Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-02
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A BRIDGE.

Special 2eg.0ram 10 me Rs5a'i'T.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 1.-An
attempt was made last night TO blow up
the Kanawha and Michigan Railroad at
Cannelton. A dynamite bomb was ex-
ploded under the end OF the bridge
sometime after midnight, but FORUM
ately it did not do much damage. 1t is
supposed to have been the work OF one
or more Of Ohio strikers to prevent the
Kanawha aud Michigan railroad from
shipping coal into Ohio. For several
davs that road has been taking the coal
from the Raymond City mines and
hauling it to GauleY bridge over the
! Chesapeake and Ohio and TO Ohio. This
has angered the Ohio miners, who pro-
pose to stop the shipment Of coal into
| Ohio by any means at their hands.
ALL DEPENDS UPON ONE COMPANY.
COLUMBUS, O., June 1.-The officers
OF the United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
ca will hold a consultation here next
| Tuesday on the coal situation. John
Mcbride returned to-day from Spring
| field, Ills. The Norfolk & Western
railroad having complained that the
minsrs at Wellston and Coalton, o ,
threatened to stop moving coal trains
from Virginia, Mr.. Mcbride telegraphed
! TO his lieutenant, Joshua Thomas:
Reported here your meG intend to
stop coal shipments over Norfolk &
| Western railroad and will destroy prop
erty if other means fail. Do not allow
such work" Signed, JOHN MCBRIDE.
Mr.. Mcbride says: THE whole situ-
alton hinges on the one company in
| Illinois, the Consolidated Coal Co., alias
the Wabash railroad, which controls 81
mines, or one-fourth of the output Of
Illinois,"
WASHINGTON, IND, June Last
night freight train OF coal from Con-
nellshurg on the Baltimore and Ohio
| Southwestern road was stopped by 300
strikers. The crew were forced to side
track the coal and proceed without it.
Trains were stopped at Shelburn and
Brazil and searched for coal. The
miners appear to have no intention OF
needing the Governors proclamation.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, June 1.-The
Jellico miners have been successful In
prevailing upon the Coal Greek miners
| TO ioin the strike again, and this morn
! ing the 1000 men who returned to work
a few days ago laid down their tools.
MAY HOLD A CONFERENCE.
! CLEVELAND, OHIO, June 1.-Members
| of the Ohio and Pennsylvania coal op-
orators committee meet to-day and IL is
hoped a conference may be held on
Monday or Tuesday.
A CALL FOR TROOPS. -
! INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June Judge
/ Heffran, of the Circnit Court, and Sher-
| if Lemand, united tonight in tele.
gram 10 the Governor calling for troops
/ TO quell the TiotinE miners at Cannells-
burg. The miners have blockaded
traffic aud are defying the sheriff.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June II. A.
/ Crawford, President OF the Illinois
Miners Association, was to-day nominal
/ ed for Congress from this district by
the Peoples party.
MAY BE ARRESTED FOR sEDITIoN.
DENVER, Col, June Lit is report
ed that arrangements were made by the
/ United States Army authority 10 arrest
Governor Waite for sedition IL he sent
the militia to Cripple Creek to prevent
the deputy sheriffs from discharging
their duty. This was done under in
structions from Washington, it is said.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CoL,, June l.
The Cripple Greek banks fearing riot
have shipped to this city ana stored in
safety vaults 100000.