The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-24
Strike on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
The Governor OF West Virginia
Calls out the militia,
President Hayes Issues q ProcIa.
nation,
Government Troops Sent 10 Mar
tlnsburg, ~

the B & OR R. the first of last week,
which soon extended along the entire
main line and to the Central Ohio d.
vision The cause Of the strike was a
reduction Of 10 per cent. in the wages
of the employees who we're receiving
more than 81 per day. Those engaged
in il are engineers, firemen, breaksmen
and Others
At Martinsburg they assembled to
the number of 1000 and stopped all
trains bound East and West and would
not allow them to go on At one time
they had l,200 cars loaded with freight
and live stock detained and threatened
TO kill any man who dared to move a
train, The cattle were unloaded ana
turned into the fields.
The President of the road called on
Governor MATTHEWS for troops to aid
the officers of the road in the discharge
of their duties. The Governor ordered
two companies to Martlnsburg, but that
force being unable to control the ,stri
kers, he called on President HAYES for
Government troops. Three hundred
soldiers were sent from W Washington and
on Thursday, the 10th inst, two trains,
one each way, were taken out from Mar.
tinsburg, the Engineers being guarded
by the soldiers.
We clip the following kilograms:
MARTrNsBURa, July 19.-This city has
become perfectly quiet and there are
few persons to he seen at this hour. The
arrest Of Zepp has caused all the stri.
kers to retire to their homes, A mum.
ber Of them have informed the officers
of the road that they are willing to
60 to work but are afraid. The wives
and mothers of the strikers are unwill-
ing that their husbands and sons shall
take the risk. The whole trouble orig.
mated with the second class fremen,
who have been sustained and encoura.
ged by some of the citizens to whom
they are indebted. These are generally
grocers and provision dealers and il
they would cease to excite the fear OF
the women there would be no further
trouble.
BALTIMORE, July 10 The officials at
Camden Station furnish the following
The eastward bound freight train which
left Martinsburg this afternoon arrived
at Baltimore at IL As, without any acci-
dent or obstruction. The west bound
freight train, which left Martinsburg at
the same time, arrived at Cumberland at
8 o'clock. "A mob of strikers assaulted
the train on Its arrival, but there being
a squad of troops on board, no serious
damage occurred. At Keyser the stri
kers remain firm, positively refusing to
allow the shifting engine to move from
one siding to another On the Central
Ohio division, extending from Bellaire
to Newark, the fremen have struck, and
fohjected to new men taking their places,
Fand the civil authorities say they are
powerless to act. e 7'sas
Zepp, the ring leader of the strikers
at Martinsburg, arrested to-day, has
been released on S400 bail
AT Grafton the strikers held two meet
ings to-day, committee from Keysel
attending the evening meeting Reso.
lutions were adopted declaring their de-
termination to stand together, and pro.
posing q plan for q compromise. A
committee was appointed to act in con.
junction with those of the meetings or
the other divisions to meet the officers
Of the road. :,
MARTINssURa, July Is The west
bound train passed Sir Johns run al
right, and no further trouble is antici
pated from 1t. They are now living here
seventy three locomotives, nearly all o.
which have their fires banked, so tha
they may be ready to start after few
minutes notice. The streets are nearly
deserted, and most of the military
have gone to'their quarters. No troub
le is expected tonight, and it is proba
bic that by noon tomorrow there ear
be found plenty of men to move all o.
the trains. N
RIOT IN BALTIMORE.
BAErIMoRE, July 20 AS the Sixtl
regiment, Col. Clarence Peters, wa