The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-25
Miners War over
VICTORIOUS END OF THE LITTLE
REBELLION N KENTUCKY.
Camp Near NortonviIIe Destroyed by
State Troops and the so-CaIled
Rebels Captured
TWENTY-FIVE PUT IN JAIL
OTHERS FLED WITH THEIR ARMS
ON APPROACH OF SOLDIERS.
Remainder Appeared Defiant, but
weakened when One of Their Num-
ber Was Pitched Into n Wagon.
NONE OF THE NEGROES TAKEN
OVER ONE HUNDRED WERE AT THE
CAMP ON SATURDAY,
But All Had Disappeared with Their
Munitions of War When the Raid
Was Made Sunday.
Remainder Appeared Defiant, but
Weakened when One of Their Num-
Der Was Pitched Into Wagon.
NONE OF THE NEGROES TAKEN
OVER ONE HUNDRED WERE AT THE
CAMP ON SATURDAY,
But All Had Disappeared with Their
Munitions of War when the Raid
Was Made on sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Ky, Nov. A-The
famous and much-talked-of camp of the
striking union miners that has been located
about a quarter Of a mile south Of Norton
Vile, in the southern part Of this county, is
a thing of the past. There is nothing left
TO mark the rendezvous Of those who dehed
the officers and even the courts. and gave
the State and county officials so much trou-
BILE for the past two months, save ash
heaps. straw that used for beds, holes
in the ground made by the tentstays. and
other marks of debris incident TO camp
life. All Of the campers on whom the sun
rose this morning. with the exception of
very few who escaped the officers, are
prisoners behind the bars Of the county
jail. charged by County Judge Hall with "a
breach of the peace, unlawfully assembling
and banding together. thereby making the
camp d menace and terror TO the public
peace" The four large tents. with all the
camp paraphernalia, were captured to-day
and brought in with the prisoners.
The proceedings on the part OF the county
authorities. referred TO in the foregoing
paragraph. is the execution Of an order
issued last Wednesday by County Judge
John G. b. Hall. commanding that the
union camp at Nortonville be disbanded be-
fore Saturday morning at daybreak and
that the campers should not assemble again
fn the county. Judge Hall issued the dis
banding order after receiving sworn state
ments from more than 100 reliable men re-
siding in the southern portion of this coun-
", who swore that armed men went forth
from these camps and were responsible for
the nightly attacks on the mines and prop
erty and homes Of those who were peace
able, lawabiding and Woodworking citi-
zcns: that the union camp was an unlaw-
full assembly of men banded together for
the purpose OF destroying property and in
timidating men who persist in working in
dependent OF the United Mine Workers of
America who have had representatives in
Hopkins county for more than year try
Ing to persuade and force the miners en-
ployed in the mines TO join their organiza-
tion. All of these things Judge Hall in
vestigated and considered before acting.
but when he did act he was indOrsed and
supported by the Governor of the State and
the entire military force.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
The plan by which the removal of the
camp was accomplished very simple.
though effective. After President Wood,
OF the United Mine Workers, and Judge
Yost chief counsel for the union. demon
strated their intention not to heed the or
ders of the court and hurled defiance in the
face OF the officers. declaring that they did
not intend to obey the command and that
they would not move until they were
moved" then it was that Judge Hall called
on Adjt Gen David r. Murray and the two
companies OF State Guards from Madison
Vile and Hopkinsvile, that were here to
help him execute the order and diSband the
camp The plans for carrying out the order
were completed last night and the time for
the executing was set for this morning
special train left MadsOnvlle at $50
a. m to-day, carrying County Judge Hall,
Sheriff John II. Hankins. Deputies James
Thomas and Samuel Jennings, also General
Murray. his aids, Captain Ellis OF Owens
borO. Captain Gordon OF Frankfort and
Captains Powers and Strang with the
Madisonville and HOpkinsville companies
The train took the siding at NortOnviIle
Judge Hall. the sheriff and his deputies got
in a conveyance previously ordered for the
trip and drove 10 the camp, a quarter OF q
mile distant. ON arriving at the camp IT
was found that all the men, save twenty
five or thirty. had left. taking with them all
the arms and ammunition. All who were
present Judge Hall ordered at once ar
rested The four large tents were soon torn
down loaded on wagons and hauled to
NOrtOnVille, where they were packed in a
box car that was brought along for that
purpose. When the time came TO remove
the prisoners 10 the train they refused TO
go. saying that the officers would have to
move them. which one OF the deputies pro-
ceeded promptly 10 do. Stepping down, he
picked one OF the men up and shoudered
him as though II was a sack OF flour. The
oficer was not very psal parucular ABOUT the
he was I'm the act OF throwing him over into
the wagon the man begged TO be allowed
10 walk The others. seeing that there was
10 be no foolishness on the part of the Of
acers, also agreed 10 walk.
WHAT THEY DEMANDED.
Arriving at the camp early this morning
the first thing that attracted the attention
was piece of canvas about yard square.
on which was printed the following notice:
II. NJ w. Of \.
I'VE have come To stay with Hopkins
county people until we get check weigh
man on the tipple 20 weigh our coal. Pay
IN gold and eight hours day and payments
every two weeks will be the order OF the
L NJ W OF A.
In charge OF Arlie Oates. trst lieutenant OF
the Greenville company or Kentucky State
Guards. and the same man who was re-
ported 10 have been killed in last Sunday 5
night AT Providence. He was very polite
and offered no resistance 10 the officers.
He and twenty-five other members OF the
camp were taken into custody. Oates and
James Platt, one OF the campers. escaped
at NOTtOnvtlle and neither has been caught.
Following are the names Of the prisoners
taken at the camp and lodged in the county
jail. Curt Horseheld. J. w Harris. L. V.
Wright. Arthur Tomasson. John Young.
Steliard Denning George Spencer. James
Anderson. J. a. Hogan. J. B. Vrafton. j.
". Aaron. Melton Barnes. William Crick.
7. I Hewitt j. Y. Hickey Mace Young,
Herbert Gaddis. William Larmath G. NJ.
Barnes. II Saddler. John Trotter
One OF the features OF the capture was
the absence OF the negro members OF the
camp. Yesterday there We're more than a
hundred negroes In camp but to-day there
were none In the Vicinity OF NOrtonviile
or the camp until after the arrests had