Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-04


From star Corv,spondsa.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March g.
The excitement which prevailed
throughout the valley during the early
morning was soon allayed, and since
daylight this has been the most quiet
ana uneventful day ia the valley
since the battle Of las, Wednesday.
The burning Of the bridge on the
Cabin creek branch of the Chesapeake
and Ohio turned out not 20 be as seri-
Gus as was at first reported. Some
thirty men who had come down irou
New river on way-freight, got of al
Coalburg Part Of them, filed with
whisky. and having masked themselves,
proceeded some miles up the creek and
set 6as 20 a trestle. This occurred
after last midnight and the facts
we're Immediately communicated to the
Governor Upon receipt OF this news
Adiutant General Rolley az once sum
moned Major Banks from headquarters
at Eagle, witb a view Of putting him I'm
command OF several other companies,
which we're hastily summoned by teie-
graph. Company 7, at Huntington,
was ordered out, and before
two O'Clock this morning was iR a spec
ial car at the Huntington depot, ready
90 proceed
ATA MOMENTS NOTICE.
For several hours they stayed In the
car, while the Milton company was az
the Milton depot, anxiousiy waiting
orders 90 move; but by niue o'clock 10
was ascertained that they we're not
needed. and they we're dismissed.
The burning of the bridge seems 20
have been much less serious than
To-. the excitement of the early
morning was supposed. The tim0ers
were burned for only few feet. Ine
company has been at work an day and
bv Monday at the iarthest the bridge
vii. be ready for use again, so that the
object of the strikers. which was 90
STOP the production of Acme coal, seems
60 have been frustrated.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company has stationed guards on al its
bridges, fearing that another attempt
NAV be made 90 destroy them with
greater success.
The trouble which was anticipated az
PoweItou last night did not accur, but
only the prompt and vigorous action of
Sheriff Hiumau OF Fayette county and
the Mt Carbon Company pre-
vented it. Early in the
cav the Company had re-
reivpd warning that tle works
would be attacked Iast ulgat Sheriff.
Hinman aud O posse, leaving Deputy
Sheriff Kooutz with other meu at Eagle,
az once proceeded tO PJwe.tuu, where
the entire day was spent digging
trenches. erecting brcastw0rss, urmiug
tbe men and otherwise preparing FOR
attack. At night the miners met, ac-
cording 90 programme, on the noun
tefn hack of the town, but having seen
tbe preparatious that had been made, and
knowing tbe reception they we're likely
% meet. failed Co make any attack.
Sheriff Hinmao says they had spien-
did fort aI ready and could have sue
cessfu.Iv w.tlstood "a long attack.
Mr. Powell, manag5roi Che company,
some weeks ago pr pared ior tue attack
and was well supplied Win arms ano
Ammunition for his men.
THE ONLY CONFLICT TODAY
was one of jurisdiction between two
Justices of the Peace as to who snonld
hold the INQUEST over che ooov OF the
man Atkins. who was killed in Che fight
on "Wednesday Justice Adkins, of
Montgomery. who was mo- relation to
tbe deceased, but who has son
Who is charged with being
a r,emb ber OF the strikers party and for
whom a warrant is said to have been
sworn ont. w&s the first upon tne scene
and be at once proceeded to hold tne
inonest. He did not wait for The Prose
cufinQ Attorney, but started ahead. A
nbvsicisn was asked to view
The body. bat the ball was
NOT extracted, nor its course traced,
and before the arrival of the Pr0secu-
tiop Attorney the body was boxed up
and shipped 90 Hand.ey, in kanaWha
county. As che size of the ball aud its
course through the body would go far
toward determining who fred the
ebot the Prosecuting Attor-
nav IWININUNA 'N'N.NN t--'--
tbe body should be brought back for
farther examination. Justice Lawrence
of OginDimont, had been summoned TO
conduct the inquest, but Adkins an-
nopnced his intention 90 conduct the
case and 90 conduct it 20 suit him
self and adjourned the Inquest
IN meet at Montgomery. As
Montgomery is sort Of headquarters
for the strikers, Wyant's friends OBJ
iected 30 this. while the other side was
81 vigorously opposed 90 holding it az
Fsrle A compromise was finally ei-
fected by which the body was returned
~ Eagle for an autopsy. The inquest
vas held al a school house hah way oe-
tween Montgomery and Eagle and
both Justices were 90 Slt 10 the
case. The press was rigidly excluded
from the inquest along with ali others
but it IS known that evidence was intro
duced completely disprovlng the state
ment which Had been made that Thomas
wharton. one Of Wants men, had
'kile8l Adkins. The 0aii was Of thirty
two Allbre and
cAuE FROM A WINCHESTER
hens from which were found
che strikers had been. hnaE