Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-30
NOT A CAR MOVING.
THE STREET RAILWAY STRIKE IS not YET
BROKEN.
A Special Meeting Of the Trades Assembly Held
Yesterday Afternoon = The Whole Ground
Gone Ovsr-Ths Strikers Still Waiting
for the Answer Of Mr. Jolly.


The street car strike has assumed
that point where things begin to look
critical. 1t was just week ago last
Saturday night that the employees
struck, and affairs look no nearer set
Element than they did last Sunday
week.
The Trades and Labor Assembly held
special session yesterday afternoon to
consider the street railway trouble and
to hear and act upon the report OF the
Arbitration Committee, which has had
charge OF the matter at issue for the past
week. The Committee made report
narrating what action it had taken, and
after considerable discussion, during
which the whole ground OF the strike
was gone over, the report was unani-
mously adopted and the Committee was
Instructed to use all possible means to
settle the difficulty at once, and was
also given full power to act in the
premises.
A member Of the committee said,
after the adjournment of the meeting,
that they were still waiting for the an
swer which Mr.. Jolly promised to give
them last Tuesday morning, and init
mated that the committee would wait
upon the gentleman named as soon as
meeting between them could be ar
ranged.
The members were in session about
t0o hours and half. and the various
measures suggested as means OF set
Element were thoroughly ventilated. 1t
was a secret session and no representa-
tives OF the press were admitted.
"Its plain to be seen" said one OF the
strikers who was standing at the outside
door, that the company does not In
tend to run their cars at present, when
they could just as well as not. They are
simply holding back to get the SYM
patty of the public. They could bring
men here from Syracuse or other places,
and they would have no difficulty In
keeping the system going"
Not single car went out OF the barn
yesterday, and this was rather unusual,
as scarcely q day passed but that at
least one car has gone over the tracks.
This state of affairs is becoming very
annoying to the people who wish to
travle between North and South Wheel
ing. Several >tw9-horse open teams,
sort Of express or truck wagons arranged
with seats on either side, are now run
ming between here and Benwood, and at
points on the South Side, but it is far
from a comfortable ride, and one that is
only taken as necessity demands. The
girls that work in Bloch Bro tobacco
works, have had some particularly long
iaunts these recent cold mornings, as
we'll as many other employees in the
steel works, and the various factories
included in the railway line.
Manager Jolly will return from Bea-
yer Falls to-day, and when he intends
TO give his answer to the Arbitration
Committee will likely be learned.
PRESIDENT JACOBS TALKS.
A reporter for the REGISTER called on
Judge j. j. Jacob, president OF the
Street Car Company, at his home last
evening. The object Of the visit was TO
interview him as TO the situation OF the
strike from the company's standpoint.
Judge Jacob stated that he has ap-
pealed directly and indirectly to Chief
of Police Mc'Nichol for protection.
He stated that he called at police head
quarters late last week, and found the
Chiefs assistants there on whom he
urged the need OF protection to the
property of the street car company.
Last Thursday the Chief was ap-
preached personally by President Jacob
who insisted on protection. The Presi-
dent states that the Chief said
he would see that the street
car property was protected. The
method of protection was not men
toned by the Chief. Judge Jacob
intimated to Chief McNichol that the
way to protect the property was to put
an officer on the car. 1t is rumored the
Chief would not consent to this. The
President says he related to the Chief
how he had heard that boys on the
South Side held up car, battered 1t
with snow balls, and the police saw the
proceedings and did not interfere.
Judge Jacob farther stated that the
Street Car Company had concealed
nothing in their movements and wish
ed to proceed quietly.
The amount of the damage to the
property thus far was not stated
/ though spoken of as considerable. He
heard that last Saturday a boy on the
Island had thrown snow ball through
a car window and had struck a lady in
the face, inflicting painful bruise.
The Judge didn't want to be inter
viewed further ON the situation, but
stated the company expected to go on
ana run the cars.
T,.-r Salvation oil tha hest cure for