New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-09
COAL TRAINS MOVED.
STRIKERS DISPERSED AT THE POINT
OF THE BAYONET.
BREAKING THE BLOCKADE on THE BALTIMORE
AND oHro-MIIITIAMEN IN ACTIVE SERVICE
IN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
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IN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
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Bellaire Ohio June s.-Adjutant-General Howe,
OF the Ohio National Guard. with 1,5OO men, ar
rived here on the Baltimore and Ohio this aiter-
neon. Three companies were left near cam
bridge. two more at Quincy Tunnel and two al
McClalnesville to do guard duty The road Is
now open and trains are moving regularly. Cen
eral Howe and 500 men went to Wheeling creek
mines on the Cleveland. Lorain and Wheeling
Railroad At Bellaire the troops were transferred
to the Cleveland and Pittsburg road the strikers
having burned bridge between Bellaire and
Bridgeport during the night, closing the CleVe-
land Iorain and Wheeling road. At a. m lour
United States deputy -marshals on douoie-
header coal train went out to the miners camp
at Wheeling Creek mines, but the strlke''
blocked the road and jeered at the depuueS' i"e
train was run back 10 Bridgeport TO await 'he
military. When the troops arrived they were
dlsembarkei and drawn up In line OF oa'ue'
They marched. company front, bayonetS se''
through the miners camp and the village al 'ne
mines mouth driving men. women ana c"'luIe"
before them of the companys property Inv
coal trains soon followed in their wake anu io'
the first time IN week coal cars ro''e" ''
bridge No. 2. The soldiers will in the morning
Organized resistance is expected The danger
vow les IN the acts Of small bodies ana indlVi1-
.,o,s o,one the line. There are now 5000 soldiers
o-d f,ur eating gun batteries IN this county
doing GUARD duty for the railroads. Ihey VIII
,rcbab;v be kept here til the strike Is settled
Columbus Ohio. June S.-The strikers nave
h.or driven from Mechanics Cu', AT 81 Clairs-
Vile Junction. on the Baltimore and ono WIN
ou, bloodshed When the troops arrived Sher'i
Scott adlresslng the strikers, ordered 'he"' d"
withdraw. but they refused. The troops "e'e
Aenloved along either side OF the cut ana Dat
,alion sent into the cut 70 drive the s'r'NerS
ou, Tho latter fell back promptly, and the
track was cleared In few minutes hu"'oer
II women wives ~ miners. stood their srouh''
however and had 10 be charged upon with oayo-
nets before they would bulge. Trains resumed
running at once.
At midnight Governor Mckinley receiver
telegram from General Howe. in camp al "heel-
ing Creek saying that in conference wl'h HIS
o.ncors ,o.nigh, Il was decided that owing to
the great numbers of strikers surrounding then
their defiant attitude and threats more troops
~ -o.dod at once Governor Mckinley I'M
,,oUo,ol,. ordered Colonel II s. Bunker TO pro-
Good easf with the 10Th Regiment. the Toledo
Cadets and Battery y. of the lsi Light Artillery
ub,ch arrived this evening from Toledo. To re-
nor, - General Howe at Wheeling Creek lie
a,so ordered n part u the 81 Regiment at Day
ton 10 report here az once. to form reserve 'o''e
TO he held here.
Smoking Of the situation at Wheeling Creek
., a,ob, Govcrnor Mckinley said ne regarded II
- ,o-y critical Twcnty-four hundred troops
ar. ,,,u N tho field. The 10th Regiment left here
q, n spoc!al Baltimore and Ohio at A. m
vou, philadelphia. Ohio. June s.-Company VI.
o., the l7ih infantry. did not get beyond Canal
Dover last night ani was ordered oacN 20 'ne
or,norv Sheriff Adams was appealed 10 ana IL
o o,.,,cl, road the riot act from the pilot OF
locomotive. Respectable citizens dsperse' ou'
oh,r, p5o miners and mill men congregated In
,,roups 10 prevent the blocked coal train from
ewing Section men went down the track and
found ties. bridge 'imbers. and rocks on the
,reck md the tres,ie burning. The track was
cleared and the fire extinguished without inter-
ference.
The cars containing the soldiers was fired into.
When Il became known that the company was
-.try hack 10 the armory. tn crowd chccred ana
tried 10 prevent the street car leaving Tor New
Philadclphla Tho car WAS stoned ana Nilian
I.vttlc was hit the jaw. captain fowelsoh
vas ordered u reach Cambridge by any possible
route
N,owconorstown Ohio. June s.-Company VI
started on the Cleveland and Marietta train from
Canal Dover at 9.30 a. m, aided ~ deputy
shcrins 4 large crowd was at the station but
no resistance was offered The deputy -sherlirs
who escorted the company are members OF me
Grand Army Of the Republic and were armed.
4, Rlicktown large number or strikers ap-
peorcd but the train carrying the militia passed
without trouble.
Charleston. w Va. June (SpeciaD.-Governor
ucCorkle to-day received message from Sheriff
Matthews. Of Moundsville. Marshall County ask
ING military aid In moving trains on the Batl-
moro and OHIO Railroad which the Striking
miners had held up near Benwood. The G'V.
ernor was also Informed that no property hau
hean damaged and no lfe was ENDANGERED, but
,he trains could not be moved Accordingly ne
tssuod a call for six companies Of $50 men TO re-
nnrt to the Sheriff at MOundsvile tomorrow
morning for duty. 49,, 49,
rho chesapeake and Ohio flyer had three mar
ro,y escapes last night. ties being placed on the
,r,ck near Montgomery 10 wreck II AT th'ee
,Jocns Freight trains are stoned both DAY ana
nn,rht nj many small mining towns ana ran
Ealing has become dangerous business, seN-
sral men having been badly hurt
DESPERATE EFFORTS TO WRECK TRAIN.
Tnlontown Penn. June s.-The first enort to
make good the oftrcpeated threats OF the striking