Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-11

son. Col. Hodges was called nome yes
terday morning, aud Major Banks took
command in his absence. The remain
der Of this regiment were not called
out.
General Spillman is in command Of
the Brigade.
About four o'clock yesterday morning
General Splllman was notified through
superintendent Fitzgerald, Of the B. q
o., that trains were being interferTed
with at MoundSville. Companies F., D
AMI E., OF the First regiment, under
command OF Major Shaeffer, were or
dsred out, and accompanied by Sheriff
Matthews, proceeded 70 Moundsville.
They found that a crowd OF men, whose
assembly on the Camp Ground switch
during the night was noted in yester-
days REGISTER, had
FLAGGED AND STOPPED
two coal trains west bound. Sheriff
Mathews and mis- deputies assisted the
railroad men 10 couple up the cars, ana
without the soldiers leaving the cars
the trains were brought on up TO Ben
wood, one being run up some distance
into the city. IL was the only coal
brought over the county line during the
daY.
About o'clock the soldiers started
for Boggs Run again, and most OF
them were Allowed 20 remain there all
day In the cars, tbs Railroad Company
making no apparent effort 70 remove
the coal standing there.
About noon the second alarm OF the
day came in the shape OF q message
that violence was being offered railroad
property al Cameron. Another de-
tachment OF three companies was order
ed there and Was accompanied by u.
:. Commissioner B. J. Campbell, Deputy
II. =. Marshal Joseph Mcmahon, Sheriff
Matthews aud some of his force, and by
Superintendent Fitzgerald, SuDerln-
tendeut Sheets, and other b. & . otn-
cials.
on arriving at the upper cad Of
Moundsvlle it was discovered that the
trouble was at the Camp Ground switch
again, and not at Cameron. The details
OF this incident and some OF its results,
are as follows:
A few minutes after twelve o'clock,
while a mixed train, made up OF seven
or eight cars OF coal and several box
cars. with Engineer Cordelle in the en-
CINE cab, pulled past the Moundsville
station and started for Benwood. When
the south branch OF the "Y" leading TO
the Camp Ground switch was reached
five or six men tagged the train and
BROUGHT IT TO A STAND.
The fact that the train had been halt
ed was soon communicated to the Office
OF the Railroad Company, at Mounds
Vile and was thence sent to Superin-
tendent Fitzgerald and so on 70 the
military authorities and Com missioner
Campbell. A crowd of Moundsville peo-
pie soon began 90 collect, among the ear
liest arrivals being Hon. b. +. Meighen,
who told the men they were doing
wrong 10 stopping the train and begged
them 10 deSist and diSperse. This ad-
vice was not followed and as the crowd
increased others gave the same advice,
and the Vice President Of the miners in
this district read the orders OF President
John Mcbride, forbidding violence, TO
the crowd. At this time there were
probably two hundred people on the
ground, not over twenty-five OF them,
il is said, being coal miners. About
this time Engineer Cordelle was asked
TO 20 ahead with his train by Mr..
Meigher and others, but be said it was
a dead train" and could not be moved
without orders.
About one o'clock the trains bearing
the military, Commissioner Campbell,
Deputy L. s. Marshal Mcmahon, Sher-
i'll Matthews aud the railroad officials
arrived. Commissioner Campbell dis
tributed copies Of the order of the U. s.
Court, and commanded the crowd TO
disperse, as did the Sheriff, and En-
gineer COrdele was told to go ahead,
which he did Soon after the arrival OF
the troops and the officials there was
considerable loud talk by a few In the
crowd, and Charles Davis, Mounds
Vile miner, who appeared to be the
leader, was placed under arrest by Com
missioner Campbell and put on board
one Of the trains. As soon as this was
done, Mr. Meighen and others
OFFERED TO GO ON HIS BOND,
and after some talk il was agreed to
take Mr.. Melgheu, If be would come on
up to this city. Mr. Campbell invited
Mr.. Meighen and friend, also inter-
ested in Mr.. Davis fate, to get on the
train, and this they did. The train ran
down to MoundsvilIe, and thinking it
was going on out 10 Cameron, Mr..
Meighen and his companion got of,
and determining TO come TO Wheeling at
four-thirty, they purchased tickets.
Later the train with the troops and
officials started TO Wheeling and the
two men got on one of the cars. When
about up to the Junction, Mr.. Meighen
and his companion were put of the
car, and had 70 walk TO the street car
line, at Benwood. They came on up
to the Custom House, where they again
met Commissioner Campbell, Davis hav-
ing been committed 10 jail. The Com
missioner said ne could not take bail,
having no instructions on the poinI, and
did not do so, although Mr.. Meighen
agreed the bond should be $4,000 or
500 Mr.. Meighen prepared
telegram 70 Judge Gotf, last evening,
only TO find the ClarkSbuIg telegraph
Office was closed and the Judge could
not be reached. As a result, Davis is
still in Jail, and be will likely stay there
for a time.
The train stopped at Moundsville was
run up TO Benwood without further in
cident, and about I've o'clock the de-
tachment OF military rejoined the COM
mand az Boggs' run, where they got
dinner and spent the remainder Of the
day.
MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
visited the locality occupied by ths
troop during the day, large proportion
OF the visitors being ladies', and they
crowded up close 70 the line OF sentrieS
and stood there in the hot sun for hours.
AS evening approached and the air