The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-20
STRIKES CONTINUE.
workiDg-strike Leaders Violate In
junction.

Roanoke. Va. June IA special
of strikers which marched down
through the coai field last night took
up the march this morning for Poca-
hontas. Va, where they will camp to-
night. They left West Vivian about s
o'closk with several hundred strikers.
were standing at the commissary
ready to enter the mines, Joined the
marcherS. AT the mines all along the
line of march a few joined the march
ers, and they will likely reach their
destination with about 800 men.
\ detective is riding at their head,
with five officers and is holding them
in control. At Keystone they were
joined by a band which seemed to
lend much enthusiasm to the Coaldale
crowd. 1t is said that large band Of
sympathiZers is waiting u join them
with Winchesters, shot guns and re-
volvers. a guard of 25 armed men are
watching this delegation to prevent
any outbreak. r. l.. Morris, q guard,
was shot at Empire Coal and Coke
Company's tipple last right, but not
seriously injured. T he aggressor was
caught today.
Loading throughout the field today
Will be about the same as yesterday.
Colored masons from all over the
state. met at North Park this morn
ing to take up the matter of lending
assistance to the strikers.
Roanoke. Va. June 1z.-Reports re-
ceived by officers of the Norfolk and
Western railroad show that all the
mines in the Pocahontas fields with
the exception of three or four are
working today. The situation in the
Tug River district does not improve
and only one car of coal was loaded
there yesterday. Thacker and Clinch
Valley fields are running with the
same forces as before the strike was
declared.
Fairmont, W. Va, June 17.-Justice
Fleming decided today that the min
ers' strike leaders were guilty of vio-
lating Judge Mason's Injunction and
held them in 5000 bond to answer an
indictment at the next term of court.
United States Marshal c. D. Elliott
served amended injunctions upon the
strike leaders today.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 17.-Because
| the general manager would not dis
| charge five girls whose relatives are
| still at work IN the mines, the Wilkes
barre lace manufacturing company,
| the largest in the United States, was
compelled TO shut down today. Be
tween 500 and 900 persons are affect
ed. The lace makers and cotton work
ers are strongly organized, and have
been helping the striking miners in
every possible way. 1t appears that
the lace makers learned that relatives
of the girls were working in the mines
and the girls We're given the alterna-
| tive of either leaving the lace mill or
| having their relatives leave the col
lieries.
| Failing in this the committee on
| workers union requested the discharge
| of the girls, but the manager refused
| to comply. The employees of the cot
| ton department thereupon quit. The
| manager then asked the weavers what
| they intended to do and after a meet
| ing the weavers replied that they
| could not work with unfair work
| ers. and also quit.
The shutting down of the lace mill
| was. the only important development
| in this region today. The general
| strike situation remains unchanged
The miners report that more men
| came out today, and the coal COM
| pany officials on the contrary, claimed
they are increasing their froces around
| the cOllieries.