New-York tribune., 1901-11-25
MINING CAMP CAPTURED.
FEW MEN REMAINED IN IT. WHO
WERE PEACEABLY TAKEN BY
KENTUCKY MILITIA.

Madisonville KY Nov. 24-The camp Of the
striking union miners. a quarter of mile from
Nortonville, in the southeast part of the county.
marched upon to-day by County Judge Hail.
Sheriff J. H. Hankins and two deputies. Adtutant
General Murray and his aids, Captains Ellis and
Gordon and two companies of the State Guard
the Madisonville Company commanded by Captain
Powers and the Hopkinsville Company, under Cap
tain Strang
Of the two hundred men that had been in camp.
defying the order of County Judge Hall TO move,
only about twenty-five remained when the officers
and the militia descended upon their stronghold.
All Of these taken prisoners. though two af-
terwari escaped.
-Four large tents and all the camp paraphernalia.
except the and ammunition. which had been
removed before the officers appeared were con-
hscated and loaded freight car brought
along for the purpose. and brought TO Madison
| Vile
The captuJed strikers are now in Jail here.
| charged by Judge Hall with breach Of the
peace unawfulIy assembling and banding to-
gether. thereby making the camp a menace TO the
public peace.
The move against the camp followed the refusal
of the striking union miners TO break camp. after
an order commanding them to do so had been is
sued by County Judge Hall. who comma nded that
the union camp at Nortonville be disbanded by
daybreak Saturday, and that the campers assem-
bic in the county.
Judge Hall issued the disbanding order after
receiving statements from more than hundred
men living in the southern portion Of this county
who swore that armed went forth from these
camps responsible for the nightly at
tacks the mines and property and homes OF
those who were peaceable. law abiding and hard-
working citizens: that the union camp was an
unlawful assembly OF banded together for
| the purpose of destroying property and fntirnl-
dating men who persist in working independently
| 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 ioin their organ-
zation.
| After President Wood of the United Mine Work
| ers ard Judge Yost. chief counsel for the union
demonstrated their intention to heed the orders
of the court and dehed the officers. declaring that
they would until they were moved.
| Judge Hall called Adjutant General David X
| Murray and the companies of State Gaurds.
from Madisonville and Hopkinsvie. that were here
| to help him dsband the camp. The plans for car
the a 95der s aI SI
carrying the county officials and the militia The
Hail. Hail. the sheriff and his deputies got into convey,
ances previously ordered for the trip ana droxe 70
the camp quarter Of mile distant On az arilslLrs &
at the camp 1T was found that all the men men save save
all etS the arms and ammunition All who were pres
| ent Judge Hall ordered at once arrested, ,-z 20
the train refused bulge saving the officers
Woud y nav 10 tn o teppmg down he picked
| OF the men up and shouldered him the oncer was
nTtsoner and lust as he was the of throwing
| him int the man begged 10 De
allowed to walk The others. seeing mat there was
| 10 he no fooIishness agreed to walk also
! When the officers arrived the camp was IN chdrEe
| of Are Oates first lieutenant OF the GreenVllle
| company Of Kentucky State Guards. ana the same
| man who was reported have been killed In last
| sundays battle at Providence He was polite ana
| offered no resistance to the officers He ana tne
! other members of the camp were taken into Gus
| tody Oates and Jim Platt, one Of the campers,
| escaned at Nortonville. and neither has oeen
| caught .. $50. 49,, or
| sancs Of the negro members of the camp fester-
! dav there were more than hundred negroes IN
| Cs1n h1t to-day there were none in the Vicfnity
of Nortonve or the camp until after the arrests
| rad heen made 1t evident. from the condltioh
~ which the camp found, that Visit oy the
} authorities was expected -, ,,,.,.
! Judge Walter Evans, of the Louisville Distrlcl
| ~ the Federal Court. will hear arguments IN tne
| ir4,Tnction tomorrow at OwenSboro Inc at
/ toTnevs for the coal operators in the county haEe
haen ga thering evidence with view OF making tne
infinStion issued several days ago by Judge Evans
| nernanent and include all the mines in the county
/ as v-eII as that in the ReineCke district
| The Injunction enjoned the strikers from assem-
! hing within gunshot range of the Retnecks mining
| make the Injunction permanent The St BernaIa
| Coal Company has surrendered its Kentucky char-
| tor and has applied for a new one under the laws
| Of Delaware. - :, - en- -,-b,
| Under the new charter the company has the rlsnt
70 applv TO the Federal Government for protection
| as the Reinecke Coal Company did when it secured
| the niunction from Judge Evans in the United
states Court for Western District OF Aentucky-