Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-18
WOES OF WoRxMEN.
The Pennsylvania Miners continus
the Battle.
WOMEN COMING TO THE RESCUE.
Serenading Non -Unionists With Tin Pans.
Ohio Miners Forced to Steal to Sc.
cure the hecessaries oflife
---Soldiers on Guard.
ANOTHER REDUCTION OF WAGES.

rTrrssrRs, September 1.-THE return
10 work Of the men at CALEDONIA pit in the
Fourth pool had the effect OF stirring up
considerable life among the strikers who arc
eucamped in that nsighborhood yesterday.
Early in the morning the campers were at
the pi, mouth to intercept the non.unionists.
The only encouragement the strikers got
was "a child can bring US out when you get
those working above to throw down their
picks" In the afternoon 20 men from
Catsburu arrived in camp, As many more
We se expected his-uoruins. So. .-<r--
President Costello visited the camp yes-
terday afternoon. He reported everything
favorable for the strikers ih the lever poolS.'
Not more than fifty men, he said, we're
working in the Catsburg pit and but few
in Browns and the Old Eagle.
Women And Tin Pans.
Tie women are now talking very strong
ly oi joining the men in their usual morning
parade 10 intercept the non-unionists. This
Will De the most interesting Ssature Of the
campaign. A number Of them got after
one Of the "blacklegs" on his way home from
work at Harms mine last evening and tin
panned him severely. A few "blacklegs at
the Umpire mine were also tin-panned by
number Of farmers wives and daughters.
About fifteen women also visited the Gale
donia mine, well equipped with tin pans,
buckets, etc. 10 meet the "blacklegs s
they came out of the bank. A meeting OF
the women will likely be held this evening
to decide upon future action. II is very
probable that they will effect m organira-
ton 100 strong. They are very aggressive,
and at the home Of one non-unionist who
was beseiged last evening, free-forAli
fight was narrowly prevented. The nom
unionist took his serenade good-na,uredly,
but his wife s ire was aroused and there WAS
war Of words such as can only take place
between excited females.
The miners officials propose TO raise
funds for the striking miners and their fam
lilies by holding q big outdoor entertain
ment on October lrth, probably at Union
Park, consisting OF
a Balloon Wedding
and sham battle between two militia regi.
ments. Mr. J. N. Kinney will manage the
affair Several couples have already voluu-
teered TO do The wedding act Secretary
Flannery proposes TO send canvascrs among
the business men Of the city to ge, promises
70 take tickets.
Tomorrow the miners in jail at Washing.
ton will be given n hearing. Secretary
Flannery is confident that the majority, if
not all, will be released from custody be-
cause of the defective commitments. He
thinks those miners who have been released
on bail should also attend the hearing. He
was, asked yesterday whether IL the men
were released he would advise them TO re.
join the\ \eamp. Ater some hesitation Mr..
Flannsry said: Il don't see Why they
should not, though of. course they
may Please themselves about that.
But they win have to be careful
about how they act, Mt the same time not
holding back from their share OF the work.
At the hearing at Alderman Burkrs last
Saturday, the prosecution attorneys argu-
ments tended to the conclusion that our
whole association is q conspiracy lie gets
10 this by saying that we, the officials. hay
ing 16ne illegal acts by urging the members
.S>disobey the law the whole organization
is implicated in our acts. This only shows
on What fiimsy pretences hundreds Of mea
might be arrested under the conspiracy Laws
without having done any Overt act what
ever. ], reduces the Law 10 IN absurdity.'