Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-16
rHEx GO TO WORK.

The Meeting of Miners OF the wheeling
District Decide To Accent the sixty Cent
Rats-The BeIlaire Mseting-Ths Gay
lord Mines so Resume
The miners OF this, the First District
of West Virginia, had mass meeting
yesterday afternoon at Trades Assem-
bly, hall. The meeting was called to
take some action on the proposed set
Element Of the great coal strike, and it
was decided nearly unanimously TO 90
work next Monday, or as soon after
that as possible, at the sixty cent scale
agreed on at the recent convention at
Columbus.
When District President ere Mede
called the meeting 10 order az 2:3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon all the To-
Gals OF this district except that OF Wells
burg, which had not gotten the notice
in time 70 send delegates, were repre-
sented, aud in all there were at the
meeting over two hundred miners. The
mines represented were: Moundsville,
Glendale, the two Mcmillan Banks, In
Benwood, lower Benwood mill bank,
the two mines OF the BOggs Run Min
ing Company, the LaBsile, Riverside,
Belmont, Whitaker, Manchester, Elm
Grove, BeckerS and Short Creek.
Many Of the miners made addresses,
but il was finally decided that the best
thing 70 do under the circumstances
was 70 60 70 work. The meeting was 3
secret one, and II was $50 when an sd-
journment was made.
Taking 10 all round the miners In this
locality have gained some by the strike,
for when they go to work again they
will get an average Of ten per cent more
than when the strike WAS begun.
There will be joint meeting Of the
miners and the operators this afternoon,
convenluR at o'clock, az Trades As
sembly hall, for the purpose OF arra3g-
ing the price Of day labor and 20 make
other arrangements for the resumption.
A com mittee OF one from each mine was
appointed TO notify the mine owners Of
the action taken.
THE BELLAIRE MEETING.
The coal miners Of the Bellairs dis
trict held q mass meeting In the Elysian
Theatre yesterday afternoon. There
were about eight hundred persons pre-
sent. about half OF this number being
miners. The American Mechanics
band. OF Bellaire, and the Georgetown
band furnished the music. The meet
ing was called to order by sherman
Glasgow, and all newspaper reporters
we're asked 20 withdraw. One side OF
the house was occupied by the miners
and the citizens were given the other
ida donald Mcdonald was chosen
chairman, and Pater O'Malley secretary.
: Sneeches were made by several promin-
ent miners, after which the meeting
want into executive session, and those
Who we're not minets withdrew.
After the adjournment OF the meet
to n was learned that no decisive
.cfiop was taken by the meeting.
SDasches for and against going TO work
81 tbe sixty cent rate. were made BY 8
1,mber of prominent miners, and il
os 6nallv agreed 70 leave the matter
IN abeVapcs until after the meeting Of
che miners OF the State in Columbus,
next Tuesday. The meeting was q
renreseptative ore, mi fers being pres
ant from as far away an Maynard.
THE GAYLORD MINK IN RESUME
The management Of tSa Gaylord
mines were notified by telephone yes
ter6ay that the men would 4 o to work
on Monday at the sixty cent rate.
About one hundred men are employed.
OTHER MINES.
Men were at work in thf 5oEgs run
IC0HtiaWed 0ll FVth agel