The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-06
THE MINERS STRIKE.
Indiana Troops Reach the Scene OF
Disturbance at Cannellsburg,
But tho Strikers Had Been Warned and
Left for Their Homes-Coal Cars
Were Moved at Once-The SItu-
alton In jackson and Bel
mont Counties, Ohio.

, nov. Matthew's TO put stop to the fur
ther interference Of coal mine striker.
with the passage Of coal laden trains
through the city arrived here at {
o'clock Sunday morning. The trair
was sidetracSed one mile east Of the
city limits and the $50 citizen soldiers
embarked with Gatling gun, bayonet.
fixed and regimental colors flying
They marched down the railroad track
where all the trouble has been, but on
entering the city found no army OF
riotous strikers to oppose their march
or give them any work to do.
Scattered on and off the track, how
ever, were counted twenty-six strikers,
none of whom showed any disposition
to make trouble.
Immediately after the arrival of the
troops, the officials of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern railroad began to
move the coal cars which had been
side tracked by the strikers. ~,
The presence of the armed force
awed the strikers, nearly all of whom
remained in their homes, but the wo-
men and children belonging to the
strikers families gathered on and
alongside the track, hooting at the
railroad men, militia and sheriff while
the work Of moving the trains was in
progress. The city is now clear Of coal
ears.
JACKSON, o., June 4.-To use popu.
lar expression, the miners Of this county
have been on the warpath for the past
two days. They have congregated in
large numbers at the various railroad
towns in the county. Each crowd has
its leaders and keep the American flag
floating to the breezes while they are
inspired on by a band of music. DR..
W. s. Hoy, of Wellston, o., who is not
employed in any capacity at the mines,
is the prime mover and promoter Of the
aggregate body. DR.. Hoy is defeated
candidate for county coroner. Satur-
day evening he marched thousand to
fifteen hundred miners from Wellston
to Hamden and stopped every train
from the limited express down to local
freights.
Hoy with 200 of his followers stopped
the eastbound limited express and de-
manded free transportation to Near
thur Junction. The conductor refused
TO signal his train out and Train Dis
patoher Scully received orders to have
the train sidetracked until the mob
could be induced to get off. The doc
tor did not vacate the coaches until he
was told that he was detaining United
States mail train. The Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern officials then agreed
TO transport 100 Of the miners to Nc
Arthur and return upon the condition
that they should give the company no
more trouble.
Freight trains on the Columbus,
Hooking Valley & Toledo were held up
and gone through. All coal found was
cut on and sidetracked. The crowd
assembled at Hamden, has disbanded,
leaving In charge a patrol committee
that hold up every freight train that
passes.
Coal is becoming 80 scarce that nearly
all business Is suspended, the Balti-
more q Ohio Southwestern has taken
off all passenger trains but one which
carries the United States mail. Most
all the freight traffic is stopped, and
railroads talk of temporary suspen-
sion Of all business until there is O
change.
COLUMBUS, o., June 4.-Superintend.
ent w. X. Woodford, of the Cleveland,
Lorain q Wheeling railway, tele-
graphed President Mcbride, of the
United Miners, Saturday night that at
his request the sheriff OF Belmont
county had recalled dispatch TO Gov.
Mckinley asking for troops to control.
riotous miners there. The miners were
attempting to stop the running Of trains
ON that railroad at bridgeport, how
ever, and he urged Mcbride TO use his
influence in having thom desist. Presi- (
dent Mcbride at once sent the follow ,
ing TO Ed Davis, district secretary,
bridgeport, o.: THE action OF the ,
miners in obstructing railway tratiio
and rcsorting to force, is dishcartening
to the national officials and unless
checked the strike is lost. Your men
must respect the law. John Mcbride
BRID0EPoRr, o., June t.-The trouble
at the mining region west Of this place
broke out afrosh Saturday afternoon,
when the railroad company attempted
TO run coal train over the road under
guard Of Sheriff Scott and one deputy.
When the train reached the scene Of
the morning trouble they were tagged,
but there being no signs Of the train
stopping, hundred OF more Of the
miners jumped On The track. They ro-
nained and the engine was brought TO
4 stop only . few feet from them.
Three hundred mon swarnned ever the
,ars, removed Ll the soupling pins 90
hat further progress was impossible
Sheriff Scott nAds q speech 10 the
men, saying that he hsd reliable infor-
nation from the Columbus headquar-
ssrs that the strike would Be settlod a.
ar ~ Ohio ed Pennsylvania vas con-
,erned by nert Wednesday, and he
lslted the mon 70 30 saiet at least un-
III that time. His sfsrs wero fruitless,
" tho miners refused TO listen. Seeing
hat he was Powerlsss with hh ferce
lgainst the mob Of miners, he returned
10 this piaoo for moro deputies.
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