Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-09

tQ6 Uel6nses 1uo ptiS
Notwithstanding the evidence was
strong against him.
Excitement at the mines Is al IeVer
heat and bloodshed is hourly expected.
Paradins at Elk Garden.
SpSeiaI 7slecrdm 20 thr RsGiitS-
Elk GARDEN, w. VA, May s.-There
Is not one miner in the entire ELK Car
den region at work to-day. Strikers
paraded the town at 4 o'clock this morn
ing. Everything orderly.
A THOUSAND SnNEas OUT.
FRosTBURG, ND, May S.-Contrary
to the expectations OF the most sanguine
one thousand miners, composing four
mines, have suspended work. Inc
plan of campaign on the part OF the
agitators is to hold meetings from day
10 day until the mines in the region
suspend. They claim that by the 10Th
OF this month the trouble will end In
their favor from scarcity OF coal In
market. Miners are TO be stationed
TODAY along the road from here TO
Elkhart mines, a distance Of mile and
a half, and TO Hoffman mines, dis
tance of two miles, TO induce them TO
suspend.
The news from the West Virginia
and Georges Creek Valley coal region,
shows a restless spirit that reasoning
may quiet or some unforeseen event may
stir into troublesome activity.
THE FRICK COMPANY DETERMINED TO
START.
CoNNELLsvILLE, PA, May S.-The
Frick Coke Company is making adesper'
ate effort TO start their works secretly as
they did during the great strike three
years ago. They are collecting men at
all their works who are willing to work
and will start one plant at time. II
this is unsuccessful new men will be
brought into the region and in that
event there will be more rioting. The
strikers at Hill Farm are becoming
desperate and have posted notices on
all the company's houses warning the
men TO ke away. The notices are
headed by a skull and crossbones with
the following written underneath In
large red characters:
"Death-all men who go to work at
Hill Farm tomorrow prepare 10 meet
your God"
The com pany is determined to resume
tomorrow ana already has a force OF
armed deputies on guard.
GDeputies were busy throughout the
region to-day serving the injunction
notices on the leaders TO keep oil
Rainey's property and evictng strikers
from the company's houses. There was
no trouble but an outbreak is liable 10
occur at any time.
Brazil, IND, May s.-A number of
men are working in the Nellie mine, OF
the Otter Creek Coal Company. About
200 miners of Texas City left for the
mine to-day TO demand that they cease
work.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May S-At Bule
Creek mines to-day over 100 negroes
were put to work without molestation
and eviction OF striking miners is in
progress. This has irritated the strik-
ers considerably, and continued'threats
OF violence are being made. Threaten
ing notices bearing oasgerS, pistols,
coffins and croSs-b bones are being posted
promiScuously. Meetings are being
held st all the camps to-day, and 1t Is
thought an outbreak will be attem pied
tonight on some Of the mines which
are now working negroes. The situa-
tion is serious.
THINES IT WILL SETTLE THE STRIKE
CLEVELAND, O., May s.-An officer OF
the Massillon Coal Operators Associa-
ton, who has been travelling In the
Ohio and Pennsylvania fields for several
davs, said to-day that the big confer
euce which will be held in this city will
put an end TO the strike whether an
agreement is reached or not. There
are dozens OF big operators, he said,
"who have offered what the men asked,
and many of them have the assurances
Of their men that they will go to work,
whatever the result OF the conference.
The moment any Of the large mines are
put in operation the strike will be
broken.
pESUADED THEM TO COME OUT.
PHuIIPsBURG, PA, May S.-Four
hundred Psillipsburg and Beech Creek
miners marched from Phillipsburg to
Woodland, where the coal mines are in
operation. The men persuaded the
miners to throw down their tools and
come out and were assured By the oper-
ators that the mine would remain idle
until the other mines had closed. The
strikers are greatly encouraged By news
from Maryland that nearly 900 men in
that State had gone out and all the Elk
Garden district was idle.
OPPOSED TO TIE CONFERENCE.
PrrTsBURG, May s.-A meeting OF the
river coal operators WAS held IN the
Coal Exchange to-day, with thirty mem
oers present. Many remained away
because OF indifference. The meeting
was secret, but it was learned later that
the river men would attend the Pitts
burg conference on Friday as indiyid-
uals, but were opposed TO the national
conference st Cleveland.
EXCITING SCENES.
BRAZIL, IND, May s.-The scenes to-
dsy were the most exciting since the
commencement OF the big strike. About
200 miners marched in line, headed BY