The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-23
STREET car STRIKE
Ipausurated Here in Wheeling
Sunday Morning,
A HISTORY OF THE DIFFICULTIES.
The Strikers Claim Two Men Wore
Discharged Without Cause.-The
Labor Assembly Takes a Hand.
Practically No Cars Running Yes
teFday-rhe oompauy's Side.

Wheeling 10 just now Inconvenience
by another street car strike that came
like thunder from a clear sky, and this
strike can probably be said to be the
most sudden affair OF the kiud'ever seen
around here.
1t all started from an incident last
Sunday, when a man named vii.
liams hailed an electric motorin charge
Of conductor Edward schmittle and
motormap Jesse Murrins, and accord
ing to his sworn statement to the street
car officials the two men saw him but
went on paying no attention to him,
This brought on the discharge OF the
two men, though both stated positively
that they did not see Williams, and II
they had, would have stopped. After
the men had been discharged COM
mittee OF the street car employees union
waited on the management and tried to
come to IN understanding but without
success, Altogether three conferences
were hold, the last one was held Satur-
day at Superintendent Lotus home,
but no amicable understanding was
reached, and at q meeting OF the union
held In Nolte's hall, South Side, at 2
o'clock yesterday morning the strike
was declared on, and during yesterday
only one or two electric cars were run
ming, and they OF course not by the
striking employees.
At the regular meeting Of the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly yes.
terlay afternoon, the matter OF the
strike came up, and as a result
Of tho deliberations OF that body,
rs detailed in another column, the set
Element OF the strike was entrusted to
the arbitration committee OF the assem-
bly,, composed OF Messrs. Michael Gro.
gan, William La Touch, s. II. Engel,
W, s. Beresford, Harry Chew, Frank
Wizard and f. NJ. Mi lligan.
This committee wi have q confer.
ence with the street car officials
this morning, and do all in their
power to avert a strike, and at the
same time maintain what they con-
slider are the rights Of the street car
employees.
THE coMPANY's SIDE.
General Manager Jolly, Of the street
railway company, was seen last night
and asked about the situation.
ut was first brought 10 my attention
Thursday, when Mr.. Williams called
and made the complaint, SAYING that
he had stood on the sidewalk at the
corner OF Jacob and Forty-sixth streets
last Sunday morning, and had hailed
tho car, that both the motorman and
conductor had seen them. but did not
stop for them. Mr.. Williams had made
this statement before the motormap in
my Office, and told o straight story. /
gave the two men indefinite suspension.
and did 1t on the story told by Mr..
Williams, whom / understand, stands
high and Is considered reliable. In q
nutshell tho difference between the
men and the company is on the ground
Of the dismissal. We consider they
were suspended with sufficient. cause,
and the mon think otherwise"
"Have you seen the arbitration COM
mittee OF the u les and Labor Assem-.
blyy,yI" .. a.. 49,, ;, a.. ~. 49,. -,
afternoon, but no settlement was
reached. The situation was talked over
at some length and some suggestions
made looking toward compronise, but
nothing was accomplished" Jrs
Would you have arbltrated?
eyes, we would cheerfully have SUBJ
mitted our differences to three dlsinter-
ested persons and abided by their dc.
cision, but now that the strike is on the
matter has in q way passed out OF my
hands, as I have notified our large
stockholders in Pittsburgh, who will
have something to say III regard to the
matter"
"Do you expect an amicable settle.
ment2"
'Really, couldn't say now, but l
would like to see the matter settled,
and don't wish to wrong anyof our em-
ployes."
"What have you been doing to-day
toward operating the road?"
1--WE have had six cars running part
Of the time, manned by electricians
and some OF our Office force"
"If no settlement is reached you OK.
psct to still operate the road, OF
course"
eyes, We expect to run the cars right
along.
"We feel we have not been treated
right by the men. According to infor.
nation j have received, one Of our cars
sent down on the Benwood run this
morning was boarded by some Of the
strikers, and. both the motorman aud
conductor inaltreated and informed II
they attetnyted to run cars down there
they would kill them We have not
SINCE sent any cars to Benwooj. We
will run few cars tomorrow, though
not oil Of them.
1--WE take this not as q fight for the
company but for the public, and do not
consider 1t personal matter"
Yesterdays CONFERENCE,
One Of the members of the Ohio Val.
Icy Trades and Labor Assombly's arbi.
tration commit tee was seen last night
p a