The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25
A CRITICAL STAGE.
Coal Miners Strike ID Arkansas Re.
suits In Complications.
a CLASH BETWEEN COURTS.
Slate and Federal Authorities Isuc
Counter Instructions
OPERATORS GET OUT INJuNcTIONS
They We're Served on Striking Miners BY
Deputy Marshals.
OPERATORS GET OUT INJuNCTIONS
THE IMPORTATION OF NEGROES FORBIDDEN
Govcrnor Jones says Mine Operators
shall Not bring Negroes into
the State by Wholesale.

Little Rock, Ark. April 2i--rhe situa-
tion in the coal mining strike In the wcst-
ern part of the State, which has been on
for the past three weeks, is becoming
strained to the breaking point and serious
trouble Is feared At few points riots
OF an unimportant but ominous nature
have occurred, There are stil about GoO0
miners out In Arkansas and the Indian
Territory, and the mines arc practically at
a standstll.
Now comes the information that the
field Is to be flooded with negro miners
and that the mines may be permitted TO
resume work. On Saturday evening Judge
John II. Rogers Of the United States court
at Fort Smith issued an Injunction re-
straining miners and others from inter-
ferlng with any one who may desire TO
work in the mines.
On the other hand. Governor Jones has
issued an order declaring that the peace
Of the state demands tho exclusion Of
negro miners and authorizing the sheriff
of Sebastian county to prevent tho land
ING of any such persons by the railroads.
Governor Jones today received informal
ton from Greenwood that mine owners
were shipping a lot Of negroes from North
Carolina and other States to the coal fields
and that should this be done II would re-
suit In riots and much bloodshed. The
governor:
81 have taken the only step the CA
clusion of negroes, In my power to ao-
complish the end OF avcrtlpg trouble, The
peace OF the State shall be preserved, and
aball employ every power | possess to
that cpd.'
Little Rock, Ark, April IA special to
tho Gazette from Fort smith, Ark, says.
The coal miners strike has reached crit-
cal stage at the Huntington mines of the
Kansas and Texas Coal company and an
interesting conflict of state and Federal
authority exists. Judge Rogers OF the
Federal court in this city last Saturday
issued an injunction restraining the strik-
Ing miners and all others from Interfering
in any manner with the operation OF tho
Kansas and reNaa mines at Huntington
Deputy Marshals Lunsford and Cheney,
worth proceeded to Huntington and served
the papers on all the miners they could
find, finishing tho work this morning. This
action came as great surprise to the
miners, who claim that no overt act of any
character has been committed by them.
The report published here that the min
ers had held up train supposed to be car
rying non-union miners to HuntIn Aton 20
take the place OF the strikers they declare
to be without the slightest foundation in
fact.
The clash in authority, came today whoa
the State district attorney sued out an In
junction before Circuit Judge Rowe re-
straining any railroad from hauling any
force OF men TO Huntington to take the
place OF the striking miners, alleging such
men TO BIO an armed and lawless set whose
appearance at the mines would endangcr
the peace of the STATE The restraining
order was granted and placed in The hands
OF the sheriff. who proceeded TO serve It
OIL all the railroad agents who could In any
Upon learning OF this action OF the state
| court the attorney for the coal company
caused the injunction Of the Federal court
to be served also upon the sherih upon
the ground that he Is interfering with the
operation of the mines by prohibiting the
railroad from taking new men to the
mines. The sheriff is said to feel that his
first allegiance Is TO the State court and
accordingly has appointed number OF
deputies to enforce that courts order.
The situation Is strained. but all mo
officials concerned are cool men.
Il IL authoritatively stated that the gov
ernor approves the action OF the stats
court.
District Attorney Johnson said tonignl
that the carload OF negroes coming In wer.
entitled 10 protection as well as all others