Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-27

part to-day IN the ueuloAslIdt4OA
against the working miners.
Early this morning a dozen or more
women gathered at the camp and with
flags and banners marched along the
roads leading towards the tipple.
On their way they me. number Of
Miners going TO the pi. sd they greet
ed them with yells % seers
They derided the miners who were
working and ridiculed them in man
ner which caused many of them 10
hang their heads In shame. The wO-
men say they Will make a demonstra-
tion every day hereafter.
The strikers claim that only fifteen
men were az work in the Oak Hill mine
to-day. and that the output yesterday
was only 80 pit cars. while the company
saws that 65 pit cars were mined.
Supt s c. DeArmiJt and four dep
utv Sheriffs commenced the work of
evicting the families of the Plum Creek
strikers from the company houses to-
day.
The work viii be kept up until the
company has possession Of all their
houses.
At Bunola the mine owners are gra-
dually gaining on the strikers. Four
teen men returned to work yesterday
and twenty-seven to-day.
". J. Brennan, attorney for the
miners. is preparing his answer TO the
bin Of the New York and Cleveland
Coal Company in the proceedings
against the miners officials and strike
leaders for contempt Of court The
bin will declare that the camps and
marching are not for the purpose Of in
timidation or menacing any one, but
merely - indicate 70 the men in the
mlrMH cir strength by a show Of
q tie. who is in charge Of the
Is tlcputies a- Plum Creek. was
by the sheriff's attornGS
undF me IN; 5.E.stiasl-. he coEl
lnterSre with marchers, who pa
ca win a band at their head The
ones he can stop are those who
a ~fRtbnidating the wOtSmen.
"a large parade and meeting was held
~ Turtle Creek tonight without mo-
lestation from the deputies.
President Dolan addressed 3 big
meeting az Clare Ridge Westm0re,and
county. tonight Before leaving the
city he gave the details Of his arrest
Yesterday at MCGOveru. He said he
went before Judge AIcIlvaine and was
.Old that he had not violated the pro-
visions Of the injunction and was dis
charged.
Col W. p. Rend. the Chicago Oper-
stor. who created something Of a scene
during the recent Joint conference Of
miners and operators by making
charges against President RGtChfOrd.
returned from Buffalo to-day. When
.0Id that his charges had created con-
siderable excitement and that intima-
ions had been thrown out th't
libel suit might he entered against
MIN, Col Rend said
let him sue me. 7 am ready TO
prOve what 7 charged and | think IL
would be a good thing for the country
II il were proven. That ST. Louis con-
rention could not SGT itself a better
lob than 70 iuyestiCa-e this matter 1
made Dolau an offer to present Ratch-
ford with the evidence. but 1t was not
accepted.
Spesking of the strike generally,
Col. Rend declared it is now certain
the miners will lose it. He anticipates
nnnmk- within the next few davs new
Will be brought I'm TO start some
be pits. but even II this is not done,
the mines remain idle, the men
never get such another golden op-
rrunity as they have rejected. He
vs their great mistake was IN sup
SING the operators were ready 10
Hve in because they sought arbitra-
he declares that all the large lake
sbinDers are firmly determined 20 re-
sjet the demands Of the miners. II
tbo miners had accepted the first prop
osi+ion made by the operators az the
cor ference on Friday. they would have
v,sse n substantial gain, and would
bove improved permanently their con-
dition. 5,,-
% any price less than eight cents per
I,rsbel bv the barge. and the ruling
r,ice rer ton on board cars az the mine
was 50. -
cash. and but little could be had,
The increase n the price at Pitts
burg has increased ne price al Jhe
markets supplied by the Pittsourg
chfnDerS. IN llLt AN'NftA MAN.
,-.os absolutely no coal 10 be had by
J .1v hut cash contract buyers and the
inch was already beng felt by the
mall dealers who. having a regular
small trade 20 supply, could get no
coal an day to-day for the lake trade
ord shipped fOrry cars 10 Buffalo last
Digbt Twenty cars were also shipped
go Rochester. All other dealers to-
5av announced a complete suspension
CF business 50 far as the selling or
cooI was COnCe. ne6.
m was learned to-day that In The event
y ~ the plan 20 start mines maturing sew
srsl mines along the T. & O. railroad are
10 be among the FIRST 20 be- started. II is
are1ed that the q. & o. railroad is now in
+re hands OF a receiver and any iDJerfer-
snce on the part Of the strikers 70 pre-
vent loading Of cars belonging 20 that
4corporation would justify the application
- the Uuited States Court for protection
A. the hands Of United States Marsha4s.
It IS very probable that several Of the
bir operators viii be IN St. Louis az the
tine Of holding the labor convention, next
y Monday.
J. B. zerbe, It Is stated viii be at the