The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-26

SOUTH YORKSHIRE CoLLIERS.

Two large meetings Of South Yorkshire
coliery owners and workmen were held at
Barnsley on Tuesday In the morning,
representatives from sixty collleries, con
nected with the Operatives or Topmen's
Association, assembled at the Coach and
Horses Hotel, and decided not to accept
less than 10 per cent. upon the present
gross wages, payable from the Sch Of
March Afterwards a deputatIon Of nine
attended meeting Of coal owners, at the
Kings Head Hotel, where. after consid-
cradle discussion, the 10 per cent. advance
was conceded, payable from the 10Th, in
stead Of the 9Th OF March, 50 that the
threatened strike is avoided
THE SOUTH WALES HOUSE COAL CoLLERIEs
A meeting Of delegates, representing the
colherles Of the eastern part of Glanorgan,
and the western part of Monmouth, was
held at Black wood, on Saturday, to re-
ceive the replies Of the masters, to the
circulars sent out last week, asking for an
advance Of 10 per cent. Twenty-elght
colleries were represented. In most cases
favorable replies were reported, but IN
many instances the delegates stated that
owing to the short time which had elapsed,
they had no opportunity Of communica-
ting with their employers. Resolutions
were passed, to the effect that the men
would expect an advance Of Sd per ton III
April, and another Sd per ton In May, and
also giving expression to the hope that the
masters would not, when conceding the ad
vance, ask for an increase in the price Of
coal.
THE SOUTH sTAFFORDsHIRE MINERS.
A strike of a very large body Of golfers
is imminent in the South StafEordshire and
East Worcestershire coal trade A fort
night ago the men gave notice for Is per
day advance on their wages. A large meet
ing of coliery proprietors was held in Dud-
ley-Lord Dudley's agent presiding and
it was unanimously resolved that no sd
vance whatever should be given TO the
men. The price Of coal, Pos, will remain
unaltered.
GOLFERS WAGES.
On Saturday a meeting Of delegates,
representing house coal colliers in Ola
morgan and Monmouth, was held at
BlackwOod for the purpose Of receiving
replies to a demand for an advance Of 16
per cent. in wages Most Of the answers
were favorable.
STRIKE or MINERS
Two thousand FIVE hundred miners in
Bolton and FarnwOrth district, struck work
on Friday morning. They allege that the
masters are throwing upon the men the re-
sponsibility which belongs to themselves
under the Mines Regulation Acts.
AMALnAMArED SOCIETY OF MINERS.
The half-yearly conference of the Anal
gamated Society Of Miners began on Tues
day at Newport (MOnmouthshirel Mr..
Halliday, president, occupied the chair,
and about 100 representatives were pres
emit. All the day was spent in arranging
preliminaries and providing for the public
meeting. Several &nimadversions were
passed upon the Mayor for refusing the
use Of the Town Hall for the latter pur
pose. The financial statement showed that
the levies during the strike LIS each mem
ber) were hOnorably paid The total sum
received from levies, subscriptions, ETC.,
amounted 10 E54, 264, out of which E32,
S5s had been paid to the men on strike.
The balance in hand was E20, 961. The
President stated that the committee had
been careful not to appropriate one penny
given by outside bodies to support the
union men. They were prepared to 70 on
for twelve months if necessary.