Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07
Fisher. The flag bearer at the tad OF
the column was Jacob Smith

|
the column was Jacob Smith
| me committee on arrangernt Tor
the affair was composed of Hay Stew
art, John Blake, Felix MCGEE, al Craw-
ford, William Gerry, Henry reps and
Ted Linders
All through the Eighth Fifth and
Sixth wards the column atbcted much
attention. Proceeding fong Main
street, they swung owe the stone
bridge, with Officer Beron. front, and
a generous escort of pilce scattered
along the column, man officers being
on duty in the portionT the city ira
| versed. AS the stle bridge was
crossed the band strck up, the men
Strengthened out thei platoons, and so
marched on up Mai street to Tenth,
| where the column trned east to Mar
ket and then took p the return march
south. Coming own Market street
| the sidewalks we densely crowded,
| some fireworks 4ere burned, and the
| men in the colunl cheered good deal,
| interspersed wia cries of Whats the
matter with Bawood?' How do you
| like u.s." "W'll walk" etc. Just
above Twelft street, on Market,
| street car VS. met, and there was
good deal ofheering as the car halted
to let the Jolumn pass. Some boy
| threw a sine at this car, and the re-
suit was
ABROKEN WINDOW.
| A DEBUT marshal made move to get
off the car to investigate matters, but
| on sechd thought he did not do so, and
N CT, o1o ha
| car roceeded. Several other cars fol-
| lowd in quick succession, one carrying
haJ-a-dozen men, apparently deputy
mfshals. They were guyed a good
dial, and the cheering which greeted
ne first car, was resumed and con-
linued, but the men in the column were
Kept we'll in hand, and nothing resem-
bling a breach of the peace occurred.
At Fourteenth and Market streets red
fire was burned, and from there to Six
teenth street, where the procession was
to disband, there were lively scenes of
a good natured sort. In front of Trades
Assembly hall. just north of Sixteenth
street on Market, an
IMPROMPTU MASS MEETING
was organized, which was addressed by
President NJ. Tighe, of the Trades AS
sembly. In connection with his re-
marks, Mr.. Tighe recited the following
poem:
Unfurl the old flag, fling its folds to the
breeze:
Let it fly over the land, let it fly over the
seas.
Lift it out of the dust, let it wave as of
yore
When its chiefs and its clans stood around
it and swore
That never, no never while God gave
them life
And they had an arm and a sword for the
strife,
That never, no never. that banner should
yield.
TIL their last drop of blood was shed on
Though the clouds of oppression enshroud
And around It the thunders of tyranny
Look aIoft look a.cft see the clouds
drifting by.
There's a g,eam in the gloom, there's a
It's the banner Of unionism flashing on
high:
Lo. our dark night Is waning, our day
dawn is nigh.
AN ARREST
On the north side a colored boy
paper caps on the track, in front of
the cars. He was arrested by deputy
marshals, and four Of them took him 10
Jail, the commitment being made out
by Deputy Lowe.
The demonstration came as a sur
prise to the great majority OF people.
and for long time before the column
appeared up town curious crowds
stood at the street corners and along
the sidewalks, wondering what was
coming, and specializing on what
might occur. Telephone messages from
down town reported the progress Of the
column at frequent intervals, and POI
lice. newspaper men, leaders OF labor
organizations, and others kept close
! tab on the progress of events.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
| A very important TABOR conference
twas held yesterday afternoon. II was
/ between the Executive Board of the
I strikers and representatives, of the In
ternational organization, who arrived
/ in the city unheralded The discus
| sion of the situation was very thor
| ough one, and was prolonged unit
| about seven o'clock in Abe evening
/ The details, however. were very care
/ fully guarded. and no material facts
were allowed TO leak out. That such
/ conference was held is fact. however
| 1t may also be stated without vioiat
| ing condolences, that a large skount O
secret work. aside from this conference
WIS done during the day by reDresen
| tatives of labor organizations. and las
| evening there was general air O.
| citation among officials of such bodies
! and various hints were dropped tina
much good had been accomplished for
4 their cause.
| To-day's meeting in Bellaire will. 4
1T said, be an important one. as viii
/ also the session TO be held at Trades
| Assembly hall this evening. to arrangs
for the mass meeting OF next week
which will probably take place Friday
or Saturday. although the exact date
| cannot yet be announced. II is alss
reported that arrangements are on foo
for a gigantic Labor demonstration tf