Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-20

!
The resolution adopted by the Cham
/ Der of Commerce and business men, at
their meeting in Odd Fellows hall last
Friday night, pledged the majority who
were present to patronize the cars in
| the event that settlement of the srike
| is not brought about by to-day.
| Whether or not the business men will
| ride on the cars to-day remains TO be
| seen.
The strikers discussed the situation
| yesterday and resolved to carry out
| their plan of distributing members of
| the union at all points along the line
to watch the cars for the purpose of
| ascertaining the names of those who
| ride, each man was provided with
| pencil and note book.
| Yesterday there was an informal dis
cussion of the strike situation among
| representatives of the Trades Assem-
| bly, and prominent and influential bust
ness men, who represented only them
| selves in the matter, and who cling to
the hope that something may develop
/ within the next few days which will
terminate in an amicable way situa-
tion which is deplored upon all sides.
| The conference lasted about an hour
and half. and was entirely friendly
| throughout
! The situation at the city gas plant
| is unchanged. 1t is understood that
| the conference with the men, which
was announced for last evening, was
not held. Inquiry at the gas works
| late last night brought the reply that
| NOT h ir,r viii ha
next regular meeting of council mas
much as the probability of securing a
quorum next Tuesday night is not
bright, for reasons heretofore given,
a special meeting may yet be called
| for this week
| 1t was reported yesterday that a
| movement was on foot looking to a
termination of the strike at the Wheel
! ing Corrugating works, and it was
! stated upon good authority that the
men will in all probability be back at
work within a few days.
The employees of the Elm Grove rail-
way held meeting after midnight this
morning for the purpose of consider
ing course to follow with reference
to the recent discharge of an employee
! of the road.
one OF the men stated to a Register
! reporter that the discharge was due
| to a misunderstanding and that the
| employe was really performing a SER
| vice for the company when he was
adjudged guilty of negligence in the
discharge of his duty. The same gem
| tleman professed a belief that the en-
| low will ~ ,Ot,r 4
agement learns the true state of at
fairs. The action taken at the meeting
could not be learned.
Two matters, both the outgrowth of
Sunday nights meeting of the Trades
! Assembly, were investigated yesterday.
One was the alleged disloyal conduct
| on the part of Messrs. T. A. Lewis and
Matt Martin. which the arbitration
committee declined to discuss for pub
LEGATION in advance of their report to
the assembly at its meeting next Sun
day. The committee, consisting of A.
w. RAIDER. John J. Byrne and A. L.
Bauer, investigated the reports con-
Meeting the B. P. o. Elks with the Cham
Der of Commerce meeting last Friday.
and found the reports to be entirely
| without foundation in fact. They viii
so report to the assembly at its next
| meeting.
The local union of the Brotherhood
of Operative Potters held a meeting at
| Trades Assembly hall last night, and
selected the following named officers
for the ensuing year: President. Thos.
J. Duffy; vice president, Samuel Hop
wood: recording secretary, w. T. Mes
bitt; financial secretary, Bernard Bero;
| statistician, Thos. Norrule; treasurer.
Harry Halls: inspector, Hugh Clancy;
inside guard, Andrew Burke; trustee,
Frank Gallner. The union adopted re-
solutions reaffirming sympathy for the
striking street car workers.
1t was reported last night that the
management of the Aetna-Standard tin
mill, of the American Tin Plate Co.,
had posted notices that hereafter all
men employed must wear shirts while
| at work, or give up their places, but
the report could not be verified The
young women employed about the place
were said to have complained about the
untidy appearance of the men who shed
clothing down to trousers and hobnail
shoes these hot days.
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