Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-18
THE COAL STRIKE
Working to a Climax-The First
Concession-"BlackS Sheep"

The strike OF the coal miners Is gradu-
ally working to a climax, and develop
ments mag soon be expected. In plac-
ing the matter before the public, the
REGISTER has adopted medium course,
presenting the views OF both parties, and
pursuing a policy that has won the con-
fidence OF both owners and workers.
Yesterday afternoon, a reporter from
this paper met knot of miners
ON Seventeenth street, near the
bridge. and enquired the result
of the meeting of the night before.
Nothing was done in addition to that
already known, the miners SIMPLY hold,
ing ont for the . cents per bushel and
the measuring and branding OF cars.
While this conversation was being car
ried on a couple OF miners from the Cen
trail Glass Works mine passed and were
hailed with:
"Well, boys, how are yez|'
1--WE made our point. The boss asked
rs what We were going to do and We
said this was our last day at the old
price. He said tn 90 ahead, then, at two
cents, but We must pay fOrmeasunn the
cars"
ooh, we'll yez are all right, then.
Then some men came along from klm-
berlv's, and were also stopped. They
said they had agreed to give three days
notice from Wednesday, and would
then 90 out. This news was hailed
with iov by the others, who said: Now
we're all right II you come out, we'll
get our raise tomorrow.
Leaving this group, we found several
owners and cOnversed with them, but
they were inclined TO say but little.
Kimberly's works is the only one IN
Manchester that is not quite idle, and
although il may be so to-day, the miners
outside are inclined To be rather
bitter. Their reasons seem plausible
enough. and vet it is impossible to hear
Mr.. Kimberlys version without feeling
his intentions are good.
Toa prominent Owner,.yesterday, we
put this clencher: "Will you owners
not be benefited by this strike, in the
end?"
"As hOw?"
"Will YOU not make q simultaneous
raise on the consumer and so get enough
to pay the demand OF the miner, and
still leave an increased margin?
This was evidently touching him near
", and he did not answer further than
to say: "W-ell," hesitatingly, 81 don't
know"
"Now tell mc--wasn't this strike
gotten up somehow by the owners to
advance the price Of coal? or course
Kimberly can't be included, rs it would
ruin his contracts. But answer my
question, now, squarely.'
After some hesitation, and with evil
dent reluctance, he admitted that posi-
bly, it might, though he vigorously dis
claimed having hand in 1t.
This is the way the matter rests at
present. The miners will meet this al
ternoon. at Caldwelrs Field, to consider
their position, and the REGISTER re-
porter was cordially invited TO be pres
ent.
Some "Mollie Mcguire Business.
Scarcely had our reporter left Man
chester, when an alarm was sent in TO
the city building from Reymann's brew
erv, asking for police, and Officers Mil
Ter and MalOney went charging In that
direction. They had been summoned
by Mr.. Kimberly, and fearful OF a col
lision among the miners, our reporter
fastened 10 the scene.
Ii seems that Mr. Kimberly had in
formation that the miners intended, IN
case his men went on with their work,
TO damage his wagons, &C., and to guard
against this, had called the police.
The miners Indignantly denied this
and said Mr.. Kimberly knew them bet
ter than to believe it. But Mr.. h. said
his information was reliable and that
as he was compelled to be absent at
night, toattend Council, he wanted some
one to guard his family and property.
The miners said this was unnecessary,
but he persisted in retaining one OF the
officers. He took him, Officer Miller, to
supper, after which they visited the
mine and i'm the mouth Of the shaft found
two large placards, each bearing black
sheep and the words bah! Bah"
Nothing else was found and no trouble
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