Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-16
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 15.-A
man who arrived here to-day from the
Pocahontas coal region, brings informa-
tion which tends to show that con-
spiracy has been formed on the part OF
the Pocahontas coal operators and the
MANAGEMENT Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad against the operators OF
the Kanawha Valley aud the Chesa'
peake and Ohio Railway.
While the miners in the Pocahontas
region have been hard at work getting
out coal and the Norfolk and Western
has been taxed to its utmost capacity
carrying coal 20 market, large donations
of money and provisions have been sent
TO the Kanawha strikers from the Poca'
hontas region and these liberal dona.
tions have been accompanied with as
surances of further liberal gifts and
with the advice to the Kanawha miners
to stay out at all hazards.
As the coal miners OF the Pocahontas
region are non-union men and have no
sympathy with the mine workers union,
il is believed that these donations come
from the Pocahontas operators and the
MANAGEMENT of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad.
NnREOTE
has never had its traffic interfered with
but once, and that appears TO have
been q mistake on the part Of the mine
workers. When a train carrying
Pocahontas coal was stopped
on she Scioto Valley railroad
by striking miners recently, per-
emptory order from Mcbride put an end
TO Interference with the Norfolk aud
Western coal traffic. The alleged at
tempt of strikers TO blow up the rail-
road bridge at Kenova is thought to
have been a mere shom and TO have been
worked by the Norfolk and Western
people themselves.
The men in the Pocahontas mines
have been working right along while
those 10 every other field have been
idle. No attempt has been made to in
duce these men TO quit work. The
Norfolk and Western road is carrying
coal TO market at the rate Of from
twenty-five to thirty thousand tons per
day, aud it is said that coal trains have
been given the right Of way over pas
senger trains carrying the United States
mails.
ALL THE ENGINES AND CARS
on the road are in service and locomo-
tives and coal cars have been hired or
leased from other roads to meet the de-
mands of the Norfolk and Western traf-
fic. 1t is believed here that the sttem pt
TO induce Kanawha miners to stay out
Of the mines by liberal donations from
the Pocahontas field is part Of deep
laid scheme 10 destroy the coal mark
cts for the. Kanawha Valley product,
which is carried over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road.
sIXTY-FIvE AT sTEUBENVILLE.
Special 10 the Registsr.
STEUBENvLLE, O., June 15.-The
United Nine Workers OF Steubenville
held meeting this afternoon and
agreed to go to work al sixty-five cents
and d check weighman at each mine. A
committee waited on the operators who
accepted the proposition and the mines
will start on Monday morning. All the
old miners were rendered their former
places. The operators congratulated
the miners on their gentlemanly con-
duct during the strike.
sAIINEvILLE MINERS WILL NOT ACCEPT,
SAIINEvLLE, .. June 15.-At a mass
meeting Of miners held here the men
have decided 70 refuse to 20 TO work
Monday at 90 cents. Resolutions were
drawn up calling for the resignation OF
Mcbride and a vote OF thanks extended
to President Adams in refusing to sign
the Columbus agreement.
ACCEPT THE COLUMBUS AGREEMENT.
BELLEvERNoN, PA, June I5.-The
strikers at Brownsville met last night
and decided to return at the Columbus
agreement This practically destroys
all hope Of a continuance OF the strike
by the fourth pool miners.
STRIKERS STOP A COAL TRAIN.
GREEXSBURG, PA, June ia mot
OF SOC strikers stopped a coal train In
Youngwood Branch last night and a,
the point of guns forced the engineer
TO take the train back to the Strickler
mines. The strikers then partially de.
stroyed the Heckla and Youngwood
bridge, after which they attacked q
party OF non-union Workmen, badly
beating two OF them. The railroad
company Immediately had the bridge
repaired and officers are now guarding
II. During the past three days IL cat
loads Of negroes have been brought into
the region, aud by Saturday there will
be over 5000 negroes at work. The
coke shipment this week was 500 cars.
PENNA STICKS TO N'BRIDE,
BRAZIL, IND, June I5.-Vice Presi
dent Penna, OF the United Mine Work.
srs, in an interview to-day said: "The
miners are disappointed by the settle
ment and so are we. believe
that when the excitement incident
20 the disappointment has Suosided
and more sober thought asserts itself.
the miners will see that only their in.
tsrests were considered and the best
that could be secured IS obtained. The
charge that Mcbride sold out is the
sheerest nonsense.
"I believe that when the miners
hear the facts which cansed. Us TO gc
back, some Of which appeared in the