The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-10

morning Tue WOTkUeu EeSuMtu tueu
places in the mine.
! AtSo'clock o large number Of miners
visited all the coal mines and peremptorily
demanded the cessation Of work. At the
Trip works q tumultuous throng assem-
bled, and for q time threatened bloodshed;
but ! have been unable to find that any
one was seriously injured. There are
wild stories of pistols and muskets, but no
one can substantiate one case Of firing.
Stones were thrown promiS cuously and
there was some fist.cuff1ng, but nothing
like ierocious or riotouS purpose was
indicated. 1t seems, however, that the
gangs carried the day, and all the works
In town were hastily evacuated by mas.
tiers and men. At the works OF Morris &
Weeks considerable destruction Is said to
have been effected. D. l-'
The Mayor, when informed Of the
tumult, proceeded at once to the spot, and
endeavored to pacify the crowd. BE
could not make himself heard, however,
and at once telegraphed to Governor
Geary for troops. Meantime the local
machinery for keeping order was set in
motion, and the SIarshaTs forces were
quickly thrown upon the scene. The
miners, having stopped the different
establishments, and meeting no opposi.
ton, marched through the main streets,
carrying the American flag only, and mo-
testing no one. -'
Ate o'clock this evening the first install
ment of Gov. Geary's reiniorcements, two
companies, arrived, and in the morning
there will be 20, 900 troops on hand. Sc.
rious trouble Is expected tomorrow by
tho citizens, though the miners declare
that they have no intention oftaking any
further steps. They are determined that
the operators shall not resume work with
outside miners before the present trouble
Is permanently and satisfactorily adjusted.
Tonight the city Is strongly guarded by
soldiers. Sentinels are placed at oil the
street corners, and strong guards about
the houses Of the operators, The leaders
Of the W. B. A., who have been in Har.
risburg during the Legislative examina-
ton, are expected here tomorrow, to as
sumo direction ofthe present struggle. It
Is evident that the movement Is wholly
unpreconcerted, and without leaders.
The general impression Is, however, that
the men imagined that the legislative &C
ton was against them, and, in their dis
appointment and chagrin, assaile1 the op.
orators. a Wild rumors ofwholesale de-
strlction ofmines, and bloodshed through.
out the country, are rife, but cannot be
regarded as trustworthy. .nF .,H
GOV, 6EARY TAKES OUT wilITs AGAINST
THE RAILROADS.
H HARRrsBUBGn, Aprlls,
"a Tie Governor has obtained writs quo
WGTantO against Philadelphia and Read
ing, Lackawanna and Bloonsbtrg, Della.
ware Lackawauna and Western, Della.
ware and Hudson, and Lehigh Valley
railroad companies 10 answer In the Su-
.preme Court the charge OF violating their
charters by oyercharging for the trans.
portAtion Of coal. .l.' l..a .'I f..
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE DIFFICULTY
--RIoToUs DEMONSTRATIONS HOUSE
ASSAULTED, MEN SHOT, BEATEN AND
STONED.
In tho Scranton (Pa.) Republican Of
Friday morning, We find the following In
tcrestiDg detailed account of, tho rlotous
proceedings among the coal miners on
Wednesday night and Thursday:
"Tho two Germans who resumed work
at the Hampton mines on Tuesday be.
came tho objects Of hate TO those WHO be.
long to tho Union, and who refuse TO cut
coal at the company's prices. Whenever
they make their appearance they are call.
cd 'black.lcgs, and all the abusive names
their ingenuity can invent, to intimidate
them and force them TO leave the Mines
On Wednesday these outrages assumed q
more serious character, and at night q
band Of ruiiians surrounded the house
which they supposed belonged TO these
men, completely rlddled 1t with stones and
clubs, and drove o family from the build.
Ing. When morning came, It was dis.
covered that they had assaulted the wrong
house, and that the man they had injured,
though miner, was not 'black.leg.
A short time after aman who was passing
was taken for one of the Germans and
fired at, the ball taking effect in his hip.
His name Is Frank Cain, and he Is not a
miner, and is only connected with the
the company In an OutSide capacity. On
the same night three OF the men at work
in the Trlpp Slope, when on their way
home, were attacked by u crowd
of men, who chased them and beat
one Of the miners in a frightful
manner, The third made his escape
into Mr., Ira Trips barn, where he re.
NAMED all night. At about the same
time, two men are at work for Morris &
Weeks, In the coal works near Providence,
and living at Dunmore, were on their way
home, when they were overtaken by these
ruftians. Yesterday afternoon, at about 9
o'clock, a large body Of miners and boys
from other mines COngregated at Trips
Slope, when they assailed with stones aud
clubs the men at work in that place, so
that they did not dare come out and go TO
their homes at the usual quitting time.
The news OF this riotous demonstration
spread throughout the city, and in a short
time the roads, fences and hill tops were
covered with spectators. On arriving at
the scene Of the disturbance we first met
Officer HetZel. who had been sent there by
the Mayor to investigate the matter and
order them to disperse. They told the
officer that they had only come to find out
the names OF the "blacklegs" who were
in, and they intended no violence. But
this was false, as subsequent events
showed, and we are informed that those
men, in the streets Of Hyde Park, when
starting upon this disgraeeiul mission,
said they were going ITO clean out the
Trip Slope" Hetzelreturned to the city
to informth Mayor. Other officers came
and went, bearing messages from MIR
Daniel Laugstaf, the Superintendent, to
the authorities for help, and for nearly
two long hours the yelling and excited
rioters held their position at the head
OF the slope, commanding a fine
vieWof the proceedings, enabling us u