The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-24
Say Judge Halls Order Is Illegal and
that They VIII Continue to
Treat 1t with Contempt.
MILITIA MAY ACT TO-DAY
PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE
BY ADJUTANT GENERAL MURRAY.
Defiance of the Miners Due to Advice
of Judge Yost, Who Is Acting
Their Counsel.

JACKSONVILLE, KY, Nov. 23.-The
striking union men continue defiant and
remain tonight in camp near the mines.
They hold that the order OF Judge Hall
is illegal and treat it with contempt. They
say the actions of Adjutant General Muir
ray in making the necessary preparations
to enforce Judge Halls order were un-
authoritative. The strikers are in camp to-
night in greater numbers than before, not
withstanding the time limit OF Judge Halls
order, that the camps should be disbanded
and moved out of the county, expired more
than twelve hours ago.
The miners action in failing to obey the
order of the court for breaking camp and
dsbanding is prompted by the advice of
Judge w. II. Yost, of Greenville, chief
counsel for President Wood, of the United
Mine Workers. Yost and Wood remained
in Nortonvile last night and until 10:3O a.
m. to-day when they went to Central City
Their actions in arranging to hold the
camp speak louder than anything they
might say, yet they both defiant in
their talk and declare that the courts or
der was a farce, illegal in the extreme
and issue without authority. Before Judge
Yost left Nortonville this morning he was
asked if his advice to his client was the
same and reiterated his statement of last
night that they would remain in camp The
following from Yost is his opinion of Judge
Halls order and his advice to Wood:
Judge Halls order is entirely without
authority of law and l have advised that
the men stay right here in camp which
When the Associated Press correspondent
visited the camp to-day the strikers were
eating breakfast. They seemed satisfied
with their quarters and were in good
spirits, demonstrating their implicit con-
fidence in the ability of their legal adVis-
or. They believe that as long as his ad-
vice is needed they would not come to
grief. More than two hundred men were
assembled in camp with probably a hun
dred more in the vicinity. The four large
canvas tents are made as comforta BILE
as possible. The lodging capacity of the
camp is about two hundred. 1t is estimat-
ed that there are $50 or 800 union men in
Nortonville and the camp. There is much
speculation about the reception the militia
will receive when thew march on the camp
to make effective the order.
There is no change in Judge Halls de-
termination to have his order executed
This afternoon after comforting with Gen
made the following statement: There has
been no change in my determination to dis
perse the camp, and the orders have been
given General Murray so that he may get
his forces in readiness sufficient to meet the
emergencies, as his discretion may suggest.
I would suppose that the increased num-
bers in the camp with their continued hos
tile demonstrations would require great
precaution in General Murray's prepara-
ton, all of which is left enthusiastically to
him and will necessarily cause some delay"
General Murray began at once the prepar-
alton of making plans for carrying out the
orders and intimated tonight that he
would act as soon as he thought best TO
do so.
There is a rumor. not confirmed by Gen
Murray that the soldiers will be sent to
the camp at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning
and that in the event the campers are not
cisDersed then their tents will be DESTROYED
and the inmates forced TO disband The
SQUAD of soldiers numbering TWENTY-FIVE
stationed at Providence, guarding the
Providence Coal COmpanys property have
not been ordered to Madisonvile