The bee., 1901-10-03

TO nave their rights as property
holders protected; they are and have
been all along subject to the laws of
the state, and in obedience to said
laws have they acted, and in return
for their loyalty they ask simply
protection.
The law recognizes the right of
self defense and acting under that
right the Hopkins county coal op-
orators have been prepared to always
act on the defensive and with view
characteristic of men who have JUS
tice on their side.
Manager Chas. Barnett of the mine
Just outside of Darlington is now
working full force and is rapidly
filling up coal houses around the
city from this mine, from which an
excellent quality of coal is produced.
The managers of the Hanson Coal
Co. who lately struck a five foot vein
of coal when sinking a shaft, are, we
are told, not very well satisfied with
the qualify of the coal and will go
deeper for another vein.
Sup't Crutchf1eld of the st. Charles
mine came over last Saturday after
the cash to pay off the miners at that
point. No wonder the miners there
are so, we'll satisfied. Steady work
and a pay day that never fails to
come around,
Mr.. Pat Blair who has for several
years past been one of the faithful
employees Of the st. Bernard Co. at
Barnsley will, we are told, soon take
his departure for the far west where
he goes in search of better health.
He has moved his family back to
Darlington where they will reside
during his absence.
Shooting at coal tips and men on
their way to the mines seems at
present to be the only employment
the the U. NJ WIS have, and a dis
graceful one it is that these innocent
miners who have thus been led to
take up guns and try to make them
selves murderers, no doubt now see
what serious trouble they are in.
The only reason why they have not
committed an offense which would
have sent them to prison for life is
that their aim to kill missed the
mark.
The expense on coal companies
since Jim Wood and fellow agitators
have been roaming about the county
has been heavy. Yet the burden is
much easier to bear than the disas-
ter that would befall the county in
the event the U. NJ. WIS would get
control.
Business of a pressing nature
called Foreman ]. r. Evans on duty
at the IL mine last Sunday evening.
Some work had to be done that
could not be attended to on week
days without delay to coal produc-
ing.
The scoundrels who attempted to
take life at the Oak Hill mine last
week and thereby stop the mine,
failed in both. Sup't Trathen
and his able and brave assistants
worked ahead while the would-be
assassins made good their escape.
All the mines in the county with
the exception of Reinecke were op-
Grated with full force last week In
spite of the fact that several hum
dred U. M. w. idlers we're in the
the county.
Secretary Bailey of the Reinecke
Coal Co. was able, under the protec-
ton of the militia, to operate his
mine part of last week. 1t is GER
tainly disgrace that miners salts
fed and anxious to work can not do
so unless under the protection Of
guards.
Thousands of dollars in cash was
paid out by the st. Bernard Co. last
week and this to their miners. The
faithful fulflllment of all obligations
by this company is what endears it
to the employees and renders
the efforts of the U. M. w. to organ
Ize them futile.
The closing down of the Reinecke
mine even for few days had a tell
ing effect both on the railroad and
mercantile business of Madisonville,
and showed plainly the dreaded re-
suits that would in a measure follow
the unionizing of the county.
The few brave guards who stood
at their post several days last week
while guarding the property Of the
Reinecke Coal Company deserve
praise when we consider the fact
that the performance of said dutV