The bee., 1901-10-24

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100 shots exchanged and two men
wounded.
April 15., Monday.-The second "strike
order took effect to-day, and 30 men
quit out of 1900 employed in the
county. Union committees picketed
approaches to mines. More men
worked in the mines to-day than any
day for weeks. Output of the day in
Hopkins County over 5000 tons of
coal, breaking the record.
April 16.-Committees again at some
mines without effect. Mines all OPP
Grated Isaac Todd, a young
man employed at Oak Hill, shot and
killed by Roscoe Garrett, a union
man, at Nortonville ]. ID.
Woods, president of United Mine
Workers knocked down in a Madi-
sonvilIe saloon by Roy Blanks, a
non-union man.
THE INDIANA INVASION.
April 17.-Direct private information
received at Darlington of the pro-
posed invasion of Hopkins County by
union miners of Southern Indiana,
who are arming for that purpose
Fifteen union men who attempted to
stop miners at Barnsley dispersed
when they saw officers coming. Min
ers worked as usual.
April 1S.-275 armed union miners left
Evansville at S:35 O'clock p. M,
bound for Sebree on q barge towed
by the tug I'D. A. Nisbet," expecting
to capture Sebree and march into
Hopkins. Touched at Spottsville for
reinfOrcements.
April 19.-By request Of City Marshal
Biggs, Of Sebree, several Darlington
men went to Sebree to act as depu-
ties and with the Sebree officers met
the invaders and turned them back.
$50 or more union men on the boat
reached the landing at a. m. 25O
marched to Sebree and tsen marched
back again after they had seen the
deputies and the guns, and departed
at once for Indiana, reaching Evans
vile half starved at 6:30 p. m.
April 25.-Non-union men in wagons
with women and children fired on
this afternoon from ambush while
going to the Providence mines to get
work. One of the men captured. An
other ambuscade at night as officers
were taking prisoner to Dixon and
later an attack on the mines.
April 27.-Shot fired into home of Abe
Parker, an employe of ST. Bernard
Coal Co., at Mortons Gap, at 1:30
a. m. Parker narrowly escaped
death. 5000 reward offered by ST.
Bernard Company.
April 30.-Labor dividend of $4,000 dis
tributed to employees of the st. Ber-
nard Coal Co.
MOBS AT GREENVILLE
May 11.-Robert Gordon, of Earling-
ton, chased away from house near
the Greenville depot at night by mob
of union men from the mines.
May 13-Four non-union men EN- route
from the county to st. Charles
mobbed at Greenville depot by union
miners led by Andy Tuck, an organ
izer for the United Mine Workers.
All four injured, two seriously. Pen
itentiary offense, penalty one to five
years.
non-union boarding
house at Madisonville riddled with
bullets at night. $3.50 reward Of
fered by Mayor Ross.
May 15.-Seven participants in the
Greenville mob arrested.
May 21.--Dynamite exploded In the
yard of a non-union boarding house
at Monarch mines at night. $3.50 re-
ward offered by the Monarch Com
pany.
June 3, Sunday.-At one day special
term of Hopkins Circuit Court, Dep
uty ]. b. Llndle, and Possemen
Wade Mcintosh and Ed. Johnson
hear return of verdict of man
slaughter with penalty Of two years
in the penitentiary. Three Of jury
Immediately make affidavit that six
jurymen were all through in favor Of
acquittal. but agreed to a compro-
mise verdict which was returned.
June 10-Six participants in the
Greenville mob waived examining
trial-Andy Tuck one of them.
June 13.-Attempted assassination Of
w. II. Hail. secretary of Oak Hill
Coal CO., at IL o'clock at night as he
walked home from Nortonville. Bull
let pierced his nat. Vicious