Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-01
STRIKE SITUATION.
MATTERS CONTINUE QUIET IN THE
FL.T-TOP COAL-FIELDs.
More Men Going to Work for the
Oncrators who Did Not HeSiuce
wnu,s-Nectings Addressed by
IawIc-s and webb.

POCAHONTAS. VA. May I.-(Speclal)
The situation seems to be improving
both as to Pocahontas and Ekhorn.
Southwest mine took on few OF their
old men this morning. and tomorrow
forty new men from Crocketts, in Wythe
county. will arrive. Tomorrow is also
the last day OF grace for the strikers who
have refused to 20 TO work, and VINO
have been notified to vacate the COM
panles' houses. II they do not get out
they will be served with ejectment no
tees and forclbly put out. So far there
is no indication on their part OF yacating'
and it IS very probable that they expect
at the very last moment 10 90 back
to work The Southwest company VIII
need their houses when the new men ar
rive.
EXTREMELY QUIET.
The condition on Elkhorn Is one OF
extreme ouietness. with the exception OF
the Lawess meetings. which are some
times exciting. owing 10 his bitter de-
nunclation OF all people who oppose nm
in the least. At A meeting yesterday at
Eckman there were present about 10
negroes and p white men. The crowd
came in small squads and seemed rest
less. Their disposition was to leave as
soon as they arrived, but they were
called back by Lawless. who would as
sure them that "A large crowd would
gather in A short time. when speaking
would begin. Lawless spoke about three
quarters OF an hour during which time
he consigned the operators and all op-
posed TO him 10 perditiOn. The miners
who have deserted the union came IN Tor
their share Of abuse. lie denounced them
as their own worst enemies and abused
them in round terms. He used the Gre
nation i'm coke oven at Eckman or the
bodys Of a negro who died OF smallpox
to raise the indignation OF the negroes
especially He said the miners brought
10 Eckman and PULASKI had come mere
10 rob the wives and children OF the
miners OF this region Of their honest sup
port.
Tawless charged the operators generally
with fraud and rascallty Of the grossest
kind and said the court of Mcdowell
county was guilty OF fraud ana incon-
sistency.
Webb followed T.awless and his speech
was not OF the same nature as usual.
He emphasized Lawless's remarks In re-
gard to the "scabs" and "hlacklegs'
who were working in the PULASKI mines.
There Is considerable dssension among
the strikers. and ii is evident that the
breach is widening They held an infor-
NAL meeting last night at Crozer's. One
OF the union men informed them that
he was tired OF this way Of fooling ana
that he for one was going 70 pun away
and 20 back 10 work. and he did not
care how many OF them KEW II. the
heavy guard is still maintained at Crozers
and the company intend TO protect their
men II they have 10 fight to do IT,
small number Of their old men went 10
work tins morning.
Houstou's mines are now full and many
applications FOR work have been received.
which will have 10 lay over until places
can be made. The other mines not IN
the association are making similar gains.
Many predict that IL will be long time
before all the mines are started again
on Elkhorn. II is believed that most OF
the men In the region will accept work
at the old prices a the mines which
did not offer any reductions.
A TREAT FROM HOME,
The Surry Cavalry were the recipients
OF a 500-pound box OF provisions from
their homes this morning. The box con-
tanned fourteen Smithheld hams. cakes.
and other edibles Of various kinds a box
Of smoking tobacco with the following
inscription. was I'm the assortment: ITO
help drive away the blue devils and the
strikers. From a Confederate veteran 10
Troop r." The Dispatch representative
was invited 10 share the bountiinl repast
spread from the box.
An accident happened in the Southwest
mines this afternoon John Macon, "a
young white man. was caught between a
loaded and an empty car in the mines
and had his left thigh broken and left
foot mashed nearly of.
The output to-day was: Southwest
ninety-three cars Of coal and eighteen OF
| coke: Browning's. twelve Of coal. The
four Elkhorn operators loaded thirty-one
cars. making a total Of l5i cars.