The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-21
THE FLAT TOP COAL FIELDS.
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that the strikers, ga body, will resort
to no violent means. Mr.. White stated
that the Houston, Grocer, Upland and
Pulaski mines would resume work to-
morrow and he expected to be on the
ground and II 1t become necessary they
should have military protection.
This seems to be the key to the stu.
alton; II these mines resume work and
are able to operate, 1t will break the
backbone to the strike, and speedy
solution of the affair will be the result.
On Sunday morning about o'clock
six shots were fred on the sentinels at
Browning's mines. A bullet whizzed by
one mans head and barely missed an
other sentinel who was standing in the
doorway Of this outpost heado uarters
and was buried in the door facing. 1t
proved to be 80 calibre ball from a
Winchester.
The strikers held a meeting yester-
day at the tunnels with a sslim attend.
ance. Lawless, Webb and other seita-
tors addressed the crowd. The speeches
were of the usual nature. Peace was
counseled. but Governor O'Ferrall and
the Virginia militia came in for their
usual share of abuse.
A meeting was held at Maybery to-.
day, but 1t Is understood that the crowd
was small, only about 500 bsing in at
tendance. Many Of the miners are
leaving the fields never to return, es.
pecially is this true of the Hungarians,
who are going to the Pennsylvania
fields.
Financial Secretary Yardy, of the
United Mine Workers, came to Pocs.
hontas to-day and was arrested, lie
will probably be held for an indefinite
time. A mum Der OF agitators are in
town to day, but 1t seems that the en-
thusiasm of the strikers is dying out.
The Southwest Company notified the
strikers to vacate their houses to-day,
as they were wanted for new men.
negro WAS arrested this morning
and brought to the guard house for
stoning the sentinels.
R. G. Conner and N. M. Wade, of the
Roanoke Machine Works Guards, re,
turned here to- night from Roanoke.
The miners turned ous ga cars of coal
to- day, an increase of about 80 cara
over Saturday. Everything is perfectly
quiet and no trouble is expected to-
night. The following is what Major
Slmons has to say about the trouble the
detail met with Thursday night:
"PoCAHoNTAs, Va, May 90 1895.
There appeared in the Sunday eds
lion OF she Richmond Dispatch a state
ment by Corporal Fsirlamb In reference
to Private Baylis. of tho Blues battsls
lon, being struck with stone, IN which
Corporal Fairlamb states 'thnt the mis-
sile was thrown by one of the soldiers
while playing FRANKS upon the guards
which statement is calculated to create
an erroneous impression as to the disci-
pine of the command The outpost
guards have severe duty to perform;
they are under rigid discipline and are
not permitted to leave post headquar-
tiers except on duty. They are not per-
mitted nor have they manifested any
disposition to play FRANKS on each
other.
Private Bsylis was assaulted while
on picket post on the night of the 10th
between and 10 o'clock at q very
lonely point. The night was very dark
and cold and raining hard. It is not
even probable that an attempt at mer-
riment would have been Thoughts Of at
such place and time, and II would
have been very hazardous 60 the perpe-
traitors. Private Baylis fred at the
man four times. Moreover after dill
gent search think we have caught the
man who made the assault and now have
him under arrest. He is g negro with
very bad reputation and the evidence
against him is almost conclusive"