The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-20
Meeting at Grafton Pro-
poses a Compromise.
Public Sympathy Continues
With the Strikers.
Rioters Attack the West
Bound Train,
J3ut Both Reported All
Right.
ExcrrxMESr AT MARrrNspUKo TScEEAs-

EXCITEMENT AT MARTINSBURG IECkEAs-
ING.
MARTINsBURG, July -.
81 pecial 10 the Register
Sirce the arrival OF the military the
excitement has become intense and the
wards of the Baltimore and Ohio road are
crowded with strikers, sympathiHers and
Others. Two women, the mcther-lr-lsw
end sister.i n-law of one ChsrIes Bedford,
took him of engine No. this evening
when be WAS preparing TO take out n
train, and we're loudly applsuded by the
strikers. All along the line the situation
has assumed more thre stnlng aspect,
and il is stated that 1t ST, Johns run the
canal men have congregsted in force to
stop the passage OF all trains. The men
are all armed 10 the teeth. A detaChmer'
OF twenty men OF the Mathews
Light Guards were called out At TWO
o'clock for the purpose OF srresting the
ringleaders of the strikers, but policeman
Englebrlght, who was to point out the
men TO be arrested weakened nj the
menaces of the strikers. and refused 10
do his duty, asking for more men. The
rest of the Light Guards have been call
ed out, and the whole company Is patrol
ling the yards of the road, while the rcgu-
lars are qusrtered in the Baltimore and
Ohio shops awaiting orders. Several
trains are now ready, and await orders to
start out. 1t is fhe universal opinion
that all freight trains starting out will be
wrecked between stations. u.
Associated Press Dispatch.
MARrtNsBURG, July l9.-The troop
train arrived III $50 this morning, and
hivouacked IN the round house. Meet OF
the strikers are outside the western limits
c,f the corporation. At noon the procls
n .stion o: President Hayes, commanding
t.nrm to disperse, was issued. The minors
of Piedmont and Western Port have re-
solved to assist the railrosders. At a
xeeting ri kevSer last night ;he men
sscided to abide by the decision OF the
sgsocrste divisions III regard to wages,
aud to stand by other divisions on the
lresent troubles, declaring that the wages
established by the company were made
ouate for. procuring the necessarles OF
g.
1t is impossible to get men to run
trains out. The strikers IN meeting z
decided to demand two dollars per day
for firemen and brskemen, and no Eeduc-
ton for engineers and conductors. They
appointed committee OF conductors and
brakemen 10 co operate with 3 similar
committee on all other sections. ine
committee hsYe gone to the third and
fourth divisions to INSIST on general
strike The strikers say If overpowered
by troop. st Martinsbur they will
blockade 1T other points along the line,
snd suv men who dare to go OF trslns
Will be bush whacked along the road.
ia. Mp to this time no engine
Hlen have been obtained 10 take the eas
tram 20. !. iue pIOSIsHa''yH "a VIZ
President his been posted throughout
TIE city. All is quiet. There Is srge
throng about the dotel, but all aPPesrs
good humored. and the prominent striS-
ess say there viii be no demonstration
against persons snd property just yet
Mr.. Williams IN the presence OF Sheriff
MAIDEN buch read the request from Gov
Mathews to The men assem- bled St TIE
crossing, 10 di:le aud desist from
further interference with trains. There
are plenty OF men willing to work but
they are afraid.
AARTISSBURs. July l5.--The Presl
deat's proclamation, printed IL handful
te-u. has been distributed among th'
enplOyes at sll points Of the road. 70
iicemen have been furnished with large
numbers. to be placed in eouspicuou
pisces. ES
MARIISsBURG, July lS.-Ihs striker
pisn of operations SEEING 70 De eo1Afei..