The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-21
UNLESS CALLED TO DC So
Webb CoVington, Attorney For lndict-
ed Miners, Says All viii Appear at
Fort Smith and Make the Required
Bond, $4,000 Each.

United States Cavalrymen will not act
as continual guard for the aOn-unlon
miners employed by Franklin Bache
as receiver for the Bache-Denman in
terests in this vicinity, according to
orders issued today by Major Nc
Elure in command of the camp here.
Three deputy United States marshals
Twill have charge of the protection OF
the mea in their camp and going to
and from the mines. The soldiers,
however, will be called upon in case
of emergency.
Mr. Bache visited the valley today
for the first time in months. After a
conference with Major Mcclure he
inspected the company property at
the Griffith mine. where the non
union men went to work, and other
points. He stated that he expected to
start work soon at mines numbers
One and Six Everything was quiet
| in the valley today.
At Fort Smith interest centered in
the report of the federal grond jury
which yesterday indicted 2G miners
on the charges Of conspiracy and con
tempt of court in connection with the
rioting and destruction Of mine num-
ber Four on July H. W Webb Coving-
ton, chief counsel for the miners, said
tonight the majority of those Indicted
would come to Fort Smith tonight
land tomorrow and surrender. THIS
list includes Peter r. Stewart of Mus
lkogee and Fred Holt of Oklahoma
City, former president and secretary
respectively. of District 81, United
mime Workers Of America, which in
lcludes Arkansas, Texas and okla
homa. Marvin Ray. one of those in
ldicted, surrendered today and was re-
leased on $4,000 bond.
The indictment against the men
charges that the overt acts commit
ted by the miners in conspiring
against the government consisted Of
holding meetings at various places In
IHartford valley, furnishing and using
firearms, throwing stones at no1-
union men and guards employed by
the federal receiver and the destruc
ton of property in custody of the
government. One man, James E.
|Crossley, is charged with writing a
threatening letter to Judge Frank
Youmans. An order was entered in
the federal court late today allowing
Mr.. Bache to lease again to the Cen
tral Coal and Coke Company the mine
known as No. 7. The former lease
recently expired
1t was announced today that next
Monday has been set for the hearing
in the federal court of the suit of the
Sebastian Coal and Mining Company
against the Bache-Denman interests
for forfeiture of leases on several OF
the mines in the vale"
The Sebastian company alleges it
is successor to the Cherokee Con
struction Company's rights in the
properties and charges the Bache in
terests have forfeited their leaseholds
by failure to pay royalties and taxes
on the properties. In answers filed
in federal court, Mr.. Baehe, for the
BacheDenman interests, demanded
that the Sebastian Company show
what interest, if any, ii may have in
the leases held by his companies,
claiming the coal lands were leased
from the Cherokee Construction Com
pany. They set up the allegation
that the leases provide for an abate-
meat of royalties during a genera
strike in the district and allege such
a strike has existed since last March.
IIt also is charged that the Midland
Valley railroad. which was in effecs
| the lessor and beneficiary of the
lease. refused to furnish cars for
moving coal from the Griffith and
| Beck and Kieffer mines, thereby dam
aging the receiver and associates.
It also is denied that the lessees
are iasolvent or unable to finance op-
Grafton of the mines.
/ Edward Cunningham, president of
District 21, today received word that
w. C.. Hodges of Springfield, ILL.,.
had succeeded William Mckinley as
superintendent of the Central Coal
and Coke Company and would take