Show 1 MiliTIA GUARD FUNERAL CORTEGE Troops Placed on Duty at Indian Ridge Colliery Co iery 4 MINERS VIEW PROCESSION 4 I GOBIN GOBI DECLINES TO STATE STAT STAT KEA BEA KEASON BEASON B SON FOB FOR ISSUING ORDERS ORES C Pa Aug Aus 4 While the situation in this region regon is calm the troops encamped here showed showe more activity today tda than they have on any day since they theY were or ordered dered dere to Shenandoah The Th greater geater part of 01 the vigilance was due to the fact tact that the funeral of 01 Joseph OSEph Beddall who ho died as a result rul of injuries received in Wednesday nights I riot took place today toda Beddall Hedal was vas ws a brother of Deputy Sheriff Beddall who wa was as one of the principal figures in the fight and a nephew of o Sheriff SherIf Beddall These men attended the funeral and in conse consequence quence there were many rumors rumor float floating floatIng ing lag that they would be attacked These stories stones stores reached ached r brigade headquarters head headquarters headQuarter quarters Quarter and General Generl Gobin decided to take every precaution possible to pre prevent prevent prevent vent any an untoward incidents while the funeral was as being held without too great geat a display of military force A platoon of the governors troops s I was wa in one principal streets str near headquarters h and one battalion batalon of infantry of 01 the Twelfth regiment was held in readi readiness readiness readiness ness in camp to march marh on short shor notice The funeral services series were held at William Penn a mile mie from here The Te body bod was wa escorted by the Shenandoah lodge of the Masonic order to Shenandoah Shenandoah Shenandoah doah and principal streets to the cemetery which is situated on ona ona ona a mountain north nor of or the city cly I A crowd lined the streets street the ma majority of the people beins striking mine mineworkers mineWorker mineWorkers workers Worker Nothing occurred to disturb the funeral and ad after it was as over the thc i cavalry was wa withdrawn from tire the town Guard Company H of the Twelfth regiment was as placed on duty at the Indian Ridge Hidge colliery of the Philadelphia Reading Coal Cal Iron company com pan near the te foreign headquarters headquarter This was done so s that thai the town constable could be assisted in case cae he was attacked while making arrests of or persons who were in last weeks riot ot The Te services ot of or the tIe sol soldiers soldier ol diers dier however were not needed ne ed Rumors of or resumption of work in inthis inthis inthis this territory are still in circulation but there is nothing to indicate that these reports report have any foundation whatever There are in the Shen n doah district nine by the Philadelphia Reading com corn company company pany which formerly employed 10 men and six Mix collieries owned by b the Lehigh Valley Vale Coal Iron Ion company compan which employed mine workers worker Besides thEse there tere are several st verl individual in individual collieries The mine minE Inspector for this district distrct said today that where a coal company compan desires to place a mine In tn operation it i is compelled by law to I notify the mine inspector of r f the dis district triet in te which it so that he I can make an inspection to lo see whether it is safe to permit perit men to enter it I Up Tip to this time he said he had ad not received receive the thE slightest intimation that the companies are about to resume work Orders have been ben issued for the first battalion of the Twelfth regiment commanded by b Major Updegraff to hold itself isel in readiness for instant marching Company Com pan H of the same regiment is doing duty dut today at the Indian Ridge colliery comero of the Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia phia phia Reading Iron company lose close loseto I to the th camp General Generl Gobin declines to say sy why 11 I the order was issued to the or why the soldiers are at the colliery c |