The New York herald., 1871-03-07
THE COAL CONSPIRACY.
The Deadlock TO be Broken-Iudienatio
Against the Corporations-Sad State Of
Thincs-NIincrs' Wages.


Against the Corporations-sad state of
Thincs-DIincrs' Wages.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 8, 1871.
There is not the slightest doubt but that the dead
lock In the coal trade will be broken this week,
far as the Wyoming region is concerned. A PROPOSE
ton Will be made to the men OF the Wilkesbarre
Coal and Iron Company to-day or tomorrow which
will prove satisfactory to all concerned,
and coal will begin to move to the
seaboard by Wednesday or Thursday at
farthes.. Mr.. Charles Parrish the largest and most
influential coal operator In this valley, has always
been known as philanthropic and public spirited
gentleman, and 1t will be through him that the stag
nation In business will be removed. Hts men are
all ready to go to work, and will enter the mjLes
at moments notice. He has CONTRACT with
the Lehigh and Susquehanpa Rpr..toad which
obges that corporation e transport his
coal TO market at . fixed rate. and he
Is, therefore, mdepep..nd OF the action OF the
otner rairoau COMPANIES II he chooses to assert his
rignts anu D.. the signs indicate that he intends to
40 30 ',ithwith 1t Is not known definitely what the
te4 will be upon which the men will go to work,
nor is 1t important that they should be so long
certain result is attainable The matter is talked Of
IN private CIRCLES and Mr.. Parrish IS heartily sus-
talhed In the determination which he has made to
oreaA no the gr... conspiracy whcc she cas mas
been entered into 70 oSS.nress te6 people u,
other operators VIII be forced to follow Mr. Parrsns
lead.
INpIGN ALTON AGAINST THE CORPORATIONS.
Now that the matter Is better understotl by the
people OF the coal regions, there is general feeling
monopolles, which have combined to produce o
@ deadlock 10 the coal produstion Of this section
Western Railroad corporation proposes to meet the
issue y universally condemned since the spirit dis
played efeetuay closes the door to Goncllation and
n9uncing the real conspirators is very much
sa%ed ssIea Il and erspng al 0u pos dTsG inter
playe y 70 inS echo, rhe consprafors are very
Gh xsiq gSe h aa sna @
Ras' * hssss se 81 fa a2e IL rss95a saG4
PgSs opinion spd also fear the aSi2a q the
a & she aEg @ VIII g Our HSaSs' sas senator ssor
last evening he informed IN me me that nroh Is
the the coal I'' troubles to the core " and reoem Rue
mend such legislation as viii erectually curb
timated that the companies have already violated
their charters and laid themselves liable to serious
Senate has gone to WORK With energy, and has
already Issued subp9nas for quite number OF
yet; the race is not always to the strong and the
mon9poiles mon may shake at the Indignation which
MINERS WAGES.
At the meeting at Mahanoy 1t was given out that
es week f sod BE- Pth that a
the price Of day work. very little OF which Is done by
regular miner. Nearly all the coal Is cut by con-
tract, and nets the miner about as follows as l !
gather from official documents:-At Ebervale, lower
part OF ths county, the miners worked 26O days In
1870 and averaged s1,1o8 10 in that time-about |
S4 90 day-and with the rest or
the colieries In the Lehlgh region The |
real average OF miners wagers is about five dollars
O day throughout the sections where the men work |
on o five dollar basis. This matter is not OF much
consequences, suppose but as an attempt has been |
made TO interest the great public upon the ques. |
tlOns OF miners remunerationS 1t Is We'll enough TO
give facts as well as statements.
| am sorry to say that spirit OF awlessness Is |
being developed under the extraordinary exgencles
OF the times. There ls much suffering among the |
mlners-One family that know OF has had nothing |
TO eat but potatoes and water for weeks past-and
the men are getting ripe for almost any act |
as oppressors OF the poor. AS yet few instances OF
overt acts have transpred in this county, but bad
element Is afl0at, and there Is no telling what may
occur at any moment. At Plymouth last week the |
men engaged In sinking new shaft for the DObson
works were assaulted and driven away and at night
dcations show how unstable the public peace Is in
this quarter Just now 1t only requires spark to
set the whole mining population In blaze OF ex-
element.
Rates OF Freights Again Raised by the Read
ing Railroad Company-C0Ilieries Again
Compelled to Suspend.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, March O. 1871.
The additional two dollars for tolls imposed by the
Reading Railroad Company prevents any more ship
ments OF coal for the present. in consequence OF
which some few collierles that had resumed work,
yielding to the demands OF the miners, have been
compelled to suspend.