The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
SEVERAL RUMORS
Wild in a Greater or Lesser Dc.
gree Were in Circulation
ON THE STREETS LAST NIGHT
Relative to tho Street Car Strike.
Ono was That the Strike Would be
Settled last Night : Secretary
Shirley Said There We're nc. Negotn-
tions on-No Meeting OF. the Cham
Der Of Commerce has Been Called.

Monday was remarkable for the
number Of untounded rumors in cIrcu-
lation with regard to the street car
strike. The most Interesting Of these
rumors was that the strike would be
settled last night. This information
was given out by one of the strikers
early In the evening, and It Travelled
over the city like wild-hre. On every
side 1t was discussed, and Of course,
general satisfaction was expressed over
what was thought to be the closing up
OF an expensive chapter in the indus
trial chronicles OF this community. I'm
fortunately. the rumor was entirely
without foundation. An Intelligencer
reporter saw Secretary Shirley, OF the
Wheeling Railway. last night, and he
stated positively that there had been no
resumption OF negotiations between the
strikers and his people with reference to
settling the strike.
Another rumor was that the chamber
Of commerce had been called to meet
Wednesday evening to make another.
business mems attempt to settle the
Strike. President Quarter, Of the
chamber Of commerce, when seen last
evening. said that no meeting Of the
body had been called, and he did not
know of any attempt to have one called.
1t is learned. however, that number
OF business men are agitatIng the mat
ter, and that q meeting Of the chamber
or Of business men generally will be
held one evening this week to endeavor
to wind UP the strike to the satisfaction
of both sides.
Still another rumor was to the effect
that the United States deputy marshals
had been called of by the company
this. too, was without foundation, and
probably arose from the fact that Mar
shall Thompson has left the city leav-
Ing matters in charge Of Chief Deputy
Marshal Wilton Randolph. 1t is said,
the stay OF the marshals is still lndeh-
mite, though the company realizes that
the spirit of lawlessness that prevailed
IN some quarters when the strike was
inaugurated has been dispelled through
the opposition manifested by sober
minded citizens generally throughout
Wheeling and the surrounding towns.
This evening, at the Opera House,
there will be public mass melting In
support of the strike. The committee
In charge stated last night that Presl-
dent w. D. Mahon, of the street car
workers national union, would probably
be here. and that In the event he cannot
come, Vice President Orr, Of Detroit.
will come, and address the Wheeling
people. Among the other speakers are
Vice President Carney, Of the Amalga-
mated Association. and Attorney
Charles J. Shuck. OF this city. Mr.. W.
H. Riley, president of the National
Stogie Makers League of America. Of
this city. has been asked to preside.
Music will be furnished by Meister's
band. The strikers will assemble at
BIscoff's hall.corner of Forty-third and
Jacob streets, South Side, at Z p. III. and.
accompanied by MAster's band. will
march up town to the Opera House.
The over-the-river street car men did
not heed the action OF the trades assem-
bly, and trades council by coming out
yesterday. The ultlmatum expired at
midnight last night. The men held q
meeting late last night, and 1t Is said
opinion was divided, some desiring TO go
on strike and others coptendlng that
they should not be involved In the trou-
bles OF the Wheeling-side men.
The usual number OF cars was run on
the several lines Of the Wheeling Rail-
way Company yesterday and until IL
o'clock last night. On many Of the cars
the presence OF the deputy marshals
was dispensed with. and there were
only minor interferences with the oper-
ntiof, OF the cars. The patronage was
not Increased: neither was 1t diminish
ed, said an official OF the company last