The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-25
STRIKERS DISPERSED
Union MINERS CAMP AT NORTON
WILLIE BROKEN UP.
STATE GUARDS MADE USE OF.
EFFORT ON FOOT TO MAKE IN
JUNCTION PERMANENT.

Only Twenty-Five Men Found in the
Camp, Most of Whom Were Taken
Prisoners-AlI Negro Miners Had
FIed-County Judge Hall, Who Is
sued the order Headed the Party.
Judge Evans of the Federal Court
VIII Hear Arguments in the Case
Mt Greensboro To-day.
jacksonville. KY, Nov. 24.-The camp
of the striking union miners, a quarter
of a mile from Nortonville, in the
southeast part of the county, was
marched upon to-day by County Judge
Hall, Sheriff j. H. Hankins and two
deputies, Adjt. Gen. Murray and his
aides. Capts. Ellis and Gordon, and
two companies of the State Guard, the
jacksonville company commanded by
Capt Powers, and the Hopkinsville
company, under Capt. Strang.
OF the 200 men that had been in
camp, defying the order of County
Judge Hall to move, only twenty five
remained when the officers and the
militia descended upon their strong
hold. Most of these were taken pris-
oner though a few escaped.
Four large tents and all the camp
paraphernalia, except the arms and
ammunition which had been removed
before the officers appeared, were con-
fiscated and were loaded on
a freight car brought along for the
purpose and brought to Madisonville.
The captured strikers are now in Jail
here. charged with a breach of the
peace, "unlawfully assembling and
banding together, thereby making the
camp a menace to the public peace. :"
The move against the camp follow
ed the refusal of the striking union
miners to break camp after an order
commanding them to do SO had been
issued by County Judge Hall, who
commanded that the union camp at
Nortonville be disbanded by daybreak
Saturday, and that the campers as
semble no more in the county.
why Order Was Issued.
Judge Hall issued the disbanding or
der after receiving sworn statements
from more than 100 reliable men re-
siding in the southern portion of this
county, who swore that armed men
went forth from these camps and were
responsible for the nightly attacks on
the mines and property and homes of
those who were peaceable, law-abiding
and hard working citizens and that
the union camp is an unlawful assem-
bly, of men banded together for the
purpose of destroying property and
intimidating men who persist in work
ing independent of the United Mine
Workers of America, who have had
representatives of their organization
in Hopkins county for more than a
year trying to persuade and force the
miners employed in the mines to join
their organizations.
After President Wood of the United
Mine Workers, and Judge Yost, chief
counsel for the union. demonstrated
their intention not to heed the order
of the court and defied the officers,
declaring that they would not move
until they were moved" Judge Hall
called on Adjt. Gen Murray and the
two companies of state guards from
jacksonville and HopkinsVille that
were here to help him disband the
camp. The plans for carrying out the
order were completed last night and
put into effect to-day.
Negroes Were Scarce.
One of the features of the capture
was the absence OF the negro members
OF the camp. Yesterday there were
more than a. hundred negroes in camp,
but to-day there were none in the vi
cinity of Nortonville or the camp until
after the arrests. 1t was evident from
the condition in which the camp was
found that a visit by the authorities
was expected very soon.
Judge Walter Evans of the Louis
vile district of the Federal Court will
hear arguments in the case tomorrow
DIT Owensboro. The attorneys for the
coal operators in the county have been
gathering evidence with view of
making the injunction issued several
days ago by Judge Evans permanent,
and include all the mines in the coun-
ty. as well as that in the Reinicke dis
trict.