Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-13
'EWS OF BELLAIRE.
Statement As to What Caused the
Employees Defeat in the Recent
lSteel Strike.-Other News.

Tho official labor paper Of this dis
rict, the Chic Valley Workman, in an
rtice regarding the recent strike at
ne Bellaire steel plant says III TART:
IRON the beginning of the strike
he company refused all overturcs from
he scrlkerS or any one interested in
heir behalf. Gradually men were Sc
1cu1Ed 70 take their PAGES, and there is
where the loss Of the strike belongs
Be it said to the shame CT some of our
colored people who have claimed to be
union men, they were among those who
took jobs at the plant. Just SO long as
men can be found who have no principle
JUS. that often will companies succeed
in defeating demands Of strikers, and it
will always be 80 until that class OF peo-
pie become educated to a sense of duty
to their fellow workmen. There was
one thing in this affair that was avoid
ed at a meeting Of the Belmont Trades
Union which should fill that central
body with some pride, and that action
Is well known to the delegates who
were present when the question was
presented. That proves conc.usively
that calm consideration is better than
hasty course. What would have been
the result had the action been the re-
verse from what it was? Those mos
interested are better able to tell and no
doubt feel gratifed over the sensible
course passed by that central body"
Franc:uco w. Smith, of GAINESVILLE,
was in the city a guest of friends in the
Third ward.
H. S. Hanny. CT Quaker City. was one
Of the Windsor guests yesterday.
Misses Lulu Davis and Minnie Jones,
of Wheeling Island, were guests yester-
day of Mrs. J. Oswald, in the Third
ward.
c. M. Weyrick, the Belmont street
druggist, has returned home from a
brief business stay at Cleveland.
The Bemaire Choral Society will hold
their regular weekly meeting tomorrow
night in the Presbyterian Church. Bus
mess matters of importance will be
acted upon. and in ell probability re-
hearsal will follow.
Council meets tomorrow night in
regular session.
The work of cutting the ditch for the
new sewer along Crescent street, and
through Cherry, Oak and Fun alleys
has been finished. The pipes will ar
rive some time to-day from Toronto,
Ohio, and will be laid Tomorrow. A
force Of twenty men have been employ
ed on the job under Contractor H. T.
Day, but viii be increased to forty in
the laying Of the pines. The contract
calls for completion in ninety days.
Frank Neal. of the Third ward. and
Edward Brast. Of New Martinsville,
passed through the city yesterday On
their way from the latter city TO Shell
byville, Ohio, where they will purchase
fine colt The boys made the trip
to Rellaire on the steamer Kanawha.
While en- route a valuable Beadle hound
belonging to Brast iumued overheard
SWIM to the shore and disappeared.
Harry Minnehan. of the Third ward
has returned home from q brief visit
with frie1ds ct IIhrichsville.
Jacob Schindewolf. Of the Third
ward, has sieped with the Fall River.
Mass. base ball club AS their center
fielder for the coming @kson. Georee
Westlake. formerly of t. city, is the
cantain of the{F Rive team.
Charles Scilheider. of genort. has
taken charge of his position at