The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-02
WAITING FOR ORDERS,

Owing TO the absence Of any DEFINITE
orders from the Executive Committee as
to the exact time when they shall return
to work, the strike Of the ysrdmeA and
switchmen still continues, The strikers
assembled In great numbers this morning
In the railroad yards and ayound the Re-
lay depot, but no serious disturbances are
anticipated, They have expressed their
intention ol not resorting to violence, how.
ever great the pToyoCatiou, and will pursue
the same course as that OF yes
terdRy in the attempt to render freight
traffic an impossibility by psTsuading the
engineers to desert their posts. In view Of
this determination, the necessity OF calling
upon the StSts militia to protect the rail-
road property Ia not now seriously con-
aidered. The presence OF the Deputy
United States MafshalB has restraining
influence upon the more demonstrAtive
members Of the crowd, and the efforts Of
the Wabash road, which is under control
Of the United States Courts, TO start out
freight trains are not intertered with. The
knowledge that the Governor OF the State
and Adjutant General Vance are watch
ing their every move In order to deter
mine whether or not 1t shall be necessary
toCall out the militia also Testrains the
strikers from violence, and the crowds are
In consequence unusually orderly.
NEW MEN AT WORK. f
Despite the continuance Of the strike
upon this side Of the river, considerable
number Of new switChmen and yRrdmen
have been employed 10 fill the places
made vacant by the strikers, and oil ap-
pearances this morning indicate speedy
resumption Of freight traffic by the differ
ent roads, Switch engines are now run
ming back and forth in the yards, prepare.
tory TO starting out freight trains. None
Of the switch engineers have as yet been
prevailed upon to leave their engines, and
II the regular freight engineers ashall be
equally faithful In performing their duties,
there Is no doubt but that freight traffic
on the roads here will be at least partially
resume to-day. Ei MI
GOVERNOR odLEsBY AND THE STRIKERS.
Gov. ogleSby, after breakfasting this
morning, proceeded to the Relay depot,
where the largest number Of strikers were
assembled and addressed to them some we'll
chosen remarks bearing upon the strike,
BE cautioned them against Tesorting TO
violence In any case, and informed them
thatthe laws must be obeyedand enforced ;
that II the county authorities were not
equal to the task oil preserving the railroad
property, there was apower still stronger
which would be called upon TO prevent Its
destruction. The Governor then invited
them to meet him at Turner Hall at II
where he desired to talk with them upon
the general situation. One Of the crowd
intimated that such Q meeting would be
acceptable TO them, provided the strikers
could have o chance TO talk back" and
present their aide OF the case. To this the
Governor agreed and the strikers appoint.
ed one Of their number To act az gpokes.
man for them. The men were enthuSiaB.
tic over the proposed meeting, and gath.
cred In large numbers at the hall.
TRANSFERS AssULTKD.
While arrangements were being made
at the Relay depot for this morning far
different scene was being enacted upon
one Of the ferry wharves. A ST. Louis
coal dealer, relying upon the promise Of
the strikers that efforts by teamsters to
raise the coal blockade would not be in.
terferred with, had sent number Of men
with their teams 10 transfer fuel from this
aide OF the river. Several strikers, how.
ever, made an attack upon the men 10
prevent them from loading the wagons,
the teamsters resisting, and general
eight ensued. Knives were drawn and II
looked as II serious results would follow,
but at the appearance Of several United
States Deputy Marshals the strikers fled
without having received or inflicted any
very severe injury. The teamsters re-
turned to ST. Louis without the coal, fear.
ing further violence from the strikers.
TRAINS gToPPEp.
The meeting Of the strikers at Turuer'l
Hall this morning greatly decreased The