The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-08-08
Everything is at a standstill
The Camden Interstate Rail.
way at Ashland, Ky.
GATLETTSBUHG ASKS FOR TROOPS
Inc Union Men at Ironton, o., Operate
Cars on Schedule Time Accord
ing 10 Agreement.
Ho"sver, The Is Strong Evidence Of
Renewal Of the Strike In sympa.,
thy With the Huntington and
Ashland Strikers.

Ashland Strikers.
Ironton. o.. Aug. 1.-The strike On
the Camden Interstate Railway O.. :
lines WAS inaugurated Sunday morn
Ing and ii only took seven hours on
the lronton division to Impress upon
the company the futility OF opposing
a union labor organization in a com
munity which has IA distinct labor or.
( CARNATIONS.
Huntington, w. Va. Aug. 4.-There
vas general disorder Sunday through
out Huntington. Central City and 9th.
er towns through which the lines Of
the Camden Interstate railway runs
the result OF the general strike order
OF motormen and conductors which
was 10 have taken effect Sunday. Bur
few OF the motormen and conductors
IN West Virginia and Kentucky obey
cd the order. but every man quit work
In Ohio towns through which the line
runs. The lines here were blockade5%
with friends Of union labor and the
city authorities seemed powerless. or
rather made no effort to preserve or
der. The sheriff refused 10 act and
the company officials have appealed 70 (
COY. White for protection. Motormen. +
conductors and passengers have been
dragged from cars and disorder seems 7
on the increase. Cars are running
with aon-uniOn labor.
Ashland. KY. Aug. 5.-There is not
car running on the Camden Inter
state railway system in this city.
There Is some excitement bat no vio-
lehce except shouts Of "Scab" and an
abundance of rotten eggs when at
-empts are made 10 operate the cars.
.ae strikers nave n..~sea thenfoi,sx.-s,s
he Inc arei ......-.,..s.-..-,,. - ] S--.s
he cars until Tie strike is decna- Ell !
IF. BY order of committee.
President Graham OF the Camden
system. says: We are net opposed
10 any union. The men discharged
we're turned off for cause. which they
can learn on application to us. No dis
has been or wiz DE made
In our treatment of employees. wheth-
er union OF not"
The road is blocked between here (
and Catlettsburg with cross ties.
Huntington. w Va, Aug The (
dav has been a quiet one with the /
strikers on the Camden Interstate ran /
way. There has been no violence /
throughout the day Notwithstanding
cars have been operated regularly
with non-union men. Practically no
one patronizes the cars. No euoft
seemingly is being made 10 eject a
settlement of the strike.
Cauettsburg. Ky, Aug. 5.-SupeIin-
tendent Gathright. of the Camden
Railway Co, Monday night asked Gov
Beckham to send troops here at once
as the property Of the company was IN
danger of being destroyed.
Sheriff Haney also telegraphed the
governor. saying that the civil author
tiles We're unable to cope with the
strikers and asked that state troops
be sent here at once. The governor
stated that he would take no action
until he had sent representative here
10 investigate
The sheriff WAS busy Monday night
swearing in deputies.
Ironton. o.. Aug. Mondays sit
uation in the street railway strike was
without incident on the lrontOn divis'
ion. the union men operating the cars
on schedule time in accordance with
an agreement reached at a conference
concluded early Monday morning, but
Monday nigbA-there was strong cyl
dence Of a renewal Of the strike IN
sympathy with the men on the Hunt
: Ingtou and Ashland divisions II was
confidently expected that the agree
ment reached here Sunday night
+, while between the company ana I'M
employees of this division only. woul'
be the basis OF a settlement all aioni
the line. Yet the strike ia the Ken
lucky and West Virginia towns ua'
ersed by the line is still on, the con
many refusing 10 both recognize IN
. union and reinstate discharged mel
As a result of visits between commit
I. tees Monday It is said TO be dehnitel
If decided that the Ironton men woui
again 90 out unless the compah
makes terms with other divisions
AZ II o'clock Monday night.
or Late Monday evening all was qul'
le al Ashland. where no cars have pee
Y. run since early Monday afternoon =
crowds throng the tracks on the ale
an for any movement of cars cars a.
III running at long intervals at catiet'
burg and Huntington. but while =
men are hooted at no serious dis'o
d Dances had occurred up 70 a late hoI