Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-16

Commerce. The militia officers were
asked to resign their commissions in
the interest of peace, but they refused
and said
THEY WOULD OBEY ORDERS.
A move vas made 10 have the Supreme
Court order Governor Wsite's arrestfor
dlsobeYing Judge Graham's orders, but
this was not done President Byers, OF
the Chamber of Commerce, tried 10 vain
to prevail upon Governor to recede the
and the Governor said he would use the
entire National Guard, if necessary.
Moreover, Adiutant General Tarsney
said if he was ordered to fire on the
City Hall, he would blow it to pieces
Threatening demonstrations have
been made against the Governor, who
remains at his residence under military
guard, and he was reported much
alarmed as to his safety before the ar
rival Of the United States troops.
At the City Hall it was claimed that
strict orders had been given not to IRE
a shot or raise club until the militia
had taken the offensive. From p. N.
until D. m. the State troops were
drawn up in line Of battle and the City
Hall forces were ready for action. The
other city officials were prepared to va
cate at a moments notice. All over
lures from the Governor were rejected,
and an American flag was hung from
window. This was
CHEERED BY THE CROWD.
City officials and prominent citizens
sought in vain for a compromise, and
every hour or two the Governor threat
I'ened to exterminate the City Hall peo-
pie In thirty minutes, but wiser counsel
finally prevailed.
The fire department had lines Of hose
laid through the City Hall to throw
water on the besiegers. The fremen
were armed The surgical department
was made ready to care for the wound
ed in case OF conflict.
At 9 o'clock, or shortly after the
arrival of the United States troops,
Adiutant General Tarsney ordered the
militia back to the armorv, and pres
sentlY the crowds that had been surgiDg
through the streets began to dwindle
and the excitement began to die out.
The United States troops are camped
in front Of the Union Depot, where
Sheriff Burchtnell says he will try to
keep them for two or three days to
prevent any possible outbreak. BE has
only fifty special deputies under arms,
he says. These are TO patrol the streets
in the absence of policemen.
Governor Waite refused tonight to
make any statement further than that
he had withdrawn his troops for the
night What his next step will be, he
would not say. His pale, careworn face
told more eloQuently than words
of the strain through which
he had passed. He has re-
ceived a dozen or more letters threat
ening his life and there is considerable
public feeling against him. Judge era
ham, whose order of injunction Gov
ernor Waite disreRarded, said tonight
he will take no move in the matter
There was a great deal OF Suppressed ex-
citement on the streets, but the
SPARK TO FIRE THE MAGAZINE
Has not been thrown and there has
been no outbreak The streets are now
quiet, though watch is maintained in
the City Hall to prevent hostile sur
prses. Army officers speak in the
highest terms of General Brooks and
the State troops for facing the mob
about the City Hall.
II seems the State troops we're with
drawn by Governor Waite on the re-
commendation Of General McCook, who
said the Government troops would pre-
servo order and prevent conflict.
At 9:3O the troops turned in for the
night, the crowds had dispersed and
the usual quiet reigned.
Hon. L. NJ. Patterson appeared be-
fore the ola Police Board this evening,
when the situation seemed most crit
ical, and appealed to the patriotism Of
the members and urged the neces-
sity for submitting all matters
at issue TO some fair minded board. Be-
fore be bad finished, Messrs, Rogers,
Shafroth and Hartzell, counsel for the
Governors latest appolntees, Mullins
and Barnes, put in an appearance and
presented formal proposition on the
part of their clients to submit the mat
ters IN controversy to board of arbi-
tratlon to be mutually agreed upon.
This was
EXACTLY THE PROPOSITION
made by the old Board earlier in the
day, both by written agreement and
verbally, which had been secuted. 10
view of these facts, Messrs. Martin and
Orr replied that the matter would now
have TO take its course in the courts, so
far as they were concerned,