Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-02


of Carrying Ammunition to His Be
siesed Relative, Was cIubbed ts
Death-Many Strikers Fall Before
the Bullets of the PoIice-Governo'
Stone Will Send TWO Regiments tc
Fight the Mob, Which Now Owns
| the Town.
Shenandoah, Ia. July 31.-A reign
of terror, compared with which the
scenes enacted during the riots of 1900
seem insignificant, holds Shenandoah
| in its grasp. Two of the borough po-
| licemen were shot, one perhaps IA
| tally. Joseph Beddall, Il leading mer-
chant and cousin of sheriff Bcddal. was
brutnlly killed, and upwards of a
score Of strikers were shot by police
men and IL is expected that many deaths
will result.
Sheriff Beddal arrived from Potts
vile at 7:45 o'clock with a posse of
deputies. lie has taken up his head
| quarters at the Ferguson Hotel and
has asked Governor Stone to send the
militia.
The trouble started about G o'clock
last evening when Deputy sheriff
Beddal attempted to escort two non
union workers through the strikers
| line of plckets. The wOrkmen were
dressed In their street clothes, hut one
OF them carried a bundle under his
arm and this aroused the suspicion of
the strikers. The bundle was torn
from him and when it was found to
contain blouse and overalls the man
was taken from the deputy and beaten
almost to death.
In the meantime Beldal opened fire
on the mob which had gathered by this
time and emptied his revolver. Two of
the shots took effect, one man being shot
in the leg and the other in the foot.
The deputy and the other strike breaker
were now compelled to fly for their
lives and took refuge in the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad depot The
depot was soon .SllrrOllnde. by an
angry mob Of 5000. which was becom-
ing more threatening and dcmOnstra.
tive every moment. Joseph Beddal
was seen making his way through the
crowd In an effort to reach his brother
and the mob, divining that he was
carrying ammunition to those inside the
depot, seized him and beat him with
clubs and billies into insensibility. He
died en- route to hospital.
Shortly after this the entire borough
police force arrived OH the scene and
escorted the deputy sheriff and his man
to an engine which had heen backed in
to the depot for that purpose. When
the mob realized that their prey was
about to escape, they surrounded the
engine and the engineer was afraid to
move. In a few moments, however,
the police fired vOlley, dispensing the
crowd for a brief period and the EN-
2ineer turned on full .team and got
away with his men. Stones were now
thrown thick and fast about the hea dis
OF the police, whcreupon Chief John
Fry gave the order to iira. At the
first vOlley the mob fell back and sew
eral were seen to fall
Their retreat, however, was but mo-
mentary. They returned md with re-
volvers, stones and even a few shot
guns, they charged on the little band
OF policemen and made them fly for
their lives. The policemen turned in
their flight at short intervals and fired
vOlley after vOlley NJ their mercilcss
pursuers, but the mob seemed thor
Oughly infuriated and smoking re-
vOlvers seemed to have no tcrrors for
them. When the Lehigh railroad cross
ing was reached n passing freight tra in
blocked the progress of the police and
two of them were caught and brutally
beaten. One of them, Stiney Yacop-
sky, will die.
1t Is estimated that upwards of 1000
shots We're fired and the wonder is that
more fatalities did not result. More
than 20 strikers, all of them foreigners,
were shot, and at least two of them
will die.
The following printed notice was
posted by the mine workers all over
the town last night:
I'm view Of the disturbances that
have occurred in Shenandoah within
the past "a hours, in utter disregard to
the teachings and principles of the
United Mine Workers as an organiza-
ton, and contrary to the explicit in
structiOns Of the leaders. we call upon
all members Of the United Mine Work
ers to do all in their power to sup
press lawlessness and to aid the officers
In every way to maintain peace and
good order. John Fahy, president dis
trict No. g."
Harrisburg, July Ex-Governor Stone
has ordered the Eighth and Twelfth
regiments and the governors t.Oop of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
in command Of General Goblin, to pro-
ceed Immediately to Shenandoah. Gen
eral Goblin left here shortly after mid
night in a special train and all the
troops. the combined 'trength of which
is 1900, will be on the ground before
noon.
Sunbury, Pa, July 31.--At 12:45 this
morning Colonel G. NJ Clement If the
Twelfth regiment n. q. r.. received
orders from Adjutant General Stewart
at Harrisburg to mobilize his com
mand, excepting the Lockhaven and
Danville companies, and proceed to
Shenandoah at once. The soldiers will
reach there soon after daylight.
Ambassador Clayton Is not likely to
be removed from his post In Mexico.
Colonial secretary outlines British
policy in South Africa.
Generals Botha and Delarey will
visit England and United States
Quarrel Nav Result In Death,