The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-29
THE MINER.

ut ultll - tllc Y ANU 1911 A'iiAltlN Ash
land. Pa, were "a strike tins week The
prDprletors, Lewis and Atkins. refused to
pay the 1 per cent. advance on wagon
work, ana stoppage Of work vas the con
sequence
THE Mahoning. Ohio Coal Company
sent their clerk recently 70 notify all their
tencnts to leave their houses lmmcdl-
ately. no time being specified This i,
all until some thing else turns up
The miners uf st. Clair 90. III net
IN grand council. few days ago, / 200
strong. to consider matters relative 20 their
welfare They ale apprehcnslve Of the
coal market being overstuckrd the coming
summer. a. should that he the case. it
would necessitate the stopping Of work III
the mines, and throw the diggers If coal
out IF employment. 10 anticipate tins
state Of affairs. they resolved t. limit the
hours If work Of each miner 70 eight hours
a day. and to fix a fine Of g on any one
Whu violates the rule The measure seems
Up be mrrtn. Hlth general favor
Is sinking a coal shaft for Conrad Rein
ecke. on the line Of the St Louis ami
Southeastern railway, adjacent to Belle
Vile, on Saturday last, some large pieces
Of wood were found IN a good state Of pres
ervation at the depth Of elghty-tve feet
below the surface The wood has been
pronounced cedar A number Of shells. Of
the snail species. we're also found at the
same depth, IN close proximity to the wood
Here is something for the antiquary
In the Illinois State Senate on the 18th
inst the bill to amend the act Of provId-
ing for the health and safety Of coal miners,
was under discussion. The amendment
strikes ont this paragraph in section q:
And no young person under fourteen
years VI aye or female If any age shall be
permitted to enter any NINE To work there
IN; proof Of age to be made by a sworn Ger
tlhcate or otherwise, before such young
person shall he employed to WORK IN such
mine" senator Hlnchhte made long.
able and exhaustive speech III favor Of the
amendment, being twice permitted by the
senate to continue after the expiration OF
his time Speeches were made in oppnsi-
tion by senator Baldwin, Whiting. Short
and Green, and IN support Of the measure
bv Senators Hampton. Steele and Lee
The bill was lost, notwithstanding ITS stout
support.
Foreign.
wIsHAw MINERS.
The wnrkmen in this locality are gener-
ally now employed and agitatlng for union
and organization 1t is also rumored-
and We believe on good authority
means are being used to procure a coaltield
with which to start mt on the co-opera-
tive principle.
An ADVANCE OF WAGES CONCEDED IN NORTH
CUMBERLAND.
At conference between the coalmasters
and men Of Northumberland on Saturday,
an advance Of lS per cent. making total
Of % per cent, was granted the hewers,
and an advance Of 10 per cent, making 30
per cent to putters, was gwen.
ADVANCE OF WAGES IN WEST YORKSHIRE
On Monday the employers and the EN-
ployed at the chief colleries Of West York
shire held meeting III Leeds. The men
made an application for an advance. Hopes
had been held out to them that they would
receive this advance at the rate of 10 per
cent. on an early date.
YORKSHIRE GOLFERS.
conference took place at Leeds on
Monday between a deputatlon from the
West Riding Coal owners Association and
the Miners Association respecting the fur
Their advance Of 20 per cent. demanded by
the Golfers. The coalowners agreed to lay
the mems demands before general meet
ing Of colliery owners intimating that the
reply would probably be favorable.
sTAFFoRDsHIRE MINERS
A conference Of North Statfordshire
miners and their employers was held at
Stoke-on- Trent on Thursday afternoon, re
lative to the men demand for an advance
If 10 per cent. The employers agreed to
give this rise, which will begin next pay
day
RECENT explorations by English officials
and scientists in China have developed the
fact that her coal fields are practically in
exhaustible. The whole Of the center and
northern parts of the Empire TEEN with
coal, and it has been calculated that the
fields cover the almost fabulous area of
upward of 4OO,000 square miles. In the
one province Of Human, coal is concealed
under surface measuring q, 200 square
miles, or, in other words, nearly twice the
area of the coal beds of the British isles
Underlying 10000 square miles of the
providence of Human exist strata Of the
same precious mineral, while the coal fields
OF Shansi, which cover an area of 80, 600
square miles, are capable Of supplying the