Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-04
EVERYTHING QUIET
AMONG The MINERS ALONG TIE c., L.
w., YESTERDAY.
TIE Railroad Company Made No Attempt
Move Coal, Bat VIII Probably Do
So To-Day.

Everything was quiet and peacetu'
along the line OF the c., L. & w. rail-
road yesterday.
No attemp. was made by the Com
pany to move coal, or any other sort
freight, for that matter, as the Sund
business of the road is very much
stricted, as an usual thing; but IL ispF
able the transportation Of fuel will
resumed this uorRing. Then win Cd
the crucial test of whether the miner
will obey the laws and the orders Of
their National officers, or persist in OBJ
structlng the shipment Of coal. That
many OF the men are anxious TO carry
out their original plan OF absolutely
shutting down on all coal shipments,
orders or no riders, is certain. On Sat
urday, after IL was settled beyond
doubt that the FIRST telegram from Nc
Bride, asking them TO desist from vlo-
lence toward the Railroad Company,
was genuine. individual miners applied
harsh language TO the National Presi-
dent, and accused him OF not caring
how much tho men suffered so long as
his own salary went on. OF course. this
language was not justified, but 1t
was uttered, and SD owed the feeling OF
some OF the men. Both on Saturday
and yesterday the American leaders OF
the miners admitted that some OF the
foreign element was hard TO control
One miner said: The foreigners are
hard TO handle, as class, and the more
recent their arrival, the worse they are.
When once they get an idea in their
heads, there Is no getting it out. You
cannot successfully reason with them,
and they seem to be anxious to resort to
violence at the first opportunity" An
other officer, an American said: They
are Quiet and we'll behaved now, but
they are ready for row. I'll bet !
could say two words TO them, and they
would strip that train from one end TO
the other"
A visit yesterday to the scene OF Sat-
urday's trouble showed that everything
was quiet. A small crowd OF young men
had kindIed a FIRE in the cut where the
crowd Of Saturday had congregated,
aAd we're sitting about IL with the air OF
people who were waiting patiently for
something to turn up. At the east end
of bridge No. PA about thirty miners
were congregated under the trees, en-
loving the fine day and talking over the
situation. Along the pike few others
were scattered and MANY more were 10
Bridgeport None were inclined 10 talk
much, either about what took place
Saturday or what might occur to-day.
Mr.. Wurtz, OF the c., l.. IL W., was
seen during the afternoon, near the
mines. He said:
There is no change In the situation.
It is Just about what 1t was yesterday.
A few Of the men are over st tne scene
! of Yesterdays trouble. We have made
| no attempt TO run coal cars to-day,
not usually doing so on Sunday. SO far
as know, Sheriff Scott has not been
here to-day"
Sheriff Scott spent yesterday quietly
| at St. Clairsville, where a REGISTER re-
porter saw him during the afternoon.
Most people over the river believe
there will be no more trouble between
the miners and the Railroad Company,
and that II coal is moved to-day the
miners will allow II to go by, so FAR as
Wheeling creek is concerned. They do
not undertake TO speak, however, for
| the men further out the road.
Some of the special kilograms sent out
from here, Saturday, were awful. One
TO the Cincinnati Commandments
| contained these sentences:
THE mob was composed principally OF
| foreigners. Not drunken man was seen.
Albert Friend, a miner, addressed the
crowd, asking the miners 10 harm no prop
erty and refrain from bloodshed HIS
talk. while sensible, made the crowd
worse, especially the foreigners, and one
man yelled put a rope around his neck. "
zone passenger train was stopped oy
strikers twice within half mile, ana the
passengers were terrorized."
Nothing Of the sort occurred. The
truth was bad enough, and kilograms
like the above arc unfair TO the miners