The bee., 1901-10-31

rights on land ut and in the vicinity
of Roberds, KY, have closed the deal
for the coal privileges on $4,000 acres.
To be at Henderson and see the
numerous coal cars loaded with the
dusky diamonds passing north would
lead one to believe that the agitators
who were going to stop the Hopkins
county and other mines have made a
dismal failure, indeed. The writer
counted ten or twelve cars on one
train one day lately ell route north.
Pres. Minters, who was accident
ally killed in the Monarch mines last
week, was for years in the employ of
the st. Bernard Conl Company, and
was regarded by them as q good,
practical miner.
When we note the fact that the
killing of Officer Coffey was done
by the idle miners at the Empire
mines, and not by the daily toilers,
we are warned against being led
astray by the leaders of the u NJ.
WIS, whose mission thus far in this
region seems to be TO promote idle
ness and crime.
1t is estimated that the cost to
the county thus far for guards to
guard the property threatened by
the U. M. w. is about five thousand
dollars, and the question here arises,
who is responsible for this additional
cost laid upon the taxpayers. Are
the men who are operating our mines
under the right given them by our
laws, and who should be allowed the
privilege of controlling their own
property, regardless of the dictates
of outside parties, in the least to
blame? After an expenditure of
thousands of dollars for guards to
protect lives and property, can they
be blamed for calling upon the county
for protection. These very firms,
who have been instrumental in build
ing up the prosperity of the county,
should not be censured; but instead
those who in the least way aided or
encouraged the U. NJ. WIS to come to
our county, and who, for perhaps
selfish reasons, have asked them to
remain, are to blame, and the primary
cause can be thus traced; and now,
when they begin to realize the blot
they have inflicted upon oar county,
they strive to shift the responsibility.
Agitators Purcell and Wood have,
through their representatives, en-
desv0red to make capital of the fact
that under the guard of the state
militia they were allowed to speak in
Darlington and other points In Hop
kins county, where their cause is not
favored by the laboring men. The
writer has seen many leaders of the
u. M. WIS here, and has yet to see
one of them molested unless he be-
came violator of the law, and their
efforts to convince the poor, mis-
guided fund gatherer in other states
that they are being mistreated, is
for the purpose of having the corrup-
ton fund increased.
The U. Nj. WIS find but few SYM
pathizers at Henderson, which per-
haps, in part, is due. if true,
Woods frequent visits there,
and his acts, which have caused
the business element to revolt
against cause led by such men.
The few serious accidents which
have occurred the last year or two
in the mines of this county show
plainly the necessity of greater care
on the part of the miners. The last
two deaths have, we are informed,
been caused by the failure to be as
careful rs they should.
Many Of the miners avail them
selves Of the opportunity to call upon
their former brother miner, Mr..
Browning, who is now confined to
his bed with a serious injury.
Col. Sebree and Henry Jones are
the big two who make daily visits to
the st. Charles mine, looking after
the interests of the St. Bernard at
that place.
Shut down or hand over the coal
mines Of Hopkins county to the u.
M. w. would smean a loss to the
property holders of the county, in
the farmers, of at least so
per cent.
After completing some needed i'm
provements here, the st. B. build
ing crew. under Foreman Toombs,
will again make headquarters at
Morton's next week.
One who says he knows whereof he
speaks, makes the report that cards
Of transfer are now being issued to
of the u. NJ. w. who wish
TO leave the state. Up to this time,
In, ordar 20 1raov. II c,,ooI1 fo.oo