The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-08

Accounts Given of Them by the
Charleston Papers.
Kanawha Gazette.

Accounts SINeh ny WV
Charleston Papers.
Kanawha Gazette.
A short time ago q strike occurred st
Blscksburg, this county. 1t grew out OF
the action of the managers OF the mine,
in reference to splint found IN the coal
mined, they insisting that the men should
be locked in proportion to the amount OF
spint found in each bushel OF coal, ana
the miners contending that they should
not be. There were about forty men en-
pfoyed, and they, along with the black
smith, employed in the companys shop,
quit work. Sometime afterwards, some
thing was needed by the managers IN
the blacksmith line, and coIored man
was sent to the shop TO do the JoD.
While thus employed, the regular black
smith appeared and insisted that the
negro should leave the shop stating that
it was under his control and that he did
not want him to interfere with his branch
of business. The result is not stated. In
short time the matter OF difference be-
tween the managers and miners was sd
justed. Upon returning to work, now
ever, they ascertsined that the blacksmith
had been discharged, on account, rs Is
stated, of his action during the strike
His unemployment was made condl-
ton precedent to their going back into
the mines, and the managers declining
to comply, all of the miners but sixteen
refused to go to work. The sixteen men.
toned went back into the mines and re-
sumed work. The others called meet
| ing, and miners at work in other local.
ties were promptly notified OF the condi-
| ton of affairs st Blacksburg, and on
Saturday last between five and eight
hundred miners from different portions
of the valley assembled there. A de-
mand was made that the sixteen men
in the mines should come out, and 1t
was complied with. The information
in our possession leads on to the stste-
ment that after the men came out OF the
mines, q proposition was submitted to the
miners whether or not the miners who
had Kept on at work should be lynched,
along with their employers, snd the
handsome proposal, as our information
runs, was voted down by email major
| ityl This delicate bit of business beng
disposed OF, the miners dispersed. Upon
The return home some irresponsible par
ties pushed several bank wagons, standing
| ing on an outside track or switch, down
an incline, and they were broken. This,
it is said, is the extent OF
the destruction Of property, and
as has been Insinusted, this YVES
not done by the direction of the miners,
! but was done by or two OF their number
upon their own responsibility. Con-
trary to the rumor that reached this
city, the miners who went up on the
M0doc from Csmpbelps creek paid their
passage, and upon returning home, the
most Of them walked, some few of them
| coming down on the train. OF the
: latter, nearly all, we are informed, paid
| their fare On Sunday evening q meet
! ing of the miners was held at CsnneIton.
! 1t seems that there is rule among them
which, IN troubulOus times requires that
they shall all put In an appearance at
the designated place OF meeting, and the
requirements of this rule were not met by
some OF their numbers and the meeting
was called to see what was to be done.
An investigation of the sui ject OF mi
ners wages develops the tact inst at
Cannelton they can make from s. TO
| So so per day, counting SIX hours rs the
| least and eight hours as the most put IN
as day. On the Coal Valley side they
make from 81 Is to 81, but do not have
steady employment.
1t is not pretended that the foregoing
1 NltFf rINf
to the public as the result of diligent in
quiry on the subject, OF persons in whom
we have confidence. 1t is believed TO be
substantially correct.
The Courier gives some incidents not
narrated above:
On the morning of the lst, the miners,
| 700 strong, met at Biacksburg and inter-
| copied the miners going to work, and led
them inside q hollow square. They then
took their dinners from them and eat it.
They were to!d that if they entered the
bank until lurther orders they would
have TO pay the penalty. They then
sent for Mr.. hoge, a member OF the firm
Of Mason, Hoge IL Mason. Mr.. HOge
told his bank boss, Mr.. Banister, TO go
and see them and ascertain what they
wanted. They sent Mr.. b. back to tell
Mr.. Ii. that he was not the man they
wanted. Mr.. Hoge went up to see them.
They formed ring around him and
began cheering. A vote was taken
whether he should be hung or not,
which action was defeated. They then
asked MIR. H., if he intended TO give the
blacksmith work that had been discharged
from his employment Mr.. H., told
them that he had an explanation TO make
regarding the matter. Cries OF "nO eI-
PLANTATION wanted. Two words will satis-
fy US. Yes or no. Mr.. H., soon found
out that it was useless to attempt to res-
son with them and gave them q negative
reply and lett. They then went to the
mines and blocked the mouth up with
cars, after which card was placed on
the bottom of one, which gave notice to
all miners that they would not be per-
mitted to enter until further orders.
After they had settled their matters
satisfactorily TO themselves, they went TO
the store Of the Company, at Blscksburg,
and formed line and fired of their re-
volvers,