The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-16
ALL QUIET AT P0CAHONTAS.
The Roanoke Light Infantry
Reach Home.
Governor O'Ferrall Arrives in Richmond
and Talks About the strike-New
miners Arrive by the Hundreds at
Pocahontas. and All tho Mines VIII
be I'm Full Operation by Saturday.
Roanoke's Soldier Boys.
Special to Tna TInKs.

FocAHoNTAs, Va, May Is. -sThree
hundred and ninety men went to work
this morning in the Southwest and
Browning mines. Thirty arrived last
night and 241 more this morning. They
were taken to the Southwest mines
without stopping in Pocahontas. Four
hundred more are expected to arrive to.
morrow, and Mine Superintendent Lang
says that fully 1000 men will be at
work by Saturday, when their regular
output will be largely increased. If
any more of the old men are taken back
1t will be after the new men are SUP.
piled with positions.
representative of TIE TIMES had
an interview with W. R. Hughes, OF the
maritime Coal Company, of West Vir.
Rinia. Mr.. Hughes says the Thacker
mines are at work and will continue to
work. Lawlees and his agitators in
fused number OF the Thaoker miners
TO strike, but on second consideration
they preferred ork to striking without
grievance OF their own.
The Roanoke Light Infantry broke
camp today and left for home on the
1870 p. m. train. The boys, many of
them, while waiting to join loved ones
at home, regretted to leave camp at
Pocahontas. Their departure was no
less regretted by their companions in
due who remained on the camping
grounds. The boys will be able to re.
late many amusing incidents OF camp
life to their friends while rendering
gallant service to the old mother State.
The Light Infantry returned especially
on account of business calling them
home, while the Guards being connected
with the Machine Works, were not
pressed to return, as the shops were
practically closed. The infantry was
called upon several times to perform
special duty while In camp. Once de-
taohment was detailed to escort Adult.
ant-General Anderson to a strikers
meeting across the State line. Sergeant
Loving, with a guard of four privates,
was detailed to drive back crowd of
200 hungarians, and the boys scattered
them too. at the point Of the bayonet.
Captain Hatcher, Lieutenant BENTLEY
and Privates Goooh Vaughan and Nc
Clelland were the only four men, with
the exception of Lieutenant Faulkner,
of the -hynchburg Home Guards, who
have been detained in camp afteH theis
respective companies had left the field
OF action. The officers were detained
on account of their superior knowledge
OF tactics and military ability.
Private McClelland is stenographer
for Major Simons, commander of tho
post. Private Gooch Vaughan, is COM
missary clerk and was detained on that
account.
Lieutenant Cook was in command OF
the company on its return. He was de-
tailed number OF times for outpost
duty, and by his ability won the admi.
ration and love of ali the men who
served under him. His command made
special requests when sent out on duty
that he be sent with them The Roa-
noke Light Infantry, by their manly
conduct and soldierly bearing won the
respect OF all they came In contact with
while In Pocahontas. The Southwest
Virginia Improvement Company pre-
scented each member with miners cap
and lamp before leaving
The situation remains practice ally un.
changed. The miners here continue to
increase their output. Southwest to-
day loaded forty-eight sixty ton gon-
dolas. Browning mines ten, both In
creases over yesterday. A rumor cur
rent on the streets this afternoon is to
tho effect that Vice President Frank A.
Hill, general manager of Southwest, has
resigned. While the report lacks posi-
tive confirmation, reliable information
points to its correctness. 1t is not at
all probable his resignation would have
any bearing on the strike situation as
his resignation, IL rendered, is due to
other causes than his management
Fears were entertained that trouble
would follow the arrival OF the new
miners to day, but up to 10 o'clock all
is quiet as usual, with a heavy down
pour OF rain.
dispatch from Richmond yesterday
says: Governor O'Ferrall returned from
Pocshontas this morning more than
ever convinced that there would have
been trouble of a serious character at
that place. but for the presence Of the
military.
Just look at the situation" said he.
"There we're from four to ak thousand
striking miners from West Virginia,
composed largely of Hungarisns. Poles
and other foreigners coming into Pocs-
hontas to force the men in those mines
to go out. OF course the authorities
would have been powerless, and that
there would have been rioting and
destruct ton OF property and loss of life
Is certain.
II have great sympathy with the
West Virginia miners," he went on.
They have been badly treated, and
they are being made the cat's.paw OF
the coal operators; for" added he, with
emphasis, this Ia q coal operators
strike"
He then gave the following interest
ing facts, which he CLEANED from the
most reliable source. Prior TO April
l. the coal in that section was sold by
the operators to the Pocahontas Coal
Company, all the stock OF which belongs
to the Norfolk and Western Railroad