The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-04
OVER AT THE BUCKEYE.
Mnny Rumors Ailoat About tho
Non Union Workers.
ARE INTERVIEWED BY UNION MEN
But so far ~ Ia yet Known None of
Thorn Persuaded to Lcavo-Seyeral
Take n Walk Under Escort OF Union
Mon-rlans OF tho Company Not
Known.

The Buckeye Glass Works woro tho
centcr OF attraction yostordsy, particu.
larry during the afternoon, when hun.
drods Of oyos were got on 1t. Many
persons thought something would drop
and this wai tho reason. A largo mum.
Dor Of union men were aeen going 10
aud from tho works and in tho vicinity
during tho afternoon, some Of whom
succeeded In engaging in conversation
with some Of tho non.unioa meu.
II was learned that the manager,
Alex, Humphrey, won't to Stoubenville,
on Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday
with hia wfo aud mother, and tho
Martins Ferry glass workers took nd.
vantage Of his absence and tho absence
OF tho o,hor officials by visiting tho
works and talking with some OF the non.
union men who are quarterod in tho
works.
At first tho local rlassworkers aud
Others saw the non.unionists through
tho windows, and aftera time succeeded
in getting them to raise tho windows
and talk with them. The conversation
was carried on for some time, and the
Martins Ferry mon asked those Oh tho
inside to leave Martins Ferry, telling
them that they would escort them out
OF town aud 500 that they were not
harmed, and even to notify tho police
il they concluded to 20. Some OF tho
non.union men came out OF the works
and carried on friendly conversation
with tho Flints, no attempt being made
on the part OF tho local men to assault
the new arrivals.
Several OF the non.unior people wcro
asked to take walk, ace tho town and
talk over matters, the locals assuring
them that they would not BIO harmed in
any way whatever. and three Of them
accepted the invitation and took in the
town with Martins Ferry glassworkers,
returning sAfeiy to the works about
1850. From what could DO learned soy.
eral OF the men quartered IN the works
expressed willingness TO leave, pro.
viding they were not burt, and part OF
them wore willing 10 run the risk, but
the others refused to leave. Two or
three said they were satisfied and were
willing to stay, and others refused to
express themselves one way or the
other. None left as far as is known.
During the afternoon large number
oil Flints were seen OIL Hanover, First
and Second streets, who watched tho
works and acted as If they expected the
uon.union men to leave. Other Mar
tins Ferry people caught on to the
maneuvering aud some OF them stood
around for an hour or two. awaiting
developments. but the men did not
march out in body, as i! was reported
they would do.
The police were seen patroling the
vicinity portion OF tho afternoon in
larger numbers than usual, and this
fact was noticed and commented upon
by many poraons.
At the works last night 1t was learned
that mono OF the mon had left, that they
were satisfied and intended to stay.
They said they had been approached BY
the Martins Ferry men and asked to
leave, but they decided to remain. A
non.uniou man was reached by tele-
phone and he said: Several OF our
boys went out for lite walk, but that's
all."i
Four more non.union glassworkers
arrived in Martins Ferry from Pitts-
burch on Saturday and walked into the
works without moestation. Very little
can be learned from the management as
TO what they arc doing or what their
plansare. They shy, however, that they
will have n larger force at work this
week than last. They reported nine
shops working on Saturday.
1t ia learned from an outside source