New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-11
THE MILITIA KEPT BUSY.
HARAssED BY STRIKING COAL MINERS
IN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW Up A TRAIN-A RAILWAY
BRIDGE BURNED-THE CAMP AT WHEELING
CREEK FIRED ON-A b. AND o.
TRAIN HELD UP-A LITTLE
COAL MOVED.

TRAIN HELD CP-A LITTLE
COAL MOVED.
Masson Ohio June 10-In spite Of efforts to
burn bridges and destroy trains the Cleveland
Lorain and Wheeling Railroad Is still transact
ing business and the coal blockade Is broken.
The military have control Of the southern d.
vision. and the anxiety now Is for the territory
between Massillon and Uhrichsvlle. Early TINS
morning dynamite cartridges were exploded un-
der one of the coal trains but the fuses were
too long and the explosions did not take place
until the last car had passed Links and pins
were found wedged at Of the crossings. Be
tween Uhrichville and Mdvale 300 miners cap
tured two bridge watchmen and burned the
structure, blocking the road for four hours.
Bellaire. Ohio. June 10 (SpeciaD. There has
been nothing particularly exciting in the strike
situation on this side Of the Ohio to-day. Early
this morning a half-dozen shots were fired INTO
General Howe's camp at Wheeling Creek, put no
one was hurt The shots were from the hilisiue'
and cut the earth under the feet of two sentries
There was no means OF telling just where tDey
came from. but YOlley was nred pack III ~ nne
same general direction by the soldiers ne
Cleveland Lora!n and Wheeling had INTENDED 10
haul no coal on Sunday but the demands iroin
Cleveland were - urgent that Superintendent
Bruner decided t. send out six trains OF ABOUT
300 cars. They got through all right.
The Rev. r. II. Burlgole OF the Prespyteridm
Church. conducted service in camp to-day, an
the soldiers attending. Another regiment OF eVV
men from Toledo got to camp late last nlght
making 1000 men at Wheeling Creek ana nan
as many more at other points IN this county. a
big meeting Of miners was held here last hlgnI
at which several incendiary speeches were made
The cooler heads, however, favored appearing ID
trainmen TO refuse 10 haul nOn-unon coal. ana
resolutions Of that character were adopted,
The soldiers in camp at McClainsVllle were
serenaded to-day by large delegation OF miners,
headed by a brass band. Last night Baltimore
and Ohio engine, hauling the comIllssary ran, ~
was stoned by strikers in the camp or the
soldiers The engineer and fireman were hit. put
not injured seriously.
Charleston. w. Va, June 20 (SpeciaD. REPORTS
10 the Governor from the scene OF hostilities III
Marshall County where nearly all the troops OF
the State are msssed 10 protect the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and b aid II in running coal
trains show that, while there have been no
serious encounters between the troops and the
strikers the soldiers have been doing some hVely
campaigning Early this morning a call Tor ald
was received from Moundsville. and three COM
panles were sent down from Benwood' WneIe
General Spilman has established ms camp ths
detail found that a Baltimore and ONO trdli, hdu @
been held I'D By a party Of MOundsville miners
hut they had allowed II 10 depart before ths
troops arrived \ little later report reached
The camp that the Baltimore ana ONO tachs
were 10 be torn up near cameron, aTI mt, ~ ~
! companies went out on a special train. Ins Was
also a false alarm The soldiers are guarding the
property of the Baltimore and OHIO from " heel'
ing 10 Fairmont. ,.,
Same coal was moved to-day but not great
deai Heavy shipments by regular trains Will De
resumed tomorrow and il is not DeIleVed tna'
serious trouble Will follow Inc miners III 81, t'Is
Kanawha Valley are still restless put ASIDE rom
shnoting at non-unionists from ambush. nothing
has been done Seven men have been arrested
this WORK.