Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-23
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
TEE ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED At YES
TERDAY'S SESSION.
The China Company Incident Closed Up-Ihs Elm
Grove Observation-Disclosures Business
Of Various Sorts.

acted yesterday afternoon at the regu-
lar meeting OF the Ohio Valley Trades
Assembly, was the final settlement OF
the North Wheeling pottery question.
The Ohio Valley China Company has
agreed to send the four Germans back
to their native country.
As the REGISTER stated yesteI-
day morning, the settlement was
brought about through a commit
tee of citizens who were DESTROYS
of keeping the industry in Wheel
| ing. President Robertson, OF the
Assembly, made the arrangements with
the committee and Company, and yes
terday this action was approved in the
Assembly without dissenting voice.
Arrangements are all made for the
departure OF the four Germans, and
their tickets are purchase and they Will
leave in the morning.
The Ohio Valley China Company sent
the following Communication which
was read before the body yesterday:
"WHEELNG, w. VA, April Fl.
''Ohio VALLEY Trades and Labor As
seHlblu:
"In consideration OF the fact that the
matter OF controversy between; your AS
ISOLATION and the Ohio Valley China
Company has been satisfactorily ad-
justed, we hereby agree that no more
foreign contract labor will be secured in
the establishment otherwise than in &C
cordance with the law on the subject.
"OHIo VALLEY CHINA COMPANY.
The facts leading uD to the foreigners
coming to Wheeling, and previously
published IN the REGISTER, were gone
over again by Chairman Robertson,
who made a long address, vindicating
the part the Assembly had taken In the
matter, and letters from officials OF the
China Comdany relating to the matter
were read and commented upon.
A communication from Roman Dobler
was read, pertaining to the matter
| in which he gave it as his opinion that
Secretary Carlisle could hardly be per-
suaded to reopen the case. Thomas V.
Salisbury, Secretary, read cOmmuni-
cation from VIM. II. Pugh, acting Su-
perintendent at the Treasury Depart
ment, at Washington, d. c., in refer
J ence to the alleged importation OF for
! elgn labor. Mr.. Pugh referred the mat
ter to the o. S. sDistrict Attorney OF
! that city. Before a motion was made
strong remarks were made on the sub
iect. and Mr.. Kitzie, one of the for
eigners, who is to leave tomorrow,
fin al n N
the matter was that the matter OF
drawing up the final terms with the
China Company be referred TO the Leg
islative Committee. The motion car
ried, and the Committee will meet this
evening to complete the work.
Another important action was taken
! in the misunderstanding growing outof
the trouble at the Elm Grove coal
mines, ard Squire George Ankles pro-
ceedings in the cases growing out OF
the row there. The arbitrator had got
ten Judge Campbell's authority in the
matter, and the decision was that
Squire Ankle had no jurisdiction in the
cases in which Birch and others or the
miners figured. A question here arose
as to whsther or not the burden OF the
proceedings which are to be made
against Squire Ankle, should be on the
miners local or the Assembly itself.
There was much diversity OF opinion as
TO the point, and the final motion was
that "the miners local take up the
prosecution Of the Squire, and that the
Trades Assembly bear the expense in
! Cured" These Investigations will at
once be begun.
1t was reported from the La Belle
pottery that three printers were work
ing non-union on imported ware. The
names OF these persons were afterwards
placed on the black list.
Jere Meade reported that on this side
of the river the coal miners strike was
In better shape than anticipated. he
said the Riverside, La Belle, Boggs
Run, Glendale and Moundsville miners
were out to man. He stated that at
Elm Grove last Saturday the entire
board Of directors OF the coal company
was at the mouth of the mine at noon
persuading the men to stay in. He,
with others, called a meeting, and forty
! two of the miners attended in the town
hall, but all the men did not attend the
meeting. The Hungarians promised To
stay out, and il is thought few OF the
men will go to work again this morn
Ing. The report was that the Glendals
miners had Deen offered the price de-
manded, but had decided TO stay out
nevertheless.
The report was from the Etna-Stan-
dard mines that it was not known yet
whether the men would go TO work to-
day or not. II was the belief that they
would remain out.
Mr.. Meade said that resolution al
the Columbus convention was that the
miners Quit work and not dig any more
coal under any circumstances until no.
tilted to resume by the Executive Board
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. He could not see how the working
OF small peddling banks could affect the
outcome of the strike, but IT was not
sanctioned by the management of the
strike. 1t was stated that il the Man
chester mine closes the Reymann brew
cry will take gas, thus throwing the
men idle, even il the strike did not eK-
ist.
The matter OF the boycott on the
/ Corner Stone printing house was taken
up, but no definite action taken.
Word was officially received that
Thomas McGough had been chosen one
of the mine inspectors in Ohio.
REYMANN BREWING Co. s celebrated
Rock Beer will be on tap for the last