New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-01
HE COAZ QUESTION.
TIE SITUATION ~ sCHUYLKILL UNCHANGED
TIE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD AID
WANTING ITS TOLLS.

TIE SITUATION ~ sCHUYLEILL UNCHANGED
TIE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD AID
VANCING ITS TOLLS.
PoTTsyILLE, Penn, Feb. 2s.-The situation
remains unchanged in the schuylll region. The miners
are very quiet aud orderly Much interests manifested
a. to the result OF the meeting OF miners to he held at
Mahanoy City tomorrow. general feeling prevails
uq inv vii, accept the basis adopted by the Philadel
phia meeting from sheer necessity. Especially
Is this the ease in this region where
the miners badly prepared for the present strike
Citizens who have resided here for many years. AMI men
interested in the production Of coal state that u is per
feet mystery to them how the men can hold OUT, and
that is impossible for them to continue the strike ch
longer The stores throughout the region have bur
small stock hand, and will not sell on credit. 1e
operators and carrying computes are determined 10
crush the organization which consists of many thousand
men, governed it is alleged, by few unprlIcpled and
irresponsible leaders who have nothing at stake.
The Reading Railroad Company is still taking extra
precautions have their road and bridges "el guarded.
Information has been received from the shanohh
r. zion that the Northern Central Railroad in cojunc-
ton with other carrying companies have advanced ther
tolls This action will certainly compel an entire sus-
pension of mining in that region Eleven hundred
sent there to-day to he loaded aud sent to market
These will take away every pound OF coal mined Tor
the Eastern market previous TO the advance, which
takes effect tomorrow.
THE OFFER OF THE OPERATORS REJECTED BY
THE PITTsrON MINERS.
PITTsroy, Pa, Feb. 2S.-The Pennsylvania
Coal Company miners at Ptston have refused to accept
the terms offered by the Company % mine by the ear,
and insist mining by the tun, as HERETOFORE AZ prices
i'm the same proportion paid 10y the Delaware, laka
wanna and Western Company.
NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE wILKESBARRE MINERS
WuKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 2s.-The miners met
here this morning. and adjourned until March without
transacting any business.
LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OF RAILRoADs-oPTNIoN
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNsYL-
vANIA.
HARRISBURG, Penn, Feb. 2S.-Gov. Geary
to-day sent message to the Legislature, covering the
opinion of the Acknowledgement Of the state IN answer
TO resolution or the sature in regard to the raising
of tolls by coal railroads The Attorney General says
"I am OF opinion, as TO all companies incorporated
since the adoption Of the Constitution OF 1888, that
remedy any injury 10 the public Ia entirely In the
hands of the Legislature. The 26th section OF Article
the Constitution says tue Legislature shall have
ration hereafter conferred by under any special
general law, whenever, in Their opinion It may be in
furious 10 the citizens OF the commonwealth; III
however, that no injustice shall be done to
the corporators."
The gis OF the opinion is that the Legislature has con-
troll Of the matter, and that when two three
companies combine to raise the tolls their officers be
indicted for conspiracy
IN AND AROUND TIE CITY.
The market yesterday was more steady than
for some time past and begins to be evident that tho
famine is anticipated than real one. owen
Murphy OF Mulberryst demanded only So for egg coal,
and at the OF Ninth-ave. and FOurteenth-st.
steamboat coal selling 10 families for sO per tun
IL can ne
Cumberland coal, which Monday firm at IS. was
offered yesterday 81 The arrival Of three shooners
from Philadelphia loaded with coal indicates that a lin
tied amount may be expected from hat point. Oilers
received Yesterday from Baltimore dealers to de-
liver the best white ash coal board IN It
point for 81 rs per tun Adding to this 81 50 per un for
frrght-makng g. 1j-there can he little reason why
coal should exceed $40 "a or Sill The Legh Companies
claim that when tn" mines are opened they will am
nounce a average price of 81 per tun.
The prices asked by the various throughout the
city all figures from those above quoted. up 10
els and t4. In BrUoklN the prices hipAer.
Coke per rhaldIu the old price being So Many
have begun la IN" coke entirely and the Offices OF e
Gas Companies arr OVerrnu with orders.
of the Trinity Building said Ne-tef-
day that they believed there would be some positive az
tun taken by the miners to-day at the meeting 10 lie
held AT MahanOy city. The greater number, however
claim that the solution OF the coal deadiOrA Is bu ~
viii take some action In the matter but INNS IL lcai'
would hr attended with beneficial Ir>bN'' a. ns
would he formed which would sn0n lake inc piuP''y
out Of the hands Oi the original OwurrA in' ~
j. claimed are beginning To Murnur sgaln,t Johu rHS,
President of the MlnrTs' and lAovLets p'"o''''"'
Union whiCl MAY work out many hbeh'>' -. 4
The coal famine threatening NCw-Jet~eA o"t" 'y ~,
roues mar, Imminent Ia the manufacturing tues anu
districts the srurrty * r.Aal lis ar"Sny .u ''t ny
wOrEingncn, who IN man! ihFtaI''s' ~, ',p.r,as q,
wholly throw Of rmpiol inrhl, a w, III sh,na,,
'r,nI. or nut nm short time IN man, ESTABLISHMENTS
In Newark The Board of Irsas % ''o 80 Nh nd
taken the matter into contldeIn,V,, az" ~. .oans
.n,,ial injecting this ening 10 "ohNarr lhr "en "'
~ ye,ny the famine and preventing the re'urre &c 81
sn,J, .mey,cn,rs. The BOonton rolling DhlA, WHICH
ensIendrd business last week VIII '.s'' ,,i -, -,
49, " ,t. nndilius furnaces have been altered 10 purh
| .,'. ira,I The blast furnace, however VII re-
main Idle during the crisis Ihle c.'up'ny 81 p,pria.
ne wotspen with s.sl fof thcr p'lN1 ',, We. u ,''j
H. Irrr tdtr Yesterday, sllsLt tellri eApiiecru
~ ,ha a,,,yal az a cargo III coal fui tie frhnsyNahh
C,aI COMPANY. II was announce" i"n' !" "'''. w '.
tail,d,a 81 so pei tun, proNided Nc l"' received
sscoud supply.