
three men were seen running along
the road in the opposite direction
from where the outpost was sta
toned. The strangers were not pur'
sued.
The Regiment Called to Arms.
Shortly after three o'clock Sunday
morning the third and last attack
was made, and it was of such a ma.
ture that the bugler, under orders
from Col. Hoffman, sounded the whole
regiment to arms. This time the sta
BILE guard was again the object of the
mysterious attack. Stones in volleys
were thrown at guard and at the sen
tries near by. On account o.
laurel, underbrush and the darkness
the soldiers could not see the offend
ers. However, the sentries free
about a dozen shots into the bushes
but no one was hit. Some of thu
bullets went whistling owe the tents
of the sleeping soldiers of the Twelfth
regiment, across the road.
The noise of the firing and thu
bugle call to arms stirred up tn
Twelfth regiment and the Governor
troop of cavalry, which is located
close to the Eighth regiment.
Will Give Bullets for Stones.
Col. Hoffman said that he did no
known whether the stone throwing
was done to annoy the troops or t.
see what the regiment would or coult
do.
"The nights occurrence demon
strates that we can be ready for an,
emergency in three minutes" he said
land hereafter we will stand no non
sense and will give a bullet for eacl
stone"
The colonel said there is an ugl,
feeling among many persons agains
the troops. Reports are being mad
to him daily of soldiers being elbowe'
and otherwise annoyed on the streets