The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-24
THE Pennsylvania MINING
TROUBLES.
Mass Meeting Of the Miners..They
Declare In Favor Of ReSumption..
Miners Who Had Gone to Work
Compelled TO SuSpend..The MinerS'
Union Thugs.


Union Thugs.
New YoRx, April %.
A special from Scranton at a late hour
last night, says mass meeting Of miners
was held In the afternoon in all the dis.
triCts Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western companies. The miners ut each
meeting almost unanimously declared
themselves in favor Of resumption. The
new delegates and the former delegates
having previously resigned, were elected
and instructed 10 meet the representatives
Of the Delaware, Lackawanna aud West.
ern companies, and THO Hudson Canal
Company and the Pennsylvania Coal
Company at Cooperative IIHll, Hyde
Park, on Tuesday next, to make final en-.
deavOrs 10 settle the difficulties. These
delegates are fully empowered 10 negotiate
with the companies independent Of out
side influences. Itis understood they will
accept 81 Is per dlumond car, and some
think 81 10 will be accepted.
The miners in the employ Of Lacka.
wauna Iron and Coal Company who
resumed operations on Thursday were
Threatened with vengeance by members ot
the Miners Union aud ceased work noon
yesterday. Threatening letters were sent
10 many OF them and every effort made
TO intimidate and irighten them by black
leg circulars, threatening 10 burn their
houses and kill them II they dared again
10 enter the mines. One Of tho German
miners read u repeated notice that he
would be shot If he dared show his head
in the streets at night and the Union
miners infuriated at lis working, were
on watch to make Thursdays work cost
him his lie, Other German miners receiv.
ed similar threatening epistles andthey
were hooted and insulted and threatened
in numerous ways aud in consequence oI
all this work has been suspended. Ar.
rangements have been made however, for
their protection and many promised TO
resume work to-day or Saturday.
There was q mass meeting Of German
citizens held yesterday afternoon who
pledged themselves to stand by and pro.
Lect their cOuntrymen with their lives II
need be. The works of Hill g. Fellows
resumed work yesterday, all former work
men being employed. The men are to
receive November prices, one dollar per
diamond car, by mutual agreement, no
coal to be sold only Tor home consump.
tion. Sixty'fvo carloads were taken out
yesterday. ....'..
Coal Shaft on Fire at pottSVille.
PoTTsvILLE, April %.
Hickory shaft at St. Clair, belonging TO
the Hickory Coal Company, was dlsCov-
cred to be on fire this morning. 1t Is i'm
possible 10 estimate tho loss, but 1t will be
heavy. j.
MAUcH CHUNK, April29.
The meeting at Summit Hill last even.
ing resulted In a majority for local arbitra-
ton, but no change. from last years basis.
A Proposition from the Operators in
tho SchuylkilI Region.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.
At a meeting ot tho operators in the
Schuylkill region, held here to-day, tho
following address was unanimously
adopted;
"I0 tho W0rElRgnlen Of SthNyLtlH, N0rth-
Umborland and Columbia Counties:
Having failed to make terms with your
representatives for assumption Of work,
we have come 10 the conclusion that the
best way to start our collieries and furnish
you employment Is to address ourselves to
you. We propose to pay for the balance
of this year the following rates: Outside
labOrers $40 per week; inside laborers
$ll per week; miners by day work $l3
per week and u reduction Of ten per cent
upon contract work upon the prices paid
under the three dollars basis system oi
1860. Ifyou prefer the basis system, we
will be willing to submit in writing to tho
decision OF Judge Ewell as umpire. the
relative merits Of tho $3.50 basis hereto.
fore offered by us and the SO basis hereto.
fore claimed by you, and 10 abide by his
decision whatever it may be. We shall
at all times be willing to assist you in
maintaining your association for the relief
Of those members who by accident or
sickness may require your aid.