Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-21

dElAV a AAGA Ah%eA% 80 ~
tana Mines Reported to Have
Begun-The Strike Situation Gen
orally.
Special 20 the Register
FAIRMoNr. w. Va. August 2o-The
consensus Of opinion in Fairmont tonight
IS that the success Of the coal miners
strike In the Fairmont district depends al
most entirely upon the upinion Of judge
Con in the contempt cases tried before
him at Clarks5arg during the past TWO
days.
Among persons no, directly interested in
the strike the belief is that if his decision
prevsnts the strikers from assembling and
marching on the public roads and in the
vicinity Of the mines owned by those
companies which have secured injuncuons
there is no possible chance for the men
now striking securing the cooperation Of
any more Of their fellow workmen, and
the prospects are that those now on strike
will soon become discouraged and apply
for work. The labor organizers and agi-
tatora stiIl keep up a bold from, and de-
clare that no matter what the Judges de-
cision NAV be. the work will not be drop
ned. and the strike will be eventually
won.
lanes wood. who has been dividing the
honors OF leadership with J. w. Rsa for
the past two weeks. gives the Register
this signed statement;
The decision tomorrow Is bound 70
prove a factor for the success or failure
of the strike I'm the Farmont region.
Should The decision rendered be adverse
10 the miners it viii not 6ampeu The ardor
of the s,out-hearted strikers. We are
lust as much law-abiding citizens as is
.+4fs Honor on the bench. We fight for
4 cause that is just and sure 10 win The
decision tomorrow. even though adverse
| 10 us. will not hinder the progress OF the
Ne."
,ne otner nand. IN private conVer-
u. several leaders expressed the opin-
IAN adverse decision would greatly
sase the difficulties and might possibly
Kesult In the breaking Of the strike. al
though the leaders and strikers are still
determined 10 put up The best fight pos
sib.e. and will not surrender until they
oNNNA--rle ANtANNttr "a ~-t~ ~r---
failed In other quarters.
To was intimated very strongly by sew
eral Of them that they have not played
their last card VET and that they have
other means at their command which Will
ArNESRSSsNto bear, and which ,hey hope
defective as the marches
stopped.
rks burg this morning.
Wood spoke AZ Camp
rnoon. and had an en-
b. Tonight W. a. car
~ Of the Ama,samaJed
s. 20 the campers.
Wood and Rea had a te'-
Esation and Rea reported
at the Fahey mines had
his evening. joining the Tyr-
rchers who came over 20 meet
there were reports from all
region OF another march 20 Mon
d a determined effort TO bring OUT
Antara men. one hundred men
81 from FlemiuC-0u about seven o.
K. They viii go 20 TyrcoureM where
h viii be Joined by seven-y-dve morN
II following ths line OF mines through
he district. Will pick up recruits aloDs
be way. They hope 10 have five huu-
sred men in lire by the time Montana is
reached.
AT Clarksbure this morning the taking
Of evidence in ,be contempt proceedings
against the tweu-y-seveu Montana
marchers was concluded and the lawyers
Nor the opposing sides made their argu-
ments. This occupied the time up 10 four
O'Clock. when judge Con announced he
would take the matter under consideration
and render his decision az ten q. m. to-
morrow.
No part OF the testimony to-day was OF
a character that would tend 20 discourage
the miners or lead 20 the belief tha; any
severe penalty viii be imposed OF all
the miners searched when placed under
arrest none carried a more dangerous
weapon than O dn horn, except one, Who
had a very inoffsnsivs revolver. The evi-
dence proved that there was no jus-if-
,ad5n for the belief that riot or violent
intimidation vas intended. ana showed
hat The miners had all declared th=y had
10 intention OF using violence. Nothing
vas proven dsrogatory 20 the case OF the
rarchers. eNcep, that they were irfrlCg-
NJ upon the injunction Of Judce Jackson
IN marching upon the public highway
q an orderly manner