Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-08

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CHARLESTON, w. Va, March Your
correspondent has just returned from a
tour through the mining region. After
a thorough investigation into the situa-
tion OF affairs 40 Eagle, Montgomery,
Handley and intervening points, where
most of the trouble has been, am satis-
fed that the backbone Of the strike is
broken. The ringleaders Of the strikers
have nearly an been arrested and taken
20 Fayetteville. Judge Okey Johnson,
ex-mem0er OF the State Supreme Court
aud Ex-Governor E. w. Wilson, besides
TWO or three lawyers Of less note, have
been employed to defend the strikers,
while Gen. j. W. So Clair and Chesa-
peaks and Ohio Attorney Joseph T.
Chiffon will assist in the prosecution.
The Sheriff Of Fayette county and his
deputies have ia their bands warrants
for the arrest OF about seventy Of the
strikers, and they have up 90 this time
arrested thirty-three OF them. One
striker VIM. O'Maly, was arrested TO
Montgomery last night and Taylor
johnson, Bob Wills, A. III. Mason, Ed.
Murphy. Pink Brown, sam Lloyd aud
C. w. Piercevilie were picked up by the
SherIf's deputies last night between
Montgomery and Eagle, and brought TO
the latter place for safe keeping.
They were taken 90 Fayetteville
on an early train this morning.
Besid es the warrants already ISSUED, 10
i, said that many more wit. be issued as
the examination of the prisoners pro-
ceeds The prosecuting attorney au-
t.ciDates that evidence given DO the
trials viii imUiicate many other strikers
who are still at large and for whom no
warrants we're issued It is not unlike
lv that the fuu number of warrants is
sued will reach 150 or 200 before the
matter Is ended.
Five detectives have been amO0g the
ltrisers from the beginning OF the
trouble, and some time before. These de-
tectives have been at work in the mines
with the men, have attended all the
meetings OF the strikers, and were even
ln the fight on the side OF the strikers
when tue attack was madeon Eagle last
Wednesday. Through the agency OF
these detectives the civil authOri-
ties will be able 90 make out
q strong case against the strikers. To
cannot positively be ascertalned who
brought these detectives here. but 10 is
understood that they were employed by
Dir. WyaDt
There is not the slightest reason for
fearing another open outbreak among
the strikers. There may be more burn
Ing of coal property by iucendi4rieS,
bur even this is not likely.
Pink Brown, one of the men taken 90
Fayetteville by the sheriff this marning,
was arrested on a charge of making
3yoamite cartridges and furnishing
theuD ro strikers. He is said 90 be q
dynamite EXPERT. Another gatling gun
VAS taken from the State armOry 90
Eagle this morning. This makes two
varlipg guns al Eagle. The presence of
,bese runs seems 90 have SOLDERING
,fect ON the miners. AS the strike is
now entirely diS0rganiZed and no indi-
cations of any further hostile demon
stration, 10 is probable that the State
.roons will be Withdrawn tomorrow or
lhe day following.
The Eagle and Poweilton mines have
been running since Monday morning.
The Chesapeake mine at Haud.ey re-
snmed Yesterday and Forest Hill and
tho Diamond mines started this morn
Ing. Edgewater is expected 90 resume
tomorrow, and DO is believed that other
mines will start up this week. The men
M All these mines are WORKING at the
reduction. The former price was iOrty-
siv cents Der ton over half inch screen.
The present price is iorty-two cents
,ver tbe same screen. called at the
office of the Eagle mines this morning
and asked permission 90 look at their
books. 90 ascertain what the men were
making. Permission was readily grant
,ed Taking The returns from yeSter-
davis work in the mines, ] found the
amounts Co vary considerably. They
raoged from ninety cents up 20 two dol
lars and sixty cents, the general average
beior about one dollar and sixty cents.
The lowest amounts, they told me, were
made by boys Among she men on the
list I TOOK at random the following
names with the amounts which they
earned Yesterday set opposite; Pompeu
Pen. s. So: Morton Graves, $500; Lewis
Johnson. 81: Sam Davis, S2.l4; Frank
Rome brother Of the man VINO was
shot, Sc. O4, aud james Kyle, $3.50.