The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
TWELVE HUNDRED
TROOPS ON GUARD
But Shenandoah Smiles Like
a Sleeping Babe.
THEY HAVE NOTHING TODO
Except to Furnish Show For Thous-
ands of Unemployed.
MITCHELL DEEPLY REGRETS THE RIOT
Reports Appear, He Says, to Have Been Much
Exaggerated. Operators Think That
the Strikers Have Played In
to Their Hands.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Shenandoah, Pa, July 31.-Twelve hun
dred State troops are encamped tonight
on hill overlooking Shenandoah. Down
in the town where rioters and police
men fought the bloody battle last night
all is quiet and the indications are so
long as the military remain the peace
of the community will not again be
broken.
The riot, which caused the soldiers to
be sent here, came like a flash and was
over almost as quickly as it had started
and since then there has not been a sin
gle case of violence reported. The tens
of thousands of idle men and boys in
this vicinity who had been gathering in
large numbers and marching from place
to place, did not repeat their demonstra-
tions today and the authorities conse-
quently had little or nothing to do
The arrival of the citizen soldiery
proved to be great attraction for the
large army of unemployed and no end
of men and boys came to town to see
the troops.
The first companies to arrive came to
st. Clair at $50 a. M, and from that
hour up to 8 p. m., when the governors
troop of cavalry disembarked and gall
loped up the main street, Shenandoah
presented a lively scene
General Goblin, of the Third regiment,
in command of the troops, and his staff
were on the scene early. The camp is
located on very high hill just outside
the town proper and commands a full
view of the town. Within the camp lines
are quartered two full regiments, the
Eighth and Twelfth, two companies of
the Fourth regiment and a troop of cav
airy.
General Goblin expressed himself as
highly pleased with the rapidity with
which the camp was established. The
commander and his staff are quartered
at the Ferguson Hotel, but it is the
Generals intention to get under canvas
with his staff as soon as circumstances
will permit.
Beyond the presence of a group of SOL
diors here and there on the principal
street, Shenandoah does not show any
evidence cf having passed through a try
ing ordeal. The large number of persons
who had been attracted to the place by
the coming of the militia left during the
afternoon and the town presents it's nor
NAL appearance.
THE FOREIGNERS RESPONSIBLE.
The major portion of the population
is made up of foreigners and as a rule,
they kept close to their homes during
the day 1t is claimed by the citizens
of the town that the foreign element
was solely responsible for the trouble
Most Of the curious persons gathered in
the vicinity of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad depot where the riot
occurred. The station shows many bull
lets marks of the battle strong guard
was placed around the station so that the
crowd would not delay the soldiers as
they left the trains and marched to the
camping grounds.
Contrary to popular belief, Shenandoah
is not under martial law. The local au-
thorities end the sheriff of the county
have not relinquished control of the town
or county and they remain in as complete
control of their respective affairs as they
did before the troops reached here. The
soldiers are merely in camp in the out
slde or the town. Tt was deemed advis-
able' however, by the brigadier general
10 establish the provost guard in certain
parts vi the town. Major Norman S.
Farauhar, of Pottsville, is the provost
marshal. So long as the situation re-
mains as it is at present there is no
likelihood that the regimental comnanies
will be scattered through the mining
towns of schuylkill county. 1t is the in
tention of General Goblin to have tho
troops occupy their time bv going
through drills, target practice and GEN
cral camp routine.
General Goblin spent busy dav in
forming himself of the situation through
out the county. He had a personal in
tcrview with Sheriff S. Rowland BeddalI
in the forenoon. The General also re-
coived messages from various parts of
the territory. In an interview with the
correspondent of the ssociated Press to-
night General Goblin said:
''The general situation is very quiet.
There were no incidents during the day.
worthy of note except the arrival of 500
OF 500 men on freight trains. 1t seems
that a lot of idle men for want of some
thing better to do jump freight trains
and ride from one town to another They
call such rides Johnny Mitchell excur-
sions'
nave received disDa tches from diff
terent parts of the country which tell
OF meetings. marchngs, attacks on in
dividuals. violations of the law and the
rctusai OF local police authorities to en-