The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-19

Resolved Tim, white distinctly deny he alterations
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interfere IL way WITH The Of our smpioysrs
meaning sure eaef Of our rights % c,ase york in boy
the Miners and Lab, seneyoeni S.sosison shah
conas or ohsr good any he opsdr .
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| work In u body.
Mr. PARDEr, in answer t. that part OF the miners'
papers relating deca ratons OF lehigh opera
tors, states that autlo l1ed TO deny that any
such thing was ever said, AMI as Tue lehgh opera
| the workmen In regard 10 Wa yes. Wages In he
! Lehigh region was question u earnest dispute.
aud must be arbitrator before 1t ca "e ''0Neu upon
the several propositions susaniite,,' by operators
and miners touching the control OF I'll hihe5 were,
on the motion OF Mr.. KendricK secon yea by slny,
submitted TO the umpire for ms decision =, ,.
On motion OF Mr.. kendrick the question VI Wuses
was brought up. ana Mr. Wallis, Tue miLt ~ dele
gate from the Length region, withdrew a om llo
question. shy then moved onat sae quesE, "a DO
brought up for discussion, WHICH De'f. par 10 Fo'''
The board adjourned at to nlecs at 7 r. M
Evening sc,sion-
The Board met ut r. M. ana took up Parrish'v
motion that all papers IN connection with tie qnes-
tion of wages be referred 10 the Umpire.
Mr. BonDA operator, stat.d tnlt al tlie eajonrn-'
sdering the call for the arbitration, issued Dy GAe
Grand Council OF ". B., thcy ati yIoptei.
MI REALLY, miner objected 10 the resolutions
York.
Mr.. BoRDA, operator, said they could not consent
to Ak the basis at any other point tnan ort Caroan-
Mr. SiSy. MINER, contanded tnat the basis OF IS 50
should he lNed ~ New YORK.
MIR. kENDnICK sad that II the miners OF SchuyktA
county persisted IN demanding u basis OF 50 So tho
operators oil Schuylkill county might JUST as well re-
tire from the business they could never pay IL. lie
admitted however, lhat some uniform rate Of wages
should be paid In al the counties.
MIR. BogDA Tor the Operators replied that they
We're not empowered To act, and could not, there
FORE entertain the proposition to pay SIS 50 basis-
dead lock has come upon the arora ors, aud there
viii be nothing more done TIL the latter part OF this
or the first OF next week. II came on upon
question Of wages and local arbitration. The min
ers Of ,chuylkill county asked Tor ive-hy basis.
lhc operators replied that tney were not empowered
to act In tho premises, anu would be Obliged to con
SUIT their constituents, and asked that The miners
| do The same Adjournment was agreed uron.
| but the day to meet WIN not be ixcl
until tomorrow morning. The Board Adjourned
| TIL nine O'Clock tomorrow morning 20 hear Judge
Elweli's decision on the question OF the control ~
| the MINES
PRESIDENT KEALY, or THE MINERS UNION
| upon hearing the operators suggestion adjourh
and consult constituents, said, III we part to-nisnt
! believe the breach VIII be wider than ever
tins action or The board let that odum rest where
II beongs.n
The course OF the arbitrators thus FAR has been
very unsatisfactory. There Is disposition
either side TO make CONCESSIONS, but both seem to
strive to be as bitter ana unyieldng as possible.
The Feeling in ScrantOn-Public Sentiments
Against tho observation-disclosures Willing to
Meet tho Operators Half NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Hints Conserving Resumpti om--A Plan Con-
c0cted.
SCRANTON, Pa. April Is, 1871.
Since yesterday the people have been earnestly
canvasslng the position now sustained by the COM
panie5 and the miners, and II seems as If public
sentiment Is settling more strongly than ever against
the former 1t was expected that the proposition
Of the miners would he rejected, but 1t was
hoped that The corporations would make o more
liberal OFFER than has accompanied the rejection.
To show why the claim Tor more magnanimity on
the part the companies Is made, 1t may be neces
sary bring forward little private history con-
nected with the coal troubles which has not been
| heretofore made public. Last season u
| peculiarly trying one to the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company. The drought caused much en-
| barrassment in the shipment OF coal by canal and
1 for a long time in the summer, when the carrying
| trade should have been the highest, the water
| was so low that boats could not pass ut all.
| Then when there was sulicency OF water
bad breaks In the banks or the canal occurred, en-
failing additional delay and much expense. In
sequence OF these drawbacks In transportation coal
| accumulated at Honesdale to large quantity
some say nearly million OF tons. The reports vary
from five hundred thousand TO eight hundred thous-
About the timo for cosn. canal navigation
dent Of the Delaware and HUDSON Canal s Company
approached the other great companies In thus
county with proposition TO reduce wages.
Union with equal fervor the suggestion
AS Is already matter OF history, the reduction
really Unprecedented 10 the coal trade and carried
with 1t the suspicion that 1t was concocted plan
on Tie part OF tho mOnopOlists to force the men TO
strike, and tho manner 10 which they hold
out now and refuse n, TO show m anything ksa
strengthens that suspicion, but reads to SUPPOSE
ton that they have some other sinister object In
view. However that may he events, crowding fast
upon each other. VIII soon develope. Tho tree Is
known by Its fruit and ,he designs OF the coal con-
spiratOrs can only be Judged oil by the ene cts so far
produced.
The miners held another meeting to-day and a
The proceedings were secret but enough has leaked
out to show that the miners do not scare any
better than they starve. There n. | believe,
no intention their part to make another
proposal OF to the company, but wnl wait now
until the corporations make another move. They
express a Willingness TO meet their employers
ject themselves to the Illumination or having
| proposition rejected. The next advance toward
cancellation VIII have TO come rom the COMPANIES.
| or none Will be made. In the meantime, what is
| the prospcctf Gloomy enough In all conscience,
| with scarcely ray of hope to relieve it,
To-day have another reiteratiOn OF the
diabuilca hints and lnuendoes winch led to
the outbreak ten days ago. Those pretending
TO be III the confidence OF the companies now init
mate that within the next thirty DAYS something like
n revolution Will take place In tins region. This
rcspondence, in point OF time with what has been
ton In June without regardsto the men formerly
employed.
lIecrsc.iaum Pipes aud AMbsrs Reraircd
No. John street, and Nassau street. John.
A.-For n superior Hat Go to Espcn.cLcsd,
Manufacturer lis Nassau street,
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