The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-04
THEIR TACTICS CHANGED.
Coal Mine Strikers Meetings 0rentd With
Prayers Nov.
THEY ARE QUIET BUT FIRM.
The Lsad-rs are More Conservative I'm Their
speeches-Evictions of Tenants VIII
Take Place Thursday and Friday.

TOCAHONTAS, VA. June Especial
The situation here to-day is not very
different from any day during the last
week. The miners are still very quiet
but determined and say they will not go
TO work until the leaves fall II 1t takes
that long to win the fight.
The strikers have changed their tactics
in regard TO holding their meetings. They
are now opened with prayer and singing
This has probably had a good effect
since Lawless has very materially chang
ell the character Of his speeches. His
scathng epitnets and terms OF abuse are
no longer applied TO the Norfolk ana
W estern railroad officials. Indeed, they
seem 10 have ceased altogether Inc
operators are not 30 grossly attacked. ana
since "a number Of them who mad mere
tOfore been willing 10 confer with LaWless
openly expressed their disgust IOf MS
methods and vile abuse, ne has toned
down wonderfully. He saw tnat they
we're losing ground.
THE SPEAKERS MORE MODERATE.
The order was changed I'm respect TO the
speakers yesterday, webb speaking hrst.
His speech was a strong appeal 70 the
men 10 remain firm. The railroad was
Lawless was then brought forward.
He had one of the cOlOred leaders read a
permit signed by Major Sim0ns. allowing
the I'd OF May without fear of mOlesta-
ton. and he said that permit was only
issued 10 allow him TO 80 over and ac-
cept blood money for selling his brothers
out. but he could not be caught in any
such trap.
re said that the fight is a three-corner-
ed one. and none knew exactly where
they stood. but reiterated his statement
that the strike was already won for them,
anS urged the men 20 remain out.
j. II. Mays. a striking miner from tr0-
Zier, was the next speaker. lie made
regular political speech. and wound UP
by saying that the operators were claim
ing that the railroad was responsible
for the strike. and said he did not blame
the road for cutting down the price, as
the operators had taken the company 5
cars and run them 10 their mines and
made the men load them for seventy-iive
cents. and then locked them for slack.
bone. sulphur, and light weight. He
knew the company could not allow The
use OF their equipments without proper
compensation.
THE SIMMONS CREEK MINIS.
The story was circulated yesterday that
the Simmons Creek mines would resume
operations to-day at the old scale Of
vases and that many Of the miners
would return 20 work.
Webb and Lawless were on the ground
early this morning and by II O'Clock
had gathered about four hundred miners.
They held meeting at Simmons. which
varied but little from their meetings
generally. except the abusive methods
were not pursued. with the exception OF
the Blueheld morning paper. II came IN
for is usual share of abuse. Resolutions
were passed deciding 10 remain out uhti
the falling of the leaves or get their de-
mands from the operators.
IL seems to be a fight full or determlna-
ton from both sides. The operators are
firm. and the miners seem 20 prefer pro-
longed idleness 10 just making pare
living.
TIE NORFOLK AND WESTERN OUT or IT.
The Norfolk and Western IS practically
out OF IT, and IL Is natural 10 SuPpo9-
fhat the preference viii be given the
operations which did not project tne
strike against them In the distribution OF
coal cars. ~, 49,, ,...
has Increased the price of loading nine
cars al the machines from twenty -hYe 10
fwontv-eight cents They put IN a clOWH
of new men from Crockett 5, W ylle Noui.-
". to-day. and few OF their GU ~, hl.N
Svssnt hack also. The strikers OF Pocahon-
tae about one hundred and ntty sttous,
hold An informal meeting at the iuiiHsi
Yesterday TO decide whether thel sno.nr
20 back TO work or not. $500 1870. -. ,..d'
5T,.bo bad heen regarded as agitators maze
IL etatement that they had applied Tor
,.ori and had been refused. on thess
grounds the men decided that an N""'N
etav ONT unless an could 90 10 Mvih.
min Thursday. and on the Elknolh II
dav The indications are that IT uou"le
erises al all IL will be then.
"ra,rtess and Webb viii hold aholnet
,,,eetlna AT the tunnel. near Pocanontas,
-. ,,nrroSv AT 10 O'Clock. They eNldeuIy
1870 "a work POcahOntas II possible.
s-,,'o aoitat0rs were caught IN the mines
this morning.
YESTERDAYS OUTPUT.
nh. ,,,,,,,t for the Elk Horn fields to-