The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-08-04

ers IN a clearer light than ever
Senator McCullOh" or the "editor
II the town papers," And first of al
he fact must not be overlooked that
great distress does exist many fam
les have not bread to eat hundred.
u the miners have been out of work
Many of them do not earn five
dollars per month, and have not fol
ne past year or more, and now that
III transportation eff freight is cut of
ne outlook is really appalling. Here
N TINS town alone we have pOpu.
atlon OF over 5000, and it must not be
)rgotten that nothing is raised in
sectlon except few potatoes
little corn, oats and wheat, not
N to supply one-fourth of the
people. Just think of a population
OF over $4,000 in the country depend
ing for their daily bread upon the
coal interests alOne-and now cut of
suddenly from that "stay," all the
miners suspending work, the canal
closed, the railroads closed to ali
-'elght. Unless deliverance comes
n some shape there must be univer-
sal starvation.
All business is languishing, money
spent, men by the hundreds stand
ng IDLE In the streets, with no pros
pect OF relief. Yet amid all this
gloom there is no disposition to COM
mt any overt act of violence, and
he miners, with few exceptions, are
'@tSrmined to bide their time, unless
N1se4+t-%Ii--traSS-e cast inueS long
1ugh to increase the hungers of the
I bless children all round us, and
gSher than starve literally they
ght be compelled to seek relief in
\ ly0 which reason might not APP
Drove, but which their necessities
ibay compel.
II The rumOrs which have appeared
Hh the Baltimore papers are mostly
dllse as to the real condition of things
Here, and especially in regard to this
disposion of the miners. Having
Aived in the town long enough to ac-
Iluire thorough knowledge of the
NAople, of their usual peaceful ways,
d am prepared to say that no violence
DILL be shown in any way to any
ierson or to any corporation. The
thiners will not interfere in promot-
thg strife between the strikers and
those who employ them Bread
bhey must have, and great problem
bp solve is how can they obtain
Tread? The men are willing to work
dut WO rk is nowhere to be found.
CHE great truth of absolute want is
baily becoming more real, and the
try of the hungry multitude cannot
sc disregarded. We thing that it
we prominent citizens would devise
f0me means of present relief the
visions of rising mobs, crying for
Vod, would fade away, and they
fCOuld rest more secure in their beds
tF hat is done nuts be done speedily,
IF the hours. Great events crowd
he DAYS E. X.
81 The Cumberland AHegoniaa, of
Wednesday, has the following on the
,tuation in this neighborhood:
Won Monday night two freight
aims arrived at Keyser from the
Jest, which virtually ended the
o'ockade at Keyser and the action
Mr.. Keyser towards the engine
id trainmen had a very happy
ct llpfpE those who had refused
un their trains on the day previ
X.
aDne of the employees of the road
1med Golf had been the front of the
oFiI1ers, assisted by a number of
elhers; but he and some twenty five
:, lhers were arrested, and Golf was
bed $40 and 80 days in Jail,
ur others were fined S., and the
Unnamed were discharged on the
.,romise to leave the town.
The presentation of checks for $50
the men on the first train arriv-
g from the west had great effect
changing the feeling among the
rikers. They presented themselves
esterday for duty, and in such num-
ar's that Mr.. Keyser was enabled
. carry out his threat not to employ
lose who offered resistance or were
isobedient to the commands given.
those who presented themselves
Dr duty, he declined to employ IL
remen, 20 breakemen, engineers
nd s conductors. He did not deS'
mate these as men who would not
3 employed at all but said that some
tould not be taken on any cOndi.
ons.
By noon all the trains at Keysel
,ere moved onward to their desti
alton, and Mr.. X. thinks all seriou,
,ouble is now over, though all dc
OF coincide with him, as it is hin
I'd that the strike will be renewed
the first and fourth divisions.
One of the engineers on the frs
aims arriving at Keyser from thu
dst, named "Bn"'rp Williams, anC
" m M..--.1r presented {
heck for $50 reta.yd his money t.
he Vice President yesterday, as HI
lad been accused of characterization
lie was given train for the west
ut he objected to taking it, claim
lg that it was not his turn to go out
he matter, however, was settled
md Mr.. Williams retained his sou
enir.
Mr.. Keyser returned to Cumbel
md yesterday in a special train
onfident that all trouble was over.
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