The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-08-31
THE MINER.

On Tuesday last nearly thirty tons of
coal was mined in the Atwater coal bank
brought out and sent over the road to
Cleveland.
TRE miners Of jacksonville, Athens Co.,
are DOING very well here at present, though
working ut the small sum Of "a cents per
bushel After this month they will be work
ing at an advance of 1 cent per busheI over
present rates.
We have rumOrs of a strike at the Tow
er City collieries. because Of some dis sat
isfaction growing out Of the employment
Of a boss, versed, a. too many of them are,
in the art of making themselves exceeding
" unpopular with the men. The fremont
News says that its latest Advices are to the
effect that the men ut Tower City colliery
have resumed work but that those en-
gagged at Brookside are still on strike.
STRIKE % Coal HEAvERs coal
beavers u Milwaukee are on a strike for
81 cents an hour. The movement began
at Elmnre's yard On Saturday, July q, the
strikers going from there to the various
yards IN the city and compelling the re
mainder 10 quit work. The price paid
heretofore has been 30 cents, and this is all
that the employers are willing to pay.
Too much credit can not be given 70 the
miners in the vicinity of Apologize bank
who have set an example worthy Of being
initiated by working miners everywhere.
A glance at the Acknowledgements from
the committee to receive contributions for
the Mercer county miners, will show that
they have forwarded their fourth payment,
while some localities are only preparing to
send their first one. All honor Ia the men
who are doing 50 much to sustain their
brethren, of another State in the arduous
struggle in which they are nov engaged
EXPLOSION or FIRK-DAMP-A NUMBER
OF MINERS BURNED An explosion of FIRE
damp took place on Thursday afternoon,
LIST August, ut tine Dukinhalgh Coal pit,
belonging to Mr.. Henry Petre, Church,
near Accrington At the time Of the ex-
plosion seven miners were working in one
department OF the pit, and all Of them are
badly burned, two being dangerously %.
Their names are Geo. Berry, Vim. Perkin-
son, Gaffrey LOmax and VIM. Lomax
(brothers), William Walsh, Thomas John
son, and Robert Taylor. 1t il not known
how the explosion originated. Fortunate
ly at the time the chain had stopped, ana
the drawers were absent, or they also
would have been injured
Two THOUSAND CoLLIKRs ON STRIKE
Upward If two thousand men EMPLOYED in
the bituminous coIlieries of the Rhondda.
Ely, and Ogmore Valleys are now on strike
for an advance Of wages The Steam
Coal Colliery Owners' Association resolute-
ly supports the masters, and has lust
passed = resolution prohibiting its members
from taking on any Of the colliers Who
have work nj the bituminous pits. The
bnik Of the coal raised by the men on
strike IS used for smelling and cooking
purposes at the great iron works Of the
district but about one-third has been ap-
to domestic use The result Of
the strike has already been o sensible in
crease in the price Of house coal, and all
other classes Of fuel are more or less A.
fected in q similar manner SteUm coal Ia
now freely realising upwards of 2Os ton
At Cardiff, and there il . general impres-
Hion that it viii touch SOU before collapse
comes In ordinary times 90 NJ . fair
average price.
HEAVY PENALrIH FOR vIoLArIoS oE
THE MPERs INSPECTION AcT.-At the
Wednesday Police Court on Tuesday De
fore Mr.. j. Spooner, Stipendiaryb John |
Wsale, owner Of the Upton Green Col |
iery, was fined go for nsglscting 10 fence
! disused ahAft 1t him oOlisry, the StiPed-