That Jim Wood and his gang hope to succeed by practicing deception is an evident fact. When they first came to this county they came claiming that only peaceable means would be employed in accomplishing their purpose, but people had but a short time to wait until they became fully convinced that their intention was the use of force, if necessary. Next we hear of the U.M.W. secretly at work trying to fill up the mines as far as possible with union men, under the guise of being non-union, another form of deception. Then they employed colored preachers to go among their race and deceive them by lying. But up to this time the operators have always been aware of their evil intentions and acts and have thus far been able to thwart their evil purposes. And Agitator Wood need not think for a moment that his slick scheme to get union men in large numbers into this county on July 27th, by advertising a free barbecue, is unknown to the operators of our coal mines. His movements and plots are well known and will be met. The diabolical plot to thus bring in a large crowd of thugs from other States to capture and shut down the mines of this county has been unearthed, and unless steps are taken to prevent any attempt by force on that day to accomplish their purpose, bloodshed will follow, as there are now, at a moment’s notice, thousands of brave men in this county who will risk their lives in defense of the miners and operators of this county who are willing and ready to work and have no grievance to settle. Naturally, the closing down of many large steel plants will cut the demand for coke and coal and the miners as well as every other industry will suffer during the strike. The scarcity of U.M.W.’s at mining points the last week or two is quite noticeable. With the exception of Madisonville, where they can be found around the saloons building air castles, very few are seen. Cols. Dick Salmon and Artemus Ward were over last week. They complained of a scarcity of coal cars at the Crabtree mines for a few days. A former employe at the Barnsley mine, a young Mr. Harris, was one of the victims of the late railroad wreck near there last Thursday night. So extremely warm has been the weather that the miners dread the trip to and from work. The mine is the place sought by them at present. Henry Jones has joined the mechanical force of the St. Bernard Coal Co., and as he has been in the Philippines, where the thermometer often registers 120 in the shade, he is able to stand the weather here first rate. Some new slack washers to replace old ones are now being put in at the coke ovens during the lull in business. The severe drouth in this county will have a serious effect on all business outside of coal mining, an industry of vast importance to the county, but, strange to say, one that many people are now in a conspiracy to ruin, if possible.