Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-13
ECHOES OF THE STRIKE.
THE LIST OF MEN TO BE EMPLOYED WILL BE
SELECTED TO-DAY
By Manager A. NJ. Jolly, and the Others Will
Find Work Elsewhas-Trayel Increas-
ing-0ther Matters

The patronage oil the electric street
railway yesterday netted more In dol
lars and cents to the company than any
day since January 22d. The familiar
faces of workingmen and women were
seen upon the cars again, and matters
generally assumed their former prosper
GUS appearance. This was especially
noticeable on the South Side, where
every car was comfortably filed during
the day.
As was expected, there was rush OF
applicants for their former places on the
line yesterday morning, and strangely
enough, the most determined and most
bitter among the strikers were the first
to ask for their reinstatement. To
all who called ct Manager Jolly's
Office, that official stated that he would
select the men TO work upon the road
last night, and the result will be
made known this morning at nine
o'clock at the barn below Forty
eighth street. The old employees will
assemble at that time, and then some In
teresting scenes will probably be enact
ed. There are at 100 strikers, and at
least three-fourths of that number will
be disappointed when they glance over
Manager Jolly's list this morning.
THE UNION MEETS.
Although the settlement of the strike
was fully discussed by the old en-
ployes, a meeting was held at Trades
Assembly yesterday afternoon to re-
csive the official report of the Ar5ltra-
ton Committee. The meeting was not
entirely harmonious. several members
indulging their kicking propensities,
and other speaking right ont In meet
ing about the action of certain members
OF the union, whom they held RESPONSE
BILE for the strike, and its decidedly IN
satisfactory termination.
Said one striker to reporter for the
REGISTER: "There is one matter In
connection with the strike which none
Of the newspapers have commented
upon. At the first conference with
Manager Jolly, it was stated that Judge
Jacobs offered to submit the question OF
the reinstatement of the two discharged
men to arbitration, on condition that
the men would return to work pending
a full and fair investigation OF the mat
ter. That statement was an eye-opener
TO US, and as the committee has not de-
MED it, It Is fair to presume that 1t Is
true. We were not aware OF any such
proposition, and you can state that IL
we had known Of it, the strike would
never have occurred. We are begin
ming to realize that it was not q wise
thing to place implicit confidence in So
called leaders"
CONFERENCE WITH MIR. JOLLY.
After the meeting at Trades Assem-.
bly hall adjourned, the Arbitration
Committee called at the Office OF Mr..
Jolly to suggest names 20 be considered
by him In the selection Of men from the
ranks OF the strikers. Mr.. jolly pointed
out the inexpediency OF such course
on their part, and they decided TO hand
him full list of the old employees who
might be considered as applicants fol-
their former positions, from which Mr..
Jolly could make his selections.
This suggestion met with Mr.. Jolly's
favor, and he put in some hard work
during the remainder OF the day. In de-
terming upon his choice OF men. de
was confronted with list OF over one
hundred men, with the fact that there
will be vacancies for not more than
thirty within the next few weeks, which
made the task all the more difficult
Efficiency will be the first consideration
in making the selections, and only the
most deserving men will be given theil
ue MI
declined TO give out any-of the namc:
selected. About ten men will be giver
employment either to-day or tomorrow
and the remainder as rapidly as places
are provided.
THE BUS LINE
was still running in competition will
the street cars yesterday morning, bu'
at noon all OF the wagons and carette:
were withdrawn. 1t is probable tina
the men will continue the carette be
tween this city and Bridgeport, as thel
claim that il is more satisfactory anC
will be on that account better patron
lied than the cars.
! The union purchased four teams o.
horses, which they will now make al
effort to dispose of.
There are still heard mutterings OF dis
satisfaction among the strikers, but tht
conservative element, which Is happily
in the majority, accepts tho inevitable
with good grace. and IL not re-instated
most of the men will hunt work else
where.
al would be happy indeed" said Mr.
Jolly last night, ''to see all the old mel
back on the road, but / cannot giv'
| .har, oil nlaces without violating wha