The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-20

Az E miners IN GREENWOOD cOIllerY are on
a strike, agaisst a reduction Of ~ pei
cent.
P0TTsvILLE, Feb. 90, 1869
AT stated monthly meeting Of the exc
tive committee Of Workingmeuis Benevolen.
Association 81 Schuylkin county, the follow
\ ing preamble and resolutions we're una.
mousiy adopted
Y Resolved, That the executive committee d
4 The ScLuylkill County Workingmen's Assoeia-
4 ton, N hereby accept our EMPLOYERS offer Of
Y Tie wages Paid N the Wyoming ana Scranton
Y rec ons. f0i Tie purpose Of allowing them to be
able 70 compete with them III market, for We
feel that i i honorable 70 ~ Just between our
employers and ourselves, where on the othe II
hand, when the extension Of our association
vl!l oe completed We can, To .;ain extent,
enable our employers 70 have I'll. sane adyanta-
ges AZ other regions for a. 0U arganizalion l.
only partially united, We ID not wish, as hon
orable men, % have The advantages and priv,
lages " our employers = limited.
solved, That se, the workiugmen Of Schul-
Mid esuaty, fully eLd0rse the action taken by
th N0rkRgmeR's Convention Of Luzerne in
reg rd che sales, aud we believe said sales TO
be nothing more than a trick Of unpPncipled
SPECTATORS, tor che purpose % cheating the pub
ho.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions. Be
printed in the WoRKMGNAN's ADVOCATE. Min.
-r-' Journal Pottsulle Standard ana Ser atom
Morning Republican.
IoHN SINEY, PreadeBk
Attest--G CORBETT, Secretary.
"A Pm has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania Legislature, "for the better
regulation ard vent atioh % mines. and for
TIE protection Of miner. Pie title sounds
well, but not having seen a copy Of the
5ill, We are unable to speak Of iss merit.
Miners Will do wei 90 watch the bin.
FoEEfcx.
From tue Glasgow Sentinel. Ees. 9osh.
IHE strike rF GOLFERS IN SoUTH York
sHIRE-The coHs|s Of the Sheffield district
employed at the Duke " Noriolk's pits, IN
der MT. hun'sman, are still out on strike,
and As yet there i little disposition shown
Oh either side to yield, the strike having now
lasted three weeks. On Saturday the men
employed at the new Winnings pit were to
cease " 3rk, the proprietor having declined
tn grant the concession they have demanded.
There VII thus be between 800 and roo men
out Of employment, and as the funds Of the
South Yorkshire Miners Association are in
a very prosperous state there Is little prota-
oil1y q the struggled coming to spt ady
termination.
TIE MINERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The annual session Of the Miners Natpon-
al Association of Great Britain, has lust besu
concluded. Reports from various quarters
showed an extraordinary dulIness in the
coal trade, or that a great ovsr production
have been made. The South Yorkshire dis
trict reported 1000 members ia union.
After the question Of the terrible explo-
sions which have recently occurred in Wi |
gan, Haycock and other places in South
Lancashire, bad been discussed at length.
he following resolution was unanimously /
4dopted:
Resolyed-That in the opinion OF this meet
ng q conference from The mining districts Of
sngland the inquiries recently n.sde into the
EXPLOSIONS az Aaydock, Wigsn, ard oehef
laees were efso unsatisfactory eharacteF yshat
ekpmeH& Of tb@ coa1ntFy
sT-e w.. suGh
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