The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-04
TIE STREET CAR STRIKE.


bAth wv oputN A&AltNA v hAu
tho Striker Got Sumo Tobacco.
The people continued 10 use their
legs yesterday or ride in the buses, only
a few finding their way from one part Of
the city to another by the street cas
lines. The company had three cara
running on the loop between Tenth and
Forty.thi,d streets part OF yesterday,
and one on the North Wheeling and
two on tho Dsnwood end.
Secretary John Garden and Electrician
Hayes, OF the Wheeling Electrical Gem.
paby, which furnishes power for the
street car lines, took positions rs opcr.
atois yesterday. This net incensed the
strikers, aud ut their meeting In the
afternoon they sent II committee to call
on some OF tho most extensive users oil
electric lights furnished by the EIec.
trical company TO ask them to discoa.
tiuue their use II the two men stayed on
the cars. The result Of the request was
most satisfactory 10 tho strikers, and
III tho evening six or eight OF the
larger customers Of the company
,e~lephoned TO the power station that un.
less Messrs. Garden and Hayes were re.
moved from the cars, they desired TO dis.
continue the use OF the lights. 1t is
thought that this will remove the two
operators. Tho ether men. aside from
MIR. LOTUS and his sons, at work yesler.
day werc,John JollilIc, l Little,on Rus.
sell Wyatt, Of New Martiusville; s. II.
Gump, Oft / Lao; Il fellow named An.
rions, OF Marshall county, and Harry
Kennedy, formerly II driver OH IN
lsllnd Cur.
Last night after Q o'clock JolliIe,
Wyatt and Jump were met near the
c%ompany's barEs by some Of the strikers,
who asked them questions and argued
the matter with lLem. A crowd OF
boys and young men surrounded the
party und followed Them up town, hoot-
ing and yelling and calling the new men
unpleasant names. The men went to
tho st. Charles hotel, whittier the crowd
followed them, increasing in numbers Us
1t went.
The crowd outside looked alarming,
and Officers Short and Moran were call.
ed aud escorted the men to police head.
quarters, where they were allowed to
remain over night. Jollitle aud Wyatt
said to the members Of tho strikers com.
mittee Tint they had applied for jobs on
the line about three months ago and had
been told that they could have Jobs as
soon as there were vacancies. They re.
ceived letters from tho company on
Monday that anumber Of the men had
been discharged, and asking them to
come on Mt once and bring their friends
with them. They aaid they had
not known OF the trouble til
after they had been ut work
They also said they would leave
for home this morning. The strikers
thought last night that hone Of the new
men would report for duty today.
Two business meetings were held by
the strikers yesterday, Ia the afternoon
and evening. A committee was sent
down to Denwood to ask the friends o!
the strikers to desist from the petty dep
relations they have committed agains.
the company. Another committee was
appointed to prepare an address to the
people asking their moral support, and
10 make arrangements for turning the
strike over to the Trades Assembly.
Bloch Bros. sent upa case Of "Mail
Pouch" tobacco for the strikers, and
promised to keep them chewing while
the strike lasts. The vigilance Com
mit;ee" reported having induced two
men to give up jobs and several Others
not to apply for them.
Michael LOTUS, Jr., had two accidents
yesterday. In the morning he ran into
one Of A.. ]. Sweeney & Sons wagons,
driven by a man named Wilson, knock
ing the front end cut OF it. Shortly
alter noon bis car ran into Dr.. S. L. Jep'
sons buggy near Twentieth street, mash.
ing the vehicle up pretty badly. The
buggy was taken to Donaldson & Lewis
carriase fsctory for repairs.
To-day the strikers will have the bus
lines running regularly by schedule.
The buses will run regularly between
Tenth and Forty.ti fifth streets, aud the
first bus will leave Tenth street at S a
III. Tor the benefit Of the Benwood
worknen. The Btrisers Say that they
have not asked, and will not ask
another conference with the company.
They explain that they accepted the
proposition Of the company, which
proposition the company withdrew after
1t had been nceeptel.
Messrs. Sweeney and UntegraG both
said yesterday that no offer Of 81 so for
nine hours was made the men. 1t was
merely a speculative suggestion as to
whether the plan would work, made in
informal discussion, aud was not under.
stood by the men TO be an offer. Mr..
Sweeney Esid the company would run
its cars; that ten men were here already,
and more would be- to-day.