Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-31
TO RAID TIE KANWAHA VALLEY.


Ohio Miners Ready TO Take Desperate
steps TO stop West Virginia Goal ship
ments-MiIitia Called Out.
CINCINNATI, O., May 5O.-Governor
Mckinley is here to deliver the memo
rial address tonight. He stated that he
would act with other Governors to arbi-
trate the mining troubles if the miners
so requested and agreed to abide by the
result. While comforting with friends,
Governor Mckinley received dispatches
from Sheriff Michael Riley, repeated
from Columbus, calling tor troops to
suppress riot on the Toledo and Ohio
Central road at Gopster, where the
strikers to-day captured train and re-
fused to allow coal trains to run. The
milisis at Athens were ordered to the
relief of the sheriff at Gloucester.
Late tonight, Governor Mckinley
was advised that Adjutant General
Howe will reach GlouSter at midnight,
when it is expected that the militia will
mobolize there unless cut off by burned
bridges. The Pomeroy and Athens
companies are on the way TO Glouster.
A dispatch from Pomeroy announces
that the strikers, who chartered a
steamer for their successful invasions
on the mines in West Virginia, will
move tomorrow on RAYMOND City and
other mines on the KanawhG river.
l. 81 -. rfl n H.
structing the shipment OF West Vir-
ginia coal these men will try to stop the
mines where il is being gotten out for
shipment
COLUMBUS, o., May 3O.-The trouble
at Giouster has been settled peacefully.
About o'clock telegram was received
at the Governors Office from Sheriff
Riley, OF Athens county, stating
the T. & o. C. railway had
agreed to capitulate to the
miners and no more West Vir-
ginia coal would be hauled during the
strike. The sheriff asked that the call
! for troops be revoked. Five companies
! of the Seventeenth regiment were under
arms ready to proceed TO Glouster and
Battery Il, OF Columbus, was on its way
TO the Union depot when the news of
the settlement Of the trouble was re-
ceived.
TRIMBLE, O., May 3O.-Company A,
Seventeenth Regiment Ohio National
Guards, of New Lexington, 2s in num-
Der, arrived at Glouster on the late pas
Senger train to suppress the riots. They
no sooner alighted from the train than
they were surrounded by miners, who
took their tents aud cooking utensils
and threw them into the creek. Several
guns were also captured by the miners,
and the home guards sought refuge in
the school house. The city authorities
wired Sheriff Reilly at Athens to send
no more troops and withdraw those al
ready there, and wait for the trouble
TO subside. The home g yards were ac-
cordingly put in box cars, and taken
south. Everything is quiet here to-
night.
A PROCLAMATION FROM PATTISoN.
PIrrsBURG, PA, Map 5O.-In re-
Sponse to letter from Sheriff Wilhelm.
Of Fayette county, in which it was
stated that the situation was critical in
the coke country and that an emergency
might arise at any moment making 1t
necessary to call for State aid, Cover
nor PattiSon has issued proclamation
admonishing all good citizens, and all
persons within the territory and under
the Jurisdiction Of the Commonwealth,
against aiding or sbetting such unlsw-
full proceedings, and commanding all
persons engaged in said rioutous de-
monstratiOus to forthwith disperse aud
return pesceably to their places Of
abode: warning them that persistence
in violence will compel resort TO such
military force as may be necessary 10
enforce obedience to the laws.
STRIKERS HELD THE CARS.
BRAZIL, IND, May 3O.-An effort was
made to-day 10 move thirty cars of
slack from a Vandaiis switch east Of
this city, which the miners have been
guarding for several days. AS soon as
an engine was attached 70 the train q
crowd Of miners numbering three or
four hundred blocked the track with ties
in front of the engine. Finding IL was
useless to attempt to move the train the
engine was detached amid cheering from
the miners. The miners then dumped
several half cars OF slack on the track,
blocking the cars. The meeting called
by the Board OF Trade of this city with
a committee OF miners to induce the
strikers to allow the four brick and
sewer pipe factories to operate their
mines, has been declared of, as the
miners claim they have work from Pres
ident Mcbride. to allow no mines to
work.
THE GOVERNOR TAKES ACTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 30.-The
covarDor has instrneted the railroad A.