The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-14

Special Dispatch TO the InteiiIgencer.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Sept. Ia
The destruction OF property and the
sending OF anonymous letters to op-
orators telling them that II they at
tempt to resume operations. their
plants will be dynamited. is the pros
ent status OF conditions in the mar
tial law district OF the Paint and
Cabin creek sections OF Kanawha
county. as we'll as the adjoining ter
ritory.
Burn Down Big Barn.
The setting fire to the barn OF the
Cabin Creek Coal Company barn at
Holley early this morning. causing
the entire destruction OF the property.
including eleven mules. three horses.
harness and feed. the loss being
about 10000: and the posting OF no.
tees at Mucklow and other points in
Paint Creek that n the operation OF
the plants were begun. all property
would be dynamited. has caused the
militia to take extra precautions in
the martial law district. and shows
the existence of force that will be
difficult to ferret out. for the rea-
son that depredations are carried out
at night. The scene OF the trouble
is in a mountain pass region. making
~ possible for intruders to wend their
way through the woods and step out
and set fire. and leave notices with
out being detected. despite the fact
that the towns and railroads are pa
trolled by the militia.
Captured Man Escapes.
one OF the men at Holley as he
stepped from the barn after setting
fire TO II. but being alone his man was
taken ffeu him In The dark before
aid could be had, and all escaped
May Confer With Miners.
At the request OF Governor Glass
cock. the coal operators will meet at
his office at noon tomorrow, at which
time the governor will endeavor to
induce Them TO go into a conference
with the miners and endeavor TO end
the difficulty.
Il have no concern as TO the meth
DDS to be employed 10 effect a settle
ment. but on behalf OF a million and
a quarter OF people OF this state.
earnestly plead with you TO make
some suggestions and use your best
efforts to end this struggle which all
admit Is a disgrace to our state"
said the governor in his letter to the
coal operators I'm asking them to meet
him Saturday The miners are now
here appearing before the mine in
vestigating commission. and are
ready II a conference can be ar
ranged
Special Disna'ch to the Intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. September
13.-The Investigation Of mining con
ditions by the mine investigation com
mission. appointed by Governor Glass
cock. was continued here today.
The first specifce instances OF
brutality by the mine guards. was civ
en- today. when II was testified that
Earnest Gaugot. William Hines and r.
c. Payne. all mine guards. had beaten
men and In one instance slaTped n
woman. who sought 10 iniuce trans
rortatlon men. brought in by the coal
operators 10 take the place Of strikers
from taking the miners place one
miner testified that he and a number
Of others had been taken from Hoiley
Grove the day before the state militia
reached the district 10 Mucklow and
shown the machine gun used by the
mine guards. and asked them n they
wanted to oppose something like that
and whether that would satisfy them
1T satisfied me- testified one Of the
miners. and / stayed away from
MuckloW.'
The testimony thus far has been ne
20 the price of food stuffs and the ac-
tion ~ the mine guards The evidence
showed tho prices ~ the company
stores were much higher than ~ an
independent store. and that there had
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