The bee., 1901-01-31

DulIn OF bne mOHtTCn HltueS thu
goes out OF his way to malign and
abuse him. We are proud of the
fact that we have known Mr.. Dulin
for about twenty years and during
that time his record has been that of
an upright Christian gentleman, and
thousands of men in this and adjoin-
ing counties will corroborate this
statement, but he needs no defense.
He has laid himself liable to this
tira ie of abuse because he has re-
fused to surrender soul and body to
o gang of oflawbreakers, who go around
frsm place to place armed to the
teeth and Notwithstanding this fact
profess TO be men on a peaceful mis-
sion, who would do no act of violence
to accomplish their purpose. What
stinss the accuser so is that his boss
leader, Wood, has been accused Of
being u pauper and living on the
bread taken from the miner and his
family in need of same. Without
bringing forth facts to prove denial
of same, he seeks revenge by abusing
Mr.. Dulin. -
The eighth wonder has probably
been discovered right here IN Hop
kins county, and while we can not
vouch for the truth of the statement
it is said that one man who some
time ago joined the u. M. Workers
had the honor and honesty about
him to inform his employer of his
purpose and at the same time pay up
all his debts. What n contrast his
action was to that of nine tenths of
those who have become tried and
true members of the psuper society.
Their usual plan Is to go in d, BIT as
deep as they can, and then take the
bankrupt law by joining the U. M.
Workers.
1t is indeed a pitiful sight to see u
member of the starvation society
vending his way home from a visit
to the handout headquarters with
two small packages in basket and to
be met at the gate of his home by
the sad-eyed wife and half clad chill
dren. A man who would voluntarily
place himself in such a condition
commits crime. Beware OF the L.
NJ. w.
The rurnor is afloat that before
Kissinger left Central City the day
before the serious difficulty occurred
at Carbondale, he showed q large re-
volver he carried on his person and
said he might get some OF those
.,cabs" before he got back. Yet
this same fellow claims to be out on
mission Of love. working only by
the use of peaceful means, but why
carry a six-shooter If such is tho
fact?
Deputy Sheriff Rogers, of Oakhill
mine says he is always on the look
out for u. NJ. Workers, who may
.ome there with the intention OF
causing trouble, and that he can in a
few minutes notice summon a suf-
n.ient number of the faithful to his
aid.
Talk is cheap, but it may be dear
way TO seek revenge by making
threats publicly against the coal OPP
orators of this county. Many are the
threats being made by the U. M.
Workers, if reports in circulation
are true, against the lives of promi-
nent coal operators.
Supt. Salmon, of the Crabtree
mine has been on the sick list the
past week, but at this writing is re-
ported better.
Ono of the drivers was severely
injured one da' last. week by a mule
kicking him in the head. 1t seems
chat even a bank mule can not be
trusted.
A lover of liberty was lastrweek
heard to say that he would sooner
believe that the mine union would
be disrupted than that Hopkins
county would ever be organized.
The efforts of the U. M. Workers
to organize the county has given the
operators a chance to weed out bad
element that sometimes creeps in.
There is no doubt that the thous-
ands Of miners of this county ar ready
to take up arms in defense of their
homes and families and the right
to work for whom they please and
at wages satisfactory to themselves
and they are in no humor to listen to
the dictation of walking and talking
delegates who draw salaries from
workingmen.
The coal business In Hopkins
County, and we can truthfully say
adjoining counties has been good the
past week. A full force of men be-
ing at work at all mines in this
county, and fast increasing force
of mon Mt Providence mines. The