The bee., 1901-03-21

not ono that would cause envy to
arise in the breast of a good citizen
and ut this time brief history will
not be amiss. First they came like
q wolf in Sleeps clothing pretending
to be sincere in the great love they
expressed for what they called the
poor, down-trodden miners of this
Hopkins county and with false
promises Of better wages upon their
lips few discontented miners be-
lieved their tale and joined tn, M.
Next we find them using liquor to
befuddle the minds of those they
caught ms followers. This worked
to a certain extent upon a few who
cared not whether they worked or
played so long rs they got whiskey
and quarter-rations were in sight.
But still those minc workers were
not satisfied as the mines of the
county continued to run with in
creased forces. They concluded that
something more forcible must be
done and so they gathered in the
southern part of the county with the
intention of forcing the miners of
that regions to stop work. They
were met there by the sheriff's posse
who, acting in accordance with q
proclamation declaring it unlawful
for large crowds of men TO march,
ordered them to desist. This they
fatty refused to do and showed
the evil intention in their hearts
by openly firing upon the dep
uty sheriff with murderous jn-
tent. Then it was that they re-
ceived their first serious setback, as
two of their men being the aggress-
urs received fatal shots from weap-
ons i'm the hands of officers acting in
defense of their lives. After this
severe lesson their acts of outlaw
did not cease, and in defiance of the
law prohibiting such acts, and to
the annoyance and disturbing of our
citizens, regardless of sex, they per-
sisted in carrying openly upon their
persons revOlvers SO exposed as to
frighten the timid. But the law is
founded upon justice to all men and
for the protection of all the people,
SO they were called to appear before
the court TO answer on u charge of
breach of peace and it is safe to say
that an organization never met by
their own confession and through
their own attorney more crushing
defeat. If reports are reliable they
have gone further in their efforts in
Webster county to carry out the
plans mapped out for them by his
satanic majesty, whose obedient
servants they appear to be, and
have attempted to take the life of
the innocent while enjoying their
slumbers at the dead of night by the
use of deadly explosives. Miners
read their record and shun them as
they would a viper. What will be
the next chapter In crime?
While it is true that whatsoever
a man soeth that shall he also reap"
yet it is nevertheless a fact that
S )metimes when justice is meted out
our sympathies are aroused and we
are inclined to think the punishment
too severe although we laid ourselves
Take as an illustration the
sad experience of q farmer who lives
near Empire and who allowed the
smooth, oily tongues of the U. NJ. w.
to beguile him into becoming a
member of the organization. But
we must admit that we do not blame
him much for the average farmer of
that region is idle six months out of
the year and every dollars worth
of provisions they could get out of
the gang placed him that much
ahead, and as lie never did nor never
will work in the mines he could
without hesitancy take a pledge
never to take the place of striking
miner. Under these conditions lie
to draw his small ratiOns
along with the rest of the idlers until
a short time ago when the last straw
broke the camel's back, and that was
when he asked tn "handouters" for
some seed oats for spring sowing.
Tnis request was fatty refused and
! ince that time he and the agitators
don't speak as they pass by.
The ST. Bernard Coal Co. is daily
beseiged by those who want employ
ment. Some of them are those who
b ave joined the U. M. w. and after
D short experience on starvation
r ttiOns came back for employ
ment among the happy, contented
mi iers who are employed by that
oinpany.
Mr.. 1. Bailey was summoned
S nth last Friday by tie sad mes
5 ,ge Il at his son who had been in
r urida for sometime for his health