Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-07
WHEELING. W. VAr THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1886.

Hundred and T@enty-ninth street on
the East Side road. This will be done
BY telegraph and the use OF tSusted SEN
tiuels by methods best known by men
engaged in such movement at this When
this word is received every engineer and
fireman in the employ Of the road will
leave his engine as quickly as possible,
wherever it may happen to be. 1t is the
intention OF the managers OF the strike
that no train shall be lett ut standstill
between the stations, but be abandoned at
the station nearest to which they receive
the signal. Some OF the engineers, how
ever, announced last night that if the com.
pany refused to eccede to their Just de-
mands, and strike became necessary,
they would abandon their trains wherever
they happened to be between stations
where they would be forced to climb down
the posts which support the structure in
order to get away from their cabs.
VIOLATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
The action Of the company in shutting
down on the Second and Ninth avenue
roads is believed to be the swiitest and
surest way in which the company could
bring on a strike The officials of the ele.
waited roads were aware that the action OF
the company in doing this was in direct
violation Of al agreement entered upon on
Wednesday between General Manager
Hahn and q committee OF engineers who
called upon him in behalf Of the engineers
and tiremen employed on the roads, with
u request that he should redress certain
grievances which they laid before him and
who went away with the promise OF Gel
Hahn that be would examine the grjey-
ances and would give the committee q
definite answer st Il O'Clock this morning
With Colonel Hahn promise the commi:
tee was perfectly satisfied. As it7 mom-
bers were about 10 file Gu, OF his office, the
chairman William ". Thompson said:
Colonel Hahn, you will treat this matter
as we do between man and man, and will
be ready with your answer al | o clock on
Wednesday.
Colonel Hahn answered IN the atticma.
tive and added: Give ME time; don't
push me 10 the wall, and you viii be sur-
pfised when you see the schedule | will
make ont
The ten locomotive engineers congratu.
lated themselves upon the manner in which
they had been received, aud one and all
entertained the opinion that the differences
existing between them and the company
would be ami2ably adjusted.
The Elevated Company yesterday issaed
a circular s'atiCg that the interests Of the
company demanded tha. they should know
who were for and who were against them
All engineers and firemen were asked 70
sign paper pledging themselves TO stand
by the company The paper was signed
by one fireman.
CHIEF AHrH"E CONSIDERS 1T AN INSULT.
Grand Chief Eogiuosr Arthur said last
evening, afer being shown the order clos.
ing two roads: III there il q s,rke OF the
engineers on the elevated roads, the re
will res' upon tEa company.
Col Uain promised an audience to the
committee Of engineers gHd 10 myself a. !
o'clock on Wednesday morning. It's now
q o'clock on Tuesday evening, and he has
A!rCikGN ls-ti. = Gi.T't 10 tue puyLlC b'AilHP
that two Of the company's tour roads vii!
be run to-morroR, or until iusjher notice
The public ought to know hat tho closing
OF these two roads before thr hour sst ior
our conference is an insult TO i, as well
90 10 US, and if arv Inconvenience is ex-
parjenced by the pabhc, Colonel Hahn l.
alone responsible for 1t !. woali have
been time for him 10 close the roads When
the engineers employed on them retc5s& 20
work. came here 10 settle the differences
between the men and the company in q
way The company, through its
General Manager, fixed tie day and the
hour for meeting at which these differ
ences we're 10 be discussed, aud at which
il was TO give its answer TO the especiful
and reasonable demands c: the men Ap
parently forgetting all about his pledge,
the General Manager takes the initiative
in movement that al first glance Go"S
not seem to promise an amicable settle
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