The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-22
SOLDIER STRUCK BY A STONE
H. B. Field Of the Petersburg Crays Pain
fully but Not Seriously Hurt.
THE BLUES TO START HOME TO-DAY.
Ofthe -Four Mines In west Virginia Which
Attempted to Resume Yesterday Only
One Was Successfui-lwo Ne
groes Arrested Charged
with Throwing Stones.

POCAHONTAS. VA. May 2l.-Speciai--
Tho situation here is about the same
as during the last few days. Everything
went on quietly last night until about
O'Clock, when a shot was fred on
Cemetery Hill at post 1. The guards I'M
mediately turned out and proceeded at
once TO the post; on arriving there the
sentinel was found stretched out on the
ground on his back straight across the
road. Word was sent to the officer OF
the day for reinforcements, which he
brought in a few minutes. followed by
the Petersburg Grays The sentinel was
knocked unconscious by a negro striking
him with a rock on the face just under
the temple. His name Is II. y. Field.
Is OFT OF DANGER
He was carried to town. where medical
aid was summoned. lie remained uncon-
scious for several hours but he is not
fatally hurt. and is now out OF danger.
He belonged to the Petersburg Grays.
and when the other members heard or II,
without waiting for "A summons, they
leaped from their hay beds and were on
the ground where their comrade lay In
few minutes They were highly enraged
the negro could have been caught they
wouldn't have left much life in him.
There were several shots fired but no one
was hurt. Two negroes were arrested
this morning. and n Is thought there 10
sufficient evidence against them TO prove
that they are the guilty parties
BLUES TO START HOME TO-DAY.
The Richmond Blues will be sent homo
tomorrow, and their places will be filled
with other troops from the eastern part
of the State
The regmental detail for Camp Poca.
hontas tomorrow will be as follows:
Officer of the day Captain T. $. Keller.
OF Company -, Third Infantry: officer OF
the guard. Lieutenant W. s. Lee. of
Troop X. First Cavalry. outpost-Brown>
ing mines Captain B. i. Hatcher. OF
Company g. Second Infantry. Coal
Branch. Lieutenant w. A. Bond, os
Company @, Third Infantry; Cemetery
Hill. Captain j. G. Shafer OF Company
u. Fourth Battalion. Infantry.
The Richmond Howitzers were very
highly delighted on receiving six boxes OF
nice cigars from Mr.. Oscar Cranz to-
day. They wish TO thank Mr.. Crane
very much. as they say they haven't had
better cigar since they struck thu
mountains.
ANOTHER MINE RESUMED.
or the four operations on Elk Horn that
were to start up to-day. none but thu
Houston were successful, as the old men
refused to work. Houston only had
thirty-seycn men In today and only
loaded two cars up 10 - o'clock. Ths
other three companies will make anothes
effort 10 start tomorrow. as reported hero
this evening. They think the old men
viii come back yet.
The Southwest Company and Browning
are coming TO the front rapidly. and pu.
out a larger amount to-day than ever.
the Southwest loading eighty-two cars,
and the Browning thirteen.
The ITALIANS RETURN.
One hundred and seventeen of the Ifal.
ians who came here under promise OF re.
ceiying work on stone buildings to ba
erected, were furnished transportation 20.
day, and sent TO their homes by thi
Southwest Virginia Improvement Com.
pany. The statement that they hal
been starved In order TO force them {:
return 10 work. IL all bosh. as they hayi
been supported by the Southwest Com
pany.