The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13

ties Issued p~rocainations In which they
sid they had received information that
the union officers wev hero for the pur-
pose Of iniinlidating and forcibly prevent
Ing the miners from working. They de-
ciar-d that the miner. would not be al
lowed TO congregato IN numbers or march
In bodies upon the public highways OF the
county: hat n attempt on the part OF
the miners or the miners union officials
to do ~ would result In arrests.
President Wood replied To tho procls-
nations Of the Shertfr In q statement which
said that the mission Of ths union was one
OF peace: that Il did not propose 10 In
timidate the miners or foscibly % prevent
them from working. but that his AMI
would talk TO the miners and try to per-
suade than % walk out.
On Nov. 10. tho day named by Wood
for the strike, few miners complied with his
order. Not more then twenty-five men
went out in fact. Al the close Of the day
Man agcr Bailey issued n bulletin In which
he stated that more coal had been mined that
day than was ever before produced IN the
history OF the county. and that tho strike
had proved 4 complete failure. President
Wood called n meeting Of the district oxccu-
tive board and wls authorized To send INTO
tho field as organizers 2OO miners who had
been out on strike for neaIly three years
and who up 10 tina time had almost been
forgotten by the people living IN Hopkins
and other counties. They were sent TO
the various mines in tho county. and nj
last succeeded Ia organizing tho white
miners employed by the Monarch mines
leaving TINT mine badly crippled.
The Providence and Forsythe mines
In Webster county were next visited and
the two mine- were closed down. The
Providence mines were idle only a Few
DAYS. the PLACES 81 tho strikers beng filled
by negroes imported from thu South. The
Forsytho mine employed only forty men
and since tho strike no effort has been
made 20 open II.
II was AZ the Providence mines that the
first act Of notable law lessnees occurred.
A boarding houss occupied by seven OF
eight non-union negro miners was blown
up with dynamite. No n WINS injured
as most 81 the men were away nj the time.
Four union miners were arrested and char gtd
with tho crime. but were discharged and tho
prosecuting NlIlf~Nt n A'A-hHifa hAN''s
was indicted for perjury.
The next mine 10 feel the effects OF the
strike was tho Sebrec in Webster county.
The union men succeeded IN organizing
n majority Of 'he men there and the mino
was forced 20 close down. New men were
secured. and tho mine was again worked
20 its full capa0ty.
The organizars continued al work and
occasionally picked up n man first at ono
mine and then al another and AZ last sue
oeeded In bringing together AT a meeting
800 people. four-nfths - thom being union
miners This was tho largest gathering OF
union miners held in this county zap Co that
timn on Jan. ~ i2S men me AZ Hortonvill"
Co listen to n speech nv Organizer Ben
Kissinxrn While Kissingen was speaking
Deputy sheriff Lindlo and a posse ARR we'd.
being sent there 10y President Atkinson 81
the st Bernard. who said he had Information
that the men werc going 20 march on the
Carbonate mine and force the %n-uni
men out.
Indie said he was there 70 So that the
union men did not carry out their threats.
The union men said that they were annoyed
by the deputy and hs posse and adjourned
the mcating. saving they would 20 90 a
building they had rented near C~arbondale.
when within a milo ~ Carbondale they
were Intercepted 10y the deputy and HIS
posse. lie commanded them 20 dispcrse.
which thcy refused 20 do. Firing then began.
and when the smoke clcared four men were
found dead. ono Of them a member Of tho
posse. Three 81 the posse were arrested
and tried and sentenced To two years In the
pcnitentiary for manslaughter
After tho excitement incident to this
shooting died down Wood issued a second
call 20 the miners 90 leave their work. but
thu Monarch mine was tho only "a much
affected. Sincs then there has been much
shooting from ambush at night, but no ono
save a sleeping negro has bcen wounded
II was the fear 81 an outbreak that induced
Gov. Beckham to send detachments Of the
State militia 20 the mines. and they are now
In charge.
An agreement was signed by the leaders
Of the UNION miners and the non-union miners
by which all arms were delivered over
10 the State militia Tho militia guarantees
tho safety OF the ~non-union miners and also
guarantees the freedom Of the union miners
In trying To induce the n~on-union men to
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