The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-04
LAW AND ORDER IN ALABAMA
Exports of Mob Violence and Appreciated
Troubles Discredited.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June 4.-The Age
Herald prints editorially this morning
the following:
RumOrS of warfare. distress. famine.
Droperty destruction and b~IoOdshed
have been circulated by some careless
or irresponsible persons; and if these
are allowed to go uncOrrectcd, they are
calculated to do serious injustice to
this section. Even last night a rumor
was abroad that there was fighting be-
tween the soldiers and the miners. Ri
d%iculously absurd; there is no war be-
tween them and will not be. Camp
FOrnev. where the second regiment is
located is a perfect garden of peace.
There the citizens. soldiers, the young
and vigorous manhood of Alabama are
enjoying their annual session Of en-
campment: are receiving careful in
structiOn in the school of the soldier.
and ct certain hours reveling in the
sunshine afforded by the presence of
ladies. Near by may be seen squads
Of peaceful. but idle, miners. who
spend their past time in witnessing
the drills, The latter speak no words
of harshness and utter not a murmer.
IiI SAiEN ilS IL L-Adl AiIS -'ANAASA
boys have only RESPONDED to the call
Of their state. Since the encanpmcnt
was fully established peace and order
have prevailed. There has been no
turbulent demonstration. but general
acquaescence in the situation.
Thc Age Herald has carefully invcS-
tigated the condition of the mining in
terests and IS gratiticl this morning to
be able to present facts and figures
which will no doubt prove surprising
to d discouraged public at home and a
misinformed public abroad.
FA3t, let it be borne in mind hat
there Is 40 strike among the iron or
rock miners: that with them, all is
peace. quiet, work and pay. The fol-
lowing figures as to the present output
of coal in this district has been obtain
ed from reliable sources and show that
the product IS above sixty per cent. Of
what it was tT Give months a~O. They
are given Us Obtained:
Tennessee Coal Iron < Railway Com
pany, b. ~convicts, 1850, by free labor
$500: Nloos Iron < Steel Com, &ny, by
convicts 900. free I.hOr t.--I. Total
1907 tons.
The prevailing idea abroad is that in
the midst Of labor disturbances. h
birmingham districts is solely d"pen-
den upon convict labor, whereas. it is
plainly shown above that even now.
with the strike on, less than - per cent
OF the daily output of coal is the work
of the cOnvicts.
Pratt mines today is operating eight
openings Oy free labor and two by con
victs: though of curse these eight have
not full force. No GAL famine exists
in this district. The railroads, rolling
mills and a number of furnaces are full
Iy supplied, True, several furnaces
are banked. This is caused not by a
lack of coal, but on account Of low
prices and the meagr demand for iron,
This latter is the d~iscOuraging feature
of the situation. Reliable information
has been obtained that one of the fur
mace plants now in blast and consum-
ing 1000 tons of coal per day, is soon
to close down on this latter account.
Taking all facts together there is
nothing alarming in the situation in
the birmingham district. The present
coal supply is adequate for home con
sumption and large shipments are be-
ing made abroad. The mining force is
being daily augmented and peace
reigns supreme. /
The Age Herald proposes from time
to time to present figures showing min
ing operations and progress, and has
reason to hope and believe hat within
a few weeks our general industrial
matters will resume full normal con-
ditiOns.
KILLED FOR HIS HONESTY.