Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

NO OCCASION FOR ARRESTS a
REPORT THAT THE END rs IN
SIGHT. WHICH COULD NOT BE
VERIFIED - SYMPATHIZERS
MANIFEST FEELING AGAINST
PATRONS OF THE ROAD IN
BENWOOD- OTHER INCIDENTS.
The only noteworthy development Of
yesterday IN the strike situation was
the patronage OF the cars by a very
limited number of persons, most of
them ladies' The general withdrawal
OF patronage from the cars furnishes
a situation which has frequently been
commented upon as remarkable, attest
ing as it does the public sympathy and
the strength of the trades union senti-
ment in this section. Evidence was
furnished during the day that the strik-
ers are firm and that their sympathiz-
ers are urging them not to concede a
single point. On the cOmpany's side
there is no evidence of weakening
either. A very interesting report came
to Register mans ears last night, and
owing to the lateness of the hour it
was impossible to get verification or
REPUTATION from the officials Ct the road.
The report is of such Importance
that it is published for what it is
worth. 1t is alleged that an official OF
the road who was discussing the situa-
ton with a prominent citizen stated a
few days ago that the strike would
probably be terminated Monday night.
At Benwood yesterday the cars were
again run on schedule time from early
in the morning until late at night with
out any trouble. The cars were pat
ronized by few people, and several
lively incidents ensued in which the
passengers and the strike sympathizers
were the principals. Each passenger
who alighted from the car in the city
was met by large crowd of boys and
was booted and Kissed at. While the
were taken seriously by
the participants, the spectators were
quite amused. About o'clock in the
afternoon two women from Wheeling
got off a car at the terminus of the line
and started on their way to the ferry
landing, intending to go to Bellaire. As
they started down the river bank the
ferry pushed out for the opposite side,
and they at once changed their minds
and started to return home on foot.
They were closely followed through the
city by large delegation of noisy boys
who ridiculed them for riding on the
cars.
A Cincinnati travelling man who was
on his way from Wheeling to Bellaire
alignted from car at the corner of
Main and Seventh streets about 4:30
O'Clock in the afternoon, and he also
was given an unpleasant reception. The
boys followed him to the ferry landing,
and as ne stood near the edge of the
float youngster pushed him into the
river and then ran away and seemed to
enjoy the sport, while the rest were
noisy in expressing their approval of
the performance. The water was up
-, - xxybo ho MI 6R
out amid the shouts of the spectators.
When the Cincinnati party reached
Bellaire he told several people that the
boys on the opposite side of the river
had tried to drown him for riding on
the cars.
Last night about nine o'clock, DR..
Dunkins, of Warrington, who was on
his way to his home from Wheeling,
stepped off car near Deegan's store on
Main street. A crowd of boys, number
ing nearly a Thousand, soon gathered
around him and he quickly made his
way to the front door of Mr.. Deegan's
residence in order to avoid the rush.
The boys became rather noisy in their
remarks and the police we're summoned.
The officers on arriving accompanied
the man to a Moundsville car and de-
parted for his home.
About 8: 80 O'Clock last might one of
the cars, south bound, jumped the track
at the safety switch, east of Schad' s
crossing, ON account of a bad rail, and
after that hour no cars were run
through Central Benwood. Five cars,
all south bound, met the derailed car
at various times, and we're run back to
the barn. 1t required considerable
length of time to replace the car ON the
track, and large number of people as