The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-12
The Miners, Conxention.

Delegates are arriving in Birming- ham from the verious coal mining shelby. Blob and St. Clair counties where there are union locals. for the annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America, Alabama district will start tomorrow morning at Il o'clock and between 100 and 135 rep resentatives will be here, the represen- tation being in accordance to the mem bership of the locals. Edward Flynn, president of the district organization, will preside. while Secretary Treasurer J IL. Clemo will be assisted at tn desf by stenographer, who will take down every speech made and copy off every report.
 The convention will last at least two weeks, the first week being given over to hearing reports of the officers. elec- tion of officers for the ensuing term and the preparation of a new contract. The reports of the officers will deal almost entirely with the strike which has been on at the furnace companies mines in this State since last July. The financial statement will be most inter esting, the expenditures having been quite extensive. The election of off, cers will hardly be interesting, all ofh- cers, with the exception of the execu- tive board being renominated without opposition. The matter of new scale will bring up considerable dlscussion, 1t is believed. There is no telling ex- prevail to the effect that there Is some discussion among the miners looking to a general strike, including those em- ployed by the commercial coal colnpan- les. The officers or leaders decline to have anything to say whatsoever as tJ what is likely to be done in the conven- ton. A joint conference, between op- orators and miners. will be held tomor- row week.
 The commercial coal companies, those producing coal not used in the manu" fracture of pig iron, are not looking for any trouble whatsoever and expect to see a renewal of the contract which has been in effect almost two years now. The coal output in Alabama now, de- spite the strike, Is quite healthy.
 Condemned Negroes Baptized.
 An interesting event took place at the county jail here today when two com demned negroes were baptized by a ne- gro preacher who is In the jail charged were VIII Jackson, under sentence or death for the murder of sanitary ofh- cer at Decatur, and John Collier, who IS under sentence of death for the murder of a young white woman at Decatur Hardy Brown, who killed another ne- gro, baptized his two brethren.
 The congregation was small, jail ofn- cials and one or two prisoners witness ing the ceremony Rev. Brown per- formed the rite, negro-like and the two condemned men accepted with all fer vor.
 Jackson, Collier and Harvie Smith, another negro who is also sentenced to death for the Bloodworth murder at Decatur, will be hanged next Friday, the 18th inst. They are being held in the county jajil here for safekeeping. Jackson has written letter to the board of pardons asking for commits tation of sentence. Nothing has been done for the other two negroes. The indications are that all three will be han RnmnQnV military went to Decatur and remained there through the trials. It is not prob- able that the military will be necessary next Friday.
 The sheriff of Morgan county wilt likely be down Thursday evening and leave with his prisoners Friday morning arriving in Decatur at 9:30 o'clock. The execution will follow between that time and the noon hour. Collier and Smith still maintain that they are innocent of the crime for which they are to be hanged, the killing of Miss Belle Blood worth.