Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-26
7HR GAR STRIKE
no IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS OF A SETTLE
MEXT.
Yesterdays Negotiations Of the Strikers
Las. Night-Ths Power Men Called
0ut-Toubls at The Lower
End Of Town.

The street car strike Is not YET settled,
and Just how soon cannot be definitely
stated. Mr.. Kimbau was expected to
be in town yesterday, but he failed u
put in an appearance, aud It is thought
now that his coming will not be before
Saturday, OF course this peeessitates
3 delay as TO the answer General Man
sger Jolly was to give 70 the Ar6itra-
ton Committee and the strikers are un-
decided as TO how TO interpret the delay.
About the usual number Of cars that
have been running since the strike was
fnaugurated were on the route yesterday
There was more trouble experienced
yesterday than for several days.
About FIVE o'clock one Of the cars
stopped at Thirty-seventh street Tor a
few moments. while the motor man, 0y
the name of Wright, went to the power
station for something. While be was
gone, a crowd who had gathered IN
that vicinity pulled the fuse cut from
under the car and generally disar-
ranged the machinery. The crowd
Of men aud boys made things quite
warm for awhile, climbing upon the
car, monkeying with the cash register,
pulling of the trolley, and threatening
the conductor. The conductor who, Oy
the way. was a new mau from Martins
Ferry, became so frightened over the
situation that he fed from the car
with the receipts OF the day, and Cen
eral Manager Jolly said last evening
that nothing had been heard from him
since. When mOtOrman wright ar
rived back from the power station he
found things in great disorder, and q
crowd Of excited mOlesterS gathered
about the car He had some trouble
making access 20 the car, but finally
reached the platform after few sticks
and other things had been thrown at
him. With some difficulty aud just as
a team was passing between the strikers
and the car Wright managed 70 clam
Der down under the car and adjust the
fuse, and after considerable manlpu-
Iating got the car started and came up
town with the car COnductOrlesS.
About half past five o'clock anOthe r
scene occurred at the stable when two
OF the new men started 20 run car out
of the barn. A crowd Of men i'm
mediately surrounded It, pitched Into
the men, pulled the trOllY of the wire,
and brought the car 20 standstill.
Conductor Newton was struck and bad
" bruised. The mob took complete
possession OF the car and ran it back in
10 the barn. Between one hundred and
one hundred and fifty people were en-
gagged in the two racketS, and consider
able excitement was occasiOned In the
neighbOrhood.
A BenwOOd man, who has tust beer
employed as operator, attempted TO rur
his car through BenwOod yesterday
when be was struck In the stomach with
a big chunk Of iron. The railway track
for some distance was sOaped, and the
cars ran heavily. Henry Meyers, mo-
tOrman on one of the ears, was almost
completely covered with mud. PasSen-
gers naturally feel some timidity about
riding on the cars these days, as they
know not at what instant they will be
made the target for brick or club,
In consequence the travel has beer
light, and will likely be until the trouble
is settled. The men employed az the
power house were called out by the
, strikers last highland no cars were able
TO run last night.
General Manager jolly said that Il
was not President Kimball now, as al
the papers put &C.. Mr.. Kimball was
President Of the road when the new
Company was first organized, but be
was not at present. He is the biggest
stakeholder, but owing TO his inability
to be here much by reason Of varied
interests, Judge Jacob was alterwarC
chosen President.
Mr. Champion returned to Cincinnati
yesterday.
At 1890 last night meeting Of the
strikers was held at Notes Hall on the
South Side, but little was done outside
Of listening TO the reports of the special
committees, and discussing the Situa-
tion generally. The line of observation
generally was In relation to the fact
that General Manager jolly had disaD
pointed the Arbitration Committed
three times on the question Of a deciS
i've answer, and the members expressed
themselves as quite Indignant. The
meeting lasted until one o'clock this
morning.