The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-29
BARRED FROM ARKANSAS.
cor. JONES FORBIDs IMPORTA Troy
or NEGRO MINERS.

Citizens Of Sebastian County Say tho Kansas
and Texas Coal Company Has Brought
in Criminals to Take the strikers
Places and Tint Trouble Is Imminent.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Juno pa proclamation
was issued by Gov. Jones to-day prohibiting
the further importation OF negro coal miners
to take the places OF the striking miners in the
western part of Arkansas. principally in Sebas-
tian county. The proclamation follows:
" am to-day presented with the following
document signed by more than LOO citizens
OF the mining district OF Sebastian county viz
We. the undersigned. citizens OF Sebas-
tian county. respectfully represent that since
the Issuance Of your procla nation giving your
consent to the importation OF peaceful.
law-abidng citizens, the Kansas and Texas
Coal Company have. through misrepresenta-
ton and fraud by their agents. induced
several miners. both white and colored. to quit
their avocatons in other States and come here
to labor in these mines; that some OF said
miners. after coming here and finding that
strike is on. refuse to work in the mines and
are left pennllcss on our community: that
the Kansas and Texas Coal Company refuse to
SHY thcm back enst of the Mississippi River.
and Texas Coal Company have brought into
Sebastian county large hordes OF low, vicious
eX-convicts and degraded criminal. laborers
and thrust them upon the citizens OF Sebas-
tian county: that said imported laborors
munty and State that peH said o. people %T eS viii
be an expense upon our county. Therefore.
we pray your, Honor to exercise the power
vested in YOU by virtue OF your office. and rid
our community Of the plague inflicted. and
that you prevent any further importation OF
any brute people who are or may hereafter be
people their peace and their homes and
further pray that you appear personally in this
county and ac1uaint yourself with the facts In
II am also presented with a document OF
similar puTport. signed by the Hon ! $ Little.
Of Sebastian county. From these statements
II seems that certain coal-mine operators have
been bringing from ether states into
menace the health and peace Of the
community and in Ro yiolatGn Of the in
hat OF May. lSoo. prohi biting tho bringing on
der 70 preserve the public peace. am advised
that bringing more of such Objectionable per-
sons into Sebastian county. will surely result in
hIoodshcd. Judge Rowe is poweress. under
the law to punish the violation Of his inJunc-
ton until the regular term of his court in next
y" Now therefore. l.. Daniel W. Jones. Cover
nor OF Arkansas. for the purpose Of preserving
the public reac" and preventing bloodshed In
the further importation of such lawless, de-
PRAYED and otherwise Objectionable miners
from other States to said county cease. and
that the former, proclamation by me, in tthi:
matter be strictly enforced by the Sheriff OF
said county. and that he Immediately take
such citizens and make such inspections as
may be necessary to prevent such importation
Of obHeeionaGe men to the end that peace
The petition embraced in the proclamation
was presented TO the Governor by Representa-
Burke OF Huntington. They say that the Kan
sas and Texas Coal Company has imported
sasst ao 9 n sni tRat troa6e
mnent.