Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-10
rIIE FLAT T0P STRIKE
a Material Change Yesterday in The
Situation.
= AMPS AuE STILL NErT BUSY.
virginia Troops Nccdcd-Thc
.diutnut-Gcncrai OF That state
viii Not Recommend Their being
,.,-raI for Rciuforccmcufs.

|~4frc is bat little change In the situation
ro While the day force Of the South
a.; company was better to-day than
..i,riay. the night shift was less, the
rrarlans not returning 90 work. TIE
N, Acrs show no sign Of wcaNeninS' al"
\ 20 IS every reason TO believe thar th'
ne viii be long and stubborn. i"'
many BEGAN paving on to-day IN "'-
y faance with their previous an" ""'
mont. This kept many Of the S'ii"''H 90
..,,n and there were more people "n '"'
..rocts hero than 90 any time sinct ''
,,oohlc hcean They we're. however q'','
,,a orderly. and there seemed To- %" 10
1 .spas.tion to 90 violence 20 any''oS.
only one thlri Of ne men o'' '''' -
.,.,t 100 hundred In number "pptli'N
,,.ir nav. The work 81 paying OF WI"
! 60. tomorrow. \ few more men
80 ,y, ~ work az Erownines to-iaf'
b., fow came In Tor The southwest
.,rarv. The company is pushing WORK
the houses f1r the ncw men who are
.,a.tea 10 arrive in few days. Notice
. received this afternoon that go men
q Sew York to-day al =. NJ. Tor this
.., They ar. expected to arrive some
e tomorrow. About twenty men ar
,.. tonight. and another batch is ex-
t.4 saturday. Some Of the strikers de-
--.I th'ir pay to-day. and said they
!. rrel o. 60 back 10 work. II is proba-
H.. maj, some Of them will be TAX n back.
B.. .-rthing has been quiet here and
,.-rsehout the region no disturbances are
-.. rf.I hat u rs not so certain that TINS
..f unl be maintained when the new
> Pa lcein % arrive in large numbers.
TIE GUARDS KEPT BUSY.
On. ouiposi-guards were busy all last
p ..ht 500 keeping back persons who were
.r.ae o. set through the line. There were
D.. disturbances OF serious nature. but
, crowd outside Of the Cemetery-Hill
Ines fred several pistol-shots early this
.-arrlnc TWO negroes tried 10 climb the
l-e and pass 10y the guard al that
...rt late Ia the night. ana were fired on
.v the guard when they refused to halt
They stopped then. The chief danger is
',Yn an invasion Of West Virginia miners.
detectives ia the Elkhorn say the men
here are arming themselves With rifles.
ID tie pick t-llnes along the West Nir-
-.r.a side Of town have been extended
.r3 strengthened.
A man bv tho name Of Music was ar
-..fed fo~ attemDtiug 10 interfere with
pom az the Southwest mine and taken 10
Major SimOus's headquarters. lie was
aesiioned closely and then taken out
Z he lines and released on his promise
+, stay away The fellow WAS terribly
rrhtened. The troops have had but little
there has been SOM talk Of reinforce
asuts. but Major Simous has not yet
..ailef 20 ask for any. There are about
d. men on duty tonight. and those who
ave been relieved are using their time
10 rest.
STILL VERY NIGlLANT.
Major S.mons has not relaxed his vigil
.Gce IN the least, and again increased
u3 extended the picket-lines tonight.
here have been no incidents Of interest
camp to-day. and the men are standing
8e hard service remarkably well. There
re- but few on the sick-list About
twenty-five men are away on fuTlOugh.
90 70 f0w more have come into the re
gectlye companies. Major Simons and
is stan went out on horseback early
lls morning 10 visit the outposts and
OK over the country about the town.
case steps should be necessary for
iliii0l.l .recautlon. There was the
sual guard mount at O'Clock. and AZ
% the men were called ont for dress
arade. Captain Martin, of Farmvilie'
,mmanded the Second battalion As the
zen were forming a thunderstorm came
p ana the parade was stopped.
The following 10 the outpost detail for
l-night. Captain Perkins, of the Roanok"
iachlne- Works Guards. at the browning
linc: Lieutenant Barrett. Of the Rich
i1ud How!tzcrs. at coal Branch, Cap
ain Griffin. Of the Jeff. Davis Rifles.
alem 40 Cemetery Hill: Captain Hutche-
ln. with detail composed partly Of
bee Iiowitzcrs. IS on the mountain near
cemetery Hgl The officer OF the day
morrow viii be Captain I. :. Keller
ma the officer OF the guard, Lieutenant
lberi.. both Of Charlottesville.
VEST VIRGINIA TROOPS WANTED.
Acknowledgement Hollis. OF West Viz
.inla. was here to-day. President Logan
.. BUILT Of the Southwest company, had
long interview with him. at which he
.sked for West Virginia troops 10 pro-
ect The men who enter his mine from
Doe West Virginia side. He gave. It Is
Understood. az his reasons for asking this
hat toe men were being intimidat d ana
,epi from work. ana that those who
wanted o. work had been called upon by
Nest virginia strikers. Mr.. Built also
ail that the West Virginia civil authori-
It, 8Ie not making the proper enort 10
.r5ttlt the company's property and main
a.u order. Tae Adjutant-General did not
-te1mmend that the Governor call out
.urps
Itci. was a meeting OF strikers at Elk-
fa This afternoon, but there was no
tIn- out Of the ordinary routine OF Sucn
gatherings. The entire ElkhOrn L. report
~ as quiet While there Is now no Gag
u disturbances, IL L. evident that the
SOOis viii be here for some time yet No
'ort whatever H. being made 10 settle
Bee trouble in the Elkhorn-the place
.s@rr the s.fik exists chiefly-so far
B. numbers are concerned. The operators
.vre. 10 b. said. are by no means anxious
10 operate their mines. and II Is PROBABLE
nat there viii be several thousand idlr
Miners in this vicinity after the m'nes
lere have been filed. IL Is believed that
be- same danger OF trouble Will exist az
oas as the LlkhOrn b. idle. II Will take
b, ltsst ten days for the mines here 10
,t 90 their new men and start 10 work
lr smoothly. II is practically certaiA
hat long. and is not improbable tina,
mailer force VIII be desired by the south
B 80 company Tor good part OF tine
Immcr.
lAJOR sIMONS ASKS REINFORCE
MENTS.
When your correspondent visited the
amp II the main body OF the troops here
l-nlght at g.80 IL wore deserted an
Ill 81. 80. an.
.ket duty. Major Simons said that be
ei wired for reinforcements. This action
"A. not indicate that the apprch-L4 y
trouble has increased. but that more
'cn are needed TO maintain the picket
mes and give the present force no q q
Ntf 80 reply from the Governor d. CX-
ted tonight but there is no doubt
20 men VIII be promptly sent MaJqr
mons gave IL as his opinion that tle
lnts could not work without proteCtl
~ Wet Virginia strikers are Keep ns
aich from the mountains on all MS
ntements and his picket lines have
90 hred on no less than twenty time
ie utmost care is being observed 10 pro-
80 the men and the property which Is
NIX guarded.
The Board ~ Trade received to-day Gov
.lgr OFerrails reply TO her petition
te board considered that the Governor
- misunders'ooi their purpose and the
itaiion al Pocahontas and continued
b. committee with instruction 10 drsft
fuller statement of the facts 10 be sub
lifted % his Excellency.
10 Request for Troops Yet Received.
TIE Governor had not at O'Clock this f,
'ihinE received the telegram from Ma
T N'inons asking for more troops lie !
"'ri. when asked how long ne proposed !