New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-16
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THE COAL MINES,
EXCITEMENT AT scRANToN-No DISTURBANCE
so FAR-THE MINERS HELD IN CHECK BY
THE MILITARY-sTILL ANOTHER PROPOSE
TON FROM TIE COMPANIES

30 fAR-IHE MINERS HELD IN CHECK BY
THE MILITARY-sTILL ANOTHER PROPOSE
TON FROM THE COMPANIES.
SCRANTON May 15.-The formal preparations
OF the military and civil authorities have thus FAR held
IN cheek the demonstrations against the boiling miners
wneh were threatened last night There Is question
nat many Of the miners determined to resist by
iorce resumption not sanctioned by the W. d. A., and
IL was designed to inaugrate hostites by an attack
upon The backlegs" boilers they went TO work
,ns morning The city intensely excited and agi.
: '""' Nio"uS assembled In the vicinity OF the mine
"neo the experiment was TO be tried and the battle
Fought Discretion, however seems 10 have oyerrnas
tered the Vaior OF the majority the boilers and but
meager company OF % men appeared oyerWhelmingl,
protected by the military. The miners num-
bered scarcely less than thousand and were capable OF
infinite mischief nearly all we're said 10 he armee
This force largely recruited from the ruff scuf" of
outside mining districts, and does not It il claimed
represent the real attitude OF the intelligent miner. of
this region. These outsiders have been coming into
town In squads for day two and have since kept en-.
trely aloof IN the outskirts OF the town, holding 10
counsel with the general body Of miners rpresenee
with omnOus threats bruited about by many ndiscreet
partisans the community In fever OF apprehension
and troops telegraphed fr wildly In all directions
When the boilers approached the miners this morning.
however demonstrations other than rough. iacetous
jlbes and dire threats INDUCED In, and the trem-
bling boilers disappeared in the mine. The men, almost
new to the business, did very little, and their failure
eates the Union much as IL depTesses the Oper
aor who had hoped for large force OF boilers, and
good wOrkmen among them. So insignificant a he
ginning on the part OF the boilers attes the continued
strength and authority Of the W. b. A., and indicates
how little can he done toward permanent adjustment
without the active support OF the Union leaders
In and this city mischief has been done OF Az
tempted. Some distance beyond the city, however, To
the south, obnoxious colicry, which continued ship
ping crippled last night by the destruction OF Ss
pension bridge upon which the works depended for tue
shipping by rail OF its coal.
1t seems the railways have at length grown
weary OF this seDseless warfare and more concilaoy
propositions announced to have been limited to the
In frtherance Of th the local branches OF the
Union assembled this afternoon, and thanks TO the wise
concession Of the railroad representation, there Is
every indication OF q satisfactory adjustment The
substance Of this proposition is substantially an adj
Of few above those heretofore submitted
a cents diamond carthe present price being 80 cents
The Companies agree uneseryedly to this measure, and
advise the men to listen 70 this Last concession That the
Companies viii permit themselves to make. The offer Is
held open for few days. after which, II the oher 10 re-
ected by the miners the suspension must take its own
way. The best reports in from all the other coal
districts. Resumption is going on steadily, and this re-
gion viii stand alone ia its attitude OF defiance
THE MINERS PROPOSITION PARTLY ACCEPTED BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL COMPANY
| PITTsToN, May l5.-The Pennsylvania Com
answered the Miners Committee to-day slhstau-
italy as follows: The Company accepts the proposition
the miners far it relates to the ght As TO
bitratiOn they accept only the conditions offered by
Mr.. Dickson, President Of the Delaware and Hudson
Company. lieu of this the Company offer advance
equal to five cents per car what is technically termed
63 cents top coal and 70 cents for bottom coal The
miners will have meeting tomorrow to consider the
proposition OF the Company. There is also delegate
meeting OF the Of the three large companies to be
held at Hyde Park on Wednesday when matters of i'm
portance to the Union will be discussed.
| A THREAT FROM THE RAILROAD iNIEs-
| PARTIAL RESUMPTION IN TIE sCHurLKILL
| REGION
PoTTsvILLE May 15.-The following dispatch
| was received here this afternoon from Philadelphia:
Tolls will be reduced but they will he again advanced
III resumption Is not general throughout the whole re-
gion. +. H. Go"As
The miners OF District No. comprising Tamaqua and
vicinity who have been working some time on the s.
basis refused TO work this morning leaving the cues
ton umpire and 1t is reported they will not 20 to
until the question Of wages Is decided by the UNI
pre- which is not accordance with the agreement
tered by the officers Of the Anthracite Board OF
Trade and Workngmens Benevolent Association, made
NAY II. There few scattering collieres that did
this morning. but making preparationsto
to work in the morning, so that resumption will be-
general throughout the Schuylkill region tOmosow,
with the exception OF the Tainaqua district. The
pre, Judge ElweI arrived here this afternoon. =