Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

Ohio and Marshall NOOAH'AO9
Alone by Reason Of the Strike.
The March Of the Ohio Miners
Eminently successful-The Sit
uation at Martins Ferry ana
Bellaire-The Miners Of Wheeling
District in a Destitute Condition
Another victory was added yesterday
morning to the list Of successes galneu
by the miners organization ana 'ne
Riverside miners. who were the last to
hold on. acouieseed without much ar
gument and Joined hands in the general
strike that is in existence throughout
the country. The Ohio miners'-from
Wheeling creek and Barton, arrived at
the. Riverside bank about three O'Clock
Yesterday morning and Immediately en-
canned around the mine, waiting tor
the men to come to work. As they ala
not care to force the several hundred
determined business-like, but orderly
men who were TO answer any argument
that might be brought up, the Few
that did come TO work agreed to join
the strikers without much persuasion
and returned to their homes. Not only
this. but they assured the strikers that
there was no necessity of placing guards
at the mines. as they had no intention
Of breaking Saith.
The Ohio miners and those who re-
inforced them from BenwoOd ana pc
low. numbering altogether over SJO
men remained at the Riverside bank
until after nine o'clock. A big repre-
sentatfon OF the Sixth ward population
were gathered around the place ana
watched the men while they were quiet
" sitting about talking and eating
breakfast. Through the hospitality or
the peOple of the neighbOrhOOd and oth-
ers who sent them provisions the miners
Jared very well. Many of the miners
were invited into the houses nearby
and partook of breakfast with mem
hers of the household. Other people OF
the vicinity made them an abundance
OF hot coffee and fifty loayes or oreao
were sent them by one bakery. meat
wagon stopped and gave the men all
the meat they wanted and produce
vender distributed some vegetables
among them. Coffee was brought them
in large cans and one man would take
a drink from Ii and pass il to the next
man and so on until il was empued.
Before ten o'clock the camp broke up
and the miners who had walked all the
way from the Wheeling creek mines,
hack OF Bridgeport, took up the march
for Martins Ferry, where they expected
TO get out the miners who are supply
ing the Laughlin mill.
With the strike at the Riverside, the
entire Wheeling district, comprising
Ohio and Marshall counties is prach-
callv idle. and the local situation is in
better shape for the miners than at
Is time since the Inauguration Of the
ike The following is a list Of the
mber Of men at each mine who nave
ned the strike and are out Of en-
H-e6y! tSTeTsiide. 20: Belmont. 20;
,itaker. %; Richland. 90; Elm Grove
total $50 men. OF these at least
men. representing about 400 peO-
pIN have been out of work two, or
three years previous to the strike and
the whole number for these years have
been working about half time. II is
not eXaggerating to say that they are
all in bad circumstances and mostly all
in a destitute condition. The majority
Of the miners have not a cent and fire.
quently no food i'm the house. In this
district alone there are to-day over
1000 people. by the coal strike. who are
absolutely dependent upon charity for
support. Probably the worst condition
prevails at the Cilchrist mines. in North
Wheeling, and Glendale. In addition
TO being out of money and food they
are in daily apprehension Of being
evicted from the houses in which they
live A number Of Glendale Miners
have been notified to leave their
hOuseB within q few days. The cases
OF which notices were served on Gill
christ miners to move out have been
POSTPONED again until Saturday, when
they viii be heard before SQUIRE Cald-
wen. Col. w. w Arnett is acting as
attorney for the miners and all at
tenpts at eviction of striking miners
from their houses will be contested in
the courts. They clam that they can
not be put out without the customary
80 DAYS notice. In another column ap-
pears an appeal from the miners relief
committee for aid, and it sets forth the
situation in the true light The COM
mittee which has been out soliciting
labor under the impression that because
of other committees from Elm Grove |
and Ohio have been around previously. /
that the people feel they are imposing
on them in calling again. The serious /
ness of the situation, however. justifies /
more than the ordinary degree Of lib /
crafty as It Is only by q showing Of
popular sympathy in a substantial way
that aid can help them 10 win the strike I
and gain a livelihood for themselves and
the thousands who depend uD0n them.
Yesterday the Belmont nail factory 4
shut down owing TO the closing of the /
mine. and il is stated that unless gas I
can be secured the whole mill viii have 4
to close the latter part Of the week on /
account of fuel. The closing of the /
Riverside mine viii not seriously Grip /
pie the big Riverside plant at Ben /
wood, as they use gas LARGELY. and only 4
opened the Riverside bank when the I
strike was started. and it was known
that there would be a scarcity of coal I
in the markets. There are few men /
at YoCum's. in the East End working 4
but these miners are only furnishing I