The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-08

boasted that they proposed 20 keep tnat
Catling gun. and not let them pr'hs ="
hack TO Richmond. -
Tnfs. coupled with a rumor thar % Some
what. perhaps. started as "a no@n, ssvsrai SOL
diers had been killed. created sometni"e
of a stir for the time.
Brigadier-Generai Phillips yesterday
morning received telegram from Majol
S,muas' commit ndlng the troops in tne
feId In which ne stated tnat everything
was quiet: that the mer were IN Sooa
spirits. but were worked very hard oh
guard-duty, the posts numbering nun
drcd. and extending over a line s,lsi sew
miles long. He said that another compa-
ny would very much relieve the onefo"S
work, but II was not imperative.
should any further trouble arise ana
more troops be asked FOR, General t III
lIps saws he will be able TO furnish them
promptly: that the men and officers IN tne
enfffe brigade have shown the most ear
nest willingness 10 obey his orders. ana
that their promptness In piepdIIns W
move to the scene could not De eNc,lsu, , ~,
At Roanoke the troops were equipped anu
waiting at the train two hours after 'he
order was issned, and the other compa-
nies were almost as prompt IN opty,ns5
orders Should other troops be calleo
out General Phillips will himself take
command.
Governor OFerrall yesterday received
the following telegram from COLONEL a.
j. May. a distinguished lawyer OF Iaze-
well county. a native kentuckian, VINO
fought braveiy In the Confederate sei-
vice:
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrali, Governor Of
Virginia.
You did right In sending a military force
to this point The preservation OF the
public peace, protection cf life ana prop
erty, and the right of our citizens TO "oi IN y
was and is menaced not by citizens OF
the State OF Virginia. but by citizens or
other States, who were prepared ana
were on the move to invade this STATE
for unlawful purposes. and would nave
done so IL the military force had not been
present. II is astonishing that any law
abiding citizens Of Virginia should crit
icise your efforts to protect the rights cl
our citizens, preserve the pubic peace,
and assert the dignity Of the State. IL
was right to expel tho Coxcy forces from
the State. and all the force necessary
should be used TO prevent these West
Virginia strikers from invading the State
TO intimidate our citizens. A large force
attempted TO enter the State to-day. but
were met at the State line and turned
BACK. ] apprehend no conflict, but firm
ness and decision will win.
In the afternoon the Governor also re-
ceived a telegram from Major Simons as
follows.
"All quiet at present. / am satisfied that
the presence of the military has. and
VIII, continue 10 prevent any attempt at
Violence
The Pocahontas miners have gone out
leaving about one hundred iaborers at
work. Five hundred non-union men are
on their way here. and the Southwest
Company Will attempt 10 put them TO
work.
have the town practically under mar
shal law, allowing no one 20 enter or
ieave without permit have instruct
ed my men to avail themselves of every
HTH0Tf1HifK "a friendly
ing with the miners.
My hcadquarter duties are very heavy
! am very careful in the exercise of my
Judgment, having many questions to deal
with"
1t is likely that the real trouble will
commence when the non-union miners
arrive. Although the miners on the Vir-
ginia side had no grievance. were anxious
TO work, yet allowed themselves 10 be per-
shaded 10 Join the general strike, Will
not make them any the less resentful
when they see their places taken by i'm
ported miners.
The telegram from Parkcrsburg. quot
ing Governor McCorkIe as saying, that
under no conditions would he allow the
troops of another state In West Virginia
territory was much discussed here.
Governor OFerralls well-kDown prin-
ciples in such matters makes it doubtful
If he would long hesitate TO order ms
troops across the line If the peace OF
Virginia was menaced from the other
side 1t is not known what passed be-
tween the two Governors, or what or
ders Governor O'Ferrall has given Major
Simons In the premises. but II is believed
here that II the necessity arises that
Major Simons will not trouble himself
TO look around In the dark TO ascertain
the dividing line
There are no troops on the West Nir-
ginia side and offenders in iDcahontas
could easily escape to the other state
line. as ii is only a few hundred yards
The question Is similar In many, re,
spects to the situation between Maryland
and Virginia on the matter or protecting
the oyster beds of the Chesapeake
IL will be remembered that Governor
O'Ferrall. through the General Assem-
blv of Virginia tried 10 effect reclproc-
ity ARRANGEMENT with MARYLAND IN oroer
that oyster depredators might be cnaseu
into the waters of one state by oincers
Of The ether. but the Maryland lawmakers
refused TO pass an act with TINS OBJECT
in view. subsequently Governor OFer,
rau gave Governor Brown to understand
that Virginia would not hesitate 10 enter
MARYLAND after law-breakers. Governor
Rrown replied that he did not concede
this right to Virginia. but orders were
given to the commander OF the Nirsiina
ovster navy to go, " necessary oNoi INV
line after deDredators - ham
n,he question involved here has peen
tho enhiect of disputes between thS
trn,,ed States and Mexico and the lniteu
Statos and Great Britain, and each case
80 docided In accordance win the
n;,ton NJ Governor O'Ferrall, with rei-
aprence 70 entering Maryland after onehu-