The bee., 1901-05-16

to the call he acteu promptly ana aJ
once took steps TO ascertain the
cause of their presence at that hour
of the night with the result that
three leaders of the L. NJ. W. were
there found in the car. When asked
to give a reason for their appearance
there at this unusual hour, none
could be given. So they were or
dered to leave at once, which re-
quest they quickly obeyed. The Of
ficer afterwards learned who the
parties.
Naturally when you do party an
injury or attempt to do SO, you
would not expect them with
open arms to extend you a hearty
welcome. SO it was last Saturday
that the L. NJ. VS., who visited Sc
bree, for the purpose of delivering a
harangue 20 the people of that
place, met with cold reception.
Instead of securing the town hall
or some other public building
to hold forth in, they were invited to
take their stand ona vacant lotwith-
out even covering for their heads.
And when we call to mind the at
tempt of the representatives of the
above named organization made a
few weeks ago, against the peace of
that community by having march
there several hundred miners from
an adjoining state, to force If pos
sible, those who were then quietly
and contently at work in the mines
to quit, you cannot blame the Sc
bree citizens for administering to
them n bitter dose.
Foreman John Rule is elated over
the fact that business at the Arnold
mine shows continued increase.
There is a contented class of labor in
tbat.min and where contentment
reigns supreme success and happi-
ness follow.
Joe Thomasson had one of his
arms badly sprained, while working
in the mines Il few days ago. He
fears permanent injury will be the
result.
A wild mule which Hardin Sharp
was driving in the mine, started to
run away with him, and the driver
by being thrown against some tim
Der was badly scared and slightly
bruised, yet he lost no time.
Now as the labor leaders have
used the farmer who Joined their or
ganization, as tool long enough,
they are dropping them.
Empire, st. Charles and South
Diamond miners were all afflicted
one day last week by the presence
of the agitators in their midst
The rumor was atloat last week
but lacked confirmation, that neao-
tiations were pending for the sale
of the Sebree mine.
The Interstate manufactures, pub
lished ut St. Louis, contains this in
teresting item:
Local coal dealers report the situ-
alton as anything but bright, stand
ard Illinois coal being delivered in
East st. Louis mt from 81 to $40 per
ton This unusually low price is at
tributed to the surplus stocks on
hand, and there seems tn ba no
chance ofa dimlnutIon, ewing to the
number OF new mines that are being
opessd in Hi suis. The oil strike in
Texas and elewhere is having no ef-c
feet on the"St. Louis coal market, as
coal can be sold here at u lower cost
than oil can be furnished from the
wells.
The only local disturbance reported
is dirninutivc strike among the min
ers of Belleville, because OF an order
from the United Mine Workers, that
the miners should lay their own car
tracks in the rooms of the mine.
This feature was eliminated from
the rules of the mine workers last
year, but this time an effort has been
made to enforce it, resulting in fric-
tion. 1t is believed, however, that
the matter will be speedily adjusted.
This is an age of reason, and not
an age of violence, of hatreds, of
spites. of preiudices, of passions, of
evil. This is II country of peace,
armed peace if YOU please, armed
with the law of the land, with the
the sense of justice inborn and in
bred into American manhood. The
boycott, the blacklist, the dynamite
are things that have been imported