Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-15
THE LOCAL Miners.
The Situation on Botl Sides Of the
River, Yesterday.

The Situation on Both Sides Of the
River, Yesterday.
Two Additional Small Mines Closed
Yesterday on This Side of the
River-The Situation in Belmont
County-The Progress Of Relief
Work A Distributing Station
Established in North wheeling.
ALstser from w. S. Berisford.
The local situation was not changed
Yesterday. except the calling out OF the
miners at the Dougherty mine, on the
South Side. This will either stop the
Bloch tobacco works and the electric
plant. or compel them to resort to nat
ural gas or coal sent in by rail, as TINS
mine has been furnishing both plants
with fuel.
At the relief headquarters, yesterday
the following cash contributions were
received
Reymann Brewing Co.. =. ..$25 90
George Baird E. =. :. w
NJ. J. O'Kane.. '''' W
Cash go. 80. -. D ~
se9t IN
The Carpenters Union donated nine
sacks of flour.
The general committee has establish
ed a distributing station in North
Wheeling, and one in Benwood, in ad-
dition to the general headquarters at
No. 1922 Main street. Many Of the
families of the miners were supplied
with food yesterday.
The subcommittee which is working
north of Tenth street will publish the
result of their labors next Tuesday
morning.
ON I@IE OHIO SIDE.
The mining situation over the river
at the LaugNn mines has as
sumed no new phase in any particular
way with the exception that the Laugh
lin miners did not go to work as was
stated in yesterdays Register. In fact,
the situation remains identicaly the
same as it was Friday.
The striking miners encamped near
the mine We're coming and going all
day yesterday, and as evening grew
nigh many of their number had left,
going to their home out the c., L. &
w. road. About seven o'clock in the
evening the miners camped on the hill
side did not number over two dozen.
Many of these men, however, IRE ex-
pected back to-day to await the out
come of the meeting that is to be held
for the purpose of deciding whether or
not the Laughlin miners will come out.
The men remained from their work
yesterday for the purpose Of attending
the mass meeting that was to have been
held upon the arrival Of Secretary
Lewis.
Since the men only mine enough coal
to run the tin plant each day it is pos
sible that it will be idle for at least
day or so, but should their miners de-
eide to continue working it will be idle
no time at all. The company so far
have taken no steps to substitute gas
for COAL as they anticipate satisfac-
tory settlement Of the present trouble.
Secretary Lewis arrived home last
evening from Muller's Station, where
| he has been organizing the miners at
that place, and Immediately proceed
ed TO the Laughlin mill, where ar
Eaqehpe1trSs were ma de- for tbs lhqll-5ins
ing. those present at the meeting to be
the Laughlin miners, representatives.
of the company and State Secretary
Lewis. At this meeting the Laughlin
hot ~
they will return to work.
Should they decide to return to work
it will be in direct opposition to the
wishes of the miners, also to the tele-
gam received from President Ratch-
ford by Mr.. Lewis in regard to it. The
telegram reads as follows:
T. l.. Lewis:
Executive board and district presi-
dent has ordered that coal shall not
be mined, except for humane and char
liable purposes, when found necessary.
Letters following.
NJ. D. RATCHFORD.
1t can readily be seen from the read
ing of the telegram that return OF
the miners to work, although they
are not organized. would be in direct
opposition to the desires Of the Ex-
ecutive Board as well as the district
president If the miners should re-
turn to work the striking men that
have left will Immediately return and
will be enforced by Sunday evening by
a delegataion numbering between 500
and 600 men from the mines at Dillon
and Long Run.
No violence Of any kind will be used,
however. TO get the Laughlin men to
come out, in fact it will be just the
opposite. The striking men will con-
tinue to induce the men TO come out
in a peaceable way, that is, by talk
ing to them, and in this manner try to
persuade them to lay down their tools
and Join the cause for which so many
are now striving.
Secretary T. L. Lewis. Of the Ohio
miners. returned home last evening
from Muller's Station, out the Pam
Handle road. where he has been or
ganizing the miners at that place. He
met with the best of success, as the
sixty-five miners employed at the
mines at that place were organized to
a man.