Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-29
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About Z o'clock this morning about four
hundred striking miners from Ohio
took charge Of the steamer c.. A. Hill,
plying between Syracuse and CALI
polls, and proceeded. down the river TO
ihe mines Of the Consumers Coal Co.,
some miles below this city in this
state.
When the boat attempted to land,
General b. ID. Spilman appeared and
forbade the boat landing.
The strikers told the General that
they wanted to create no disturbance,
but that they wanted TO see their mine
committee.
This the General denied them, saying
that II the boat wanted to coal they
could DO so after they had landed the
strikers on the Ohio side Of the river.
The boat put of the strikers on the
Ohio side and then coaled at the mines.
The strikers proceeded oa down the
river, with
BANDS PLAYING AND FLAGS FLYING
until they came 10 the mines Of the
Middleport steel works, where the men
had no trouble in inducing tns working
miners TO come out.
They then went down 70 the mines Of
Carl Bros. at Cheshire, Ohio, and the
workmen put down their tools and joined
the strikers.
AT noon ths merchants Of Middleport
sent down an express wagon loaded with
eatabies for the men.
Dinner over they again boarded the
steamer on her up trip and proceeded
again TO the Camden mines in this
county, but the operators again refused
% allow the boat to land.
she pulled out again and steamed uD
the river, after the strikers had issued
an order saying that they would be back
tomorrow and would land In spite Of
General Spilmau.
Sheriff Gardner and posse are al the
mines
and serious trouble is expected to-mor-
row, as the miners are very indignant
towards the operators.
Senator Rankin Wiley aud Squire
Frye are at the mines 70 address the
strik ers aud point out the law.
To night the mines are under heavy
guard, and there has been some fear
that the loaded cars On the switches
will be fired.
The Camden mines employ about 300
men, and have been making heavy
shipments TO Wheeling and PittSburg.
II an attack Is made r. here will be ser
ious trouble, as Governor MacCOrkle has
declared he would stand no interference,
particularly from the strikers outside
the State.
He also bade the sheriff
NOT To ALLOW FORCE
TO be employed under the guise OF
moral suaSion.
Companies c and l, Ol Huntington,
and +, OF Parkersburg, are held in
readiness to move on short notice.
The situation tonight is alarming
and the excitement intense.
Sreesas 7sisorcHs 20 M RsIisss-.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 2S.-GOv-
ernor MacCOrKle received a telegram
this morning from Spilmsn, Mason
county, 10 the effect that 400 striking
miners from Ohio attempted to land at
that place and force the miners 70
go out, and that after some parley
the strikers left, threatening to make
il hot for the wOrkingmen. The Gov
ernor ordered the sheriff OF Mason
county 70 collect a sufficient force of
armed deputies to prevent any lawlesS-
ness whatever. While the community
is greatly excited at that point the Gov
ernor aUprebendS no trouble. General
James A. Holly left at noon for the front
TO investigate the matter thoroughly
and take the necessary steps 10 protect
property.
ROBINSON AND NEW CASTLE OUr
SBseia, IsisorGn % tss Rs0lsIs-.
& PARKERsBURG, w. VA, May 2S.-
The Ohio miners crossed over this after
noon and succeeded in getting the Rob-
inson and New Castle miners 10 quit
work. No violence was attempted.
The other miners were unmolested, out
the strikers intend returning tomorrow
All is quiet tonight
RESTLESS ABOUT sALINEvILLE.
s,eeial ys.sorGtn 70 tss RsOisEs-.
EAST LIVERPOOL o., May 2S.-Three
hundred miners started from Saline
VILE at noon to-day and marched to
yellow Creek, west OF Wellsville, to
compel the miners there 20 come out.
The men, about fifty in number, came
ont in obedience 70 the demands Of the
Salineville men who then boarded the
evening Cleveland * PittSburg accom-
modation, and attempted 60 compel the
rain crew to carry them back TO Sa-
Iineville. The train was backed up 70
Wellsville and the miners put of. Sew
eraI OF them were arrested. Two hun
dred of them are still in Wellsville and
yellow Creek tonight.
MURDERED THE wATcHNAN.
ScorTDALE, PA, May 2S.-Three
Hungarian strikers succeeded In get
ting through the lines OF she deputies
ON euard at the Meyer coke works
sbo ut IL O'Clock last eight for the pur-
nose Of doing some damage. They were
aiscovered by Gecrge B. Keffer, chief