Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-11
THE COKE STRIKE
IT WILL NOW Bg FOUGHT 70 THB BITTER
END
According to the Unanimous Decision Of the Miners
OonysutiOn-Ths Struggle Will BecOrs Ne
tiOsal Fight on May Krst-Jubilaton
Meeting Held.

SCoTTDALE, PA, April lot is now
an absolute certainty that the coke
strike will be fought to the bitter end.
This was the unanimous decision of to-
days strikers convention, andit Is ring
ing throughout the region tonight.
Seldom before has such general interest
been taken in a convention. and crowds
of strikers surrounded the X. OF l.. Hall
all afternoon. There were fully so
representatives present, and during
the session the National officers,
President Rae, Secretary MeBryde,
John Nugent, John ii. Jones, State
President OF the Ohio miners, and NJ. &.
Goering, President OF the Illinois mi
ners, arrived and were admitted. Re-
ports from various points were heard,
which were unity Of sentiments to re-
main out until the operators ek set
tlement with them. Following this the
convention was addressed by several
prominent foreign leaders.
National President Rae touched on
the eight-hour day, and said all the
other miners in the United States would
be with the coke region strikers on the
first Of May in this movement, and then
il would be recorded National fight
instead OF local one. He also assured
them all possible financial support. The
following resolutions were unanimously
passed:
RcSolued, That we, the delegates OF
the workmen OF the Connellsyille coke
region, in convention assembled, stand
firm until satisfactory settlement is
made.
Resolrcd, That we consider our Off
GERS and the scale committee perfectly
able to handle the question entrusted
to them, and the interests Of the whole
region demand that the employers rep
resentativeS meet our representatives to
effect settlement.
Later on in the session the following
resolution was passed:
That our scale committee hold them
selves in readiness for conference
with operators.
After the transaction OF secret busi-
ness the convention adjourned to recon
vene tomorrow.
The Frick Company reports acces-
sions to their working force all along
the line, but the Morewood force has
diminished. Labor bodies are hold
ing can important conference at the
ScOttdale House tonight.
At mass meeting at Morgan'S reso-
lutions were passed demanding lcgis-
lative investigation Of the Morewood
works.
1t is stated tonight that strong efforts
will be made TO start the Calumet coke
plant on the Sewickley branch with
non-unionists. Pinkerton detectives
are on their way there. They will be
equipped with WincheSterS.
Capt. Loar and his deputies. who are
charged with the murder Of the Huns,
were taken to Greensburg to-day. where
they were released on $4,000 bail each.
Late tonight the strikers are holding
jubilation meetings over the announce
ment that Governor Pattison has or
dered the Eighteenth Regiment home
tomorrow morning. The Tenth Regi-
ment will remain here for few days, it
is stated. The withdrawal OF the troops
is a pleasing omen To the strikers that
peace reigns here for good, and the
State is disposed to look rather on their
side OF the Morewood killing than to be-
leve the first reports OF riotous outrageS
preceding the shooting.