Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-08

hillside to hillside, clear to the mines,
over two miles distant, those In camp
know every move which is made by the
Company, from the river out.
Yesterday was one of the busiest and
most restless days that the strikers In
the camp near the mines have spent.
When they heard that the troops and
Marshsls were to be expected at the
scene, it made them only the more de-
termined to hold their ground. When
the news spread along the road that the
troops were to be on the ground large
numbers OF the strikers from out FUR
Their along the G. L. Il w. joined the
campers. They put sentrieS on guard
around the camp, and would admit no
one who had not a card of unionism with
him. They paid particular attention TO
the reporters, and would not let one OF
them put foot within the Enclosure OF
the camp. Secretary Edward Davis, OF
the Mine Workers Local OF the mines,
received telegram from Secretary Nc
Bride In the morning, telling the miners
TO vacate the grounds at once. Mr..
Davis went to the mines, and read the
telegram to the camp, but they did not
evacuate. They only seemed to make
the men frmer. and to bring more Oh
the scene. Talks with some OF the
miners near the camp revealed the TACT
that they were against letting any OF
the trains pass, even If escorted by the
Marshals. The orders at the camp are
very strict. Fully one thousand people
were In the vicinity to see the sights
thinking the troops had or would soon
arrive. All around 1t was the llyeliest
day the camp has seen.
The off Gals were very busy all day
Yesterday. In the morning special
was run down to Beilaire to find out the
situation there and to look for the Mar
shals. When the special stopped, 1t
was surrounded by large number OF
people, who thought something was 60
ing TO be oone 1t seemed TO be the
opin ion of the crowd that the special
had come for the officers, but this was
not the case. From time TO time yes
terd ay ore OF the REGISTER reporters
on the watch was enabled 10 get talks
with some of the officials. 1t was their
opinion that not shot would be fired,
but that the strikers, when they saw
the officers, would at once yield the
tracks. They think that when the mi
ners realize that Uncle Sam Is at the
back of the move, they will dare not
notes.-the road further.
1t was found from one OF the officials
that the road and private individuals
are suffering very much from the tie-up
on the line. II times of natural pros
perity, the c., L. 81 w. takes TO the
Lake regions. and TO the city Of CIeye-
land, fifteen hundred carloads OF coal
week. Now, this is all withdrawn. and
the city of Cleveland is practically with
| out soft coal as the result OF the action
| by the Wheeling creek miners. AS the
! REGISTER has mentioned also, some OF
! the large steamers on the lakes have
been discontinued by reason Of the
strike, and the hoding-up of the fuel on
the c., L. s. w. Practically all the
business of the line now is the passen-
ger traffic.
The plans of the Company for to-day
are to start some OF the coal from the
yards as soon as possible in the morn
ing. The trans are all made up in
the Yards, and 1t will not take five min
utes after the word is given TO have
them in motion. There are engines
enough in the yards to take five double
trains out, and it is the intention to
take this unit Der, one after the other.
At9 o'clock last night all was quiet
! at Bridgeport. There was much ex-
element early Ia the evening, when
rnmor was circulated that the troops
| had arrived. but il was the arrival OF
| the Marshals which caused the report.
| Seven United States Marshals arrived
| in Bridgeport at 4:30 o'clock, having
arrived 10 Bellaire at 4:l7. They were
on the journey from Cincinnati ever
since early yesterday morning. They
arrived In Bellaire on No. 106, having
been transferred several times owing
to distractions OF the miners along
the road. At Bellaire they were
met by the special OF Manager Wood
ford from Bridgeport. The officers
we're taken to the Bridgeport yards.
They did not get from the coach, and
there was no demonstration Of any Kind
in the yards by the miners who had as
sembled about. At five o'clock, the
special with those OF the officials Of the
road, and the Marshals present, started
for a trip out the line as far as Flush
ing. The object OF the trip was TO tell
the miners under what authority the
move will be made this morning, and
what they might expect should they
offer resistance.
A REGISTER reporter had talk last
night with Manager WoodtOrd after the
return of the special with the officials
and the deputies from Flushing. Mr..
Woodford said that all the mining camps
between Bridgeport and Flushing had
been visited and at each the men acted
as il nothing was wrong. At each mine
they were read the authority for the
move which will be made this morning.
The Manager said that there was not an
incident Of a hostile character on the
trip. 1t was nearly ten o'clock when
the special returned, and the officials
were much pleased with the way things
turned out. At four o'clock this morn
ing the first coal trains will De taken
from the Bridgeport yards. The first
one will be accompanied by seven
deputies.
TIE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.
Five Ohio Regiments and Two Batteries
Under Arms.