The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-15

ana interviewed several Of the men. II
was claimed that great many OF them
had been induced TO come here from
Pennsylvania by representative OF the
company, who had guaranteed them
steady work at the rate OF % and SO
cents per ton. At this rate they expect.
ed 10 make from S3 so to 81 per day. In.
stead OF this, when they got here they
only were ablo to make about half time
and not average over $40 per month,
They had been to heavy expense in
coming here, aud some of them had in.
CURED debts to considerable amount
to enable them to bring their families
and fix up their homes. On account OF
slack work they had been almost cntirs.
ly unable to pay anything on their in
debtedness, being barely able to live. II
they accepted the reduction they would
be worse of than evar, as thevCo not
even make living. Miner McDermott
oald that he was one of the men who
came from Pennsylvania. He had heard
all the highly colored stories which
were in circulation in his district and he
thought he was coming to land Of
plenty. Instead OF this he had only
been able to make from $50 to $50 pc.
month since his employment here. He
had wife 10 support and Ia On old ex.
perieIced miner. Miner Gilligan, an
other Pennsylvanian, had wife to sup.
port and had only averaged $50 per
month during the past three months Of
his engagement. 1t the eviction was
forced he would suffer very much, as he
had to borrow money and was being
pressed by the person who loaned to
him. This man was very despondent.
Miner Hayes would guarantee that
no miner had cleared more than $75 per
month since the mine started.
These statements OF the men are n
fair sample OF ell.
TIE CoMPAEY's SIDE.
On the side of the company General
Spillman was interviewed. He referred
the correspondent to his statement in
the Register, which he insisted was sub.
stantially correct. When the case OF
"helpers' was broached, and he was
asked whether the large amounts he had
claimed in his statement as having been
made by the men, did not include the
halpers' pay, he protessed Ignorance of
the iaot that any except Jones had hired
ahelper, although he acEno wledged his
error in the Jones case, as shown up by
Master Workman Moran. When ssked
if the fact OF the company losing money
on their plant had not been because Of
the expensive machinery and lack OF
proper transportation facilities, he said
emphatical!y the only cause was the ez-
orbitant rate OF wages paid. He said he
had reduced the salary OF every employe
OF the company, with but very few
except:ogs, and that the claim that the
miners alone were reduced was false.
He denied that tho company had
brought on the sLriks themselves, with
a view OF shutting down during the win
ter months, and claimed that when the
strike began they had orders for all the
coal they pould supply. Referring tc
the machines, he saia they were com
plete success, and had been adopted BY
the company permanently-in fact, thai
there were two more new ones now in
the yard waiting to be put up.
a51.. 81 TIE EV1CTIONS. tNs i -
Referring to the eviction cases, be said
that the company wanted the men to &C
to Tork OF yacate their premises to make
room ior men thrt Wopld work. SsTbey
were not rushing the cases, 90 they had
no desire to inilict suffering AMONG the
people, but they must have their prop
erty occupied by persons who would as
sist in the prosperity of the company
The majority OF men now occupying the
company's houses, who had not had
summons OF dispoasession served on
them gare pen who had signifed theil
Willingness 70 60 to york, but were only
deferred by their lear oI being "done
up BY their comrades.
Aa fast 90 man expressed this feeling
all proceedings against him were with
drawn, and now there was only one
sixth Of the men who would not give in
He claimed that had it not been for Mr.
Morau's arrival here a few days since
the ina. you'd have been at work. The
stock ckholders and directors are standing
by him in the fight and are willing tc
lose their prospective profits rather thar
that the men shall conduct their bust
ness ior them. He was confident OF his
ultimate spcoess apd did not fear any
serious disturbance, and laughed ct tllt
report published that Hpossibly Cover
nor Fleming would be called on fol
troops"
SYMPATHY FOR THE NES.
Mr.. Winfield Scott, one OF the attor
neys for the men, was seen. He aeemet
to be confident that he would succeed
in legally preventing the company fro a
ejsctins his clients. He made no secre
OF his line OF procedure, which was Il
prove that his clients had been deludet
into coming here by false promises ant
that after they had located and winte
he'd come on they were to be forced h
lose sli tney ,lrd and live on the street
or work for starvation wageG.
The feeling outside OF tho mining snt
railroad people is entirely with tn
strikers. aud the farmers thronghou
the entire district will do all they can t,
! :..ssist in alleviating the. distress cause,
nv the strike. There is not one ma.
now at work on ttha ~ plant.
The shooting Of Hall by jenkins liz
4 frightened the few men that wer
standing by tbs company pndthere /
none brave enough to face the fight /,
jenkins is still in Jail in Fairmon
and will remain there until the cxn,e
ment dies down. No specific charge ha
been brought agains. him as yet and h.
seems to be simply there to keep hin
from being mobbed. Hsllis iu 8 cri!
ical condition and but slight hopes ar
entertained Of his recovery. "a.
IT was reported that jenkins woul,
have an examination at pc;ymopt Mon
day morning, but it is probable that
! will be postponed, as the men are pre-
pairing 10 gather there, and il he is no
we'll protected be ia liable to be takel
| from the officers and lynched. {
Looking atthe matter in every way
things are in a very desperate and dc
plorable condition here, d I. v