The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-10
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the Coa1dale Company last night. "A meet
ing at Peeled Chestnuts and another at
Mount ia Dor, near Coa1da1e. was held
last night and this morning all the mem
bers formed company and marched to
Ashland and went down to North-Fork
taking nearly every miner out as they
went.
Taken as a whole, the outlook for q
speedy termination OF the strike is bright
strikers. The Pocafontas Galleries Com
Indian Ridge at Worth, were reported
to-day to have signed the scale, but In
face Of this, not q man turned up to
work, and Colonel Browning Immediately
served notices on the men to get out Of
his houses and has Joined the other oper-
ators In resisting thet demands of the
strikers. The Pocahontas Galleries Com
pany loaded cars In addition to drawing
and recharging over 100 coke ovens. Mill
Creek was at work with part of the u.s.
ual Monday force, but Coaldale only
loaded one car. From mines on the
switch, back to Powhatan, all the collier
les were at work with small forces except
Elkhorn. It was idle. Keystone. Pulaski
and Shawnee Companies We're Idle. Bot
tom Creek and Peerless. were at work.
but did not load heavy. North-Bork mines
were idle; the exceptions were Role, Elk
Ridge. and AIgoma At Rolfe cars were
loaded and Elk Ridge had part of its force
at work.
VIM. Forley, member Of the national
BODY of the mine workers Is In the
| field and will make headquarters at Key
stone.
Report from Thacker and Matewan
| were to the effect that the mines are
| working. This was the scene OF long
strike last year. in which the mine work
ers were beaten.
At Dingess there is a complete shut
down.
Over 500 pistols and winchester rifles
were ordered yesterday and passed
| through here this morning to the oper-
| ators in the field.
Secretary Estill Anderson, Of the Sim
mons Creek Branch of the United Mine
! Workers, was found dead In the WOODS
| near the depot at Freemans about noon
! to-day. He had been missing from his
| home since Thursday last. When found
! he was sitting against a tree and In one
| hand was grasped the pistol with which
| the young man had fired a bullet into his
/ right temple He had been accused, 1t is
| said, of being short of the unions money
/ is the reason assigned for his rash act
A coroner's jury was summoned and an
| inquest held The verdict was that he
] had come to his death by suicide. He
| was employed by the Buckeye Coal ano
! Coke Company.
The demands of the strikers are recog-
! milton. of the union. with right to esteb-
| lish a mine committee and check weigh.
man, an eight hour day and pay every
two weeks, check of system of dues ane
assessments for United Mine Workers OF
! America This fourth clause means thai
the dues and assessments for the mine
workers organization shall be collected
by the operator and charged up to the
account of the miner.
A carload of tents have been brough
in by the union and taken to North Fork
| where they have secured control of In
dependent land. These tents will be usee
for the miners who are driven from TIL
companies houses.
Tom Turpin, a guard on the Cooper
Bridge in attempting to cross last nigh
fell off and broke his arm.