The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-23


to many ia better than none 10 some"
This may DO said az 10 MartinBburg, but
on other parts Of the road, particularly
at Sir Johns Run and Cumberland, where
the striking canal boatmen join the men,
the feeling in favor OF the strikers Is in.
tense.
TALK WITH AN ENGINEER.
Meeting an. engineer who was ierked
from his train yesterday, and who was
on hiA return home in talking humor, he
made the following remarks in casual
conversation "Why, what in the HI
is tho use Of striking now or attempting
TO stop men from wOrking2 Isn't half u
loaf better than no loai2 Amt men made
TO work? II he can't live we'll and dress
well let him take what he can get and eat
and dress within his income. Them's my
sentiments. Suppose | had Joined tho
strikers; why my children would have
been crying for food to day, or some mer.
chant would he getting busted, and anoth.
er man would be in my place while |
would be getting worse Off every day. !
tell you, stranger, II ia hard, but have
wife and children, and ! have to stand it.
Some day the times will he brighter. ]
have been in the employ OF the company
ever since have been big enough to
work, and in the good times now gone BY
| used 10 make good wages. Then We
wero paid 81 per day, and had pay
for extras, Sunday hours, night work,
&C., SO that / frequently, for month
after month, made 35 and SO days time
per month. Now, how is ii? Weare not
paid for running beyond keySer TO Pied.
mont with coal hoppers, and although we
frequently make overtime, that is now
cut of.
In answer to the question as to whether
they will continue to work he replied
"My life is sweet 10 me, and | don't want
to be target, and l don't see why they
SHOULD prevent men from earning their
bread, but can't mount my engine, as
am to be target. | wish to God that
The whole thing was settled"
In answer to n question as to wages, lie
said that the engineers were now getting
So 10 and 81 so per day, conductors 81 80
and 81 25, and brakemen and firemen
81 % TO 81 81, and that SIS per mon,l,
was about all the latter classes could
make generally, in consequence OF pay.
ing board along the line. Sometimes
they had but So so per week left for their
families.
ANOTHER VIEW.
Another party, whose sympathies are
on the side Of the strikers, made the fol.
lowing statement as 10 the cause Of the
reduction: "The whole thing grows out OF
too much pay and speculation among the
head men-big salaries, wine ,suppers,
free passes and presents to CongreSsmen
for their votes. Why, look at this place
called keyser. II is named after Mr..
Keyser, who was Vice President OF the
road. It used to be called New Creek,
and when Tom Scott was trying to get the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad bill
passed, Senator Davis, who owns u great
deal Of property around New Creek, op.
posed it all he knew how. Mr.. Keyser
then used his influence, and had railroad
shops located there, and Mr.. DAVIS, in re.
turn, ,complimented Mr.. Keyser by chang.
ing the name from New Creek to Kcyscr.
That's only one way things are done in
high quarters. II they would stick close
to business, take reasonable salaries, not
such as would support kingdom, there
would he money enough to pay men fair
wages, and to pay the stockholders good
dividends, tOo."
GOING sLoW.
The western train was due at Cumber
land at $50, and there were quite num-
Der OF passengers awaiting it, among them
at least one hundred railroad men, whose
trains are for the present laid up. This
train left Grafton at 1910 and was due
here at s o'clock this morning, and the
delay was canEed by the train running
with great caution because OF threats hav-
ing been made at Sir Johns Run and
other points yesterday that il soldiers
were put at the stations they could easily
throw rock or twoin the cuts and ClOle
travel. AT the hour Of leaving Cumber.
/ land there were but few persons about
the hotel other than those about 10 take
their departure, and the town was quiet
except for an occasional yell from some
striker on the outskirts OF the town.
Leaving Cumberland at 500 the train
made good time on the straight stretches
butin turning curves and passing through
tunnels time was lost. At Sir Johns Run
some obstacle was expected, but the train
passed safely amid the jeers Of some half
dozen or more canal and railroad men.
About seven o'clock Martinsburg was
reached and a stop made for breakfast.
Here the news from Baltimore, which
was made known to some on the train al
Cumberland, was confirmed. The place
was very quiet, and
THE TRooPs WERE STILL ON DUTY,
under the command OF Gen. French. A
detachment OF battery A, ID artillery,
with two field pieces and q supply Of
grape and canister arrived here yeSter.
day afternoon from Fort McHenry. Tho
Mathews Light Guards, Of Wheeling,
Captain Miller, were still at the Court
House and Col. Delaplaine, representing
Governor Mathews, was at the Berkely
hotel. Gen. French having heard OF the
condition Of things at Cumberland and
threats made to still continue to stop the
trains, was in communication with the
railroad officials at Cumberland, and he
assured them that, having now the field
pieces, if they called on him he would
quiet the town and hold it. The train
left MartinSburg about 7:45 o'clock and
arrived here at l0:45-2l hours late. Il
laid over in the depot awaiting orders be.
fore proceeding 10 Baltimore G.