Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-01
Miners MASS MEETING.
THE LOCAL MINERS WILL STAND FIRM AND
UNITED
In Their Demand for the Old seals-Soms Pecu-
liar Phases Of the SituatiOn-Yss-
tsrday's Action.

The largest and most enthusiastic
meeting OF the local miners which has
been held since the inauguration OF the
strike, took place yesterday afternoon
at Trades Assembly hall. There were
at least two hundred and fifty men
present during the meeting. and live
ly interest was manifested in the pro.
ceedings.
Jere Mead, president of the Pan
Handle district, president. Before the
first proposition was submitted to the
meeting, Mr.. ]. H. Burt and Mr.. Rich
ard Robertson addressed the miners at
length, reviewing the situation and urg-
ing the miners 10 stand trm and united
In their demand for the old scale OF
wages. Mr.. Robertson, in company
with Mr.. Mead, held a conferences with
President Mcbride, of the U. NJ. w. OF
of A., at Columbus last week, and Mr.
Robertson referred to it in his remarks.
The local situation presents some
peculiar phases. The Manchester
mines, which furnish coal TO the Key
mann brewery, have been permitted TO
be operated with sufficient plumber OF
men TO fulfill the terms of the contract
with that concern, the understanding
being that the brewery company viii
secure natural gas as fuel, and sign
q contract for one year, in the event
that coal cannot be secured. The
arrangement by which twelve miners
have been permitted TO work TO supply
this contract. has been a
BONE OF CONTENTION.
The operators of "peddling mines" and
mill mines have offered to pay the
wages demanded, and the employees OF
these mines have unhesitatingly de-
manded it as their right to return To
work, in view OF the fact that an excep-
tion was made in the case of the Man
chester company. This matter was
brought to the attention OF President
Mob ride, and that official Instructed
the local representatives 10 order out
all union miners. Permission to return
TO work will therefore only be given
through the National Executive Board
of the organization. The situation is
peculiar, in that the men will not return
TO work when the operators accede TO
their demands.
The proposition embodied in the In
structions from President Mcbride, was
the matter to be considered at yeSter-
days meeting. A resolution was Of
fered, calling out all the miners in the
district. 1t was discussed generally,
and then carried unanimously. A COM
mittee of three was appointed to act
in conjunction with the arbiter Of the
Trades Assembly, Mr., w. II. II. Riley,
and urge the miners at Manchester TO
lay down their tools. The committee
waited upon the men at the bank, after
the adjournment Of the meeting.
The fact was also developed during
the progress of the meeting that the
Yockum cooperative mines, in East
Wheeling, employing about thirteen
men, and supplying, among other con-
tracts. the city gas works, has been
operated since the beginning Of the
strike. The miners decided, at their
meeting, to call upon all the men at the
mine to cease work pending a settle
ment Of the strike. Unless this order
is complied with, the names Of stock
holders and employees will be black
listed at the next meeting Of the Trades
Assembly.