The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-31
RIOTING MINERS KILL POLICE
 ON STREETS OF SHENANDOAH
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 shortly after midnight in a special train, and it is expected that all the troops, the combined strength of which Is 15c0, will be on the ground by day break The governor has been kept fully ad- vised of the situation by Private Secre- tary Gerwig ever since the call for troops by Sheriff Beddal of Schuylkill county early this evening At o'clock the fol- lowing message was received from the sheriff and immediately reported to the governor at Paul Smiths, in the Adiron- dack mountains, by MT. Gerwig:
 Shenandoah, Pa, July 30. William A. Stone, Governor, Harris burg, Pa.
 "A deputy sheriff and two assistants fight mob and two are killed. Three Of the mob shot by sheriff, three local police officers shot, one possibly fatal. The town is without police protection and lo- cal government terrorized, threatened by mob if they sign petition. Feeling run ming very high. Mine workers admit for eign element beyond their control Mob greatest haste. Sheriff powerless for want of sufficient assistance.
 IS. ROWLAND BEDDAL,
 Sheriff. Subsequently a message was received from the sheriff:
 "Pottsville, Pa, July 30, 1902 William A. Stone, governor, and Ad- jutant General Thomas J. Stewart, Harrisburg:
 "Bloodshed and riot in this city, prop erty destroyed, citizens killed and in jured. Situation beyond my control. Troops should be sent Shenandoah in- mediately.
 (signed) IS. ROWLAND BEDDAL, Sheriff ' Governor Stone started for Harrisburg at 8 o'clock this evening and expects to | reach here on the Pennsylvania, Chicago limited express tomorrow afternoon. He is being fully advised of the situation and the movement of the troops by MT. Gerwig. Arrangements have been made to transmit to him messages received from the SchuyllSill county officials. Should the presence of additional troops be needed to quell any further disturbance one or more additional regiments of the third brigade will be ordered out. General Co., bin, who will have command of the troops. was in command of the provision al brigade during the riots at Hazelton several years ago, and subsequently, at Shenandoah He will be joined at Shen- | andoah tomorrow by his staff and will immediately locate his troops at that place and in the surrounding country. Governor Leaves New York. Utica, N. Y. July Ex-Governor Stone of Pennsylvania left Paul Smiths, in the | Adirondacks, at 1925 last night and is due | to arrive at Utica at 2.i5 this morning, en route to Harrisburg, Pa, where he has been as a result of the riots among the strikers.
 Dynamite Mine in Road.
 Charleston, w. Va, July 30 John Rich- ards, president of the local organization | of mine workers, received letter from his wife today stating that it develops that the marchers had done well to change the line of march as a dynamite mine had been placed in the road where | they had been marching and men were | concealed at the road side to touch it off when the marchers came by.
 Guards Were Insulting.
 Charleston, W. Va, July 3O.-In the trial of John Richards and others today the defense produced evidence to disprovt the statements of prosecuting witnesse. that the strikers cursed the injunctions the courts and the marshals. Mrs. Alice Snyder, wife of one of the defendants testified today that one of the guards employed by the Collins Colliery com pany had met her as she was comina | from the postofice at Glen Jean and tdld her that she could not come to the post | office again and that he had orders iron | Mir. Collins to prevent her coming there Judge Keller leaned from .-.e bench ane | in a deliberate tone said: Madame | want you to understand and those witt | you to understand that no person has { right to prevent you going to a United States postoffice. it matters not upor