The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-17
VOTED TO SHUT DowN.

Relnlont Pudding BanksRrs TO suspend.
A Largely Attended Meeting YraterdHy.
Lewis COunIeIS ModsI alton, hat Twas
la Vain.
The miners meetng at the city hall
IN Rollalre. yesterday afternoon, was
an important one, Ii was largely at
tended. there being fully three hun
dred people In the hall, nearly all min
ers. by a vote of 81 TO l6, they decided
to close all the local mines except the
one supplying the water works and
that one shall be allowed to work only
enough men to operate that plant. Not
more than half OF the miners present
voted at all There were miners there
from YorlSville, Maynard Wheeling
Creek and from West Virginia
The motion was made by a miner
from YOrliville, aud seconded by min
or from the same place, Immediately
following the vote three men announced
that they were at work, told whore and
save their names and said they would
continue at work. There were others
present who did not publicly announce
that they would continue at work. but
they viii Then II was announced that
there we're three men At work at Wegee
and Squire W. D. Noble, wAo presided
NJ the meeting, wanted to know what
WAS To be done with them. There was
{ nothing determined save that they
would try 10 persuade them TO stop.
There was nothing said about the
twelve or fifteen hundred others who
will pc thrown out Of work n the manu-
factugles have 10 shut down by the vote
Of the nlnety-seven men.
The action was taken contrary to the
advice OF Thomas l.. Lewis the secre-
terry OF the state organization, who de-
llvered an address of nearly an hours
length. during which he calmly and la
q quiet and dlgnified way. reviewed the
entire situation and wound up by adj
vislng the men to vote to allow the Bel
mont county peddliEE mlues to continue
work to supply local trade. In fact, he
said. they must do this or they would
forfeit the strong public sentiment that
was nOw sustaining the miners In the
strike. His entire address was manly
and strong and he explained that the
national officers would no doubt sustain
his position when they were fully ad-
vised. He explained President Ratch-
ford's telegram and told Of later com
municatlOn with him and stated that
only yesterday he had wired him as
follows:
NJ. D. Rutchtord Pittsburgh, Pa.
To avoid Serious trouble. absolutely
necessary that you come here quick and
decide what mines shall work. An
swer T. l. LEWIS.
The answer was as follows:
T. L. Lewis, Bridgeport. Ohio.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Auq. i6.-cnn
not come. Let interested parties state
facts by letter and viii! advise.
NJ. d. RATCHFORD.
Mr. Lewis later wrote him fully as to
the situation and his position Is MS In
dieated above. Sherman Glasgow,
member OF the state executive board,
counseled against the action taken yes
terday! so did c. W Smith, one Of the
district officers present, as well ms all
the leaders But II was carried through
by men who are out on strike and
who are evidently firing OF II them
selves. Public sentiment strongly con-
dennis the action taken
No reasoning would avail In the
meeting. But one idea prevailed-"We
are not working and you shall not. ="
That was the spirit that prevailed,
IN the meantime the Bellalre electric
light plant Ia receiving all the coal It
needs from West Virginia. The Novelty
Stamping works viii put In natural
gas. II the supply Ia cut OF from II. So
win ether manufactured in Bellaire.
The domestic consumption OF natural
gas Will be greatly Increased, several
families already arranging for It. Thus
the business Of the local peddling mines
wiz be decreased and the amount OF
work for miners lessened None OF them
disputes these facts and vet the outside
men that were at Belallre yesterday az
ternoon, voted the Bcilaire miners out
Of work A feeling prevails that the
action will not stand.