Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-31

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at Eairmont Has Let the Ardor OF
the strikers Cool, and Heavy I
Work VIII Be Required to Regain
the Lost Ground.
Special to the Register.
Fairmont. w. Va, July SO.-Ihe
Ar,inotoD Hotel in Palatine. the head
Quarters of Organizer Rea, are quiet
his evening and have been so all day.
several Of the striking miners have
called upon him and held secret con-
fsrences of which some people make
much Rea wants canvass OF the
Mon He is desirious Of knowing how
many men of this region are In sym
natbv with the mine workers move
oent President Ratchford has put
him here not for the good work he can
do. but that he may be kept informed
as 10 the situation here. Each night
detailed reports are filed to the Colum-
bus headquarters and a few words TO
Charleston.
Rea is hopeful He thinks an action
NAV vet result in stopping the output
Of the mines Of this region. StiI more
men went to work to-day at Nonongah'
but he says they can an be gotten out
when the time comes.
To the close observer, however these
long rests are seen to be fatal to the
cause. For a while the men labored
under the greatest enthusiasm. Trey
were being interviewed every day by
me celebrity for newspapers, every
in the country had a long article
them in the first column. Debs
Nmented. They realized their
bortance. Row all is different. They
see how soon the excitement dies and
What little figure hey cut with the
Ohio and Pennsylvania miners. A
hundred organizers could do but Little.
Special Judge John w. Mason. Of the
Circuit Court, to-day handed down his
opinion in the application of the Mo-
nOngah and Watson coal companies for
an injunction prohibiting the agitators
and organizers Of the Mine Workers
Union and others, from conducting a
conspiracy to induce the miners OF the
plaintiffs to strike and cause a diScOn-
tinuance of work in their mines.
The opinion in full follows:
West Fairmont Coal and Coke Com
pany VS.. Eugene v. Debs. ct al. Bill
for Injunction
= This is a bill filed by the West Fair
mont Coal ard Coke Company, ask
ing that an injunction be awarded by
this Court, enjoDing and restraining
the defendants named in the bill and
their cOnfederaJes, CO-COnsDiraJOrS
and associates from in any manner in
terfering with the employees of the
plaintin now in its employ, and from
in any manner interfering with any
person who may desire TO enter the
employment of the plaintiff. by use
Of threats, personal violence, intimi-
datiOn or by any other means Calcu-
lated to terrorize, alarm, inumidate
or place in fear any of such employees
in any manner or form whatever.
The bin alleges among other things
that the plaintiff is a corporation or
ganiZed under the laws OF and doing
business in the State Of West Virginia.
with its principal place of business in /
Marion county; that it owns and
operates two coal mining plants i'm the .
county. one known as the Shaft" and /.
the other as the New England mines. /
both situated near the town of Fair I
mont; that the plainuff usually en- .
plOys a large number of men. that its
mine produces a large quantity of
coal and ships the same by rail to
eastern. western and northern mar
kets; that il manufactures large duan- .
titles of coke; that the said mines
furnish employment to a large num- (.
Der Of men. including coal miners.
drivers, coke workers and those 9th
erwise engaged in and about the
mines; that a large number Cf men
are now at work in and about the
said mines; that they desire to con-
tinue to work; that a number of the
have recently come into
this State and are now amOns the
said coal miners so engaged in min
ing coal and labOring in and about the
mlnbSs lOl Tue purpose OL forming
federation, combination and cOnsDir-
acy in and among the employees Of the
said coal mines. the object of which
IS to inaugurate and bring about a
strike among the said employees.
The plaintff further alleges. among
,ther things. that certain Of the de-
lendants known as organizers" are
.orming combinations and conspira-
Is, the object and purpose Of which
10 induce all the employees OF the
ptiff to cult work and thereby stop
mining Of coal and the manufac-
Of coke by the plaintin. and TO
he shipment of coal and coke to
ff's various customers: that the
q has contracted with various
in different States Of the
o furnish them with quantities
and coke; that said contracts
being filed and many remain
that it is the duty Of the /
under said contracts to fur
Yfhe coal and cok ke daily. or at
ID intervals, and bat the plaintiff
heretofore been pie 10 fulfill its ,