The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25
TROOPS RAID
THE CAMP OF
UNION MINERS
Kentucky Militia Aids in
the Arrest Of the
Strikers.
Men Who Defy Authorities
for Two Months Made
Prisoners.
Forcible Measures Taken to Break
Up the Rendezvous of Represen-
tatives of the Mine Work
ers Of America.

JACKSONVILLE, Ky, Nov. A.-The IA
nous camp of the striking miners, quar-
ter of mile south of Nortonville in the
southern part of this county, is a thing
of the past.
Tonight there is nothing to mark the
rendezvous of those who dehed the Off
GERS, and even the courts, and gave the
State and county authorities SO much
trouble during the past two months, save
ash heaps and the usual marks OF debris
incident to camp life.
All of the campers on whom the sun rose
this morning, with the exception of few
who escaped the officers, are prisoners
behind the bars of the County Jail
charged by County Judge Hall with "a
breach Of the peace, unlaWfully assem-
bling and banding together. thereby max
ing the camp a menace and terror 70 the
public peace"
The TOUR large tents, with all the camp
para aphernalia were captured to-day and
brought in with the prisoners.
Responsible for Night Attacks.
Last Wednesday County Judge Hall is
sued an order commanding that the camp
be disbanded before Saturday morning at
daybreak, and that the campers not as
semble again in the county. Judge Hall
issued the order after receiving sworn
statements from more than 100 reliable
men, who declared that armed men going
forth from these camps were responsible
for the nightly attacks on the mines and
upon the homes of peaceable, law-abiding
citizens. He stated that the union camp
was an unlawful assembly of men banded
together for the purpose Of destroying
property and intinidating men who per-
sisted in working independent. of the
| United Mine Workers of America, who
have had representatives in Hopkins
| County for more than year trying to
| persuade and force the miners employed
/ in the mines to join their organization.
| Ind Hall careful inVpStiO9 finn
| before acting, and was then supported by
I the Governor of the State and the entire
military force.
Campers Hurl Defiance.
After President Wood of the United
Mine Workers and Judge Yost, chief coun-
| sci for the union, demonstrated their in
tention not to heed the orders of the court
and hurled defiance in the face of the Off
GERS, Judge Hall called Adjutant General
! Murray and the two companies of State
vile. The plans for carrying out the or
! der were completed last night and a spe-
cia1 train left Madisonville FOR the scene
at $50 o'clock to-day, carrying Judge
ifs, General Murray, his aids, Captain
Ellis of Owensboro, Captain Gordon OF
Frankfort and Captains Powers and
| Strong, with the Madisonville and Hop
siding at Nortonville, and Judge Hall and
the Sheriff and his deputies drove to the
| camp, a quarter of mile distant It was
| found that all of the men save twenty
| five or thirty had left, taking with them
! the arms and ammunition. Judge Hall or
dered those present arrested and the four
/ large tents torn down and started to Nor
! tonville.
| Prisoners Decide to Walk.
When the time came to remove the pris-
oners to the train they refused to bulge
| saying the officers would have to remove
| them, which one of the deputies proceeded
! to do. Stepping down he picked up one
of the men and shouldered him. The Off
Ger was not very particular about the
way he carried the prisoner, and just as
he was in the act of throwing him into
! the wagon. the man begged to be allowed
! to walk The others seeing that no fool
| ishness was to be tolerated agreed to
walk also.
Arriving at the camp early this morning,
the first thing that attracted attention
was piece of canvas about a yard square
| on which was printed the following no
tice in lines to represent poetry:
| "U. M w of Ave have come to stay
with Hopkins County people until we get
I a check weighman on the tipple to weigh
! our coal and pay US in gold and eight
hours a day and payments every two
| weeks, will be the order of the u NJ. w.
/ of Al
pae;e+anoe Mot offered