The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-12
TIE LONG STRIKE ENDED.
The Pennsylvania Coal Troubles
Adjusted at Last.
Miners and Operators Submit Their Differences
to Arbitration to be Resumed at
Once in the Po:tsville District.

PHILADELPHIA, May II, 1871.
despatch from Pottsville says the following is q
memorandum OF the agreement signed at noon by
the officers OF botn organizations The meeting was
pleasant and satisfactory both sides. The agree
ment insurcs steady work In the Schuylkill region
for the remainder OF the year. general resump-
ton takes place on Monday. Tolls will be reduced
at once by the railroad companies, thus removing
the deadlock
ARTICLES os AGREEMENT MADE BETwErN THE An
BoAsn OF TRADE AEo THE MIsEss AND
Elwel question Of for the ISM ioows-
VIZ he 10 e 81 Port M
wagss at $40 week miners, BY days work. Se;
!Se say.ass decline g
paid . = Po esrsoa s' . %
ton. proposI,ioa, q g Por! Carbon mnmum. with
s pei week, wages ss per Week, miners Oy day;
Tiis-The wages for the curren. month shall be based
upon the averageso obtained for the month OF May The
ana the ana % &
Fe~n-rrovson is hereby made for future arbitration in
F,t-A questions Of disagreement in any district ex.
rssrreS to lie Of
with IN Of 10 select on sn scn sae
whose decsioh shall 6s ns eolery nor district TO stop
Ssee.sf any question arises involving whole company
district boards.
The signatures here follow.
The reference to the umpire OF the above PROPOSE
ton is made under the following conditions and
Ierms:-
ments thereon, in writing to the umpire
to pad to Be- IN with sss
q the UMPIRE s ,o o,,.rsa n. No, >, IN -.
sso !. tons in s FIVE s operators
four chosen board Of Trade
shall forward g each committee chosen as above on or be-
ali sales Of coa thirty day. precsdna ealcusiea a. Fort
Carbon they che Gommtse shall nee, the 18Th Of
day and announce by circular the obtained from
the statements as presented.
Laborcrs' Mass Meeting Ia Scranton Failure
OF the Attempt 20 Divide the Miners
Unien-Eiiners Anxious TO Resume Work on
Fair Icfms-Eacts In Regard TO TUESDAYS
Riot.
SCRANTON, Pa, May II. 1871.
Yesterday posters calling upon Irish and German
miners aud laborers TO assemble I'm mass meeting
were Literally circulated through the city. The OBJ
ject OF the demonstration the encouragement OF
what has been known as the laborers' movement
ana the citizens were expected TO give moral sup.
port 10 tue men whom IL was supposed desired 10
go TO work upon the compan es' terms. Agreeably
TO this cali about six hundred persons assembled on
Slocum Hill, q spot chosen account OF It's stra-
tegic position for defence or retreat. THIS crowd
embraced all that known as laborers desiring
90 TO work, and II was found that they numbered
less than one hundred men. The rest drawn
out 10y curiosity or with the expectation OF seeing
sport.
Ihe meeting " as Organized and addressed hy Mr.
Eoueft NC kune and one two others OF this city.
Tpeir remarks were listened 20 With becoming de-
cniun, aAd then the l2borels adopted resolutions
declaring that they had no Intentions OF taxing The
miers' chamUers. ana teat the sole object OF Their
movement Was 30 secure promotion when work was
resumed. they most eiEpnatiCallY regulated the
innnaiions mat they we've going To work upon the
terms onered 10y the Delaware. iacEawanna and
Western Company. Under any circumstances they
'yond refuse 10 TABOR except Tor The same wages
paid In other regions.
Nnen me speakers interested IN the attempts to
dlalsact the miners had got through Mr. Qagley,
president OF The Luzerne County Executive Board
or hlneTs, addressed me meeting. be urged tie
Iabores II they wanted 10 go 10 work TO do so Ike
men, and all go together. liz speech was temperate
mud he received most yociierOus cheers
Tue gaiherint to-day demonstrated the correct
ness OF What has several tunes been asserted ~ the