New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-28
THE LONG COAL STRIKE.
THE MINERS DISCUSSING THE sITUATIoN-AN-
OTHER COMPROMISE MEASURE TO BE SUB

THE MINERS DISCUSSING THE sTTUATI0N-AN-
OTHER COMPROMISE MEASURE TO BE SUB
MITTED.
SCRANTON, April 27.-ThroughOut the day
the streets Of Hyde Park have been crowded It'll min
earnestly discussing the situation Many felt their
spirit OF hostility reused to Its highest PITCH while others
more moderate and conservative Some were ready
to starye emigrae, while others thought their day OF
grace had gone by, and that they might well give up
the unequal contest as In a month or two hence All
possible Of aid will DO thoroughly canvassed by
the miners. They expect help from the tradesunions
and will work railroads and farms-on anyl ing to
gain tho day. Meanwhile the general community is
suffering greatly Machinists, blacksmths rail-
road men, and clerks, are ont OF work, and the
merchants hard pushed. The officers OF the W. b. N
state that In addition to the Of yesterday the
companies announced that their authorized agents and
representatives have the power to open negotiations
with the miners whenever the latter have any propos
tons TO make. Tomorrow there will be another general
session OF the Delegate Convention at Hyde Park The
miners of the three mines will be represented the
delegates have new instructions, and will meet TO con-
slider the Of the companies as well as to agree on
another proposition The Of these meetings
is considered as suspicious sign. 1t brings the men
and tho companies together, and may result
in satisfactory adjustment OF the dill
eulties Two private mines were stopped
Yesterday the coal produced being shipped away In
stead Of being supplied TO homo consumers A few OF
the men returned to-day. Slope No 49, Iron and Coal
Company, has strong German and Irish force working
The fremen were busy to-day building fires in nine OF
the furnaces ready for operation tomorrow. Trips
Sope which has not been working since the riot Will re-
sumo operations next Monday
ANOTHER PROPOSITION FROM TIRE MINERS.
louisville, Penn, April ga meeting OF
the Executive Board Of the Workingmens Benevolent
Association held at Pottsve this afternoon and the
following resolutions adopted by vote of 70 TO 10:
Whereas A committee Of operators made proposition
directly the men, thus utterly ignoring our oTahla
ton and grossly insulting its legally elected officers ana,
Whereas, We regard said proposition as briDe 10
the men the basis and agree that the organ
ization shall to be protecting in its characters and
Whereas Even at such IT at cost the men are not guar
anteed steady work during the year; therefore,,
ResOiccd, That we cannot accept such proposition.
Mr. Williams, from No. 0 District, voted against the
resolution because he instructed by his district 10
accept eonditionaIy the proposition OF the operators
He and Others who voted Nay guaranteed that their con-
sttuencies will abide by the above decision On motion
OF Mr.. Ryan, the following resolution was adopted:
B,sofred That schuylkill County viii soon
as practicable the basis Of 81 TO- with wages for miners
G. @ S. inside a 4 dSTp ~ 90 and and an Of
for three cents rise in the price OF
tract work to be 81 per cent less than tho prices PAID
on the s. basis OF 1863. -. 49,,
scale is favorable to the operatives as the prices
offered the Saturday last though the operators
have tried to convince the public that the leaders are
striving pTolong the deadlock againstthe wishes of
large majority OF themen: We make this ofler IN al
sincerity believing IL little the men can afford TO
accept-less than they should be asked to accepand
with the ervent hope that II may be the means OF bring
ing about early resumption. II this oher Is not
agreeable to the operators, willing TO submit the
question OF wages including all propositions that have
thus been made by either side TO arbitration each
7 rty TO appoint committee OF four to support by
argument before the umpire IT'S several piopositlohs
committee was appointed 10 wait on Mr.. Kendrick,
President Of the A. b. T., to give him the proposition,
after which the meeting adjourned.