The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-26

the one side and rioting miners on the
other, as a result of which three min
ers were killed, two fatally wounded,
and number Of others on both sides
more or less seriously hurt.
Killed:
DICK TAYLOR. -
- DOBSON.
UNKNOWN MINER.
Fatally wounded: John Heiser, IT.
win Lawson.
The trouble grew out Of an attempt
to arrest thirty-four miners for viola
ton Of blanket injunctions issued by
Federal Judge Keller last August. Last
Saturday Deputy Marshal D. w. c..
Cunningham went to AtkinsVille, a
mining town, to arrest the men charg-
ed with violating the injunction. He
was surrounded by a large party Of
miners, armed with rifles, who ordered
hlln to leave the place, an order that
was quickly obeyed. Sheriff Cook at
this time attempted to make arrests
under process issued by the state
court and was treated in like man
ner. Cunningham returned to Charles
ton and reported to the marshal and
district attorney that he could do moth
Ing without large force and then only
at the imminent risk of precipitating a
serious conflict. He was instructed to
return with men sufficient to serve
the process given him and to do it at
all hazards. -
Cunningham and a strong posse went
from here to make the arrests. When
Atkinsville was reached the federal
forces We're Joined by Sheriff Cook and
his posse, and the deputy and sheriff
found themselves in command of about
a hundred well armed and determined
men. The rioters were parading up
and down before the various coal
TarIreI -
Winchester rifles. They intimidated
miners at work, drove away guards at
the mines and even disarmed the guard
and forced him to walk at the head of
their procession. Emboldened by their
success they attempted to burn down
bridge of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad over Piney gulch and threat
ened the destruction of other property
Last night they went into camp near
Stamford City.
This morning about daybreak the of
f1cers and their combined posses sur
prised the rioters in their camp and
called on them to surrender. The re-
ply was shot This was answered by
shot and Immediately furious battle
was raging. ..
When 1t ceased seventy-three arrests
were made. All the prisoners were
taken to Beckley, the county seat, where
the ten United States prisoners were
given a preliminary hearing by Com
missioner Dunn and held for appear
ance at court here. The federal au-
thorities win try to get the state to
give up the sixty-three prisoners they
took, so that they may be tried in the
federal court, but 1t is doubtful wheth-
er 1t will be done.
The injunction which the miners are
charged with violating is the blanket
writ issued by Judge B. f. Keller at
the suit of the Chesapeake & Ohio
coal agency company The defendants
were all the coal companies operating
in the New River field, hundred and
fifty members of the Mine Workers Of
America, by name, including President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilcon, and all
other persons Whatsoever who aided
and abetted them. The injunction COW
cred almost every foot of ground in
the coal mining region OF New River.
While all of the mines in the Kanawha
and New River sections have been at
work for some months, the strike has
not been officially declared of. Fears
are entertained that trouble will break
out afresh at any moment and the con-
f1ict of today is thought to be the fore
\ runner of many more to cpme in the
y LIAR future