The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-09

and pickets are relieved and the quart
is maintained constantly. Tho mass
meeting and the visit OF the sheriff wert
the principal events Of the day. The
former was called at the suggestion ol
the sheriff and some Of the business
men who are anxious to see termina-
tion Of the present state Of atfairs, which
Is injurious to trade and is deemed like
ly to permanently injure the town.
Tonight Hugh 0'Donnefl and otherE
returned from Harrisburg, bearing with
them a proposition from Sheriff Nc.
| Cleary, asking that the works be turned
over to deputy sheriffs, whom he would
appoint to take. charge Of them and hold
them for the firm.
Retiring President Weihe, President.
elect Garland. Secretary Kilgannon, oi
the A. A. of !. and S. W., aud G. w.
Brennan, secretary Of the workmen, ar
rived here during the morning. They
were strongly in favor CT the men Civ
ing the deputies freedom Of admission
and SO were the advisory committee.
Mr.. Weihe declined to talk to reporters.
Word was passed arcund that there
would be o meeting, and soon in the
afternoon about 200 men had assembled
in the rink
TO REsrEcZ THE Law.
President Weihe presided over the
meeting. He had previously urged a
number OF legally constituted authority
and to endsavor to SO conduct them
selves as to retain the sympathy of the
public, which was now with them and
must be retained il the men wanted to
win. He represented to them that tho
state was compelled 10 enforce observ-
ance to the Law, and could not stand by
and see o government hero unrecog-
nized by law. Tbs firm must be given
possession OF the works. II the sher-
ifs men are not allowed to come in
and peaceably take possession, resort
must then be had to the next means,
which wos the sending OF troops by the
governor. Mr.. Wcihe made no public
address, however, sinIly introducing
Attorney Brennan. No reporters.
known to be reporters, were admitted
to the building, but what MIR. Brennan
said was substantially this:
SENSIBLE ADVICE
"Ifthe sheriff's officers are not admit
ted to the works and the property
turned over to the firm, the militia
must be summoned and it is their duty
to obey orders regardless OF their SYM
pathies or Of the results. The present
condition OF affairs cannot be allowed to
to continue when the military come.
They will be here in force and well
armed. They will surround the works.
New men will be put to work under
military guards and If anyone attempts
to interfere with them he will be shot,
for the militia must do their duty.
BIoodshed and conflict with the troops
must be averted. Ifany man imagines
that the state troops will be brought
here TO stand around like posts or be
on dress parade that man
is mistaken, They will be
brought here to act, and the men will
act as they are directed to do. They
will shoot you down. The history Of
the riots in the coke regions shows this
to be true. The owners know that
whatever may be the moral position OF
the men they have the law on their
side, and that the sheriff must put them
in possession OF their property. The
people are against the PinkertOns, but
they will not be with you in resistance
to the sheriff. He and his posse are the
legal representatives OF the peace and
are not, like the Pinkertons, a hired
band who are to act as their employer
directs"
One of the locked out men followed
Mr.. Brennan in speech OF the same
tone.
MORE ENCOURAGING.
There were some others among the
men who were not of the same mind as
these speakers and the slim attendance
at the meeting is probably due in
part to the funeral and in part to the
fact that other men were opposed
to the propositions Tho opposition Of
some OF the mon to the sheriff cropped
out in what they said, and they showed
that they distrIsted him.
Talks with number OF tho mon
show that tho conservative elcment
and the leaders in the Anal
gamated Association are decidedly
In iaver Of giving way to the
sheriff and good sense would indicate
that they must control, though q great
number OF the younger and hotter ele-
ment are opposed to any yielding.
At one O'Clock o. m. everything was
quiet and there were no indications OF
any tronhln In the near future,