The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-10
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SWhat would you do Colonel, If you
could deal with the situation In your own
wSy?"
II would send down a sufficient force
to stop any organized opposition to law
and order and to arrest the ring leaders in
these disturbances: The latter l would
contine at secure points until their cases
we're ready for TRIAL, and then think they
could be convicted and punished. It Is
no use In the Governor waiting until
Sherifs notify him OF their inability to
cope with these mobs. They are not going
to give him any such notification. In
many instances they are supposed 10 be
in sympathy themselves with these law.
breakers. II heis willing to accept other
evidence OF the situation he q get 1t
through afidavits Of responsible citizens,
or by personal inspection"
"What will be the probable termination
OF the present disturbance2"
81 cannot tell. lam going TO Washing
ton on the $50 train this evening, where
/ can get further information easier than
I can here. The telegraphing seems 10
have been transferred from this point to
New York, where the Governor is TEN.
p%orarily stopping"
LATEsr DISPATCHES.
About $3.50 last evening Col. Miller re.
ceiyed a dispatch from Gov. Mathews
advising him that he had notified the
Greenbrier and Kanawha companies to
hold themselves in readiness to proceed
to the scene OF difficulty when called upon
and stating that he would telegraph fur
Their instructions here later in the evening.
The next dispatch, which was received
about s P. NJ, from the Governor, stated
that he had received no notification from
the Sheriff OF Fayette that the civil author.
tiles we're unable to deal with the situa-
ton, and that he should defer issuing any
orders for the sending on Of troops until
such notification was received.
Another dispatch, similar in its tenor
and effect to the above, fromthe Governor,
vas received by Major Stalnaker later in
the evening, and this closed the telegraph.
ing for the day. Requests for specials
from the scene OF the disturbance failed
to elicit any reply, and it is not improba-
bic that the rioters have closed Geographic
communication by cutting the wires.
SUMMARY.
From present indications it is not i'm
probable that the military force OF the
State will yet be required to do service at
the Anstedt mines. The failure to secure
dispatches is significant OF continued trou.
BILE. At the time the mob took possession
OF the Cannelton Station and prepared TO
meet the Pennsylvania miners who bad
been employed to take the place OF the
striking miners. its first act was TO take
charge Of the telegraph Office and forbid
the sending OF messages in any direction.
1t does not seem likely, in the light OF past
experience, that the rioters will stop short
OF tho accomplishment OF their designs by
reason OF any interference on the part OF
the county authorities, and the case has
attracted so much attention aud there is SO
much disposition TO make It test case on
the part OF the railroad authorities, that
unless the county authorities do put IN
end to the disturbance, their unwilling
less or inability to do so must shortly ap-
pear. In that case Governor Mathews has
indicated that he will use every means at
his command to sustain the laws, and this
means the use Of the State troops first,
and tho aid OF the federal arms II the State
forces are not sufficient.