The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
THE STRIKERS
 ARE DEFIANT Union ! Men Refuse to
 Break Camp. RIDIcULE HALLS ORDER Say the Judge Acted Without
 Warrant of Law. Latter Announces He Has Left Pre- paratipns for an Attack on the l4% Camp in the Hands
 of Murray.
RIDIcULE HALLS ORDER

Madisonville, ky, Nov. 2S.--The strfk- ing union men continue defiant and re- main 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 Murray in making the necessary prepara- tions to enforce Judge Halls order were unauthorative.
 4 The strikers are in camp tonight in greater numbers than before. notwith- standing the time limit of Judge Hall that he camp should be disbanded and moved ,ut of the country. expired more than twelve hours ago. Their action in fail Ing to obey the order of court for break Ing camp and disbanding is prompted by the advice of Judge W. H. iYost, of Greenvilie, chief counsel for President wood of the United Mine Workers. 1ost and Wood remained in Nortonville last night and until 1O:3o a. m. today when tbev went to Central City. Their action fin arranging to hold the camp. speaks louder than anything they might say yet they are both defiant in their talk ana declare that the courts order was a farce, illegal in the extreme and issued without authority. Before Yost lert Nortonville this morning he was asked if his advice to his client was the same' and he reiterated his statement of last night, thay they would remain in camp. The following from Yost Is his opinion of Jndxe Halls order and his advice to Wood: ,t--
 Judge Halls order is entirely with- out warrant of law, and have advlseo that the men stay light here in the camp, which is now their nome -rs
 .,camp of the Strikers. v-s
 When the Associated Press correspon' dent visited the camp today the strikers were eating breakfast. They seemed satisfied with their quarters and were in good spirits, demonstrating their i'm plicit confidence in the ability of their legal adviser More than two hundred men were assembled in camp, with proba- bIy a hundred more in the vicinity. The four large canvas tents are made as com fortabIe as possible. The lodging capa- city of the camp is about 200. It is esti- mated that there are 25O or 300 union men in Nortonville and the camp.
 There Is mvch speculation about the reception the soldiers will receive when they march oh the camp to make effee- tive the order. There is no change in Judge HalIsi determination to have his order executed. This evening after con- ferring with General Murray on his re- turn from the camp, Judge Hall made the following statement: .4--
 ''There has been no change in my de- tefminati tion to disperse the camp, and the orders have been given General Mur- ray so that he may get his forces in readiness sufficient to meet the emer- gencies. as his discretion may suggest. I would suppose that the increased numbers in the camp with their continued hostile demonstration would require great precaution in General Murray's prepara- lions. all of which is left entirely to him and will necessarily cause some delay"
 General Murray began at once the preparation of making plans for carry ing out the orders and intimated tonight that he would act as soon as he thought it best. There is a 'rumor. not confirmed by General Murray. that the soldiers will be sent to the camp at o'clock tomor- row morning and that in the event the campers are not dispersed then. their tents will be destroyed and the inmates forced to disband. The squad of sol diers numbering twenty-five stationed at Providence, guarding the Providence Coal Company's property, have not been ordered to Madisonville.