Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-13

went back to the headquarters to re-
port.
Whenever anybody had come to real
ize the new order of things, committee
from the advisory committee consisting
of O'Donnell, Coon, Shuckman, Clifford
and others went TO General Wiley, OF
the Second brigade, and rendered him
the surrender Of the town. They then
called on General SnoWden.
He was waited on by committee
consisting of O'Donnell, Coon, Craw-
ford, Schuman and Clifford, repre-
senting the Amalgamated Association,
the Advisory Committee and the citi-
zens. Coon was the spokesman and
turning to Gen. Snowden he stated that
he represented the Association and the
citizens and on their part he welcomed
the troops to the town, and he offered
the cooperation of the citizens In pre-
serving order.
Gen. Snowden said: 81 thank you for
your welcome but l do not need your
cooperation. The only way that good
citizens can cooperate with US is TO go
peaceably about their business"
Coon said: THE citizens wish to
know at what time they may give You a
public reception"
Snowden replied: 81 cannot accept
any reception, sir; it would be most i'm
proper. 1 thank you for your courtesy,
but formal welcome is not needed. 1t
would be an amazing thing II the Ma
tional Guard Of Pennsylvania was not
welcome in any part Of Pennsylvania"
Mr.. 0'Donnel took up the converse
tion and began: ''On the part OF the
Amalgamated Association wish to say
that after suffering an attack from an
illegal authority we are glad to have the
legal authority Of the State here"
81 do not recognize your Association,
sir" Gen. ,Snowden replied. ~ recog-
nize no one but the citizens Of this city.
We have come here to restore law and
order, and they are already restored"
"But we wish to submit" O'Donnell
began, when the General cut him short
saying: ''Then, sir, submit to the gen.
tleman behind you" O'Donnell wheeled
around and saw Sheriff McCleary in the
group.
81 do submit. We have never ques-
toned the Sheriff's order"
The General smiled rather sarcas-
tically and said: 81 am glad to hear 1t.
but you must understand our position.
We are here to preserve the peace. We
represent the executive arm OF the
State OF Pennsylvania, and have moth
ing to say to you further than that the
Sheriff must be obeyed."
"But we have obeyed the Sheriff"
said O'Donnell. Haven't we, Mr.. Nc
Cleary?"
"No, you have not" said the Sheriff.
"You have refused to let my deputies
enter the works."
There was some further talk OF this
sort In which. Snowden took no part,
and the conference ended in awkward
silence, which was finally broken by
O'Donnell, who said:
"WeIl, believe that we have nothing
further to say"
The General bowed in silence and the
committee departed for the headquar-
ters, where a very stormy discussion
followed on the ground taken by the
authorities.
General Snowden said. after the COM
mittee had left, that there was to be no
such thing as taking formal possession
of the works or the town. "As
soon as we came into the town
we were In possession, and
law and order is restored. That Is all
there is of it. 1 am not going to have
any reception OF any ceremonies OF any
sort. The mill property is already In
the hauds Of the Carnegie Company. /
understand Mr.. Childs is now In the
works. But with all that, we have
nothing to do. We are here to support
the Sheriff in the execution OF his
duties, and the presence of the troops
was enough to settle the whole cues
tion. We will be here for several days
and will take advantage Of the occasion
to have the annual encampment."
"How many troops have you here?"
Give thousand two hundred and
fifty at the present time. We will have
some more before night, but we have
plenty as 1t Is. The strikers guards
have been Withdrawn from about the
mill. Their places are being taken by
the provost patrol, which guards all
the streets 10 the mills. The repre-
sentatives OF the company, led by Mr..
Otis Childs, took possession about 10
o'clock, but so quietly that their pres
sence was not suspected until after
noon.
The committee, greatly crestfallen,
returned TO headquarters, where an
acrid discussion of the situation follow
ed. General SnoWden's reception OF
the gentlemen was bitter pill. That
the General meant business, however,
was now thoroughly understood.
A waiting campaign was decided up
on as being the only possible policy
which could be pursued. The patrols
of the stikers outside the town, and the
railroad depots will be continued, and
every effort will be made to keep
Pinkerton watchmen and non-union
workingmen out of the town.
'We are not going to commit sui
eide" said Mr.. 0'Donnell, "and conse-
ouently we bow to the inevitable. The
troops will be here for about ten days,
it is said. They are maintained at an
expense OF s22, 900 a day. How long
win the Taxpayers stand that, and
when the troops go away, as eventually
they must, how will the situation be
changed?"
Mr.. O'Donnell and the other members
of the Advisory Committee are Of the
opinion that the works will be at once
filed up with non-union men and watch
men, but they decline to discuss how
they will meet and solve the problem.
1--WE will not be beaten" 0'Donnell
remarked confidently, ''and the result
will prove 1t. Now we will take a much
needed rest and wait for the next chap
ter in the story"
Mr.. Child refused 70 say anything
about his presence in the mill. "Mr.
Tovaiov fn PiftsburR will make auy