The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-22
WOMEN THE VANGUARD
.rptEFRs USE THEIR WIVES hND
CHILDREN ron PROTEOTToN.
The Women Welded Their Clubs With
yigor in the Conflict with Opera
tors, Causing Many Sore Heads.

WEIR CITY, KAN. July a.-In the
.,re,et between the strikers and the min
.-s now at work yesterday the strikers
ser. lea by one hundred women. and in
,he vanguard were also an equal number
of children.
They were evidently placed in the front
rank So tho belief that the guard and the
men 20 work would not fire upon them.
Tie m,1 followed behind. and the whole
bofr. men. women and children, were
armed with sticks and clubs. and some
Vlm l.lrms. In the front rank five
faes uar. carred-one big United States
6ae and on either side Of II two black
naes Ihe latter were carried by Ger
man women.
When the men az work and the guards
fred upon the strikers the children fed.
buf the women entered boldly into the
feht and fought with as much ferocious-
ness as the men. They welded their
clubs with vigor aud precision. and many
a sore head last night had It's cause
from the clubs in the women's hands.
WEIR CITY, KAN. July 2i-No vio-
Tent outbreak has occurred to-day, but
80 Is looked for tomorrow.
Another large meeting Of the strikers
was held. but ite result Is now not known
None Of the strip hits are working
Ills evening "a crowd gathered and
started 90 shafts a. and rs with the inten-
ton Of driving out the men guardl1g
these properties After hanging around
the mines for some time the crowd grad
uaUv dispersed The mob consisted
chiefly of French and Bclgians. THE
sheriff has agreed to place large force
~ deputies to guard the Kansas ana
Texas shafts Tomorrow
TOPEKA. KAN. July 2i.-The openly
expressed sympathy Of the State admin
iaratIon for the striking coal miners
.HI the fear that it viii incite the strik-
f.s f0 ilWlees acts which will result in
great damage 90 the mines. has induced
ua mime operators TO appeal 60 the Fed
tfd authorities f1r protection. All of
he mine companies doing business in
Southeastern Kansas are incorporated
under fho laws of Missouri and are CON
F.IurnfIy foreign companies. II is IFo-
posed 90 apply 90 the United States courts
fIr au injunction restraining every striker
from trosuassiug upon the property Of The
nine owners or from interfering I'm any
way with men who are at work I'm the
mines AN of the Federal judges having
jurisdiction in Kansas are out Of the
safe. some in Colorado and some In
chicago. The necessary papers have been
prepared and dispatched I'm charge Of an
attorney 90 Denver. where Judge Rinsr
is holding court. The proceedings are
fmlar TO those taken by the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company I'm 1886. ana by
fhe Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad COM
pHny recently The object of these pro-
c-cdings is 60 place the strike district I'm
charge OF United States marshals instead
~ running the risk Of intrusting it TO
State authorities in case of amy emer-
rency
TOPEKA. KAN. July 2.-Governor
Lowclli1r denies the rumor that De or
dpred Neior-tienernl pcrcy Daniels, Of
the state Guard fo Go to Piusburg and
assume command of the troops 90 Doe
sent There Co prevent riots and violence
among the striking c0al minrs.