Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-01

CLEVELAND, O., july 31.-Whether
the boycott upon the Big Consolidated
Street Railway Company is having any
effect or not, Aheecompany shows no III
dication of "a desire to change its policy
with respect, to- the strike. special
meeting of toe directors OF Hthe COM
pany was held' this, afternoon. At its
conclusion President Henry A. Everett
was asked if thea strike had been dis
cussed.
E. incidentally it was" was his reply.
lis 1t the intention of thel company
to move for a, settlement of the
striker was asked.
'No,"> said President Everett.' I'VE
are going ahead as wethave been going.
We are hiring. new men all the time
and we now have nearly all we want.
Some Of the new men are being dis
charged whenyfoGnd to beynot the men
we want, and others put sinNt1eir places.
We are satisfied administration and
| might say in reference to Afhe state
ment that there is division in the'
board of directors, that. thes board has
been unit FROM tie beginning and it
is now unanimous in favor ofathe policyI
being pursued"
On the other hand the leaders of the
strikers profess to be very 2much en-
couraged by the working of the boycott
and they say they must surely win be-
cause, they declare, the publies is with
them. The President Of the union has:
been busy all day listening to thescom-
plants of merchants and others who
claim they have ben boycotted without
warrant, and when he discovers that
the person who complains is innocent
of the charge of having ridden on
Big Consolidated car he>gives notice to
union men accordingly.
Secretary Bishop, of the State Board
of Arbitration, arrived in the, city to-
day to look over the situation. Me said
he was willing to undertake an inves-
tigation of the strike if one was de-
sired. He had a conference with, Pres
ident Everett, but refused to say what
transpired. 1t is intimated that he may
The boycott movement has reached
a point where it is almost impossible
for anyone who rides on the Big Con-
solidated cars to purchase the neces-
saries of life. This is especially true
in the outlying districts of the city.
''Do you ride on the Big Consolidate
ed cars? ?" is the almost universal ques
ton put to a would-be purchaser by
the merchants. If the answer is in the
affirmative the customer is politely in
formed that he or she cannot be serv-
ed.
Every branch of the Big Consolidated
system was in full operation to-day but
aside from the Euclid and Cedar avenue
lines. the cars carried very few if any
passengers That the boycott has become
a most important factor in the struggle
between the company and its striking en-
ployes. is now admitted on all sides.
The Big Consolidated officials say that
the movement is bound to fan of its own
weight within a few days
On the other hand the labor union lead
ers declare that the boycott has just
begun; that when it reaches its full scope
all classes and interests will be affected.
Not only are the Big Consolidated lines
in Cleveland to be boycotted but all street
railways and other properties in other
cities in which President Henry Everett
is in any way interested. the strike leaders
state will also be reached and tabooed.
The Cleveland naval reserves, under
command of Lieut.. Raider, were released
to-day from further strike duty by Adju-
tant General AXlne.
Coroner Simon to-day rendered a verdict
in the case of Ralph P. Hawley, the nom
union conductor who shot and killed
Henry Cornzweit, finding that Hawley did
the killing without provocation CIR excuse.
HawIey is in jail.