Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-04
Special to the Register.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, August 3.-P.
NJ Arthur, grand chief engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
thinks that the boycott of the street
railway men is ridiculous.
A few days ago President Everett Of
the Big Consolidated said in an inter-
view that Mr.. Arthur was using tue
cars every day. In an interview yea
terday Mr.. Arthur confirmed this re-
port, he was asked: rs it true as Mr..
Everett says, that you are patronizing
the Big Consolidated cars daily?" Mr..
Arthur's tone in making the reply was
one of surprise that he should do other
wise than anything else. He said:
''Why, to be sure that is true"
1t was remarked that some of the
union men who looked upon him as the
exponent of certain union principles
thought it peculiar that he should use
the cars which had been tabooded by
the striking union element.
What would you have me do?" he
continued, in the same tone OF surprise,
walk three miles every day for moth
ing. when there is car passing my
way. This boycott is all out OF rea-
son. 1t is ridiculous, ridiculous" and
Mr. Arthur passed on to join gentle
man with whom he had been walking
previously. discussing other affairs.
DESPITE the fact that there has been
no violence for more than week, the
people continue to shun the Big Con
solidated street cars. This morning a
census of passengers was taken on the
Big Consolidated cars during given
time. The hour was at the f1ood-ude
of street car travel, between 1880 and
$50 a. m. when the great army OF
downtown workers are en- route to the
central business district of the CITY.
Reporters were stationed at the square
and also at the corner of Erie and Pros
pect streets in order that no passengers
might be missed along the East END
lines on Euclid avenue from Erie street
to the square. Between 1880 and )
o'clock the Big Consolidated cars
reached the intersection of Ontario
street and the square on the downtown
trip. In these 95 cars there were 1861
passengers. hardly to car.
The withdrawal of several companies
of troops was followed tonight by an
other dynamite outrage, but fortunate
ly nobody was hurt. The explosion
occurred under a Jennings avenue car,
on which there were six passengers.
1t smashed the iange of one of the
wheels and splintered the running
board at the side The passengers were
badly frightened, but none were in
iured, and the car proceeded on its
way to the end of the run.
The director Of police said tonight
that officers would be instructed to ar
rest on the charge Of disorderly con-
duct all persons who annoy passengers
of the Big Consolidated cars ~ calling
names or following them TO their
homes to ascertain where they live and
who they are for the purpose of bring
ing them under the boycott.
1t was announced to-day that fifty OF
the non-union motormen and conduct
ors running on the Wilson, Central and
Seville lines had quit work. claiming
the Big Consolidated had broken its
agreement with them. The men, it is
stated. were promised 81 day ana
board until the strike was over.
The company posted notice to-day
at the Wilson avenue barns stating that
as the strike was practically ended the
men must pay their own board. The
latter, however, deny that the strike
is over, and as a result number OF
the new men refused to take out their
runs this morning and are now en-
gagged in trying TO induce other nom
union men to quit. The Big Consoli-
dated officials deny that the men have
stopped work as stated.