Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-02

Ihsrs Wers Practically No New De-
Velopments, Yesterday.
THERE WE'RE PASSENGERS IN
THE CARS OCCASIONALLY.
VAGUE TALK OF ACTION BY
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
REPLIES BY THE STRIKERS
AND TRADES ASSEMBLY PROM
ISED FOR TOMORROW MORN
ING.

The strike situation presented no
new features of interest yesterday.
The Company improved its service
considerably, as regards the running OF
cars, and there was an occasional pas
senger, for the first time in a week or
more.
Inere was more popular discussion
OF the situation among the people, how
ever, than at any time since the trou-
bic commenced, and there was a dis
Inct tendency in public sentiment to
the effect that a settlement should have
been reached, last week, and some dis
play of Impotence at the prospect of
an indefinite deadlock. A large por-
ton of the public inconvenience by
the strike has reached point where it
does not know just what to do, and,
therefore, may do anything, and there
are predictions that very few days
will bring about developments conclu-
slve of victory to one side Or the other.
Yesterday there were attempts made
to enlist the good offices of the Chamber
OF Commerce to bring about settle
ment, through arbitrator, but nothing
definite has yet been accomplished, and
1t is pretty certain that there will be no
radical change in the situation during
the week, unless it is brought about by
public opinion and action.
The statements from the Company
published in the Register yesterday
morning in official FORM were read
with much interest during the day, and
last evening both the Trades Assembly
and the organization of the strikers au-
thorized the information that replies
to the Company would be given to the
public tomorrow morning, through the
morning papers.
Register reporters yesterday had in
tervieWs with the leading spirits ON
both sides of the controversy, but little
was evolved in the nature of news.
The Company is decidedly Of the opin-
ion that it has made every possible
concession, and can go no farther,
either IN fairness, or as a business
proposition, while the organization
holds that its concession from twenty
cents an hour to nineteen was a big
thing for the corporation, and should
have been accepted.
Meanwhile business suffers, and the
entire community is disconnected, and
there is a general demand for settle
ment upon some basis from the people.
1t is held by many that however ten
acious either side to the contention
may be, the general public has rights
which should be respected and recog-
nlzed, and that, through mutual con-
cession, some middle ground should
have been found long ago. But the
Company claims it has gone as far in
the matter of concessions as it can, the
union holds out tenaciously for the
original demand, modified by the in
Sertion of nineteen cents per hour in
stead of twenty, and the deadlock is
an inconvenience and loss to thous-
ands of our people, and is rapidly crys-
talizing sentiment in favor of some sort
Of settlement, no matter what.
President COnderman has returned
to his home in Philadelphia, Director
Holloway has also left the city, and
no matter what pressure is brought to
bear, it is scarcely possible to obtain
another conference, under any circum-
stances, before next Sunday, and that
means that the week will continue as
the previous three weeks have been
1t is bad condition of affairs, and no
one can see the end of it.