The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-18
THE MINER.

THE MINER.
4, tbe Illinois VALLEY Goal Mine Company
z lree mite, from LaSalle, on FRIDAY last
" 'ai,er named Knowles stepped int the cage
5.,csnd 10 bis work The engineer, instead
.liovryirg tEa cage, raised il, anj Knowle-,
,o,rpbending danger from contact with Che
-.1gcv gmped for he landing from which la
J .,,yted but Instead of alighung on it he
,,,ok his bcgu a-sinst POST, and was dashed
lizard mo thp shaft and fell distance o.
9@isa Tile bor,s of one Uf hs legs were
orcsd up into his body.
Tu Anthracite Monitor Of the 18th Of Feb
.,,r confirms ;he following concerning the
proposed resumption
aRysrNPrioN-A return work on the 1867
.. bs. been agreed TO- and tie journal is
WIN proyen 10 he a sorry prophet Though it
-,Usred ~ some that me stock il lot vet suf-
i,srtTy depict D to keen ali AZ work for very
~ We are q d Of this resumption, and feel
,.slred il will enable the men TO prepare them
.,.res for recurrence of the unfortunate con.
Frop 81 the market, which necessitated Law
n doWn 81 their tools oN the 10th Of last
prtb. We are p aased, too, that the Council
M bsek the resu of its Deliberations until
he dsy set is almost upon us, not alone be-
apg We are the first to publish them, but be-
sps X would have been unwse to make the
announcement any sooner, for several reasons.
Individuality We believe the suspension was an
ogneed too far ahead OF the day appointed
suithstanding the furnaces complain so bit
yfy of their not having had tine sufficient to
rsD,re themselves for The contingency. Blu.
/ AZ, fact that those who have stocks, imme-
/ t.ieIy they hear Of suspension or strike |
E cb uD the price Of coal, to consumers in the |
atss % 4 figure not warranted by be state OF
b market, sud by that means not only op- |
ws,5 the poor, but create a false imp, ssion |
4 uong the pres, Of the condition Of the mar |
I ~ And We care considerably more for the |
I WV ban We do tor the furnace owners, and 4
X. assured that the latter if they are cautious I
IH, are always better prepared to stand the |
I irs Of a suspension than the former. There !
II entire harmony il tile Council, and the /
ug shows tbe belief 10 resumption 10 have |
+sl very general among The delegates If the |
& u.I had been IN better condition, iinanc ally.
asrsuIt would possibly have been different |
BOT q. We are glad and VI feel confident |
Aileary the whole coal Ils, az wei AZ the |
mgniHg pn5Iic, will Je happy to hear that a |
r1n 20 work on the 10Th has been ordered" |
Ana me- ting Of the WOrkiugmens Benevo-
.at Association of Pennsylvania, held AZ Pitts
at Luzerne county, Oh the ! & q +, hruary, |
ssioIOVinE officers and dcle-ates to the State
lslsrs Couhei, we're elected
Presidsut-James KealeY, Centralia Colum-
"a county
William Waters, Ashland,
ShBllkl county.
seccnr-A Reese, Newport, Lu1erne
alny
Ires-urer-James O'HaIIoran, HszIetou, Lu
RUe county.
The TOt' for Treasurer Was unanimous
Tie Delegates 10 the State Ger cral Council /
nH follows
WI Williams, John Siney, Thomas Mule
John Wight, Peter Quigley, and William
4 RHuu
iaIn Is serious strike among the miners at
SVanec coal mines in Tennessee. The
a'trS refuse to work with convicts, and hence
NASHVILLE coal famine.
Sill has been introduced into the New
a. legislature to compel the retail dealers
H's every load Of coal over public scale,
certificate Of such weight accompany the
liOts delivery. One such public scale to
sNsVery ward in the city.
hcs The rates for coal ID New Yurk last
- VbOlCs were Lump $3.50 TO t7OG
'''t and Egg, 800 10 $3.50 Stove, SIS. 80
Me-tsOO TO $3.50, hen sold with one
anol other sizes AT retail, we learn Of all
i'm q rates. The Ptlston company are
higHE for Stove, 81 fOr E.g and Crate,
5000 Tor Chestnut In Brooklyn the same
1@ except Tor Stove, which they sell at So
me other companies ask about 81 higher \
round while the dealers generally Aux AZ .
1e larger sizes, and $3.50 and even $40 for
N miners At Bloomington, H., are on
I'LL 'E'lHsi reduction of wages.
AIoLVNBUs paper says coli company has
'uN organized at that place, charter /.
''OuH ana We may expect sosn TO have the |
n question developed in that vicinity
FoRuaN.
lnIo'IoE % HRE-DAxP Ar KILsYrE-On
"p,'Iy morning, Ian. 25th., shortly after
In OAmen had begun work IN the Twechar
"Agl % the Messre Baird OF Gartsherrjc,
Hpoaon Of 6re-damn occurred whereby
w were severely burnel; and on Mon
a.. " zoe same place, a miner named Bowie
r''o 'erously injured
-1lloilos.-A fire. Which seems likely to be
III o. g extensive that has taken place
a wa Districts Of South Lancashire, has
iTlVeu al the cOllieres of the Tawd Vale
H.. wgany situated about nine miles from
Ihe seam ID which tie fire has broken
Nr losn A. lhe twelve feet or seven feet,
N. .u'Aeu at these pits byimeans Of two
s-sh upcast 90 wards deep. and down.
yards. # u0P'" 4 "0"'
M MI III uiCSPowDER Explosion IN 4 CoLL1ERY.
srr3 hlploaou AZ runpoa der took place on
A@I,, 10 No. 3 Swsnuingtou Pit, Is miles
lsr.,. 81 BY whice gaaser, named Thos.
I'M ''s killed and * others injured ia
i45or N fAfAL CoLLIIRT ACcIDESr.-An ia
La c,I; 'OOk place on Tuesday night at Sea
lrs,., near Sunderland, from some old
,ss5 Llght men and boys ia the locality
.G 'lln difficulty, but William nora
r,s,. 'L0 george Charlton lpitmanl ard
'"' unable tO~set a,av