The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-09
IN SOFT COAL REGION.
Quiet Sunday in Most Places-AEitators
 nt Work.


 North Fork, w. Va, June S.-The coal
 operators here have given notice that
 all strikers must vacate company houses tomorrow. Several hundred non-union men were at work here yes terday. The strike met to-day and it
 is believed violence will be resorted to if the non-union men shall attempt to
 enter the mines again. The operators
 say they will protect all the non union
 men who desire to work.
 Davy, W. Va, June S.-There has
 been no seriously trouble here yet but
 the operators announced to-day that
 they will operate their mines with non-
 union labor tomorrow. The strikers
 say that no non-union men shall enter
 the mines. The operators are putting guards, armed with Winchesters. about
 their property and seriously results are expected tomorrow.
 Montgomery, w. Va, June 8.--While many miners worked here yesterday it is now believed that the strike will be- come general in this distrtc tomorrow. Deputy United States marshals are at the Mcdonald mine to enforce an in- junction, made permanent in 1896 by Judge Jackson against interference with property or men. It is reported that Colonel w. F. Rend of Chicago, who formerly operated in the Pittsburg district, also in the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois fields and who is now one of the largest operators in this state, has now agreed to the miners demands. The men from other mines are urging those at Rend's mines not to resume until concessions shall be made to all The strikers will open commissary stores tomorrow.
 Keyst one, Va, June 8.-There have been no disturbances throughout the coal fields of the Norfolk and Western district ot-day. The strikers will have to their ranks tomorrow. A few collieries in the Tug river and Simmons branch fields that operated yesterday will be completely tied up to- morrow. The operators ignore the ap- peal of the United Mine Workers for a joint meeting at Branwell, June Il. Sew eral operators here are now arranging  that one thousand will be here by the middle of next week. The operators also claim that they will enforce their order that all strikers shall vacate houses. The strikers say they will not move out and serious trouble is expected, probably tomorrow. Ex- Deputy Marshal Smith, who has been deputized to gather men ot come into this field to protect the property and to enforce the order for the strikers vacation company houses will be here tomorrow with fify men.
 Rain kept the miners from congregat- ng to-day. Most of the Italian and miners in the Elkhorn and Tug river fields announced to-day that | hey will tomorrow morning join the | strikers.
 Monongahela, Va, June S.-This was ! quiet day in the coal region of north l rn West Virginia A meeting was leld here and addressed by Mother" -ones and other agitators The audience | vas comprised of striking miners who ! marched from near Clarksburg. Eff | cen hundred miners here sat upon their | torches and watched the procession | ,ass by, but did not attend the meeting | )ne hundred and fifty Fleming miners were expected at this meeting but failed | 0 arrive in time,
 Thurmond, w. Va, June S.-This is he center of the New River coal field t has been raining here to-day. Not the rain the miners have T. { 1z,- Iiver and much drinking and agitation revailed. Yesterday S5 per cent. of the liners in both the New and the Kama Ina river districts were out, and it is bought that tomorrow not per cent. the miners in these fields will be at 'ork. The daily shipments of coal from lese two fields amounted to 800 cars, ut yesterday less than 100 cars were ant out, and part of these were loaded | ri1qy Colonel w p. Rend who en7- Joys more than a thousand miners ere announced to-day that he will oncede the miners demands, but it is Oubtful if the miners employed at his Orks will resume tomorrow, as they i'll stay out in sympathy with others here has been no violence in this field. BlueneldS, W, d., June S.-There is no new developments in l lis, the second day of the Flat Ton ( ,al strike. The local strike leaders ( @ still very sanguine, stating late this I 'ternoon that their claim of yesterday at 90 per cent. of the men had re- ( bonded to the call was undoubtedly C ue and that not 5 per cent. of the (