Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-01

The management Of the Wheehns
Street Railway are becoming enxious
about the state of their coal supply.
They have only enough on hand TO
last this week and the prospects are
that they will have difficulty In get
ting more. Mr.. Wright has been to
the miners headquarters twice Win
the request that the miners at Daugh-
erty's bank, on the South Side, be per-
mitted to furnish them enough coal
to- keep Their lines in operation Inc
local raen have answered that tney
can do nothing in the matter ana mat
the only power that belongs to them Is
to carry out the instructions OF the
National committee and officers, wnlch
has stated that it is their wish that
even local miners should cease Work
except in a few rare cases, such as
the Wheeling Gas Works and Electric
Light plant, where the miners supply
ing them are permitted to continue
nv President Ratchford. The Wheel
ing car line has been getting its coal
from Glendale, from Fairnont, and
some of the local banks, including
some slack from the Daugherty mine.
The Fairmont coal is pretty expensive,
as it costs 81 per ton on board at Fair
mont.
The local miners have acted prompt
" in regard to the advice received
from Patrick Dolan, as mentioned
alone in the Register yesterday, that
the coal operators along the b. q ".
road between here and Pittsburg IN
tend bringing scab miners from the
South through this place. The MIN
ers have stationed men at the depots
to watch. during the day and night,
all incoming trains and to report
whether there are any miners ABOARD.
So far none have been seen, but the
watch will be continued.
The following communication was
sent to the Register with the request
that it be published:
"This man Rend, and others of the
PENNSYLVANIA operators, are trying very
hard to detract public sympathy from
the miners cause and endeavoring to
array the miners of that State against
those of other States, and thus defeat,
if possible, the just demands of the
miners. They are continually casting
reflections upon the miners officlals'
4 is referred to in sarcastic way as
being unfair, unreasonable and unjust,
while they know full we'll the business
of it, on account of the nature Of the
coal and the geographical location, all
of which have been thoroughly inves-
tigated, and being allowed to protect
the interests of all, including the min
ers as well. Mr.. Rend made a state
ment for publication August 18th, in
which he referred to the st. Louis
convention, that an attempt would be
made to create repetition of the
ullulcu SlIlhG Oh d ldT more EXTEND
ed scale. Appeals in lurid language
will go forth to the American work
ingmen, telling them that they are be-
ing enslaved by capatalistic tyranny,
but neglects to mention in what way
they are not. He says triumvirate Of
agitators has been formed for the
purpose of running the Industries of
the country, and that workingmen of
the country should be warned in ad-
vance of this dangerous plot, by which
he meant, of course that the operators
and manufacturers should be left alone
and be allowed to pay their employees
just what they please; and says Debs,
Sovereign and Ratchford are modern
Judases and traitors to the cause of
labor, while every workingmen knows
full well that he meant the capitalis-
tic element. Thus he goes on with
his TRADE against those gentlemen,
calling them conspirators and only fit
subjects for the penitentiary; violat-
ing civilized authority and the laws of
Almighty God, simply because they
stand in the way of such men as him
by endeavoring to improve the condi->
ton Of the wealth-producers of the
country. H. a.
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