Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-11

The striking miners of this district
yesterday morning won another de-
cided victory in inducing the Boggs
run men to strike. This was done
with very little trouble, and was prac-
tically accomplished by the personal
conferences of the day before. AS
stated in yesterdays Register, fifteen
of the Boggs' run miners signed an
agreement the previous evening to
strike, and nearly every man as he
went home Monday evening from the
mine had made up his mind toSre-.
main from work the next morning.
The miners from Marshall county
who had been at the Boggs' run mines
on Monday returned to Benwood that
evening, where many Of them remain
ed over night. At two o'clock yester-
day morning they left Benwood and
started again for Forty-eighth street,
where they were met about four
o'clock by over a hundred Wheeling
Greek miners, who marched all the
way from Wheeling Creek and were
we'll tired out when they reached the
lower end of the city. The waiting
miners partook of breakfast consist
ing of bread, cheese and coffee. A
number of the people residing in the
neighborhood kindly furnished them
with hot coffee, which the men great
ly appreciated and keenly relished.
After breakfast was over, they pre-
pared to receive the Boggs' run men
as they came to work. There was
considerable surprise when only three
men appeared with their dinner buck
cts, prepared to go to work. They
were quietly talked with a few min
utes and were satisfied to strike.
Thus every man was out, and the
spirits of the miners, who had endur-
ed a great deal of hardship to secure
the help of their brother miners, rose
considerably Immediately after their
success at Boggs' run the miners held
a consultation about further action.
1t was decided to make an effort TO
bring out the Belmont and Riverside
men, as exclusively mentioned in yes
terday's Register.
The Wheeling Creek miners. with
some from Glendale, Benwood and
other places, started about 10 o'clock
from the Kuntz mines to the Riverside
and Belmont mines, near Twenty-sixth
street. They remained there until ear
" in the afternoon, when they dis
persed and returned 70 their homes at
the suggestion of Secretary Lewis, who
thought the most advisable plan was
for them TO leave a committee of ten
men at each mine TO confer with the
working miners and endeayor to bring
them out. This was done and the
work left with the two committees to
accomplish At the Boggs' run, Glen
dale. and Moundsville mines guards
have been stationed by the miners TO
see that no person breaks faith and
returns TO work.
From the best information obtain
able last night, the Riverside miners.
who number about thirty men, will go
to work again this morning. The Bel
mont men were TO have held a meet
ing last night, but they are expected
TO also work to-day. The boss at the
Belmont stated last night that there
were only twelve men working in the
mines and that all the coal that is
dug is for the exclusive use Of the
Belmont mill, and not pound sold
outside. He stated further that the
miners were being paid the union
rates, and that he had warned the
miners last night as they were leaving
for home TO weigh the matter well be-
fore striking. II is the general opin-
ion that the Riverside mine, which was
only opened up a few weeks ago, was
started again in anticipation OF the
strike. and that If there had been no
strike the mine would have still re-
mained idle. While the mine furnishes
fuel to the Riverside plant at Ben
wood. yet the company does not de-
pend on this mine alone, and il it is
closed they will get shipments from
Monongah as long as those mines are
running. The miners committees who
we're left to watch at the Belmont and
Riverside mines and confer with the
men, are hopeful Of getting the men