The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06

Lawless was the principal speaker. Two
colored men held an umbrella over his
pIoyes of the Southwest Virginia Company
to Join the United Mine Workers. The
military and authorities were denounced;
Two three colored speakers attacked
the commissary system In the coal fields.
Organized the Local Miners.
Pocahontas. Va. May 5-The demonstra-
ton Of the striking miners here today
passed off without any disturbance. There
was an attendance of about 3,0O0 Several
agitators talked and then a lodge was or
ganized of the local miners in the only
two mines of the district not yet affected
by the strike. The strike leaders claim to
be elated over the result of the meeting
and assert that $50 or 400 of the men at
work here joined the union. They are
confident that these mines will soon be
idle. The operators here. on the other
hand. say that but few of their men Joined
and they do not think they will be seri-
ously affected. Another meeting will he
held tomorrow at l o'clock. The result
will not develop until tomorrow when the
time comes fir the men to return to work.
soldiers Ready nt Norfolk.
Norfolk. Va. May 5-Colonel c. a. Nash,
comma nding the Fourth Virginia regiment,
has received orders from Governor OFFER
rail- to hold his regiment in readiness to
proceed to the scat OF trouble at the coal
mines. The regiment consists of three Nor
folk three Portsmouth, two Suffolk ana
one Smithfeld one Franklin, one Hamp-
ton and one Newport News companies.
The six companies of Norfolk and Ports
mouth have orders to assemble on five
tnps OF bells repeated quickly. A special
train is now in waiting at the Norfolk and
Western depot to be dispatched with troops
on the receipt of orders.
Strike Threatened nj JeIIico.
Knoxville, Tenn, May Especial. RE
ports from the Jellico coal region today in
dictate that the coal miners there will so
on a strike Monday. The operators sub
mitted a new scale of wages to go into
effect May LIST. but since that time no
miners have worked. They say they are
not going to work Monday. They seem 10
be watching with interest the West NI-
cinia strike and will be influenced by their
success or defeat. The miners are IN very
poor condition to go ON a strike now, many
not having enough to live on a week. rms
fact may keep down the STRIKE
Arrival at Dluehcid.
BlreHoid. W. Va, May six companies
o. Virginia militia. numbering 200 men,
with the Richmond Howtzers. arrived here
today on special train and ere in camp
at Graham, OH the Virginia side. They
will march TO Pocahon:as tonight or to-
Ilurrow.
Major simonds. of .he artillery, is in
&C mmand and General Charles J. Ander-
son. adiutant general, Is with .hc force. The
command includes two Roanoke CT panles,
one from I.ynchburg and one from Farm
vile and one from salem. There ) eat
excitement the road he;ng iina1 with peo-
pie all the way from this place 10 iorahon-
ias, a vast crowd having turned out to sec
the soldiers. So far there arc no fCStle
demons tyations and Pocahontas miners are
at work as usual.
More eases Of sick neadachc, bIliousness.
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any other means.