Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-11
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
BETWEEN STREET RAILWAY OFFICERS AND
THE ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
OF The Trades Assembly to bs Held This Afternoon
"A Savage Fight Between Union
and Non-Union Man.

Manager A. NJ. jolly, of the Citizens
Railway Company, returned yesterday
from a visit to his home at Beaver Falls,
Pa, but TOO late to arrange confer
ence during the day with the Arbitra-
ton Committee of the Enthusiastically.
1t was decided to meet again this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the Office Of the
street car company.
At to-day's conference the proposition
from the strikers, as correctly reported
in the REGISTER yesterday, will be sub
mitted to Mr.. jolly, but II 1t is adhered
20 by the committee for the men,
settlement of the strike is very improb-
able. The men will not consent TO return
TO work with the non-union men, ana
officials decline to terminate the strike
upon any other basis. What view the
Arbitration Committee will take Of the
matter. after a full understanding of
the situation, can only be cOnjectured.
Il is understood that the committee has
full power TO act for the strikers, but
whether or not the gentlemen repre-
sentlng the Trades Assembly will waive
this point, is a question which only the
conference itself will determine.
MoOTED POINT.
The statement in the I1ltelLigencer
that the nltimatum Of the strikers
agrees to the retention Of the present
non-unlon employees Of the road was de-
MED Yesterday by number Of strikers.
The fact is that the proposition OF the
strikers expressly provides for the dis
charge Of the present employees. Said
striker yesterday: mo statement
cold bes more at variance with
the truth. We could have returned to
work ten weeks ago if we were willing
10 work with the non-union men, and
az least fifteen or twenty more OF our
men could have secured positions then
that now. We might just as well make
individual application far our old jobs. ="
The public anxiously awaits the re-
suit Of to-day's conference, and the
hope is freely expressed that there will
be such mutual concessions as Will
make an amlcable settlement possible.
A SAVAGE FIGHT
took place yesterday afternoon, in front
Of the Island barn, between striker,
and one Of the non-unioR men. Pat
Perryman, boss at the Island barn, ex-
changed words with Dan Carney, who
was driving one of the carettes, and 1t
was stated by by-standers that Perry
man invited Carney off the seat of the
conveyance. Carney promptly stepped
down, blows were exchanged, and the
two engaged in a rough-and-tumble
fight, In which Carney appeared to have
/ the advantage.
A crowd of several hundred people
collected on the spot, and one man made
an unsuccessful effort to separate the
com batants. A telephone message was
sent to police headquarters, and Officer
Lukens was within two blocks Of the
scene Of the fight before the men sepa-
rated. They fought fully fifteen min
utes. Both were badly used up and
bleeding from numbers Of cuts. They
were placed under arrest and brought
to the lookup, but later released on
bail.
The strikers yesterday received an
other proposition from the owners Of
the carettes, stating the terms upon
r,bfrb thev can he Durchased