Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-29
STREET CAR STRIKE
STILL FIGURES IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF
TIE TRADES ASSEMBLY.
The Company Alleged to Have Ignored It's Agree
ment-A Claim for Reimbursement for Fine
Paid-0ther Business Transacted.

The regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly was held yesterday afternoon
The roll-call showed quorum present.
A delegate was admitted from Typo
graphical Union No. 70, and properly
qualified. A list of twenty-five addi-
tional names of persons who are using
boycotted coal, was read by the Secre-
tary.
The boycott of the st. Louis tobacco
company came up in the shape of state
ment from President Dooler that rep
resentative Of Covington, Ky., firm, de-
sired TO appear before the Assembly
and the different local unions and offer
inducements for the purchase of their
tobaccos, which are the exact coulter
part OF the Liggett 81 Myers manniac-
lures. Secretary Salisbury read COM
municaton from the American Fedora
ton of Labor, notifying the Assembly
of the satisfactory adjustment OF the
trouble between the company and It's
employees, and declaring the boycott off.
The communication was laid over until
the next meeting.
Delegate M. Grogan made lengthy
address, making plea for more care
full administration Of financial affairs,
aud advocating different methods.
When he finished he was rendered a
vote Of thanks.
A member of the Arbitration Com
m.ttee presented complaint from
members of the Street Car Workers
Union, alleging that superintendent
Jolly is not living up to the terms OF the
settlement of the strike, in that he is
employing new men, is not giving old
men the preference, and is in every
way discriminating against the strikers.
A delegate suggested that the Arbitra-
ton Committee call again upon Mr..
Jolly and request him TO live up TO the
terms of tbs agreement which termina-
ted the strike An effort should at
any rate be made, ne said, to compel
Superintendent jolly 10 employ all
the men on the list prepared
by him, as well rs the extra list which
he verbally promised to prepare. An
other member thought the Assembly
should clear its skirts OF the odium at
tached to the settlement OF the strike,
by placing just share of the blame
upon the committee of citizens. Quite
discussion followed, and the whole
matter of the strike was related by sew
eral delegates. One speaker scored the
strikers for Withdrawing their dele
gates to the Assembly, and asserted
that they were not true union men. a
motion was passed instructng the
Trades Assembly Committee to insist
upon Mr.. Jolly'S compliance with his
express and implied agreements.
The committee appointed TO organize
Koontz's coal mines, presented report.
The committee stated that the mana
ger. favored unionism, but could not in
terfere in the matter. a meeting was
called for Friday night, but was not
productive of good results, as none OF
the non-union men attended. A con-
ference was held by the fifteen union
men present, and it was decided to
leave the entire matter with the Trades
Assembly. A delegate thought there
was but one course to pursue, Tor the
union men to quit work, and allow the
non-uniOn men TO run the mines. a
miner delegate thought the mines could
be organized, by an independent COM
mittee making personal appeals to all
the men. This idea prevailed, and a
committee of two was appointed, con-
sisting of John Minkemyer and Chas
Morningstar.
An appeal was received from the In
ternational Journeymen Bakers OF
America, asking for the organization OF
a local here. The organization pays sick
and death benefits, and one Of It's prime
objects is to secure weekly day of rest.
Referred TO Committee on Organization.
At previous meeting OF the Assem-
bly President Roman Dober secured
its unanimous endorsemeutin his appli-
cation for the position of inspector OF
immigration. The Secretary was in
structed to notify the Congressman
from this State OF the action of the As
sembly. Yesterday favorable reply
from United States Senator c. j. Faux
uer was read by the Secretary.
The appeal of Stegman, one of the
street car strikers who was fined and
imprisoned, for aid from the Assembly,
again came up. Stegman was present,
and upon invitation made a statement
of the case, saying that the union did
not support him, and he needed money
badly. A delegate took the floor to OPP
pose the pay ment of the claim. 1t
would establish a bad precedent, and
uonld ultimately result In the destruc-