The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Rumors Were Current the Procession
Would Be Attacked and Soldiers
Were Placed on Guard.
NO RESUMPTION OF MINING
OPERATORS WE'RE NOT READY YES
TERDAY TO BEGIN WORK.
Apprehension at Strike Headquarters
that Owners of Anthracite Mines
VIII Spring n Surprise.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. Awhile the
situation in this region is calm, the troops
encamped here showed more activity to-
day than they have any day since they
were ordered to Shenandoah. There was
nothing on the surface to indicate any
thing yet there was a feeling of uneasiness
which caused the commanding officers to
increase their vigilance and hold the sol
diers in a state of preparedness. The great
er part of this vigilance was due to the
fact that the funeral of Joseph Beddall,
who died as a result of injuries received in
Wednesday nights riot. took place to-day.
Beddall was a brother of Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Beddall, who was one of the prin-
cipal figures in the fight, and a nephew of
Sheriff S. d. Beddall. These men attended
the funeral and in consequence there were
many rumors afloat that they would be at
tackled. These stories reached brigade
headquarters and General Goblin decided TO
take every precaution possible to prevent
any untoward incidents while the funeral
was being held without too great display
OF the military force A platoon of the
Governors troop was stationed in one of
the towns principal streets near heaa-
quarters and one battalion of infantry o.
the Twelfth Regiment was held in readi-
Provost Marshal Farquhar also kept a
watchful eye on matters with detail OF
men.
The funeral services were held at Will
liam Penn, mile from here, though the
body was escorted by the Shenandoah
Lodge of the Masonic order to Shenandoah
and through the principal streets TO the
cemetery, which is located on a mountain
north of the city. A crowd lined the
streets, the majority of the people being
striking mine workers. Nothing occurred
fn n frurI fAA
over the platoon of cavalry was withdrawn
from the town.
Company II of the Twelfth Regiment was
placed on duty at Indian Ridge colliery of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company near the foreign quarters. This
was done so that a 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 soldiers
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 Shenandoah district nineteen COL
lieries operated by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company, which
formerly employed 1000 men, and six col
lieries owned by the Lehigh Valley Coal
and Iron Company which employed 5000
mine workers. Besides these there are sew
eral individual collieries. The mine inspec-
tor for this district said to-day that where
a coal company desires to place mine in
the mine inspector of the district in which
the mine is located, so that he can make
an inspection to see whether it is safe TO
permit men TO enter it. Up to this time he
said, he had not received the slightest inti-
nation that the companies are about to re-
sumo work.
The Eighth Regiment had another call
to arms last night. The pickets in the
vicinity of the stable saw man stealthiIv
approach the horses and he was com
manded TO stop. He probably did not see
the sentry because the instant he heard
the soldiers command the prowler turned
and fed down the side of the hill Three
bullets were sent after him, but he escaped.
The sentry on the next post also saw a
man running in the darkness and he too
fired at the fleeing figure. The sound of
the shooting aroused the guard and the
bugle call to arms was immediately
sounded. The whole regiment was quick
ly in line and Company II was sent out
to investigate, but the mysterious person
had disappeared. After that the men were
not again disturbed. Colonel Hoffman is
of the opinion that the intruders were about
to make attack the horses by ham
stringing them, or otherwise iniuring them
so as to make the animals useless. He is
sorry the strangers were not captured or
cripDled by the SentryS bullet