The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-14
ALL QUIET AT POCAHONTAS.
RumoIS Of a Compromise With lie Elk
horn Miners.
GOVERNOR MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH.
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IOChNoNTAS, VA, May l3.-Speclal.-
Tho situation In Iocahontas, from a
riOtOus standpoint, remains unchanged.
Everything Is very quiet, and while large
crowds have been on the streets all day
nothing has occurred TO make one think
that any violence Is intended from any
quarter The strikers seem TO be very
pcaccabie. and declare that no violence
Will be done but the fact that many OF
the Elkhorn miners are arming them
selves with Wnchesters. seems somewhat
ominous or danger.
The Southwest Company Is confident
OF being able 80 hli their mines by the
last Of the week. as there Is not the
slightest danger OF Intimidation. as long
az the troops remain here. These mines
pat one hundred new men on their force
this morning. OF this number. about
nfty were strikers who had applied 10 be
taken back. There are a great many ap-
piications for work by the men who are
standing idly by. and seeing their posi-
lions filled every day by new men, ana
some Of them win. OF course, be allowed
so 70 work. while others viii be l1pt
out.
Tho Ilowning mines gut out more
than hair me usual output to-day and
She Southwest Company loaded forty-oue
cars The total OF the TWO mines was
Gftv-ono cars or an Increase OF ten over
Saturday.
There "A rumor here that compro-
misc Will Dee effected between the Elk
bonn operators and the miners. but the
terms of the compromise could not Dc
learned.
ARRIVAL or THE RLrrs.
Tho Ricl mond Blues arrived to-day and
relieved the Lynchburg Home Guards
ana Monticello Guards who left for their
homes Immediately on their arrival The
bows were IN good shape and passed in
review before the Governor and marched
through Pocahontas to tn inspiring
strains of Dixie" 4 detachment Of the
Blues was put on guard duty tonight
r., ov looked fine in their new uniforms
bui a few weeks among the irountains
of pocahontas will spoil the appearance
Of the unit ms.
Tic following is the regimental detail
f,r tomorrow: officer Of the DAY. cap
TAIN ~. G.. Wyatt. Fourth Batalloi' III
fantrv. officer OF the guard. Lieutenant
Gc3rgo H. Bentley. company o. flIS'
ratahicn. Inafntryi regmehtai qudF''i
GUARD first Battalion infantry. on"
sergeant. two corporals. ana hite@' pm
Yates.
mn GOVERNOR MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH
Tho Governor addressed the people OF
pocohOntas on the strike SITUATION W
utrht i'm front OF Pocahontas Inn. ne
reviewed the situation AT length ana
,otd thn people that he and he alone was
responsible for the presence OF troops III
pnrnhnntas. and that his shoulders were
broad enough 10 bear the burden OF the
r,snonsibiilty. and that he did not care
a tleo-biie for these fellows who are run
,>ng around. criticising him, and saying
lie had troops brought here in the inter
oct of virginia. nrst. last and all the time.
They were 30 uphold the peace ana dlgnl-
~ Of the Commonwealth, and TO mann
tain peace and good order against any
acts of lawlessness. ana 10 pf0lect thVa'
who want 10 work, ana 'N'r''S' ",'
privilege of supporting those VINO uou' i'll
His Infinite wisdom. had given MN
AN opHRA1 oR's PIGHT
The Governor told them mat was.
so far as he could learn, an operators
striko and not a miners strike. and that
n,o onorators of West Virginia were
using the miners as cats-paw TO pun
hot chestnuis from the fire. and break the
hoci, Of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
So,npapy. which has a mileage OF over
! ,lo miles. and over 800 of them bemg 'h
Virginia. .. =.
re ontreated the Virginia miners to
stand nv their mother State I'm TINS h0ur
of nerIl as the whole region from TO
cahontas TO Norfolk was largely depend
emf on the work IN the coal-helds. lie
smoke of the disaster that would result
froro the Norfolk and Western removing
its cars from this region, also of the ef-
fects of furnaces going out of blast ana
evorv department OF business being para
lived. lie sad.
II am a Nireiuian. and YOU are VIZ
,tpians-lf not To the manner born, YOU
are bv adoption-and what are my inter
,sts are your interests. and We should All
have "A common pride in our mother state.
ana every heartbeat OF yours should De
for virginia.
HE Is DETERMINED.
81 am no man TO make threats. and this
g. no threat: Virginia has 800 brave
volunteers. and II 1t is necessary. ! VIII
cali out the entire brigade of the state
IN protect every citizen Of Pocah0nlas IN
his rights
Tho speech had a telling effect as the
crowd stood I'm a pouring rain until the
Governor had finished.
This is a comparative statement OF the
opcrations of the Southern mines:
Loaded Saturday. 326 mine cars loaded
Monday, 463. Increase to-day, l5'.
Two hundred men Will reach here to
morrow al . l.. NJ; 400 day after to-
morrow. Twenty negroes went INTO
the mines. old miners.