New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
A NINE BOSS KILLED.
OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AMONG
STRIKERS AND OFFICIALS IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

Huntington. w Va. June IA skirmish be-
tween mine officials and strikers is reported at
keystone The mine boss was killed NO names
or particulars available
Adyices from various points along the NorIoih
and Western Railroad this morning are To 'ie
effect that almost every coal mine alonS inc
line is tied up the miners generally opeslhs 1iie
strike order Something like ten thousand men
are out in that field
AT Simmons in the Flat Top field, 30 per cent
of the men quit work The three large coll1erles
at Goodwill are completely at standsth Az
three of the mines on Tug River about ohe-'hii
of the usual force are at work. but efforts are
nov, being made by the strikers to induce thein
tn Quit The Thacker field is also completeN
tied up five hundred miners being out there-
A. Dineess not mine is in operation, the
miners there numbering about SIX huhuieu'
On Elkhorn, where three thousand miners are
usually at work. not five hundred entered the
mines this morning.
On Tug River the operations OF BlgeloW' jew
eft &. Brooks. of Detroit. completely tied up
This is TIE company that imported Hungarian
miners TO the field several months ago none OF
whom could speak English They all joined the
union in q body a few nights ago, ana not
man of the number is at work to-day Ihese
Hungarians seem to regard the day as great
holiday and are drinking and making merry.
Here trouble may soon occur
IN THE PoCAHONTAs DISTRICT.
Roanoke. Va. June 7.-According to advices
received by the Norfolk and Western Railway
which controls the output OF the Pocahontas
coal fields ten mines closed down In the Poca-
hontas district to-day. 1t is estmareo tnaI
about five hundred men are on strike. other
mines are crippled. and only working with re-
duced force The miners of the Tug hlVer
fields which are on the West Virginia SIDE,
bava struck Several thousand men en-
plcyed in these fields. The Norfolk ana west
ern officials say they do not consider the strike
in their territory to be Of a serious nature, ana
expect that the operations now tied up Will
resume work within ten days. Coal is being
loaded in the fields to-day, but the shipments
are not I'D to the average number of cars. so
far there has been report Of violence among
the strikers Mother Jones, the Pennsyl-
vania strike agitator is on the ground urging
the men to quit work and stay cut until their
demands are granted.
officials of the Norfolk and Western claim
that thirty mines in the Pocahontas fields are
in operation to-day with reduced force. The
| Clinch Valley and Thacker fields. they say. are
working usual.
Charleston, W. Va, June 7.-Reports from the
Kanawha and New-River coal fields UP to noon
to-day were Q1SappOlnunS 10 lHOSe WuO pic-
dicted a general cessation of work. In the New
River fields there have been actual suspen-
sions and the have quit only in small
bodies Loup Greek, the largest section Of this
field reports few strikers out. Reports from
the Kanawha field at noon say that every op-
Grafton is running, with but a handful OF strik-
ers at each place.
There have been disorders The coal oper-
ators of the Kanawha and New River fields are
holding an important meeting here. Nothing
has been given out, but all present are IN good
spirits over the outlook.
Clarksburg, W. Va, June THE strike order
was not obeyed in this region. and all the
mines are in full operation. Less than one hun
dred men in the district quit work. This was
to have been the central point of the strike
demonstration to-day, but the agitators found
an audience of less than fifty persons at the
place of meeting and declined to deliver ad-
dresses.
Coopers, w. Va, June Five hundred or
more striking miners passed through here this
morning from the Flat Top field. They are 60
ing West and say they will not return. Oper-
ators posted notices at Elkhorn this morning
that all the strikers living in the company's
houses must vacate property at once. Trouble
is feared.