Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-15

a morning movement by BODY or min
ers which looked formidable, to-day
passed Off. without serious disturbance
in the strike region. Matters still
wear such an uncertain aspect, hoWey-
er, that Gen. Goblin declares that the
removal of the troops or OF any portion
of them has not been contemplated.
The strike itself is spreading with
great rapidity Ten thousand have
quit and soon every colliery will be
idle. Although some disposition has
been shown by small bodies of strik-
ers in the outlying districts to make
demonstrations, they have been OF
rather feeble character.
The first city troop, of Philadelphia,
dispatched to the scene of the reported
outbreak at Eckley, found nothing 60
do. Several hundred miners from
Buck Mountain marched on the Eckley
mines last night and brought out the
men there. A few of the men who
showed a disposition to continue work
were roughly handled and the mine
superintendent, fearing trouble, wired
to Gen. Goblin for troops He also sent
word to Drifton, and seventy deputies
from that place and Roam Junction,
nearby, were sent over. They kept
themselves under cover at Eckley,
however, awaiting developments. Moth
ing further happened.
At Lattimer this afternoon largely
attended and decisive meeting of strik
ers was held to receive the answer of
the company to their demands. With
a large body of strikers gathered in the
open space before the company's store,
ID Iolv H.
door and gave them their answer. 1t
was short and to the point, and was
met with action equally as decisive.
The demands had been formulated as
follows
1--WE desire and wish the privilege
of buying our provisions where we
think proper, instead of being forced
to do so at the company's store; we
want twenty per cent advance on all
classes Of labor; we demand the dis
missal of all pa5ties who took part on
last Friday, September 10, in the
shooting affray; we demand that all
classes of labor be paid the same for
rock work as for coal on idle days; we
demand that no man shall be discharg-
ed for acting on this committee" IL
The company's answer to this was,
first that the men are not, and never
have been Obliged to buy exclusively
at the company store; second. that the
advance would not be granted, because
the company was paying the average
rate OF the region; third, the company
absolutely refused, without assigning
any reason, to discharge anybody who
participated in the shooting; fourth,
that men suspended on idle days have
the privilege of taking somebody else's
place thus making good the difference
in rate between rock and coal work:
and fifth, that no man shall be dis
charged for acting on the grievance
committee.
Superintendent Blake made a short
speech to the men, urging them to re-
turn to work and arguing that they
could gain nothing by remaining idle.
What do you say?" he concluded,
will you come back?"
lhere was a moments buzz, and then
chorus of mo" went up.
A. S. Ambrose and DR.. Henry Bara-
cas-, both editors of Hungarian papers
in New York City, were among
the newcomers. They are in close
touch with the strikers and have held
conferences with the leaders. DR..
baracas said that with most of the
men the company store grievance
TOOK precedence over every other COM
plant
There was no additional death to-
Gay. Four or five of the men who
nave been lowering between life and
death since the shooting were I'M
changed, but all of the others were do
ing WELL and many already have been
discharged from the hospital. The
funeral of Jacob Tomashontas. the lad
who was shot through the head and
fingered until Sunday, occurred to-day
IN McAdoo. 1t was attended by one
OF the largest gatherings seen since
the outbreak of the trouble The body
was taken from the hospital to the
mouse of John Umend a relative. until
last evening, when it was conveyed
TO the Polish Catholic church and kept
there until the funeral Solemn high
mass was celebrated at the church bv
Rev. Marok Yonskaritz. who preached
sermon in Lithuanian. The remains
We're inferred in St Patrick's ceme-
terry. McAdoo. There was no demon
stration and the service passed off
quietly. After the funeral the men
gathered in groups throughout the
town and discussed the situation and
soon afterward dispersed to their