, 1874-01-22
Crime md Disorder Reported at
Several Points,
The Organization by the Miners Pro.
gressing Rapidly.
Prospect Of Compromise in the
schuylkil1 District.
Violent Demonstrations by tho Striking
Iron Workers nenr Cincinnati.


W1r.NEsBAnnE, pa., Jun. 21.-Tloro Ia but
little probability now that an opcn rupture be-
tweon tho minors Of tho northern anthracite coal
togion in Pennsylvania aud tho operating coul-
pauicH will ossno until the notice Is givon to re-
B,,me operations 1lntlyr q 1nwor basis Of 10 per
oe1lt In colliorioB, which aro to M almost uniycr-
sal extent illo iB it probnblo TINT this order
will bo promulgated before tho lat Of March,
anyhow
THE sfrHElls CANNOT RTR1KE.
for tho nonopolists, their masters, have no
work for them. 60 great has boon tho BUS
pension Of production; -, nor aga,In Is It
thlu yoar upon 10 por cent advance. nnlcsa thoy
listci, to tho syro yoicus OF certain lnbor-agita-
tors, who arc reported to be secretly endeayorng
to manufacture n sentiment favorable to etrike,
for tho purpose OF fortifying tho Schnylliill re-
gion i'll its war with Ar. Gowen. md thus rem
poi II tic minors detormino upon making this
tho ieslo thou thov will DO tho nggroasiyo party
al,d not entitled to tho sympathy which n fight
against reduction Of tholr wages would accord
theln.
MAss-MEET1Nu or MINERS.
Contrary to general expectation. tho threat Of
Mr.. Parrish, President Of tho Wilkesbarro Coal
Company, to decrease tho colerios, did not
today, tho topic discussed being tho grcnt duty
of every collier To connect himself with the M
tional Miners Union without delay.
THIS RAPID ORGANIZATION
OF the miuorH throughout Lnzcruo County in
astonishing. 1t is oJninol,s nnd significant, md
mems that tho men will be proparod whom tho
reduction shall bo officially announced, aud will
rof,,so point blank to ontor mine,
and tilie iref,,anl will bo backed up by ovory ono
Of tho 10000 who gain livelihood !, n thoso
nit fatal or1or if they attempt to force u do
creased baais upon tho minor, as upon the bost
authority at this, tho greas centre Of Li1zerne,
there arc no justi1cablo reasons for it. II it il
forced, then tho declaration of the companies
TINT tliey have not combined to breed a atliko
must be thrown overheard.
THU is
FAIR AND IMPARTIAL
review OF the situation in this region as 1t stands
to-day. Johu Slney ia meeting with SUCCESS
in Tie organization Of tho National unon-
creator eycn TINT his most ennEutne hopes
aniicpated,- and declares that before another
month the entiro enrolment Of Luzcrue will DO
effected. ..
THE stAss-afEET1Na
which assembled here to-day was an immcnse
one, tho commotlious hall in which it was held
being pncAed TO it's utmost capacity, while
hundreds of, miners were unable to gain ad"
siney, the celebrated leader Of tho Scluylkitl
County oollierB, delivered stirring speech, in
which he appealed to tho mon to enroll under
the National Minors Union to protect them-
nopolists. He explained at length tho purposes
Of tho Association, aud declared that 1t is in
teuded to take iu every minor in the United
States. Tho widest applause followed his ap-
pcarauco, while Tho salient points Of hlH address
wcro hailed with tho most spontaneous cheers.
DAcK-rAI DEMANDED.
a miner, at the conclusion of tho meeting
arose and read resolution to tho effect that
IL tho Wi1kcsbarro Coal Company docs not pay
by Saturday what money is duo their employees
from last months wages, the minors will march
in O body to tho Office Of Charles Parrish. tho
President iu this city, md demand it. The ex-
citemont. which Ind already ut this point reached
. fever heat, eliminated iu the widest disorder,
and tho resolution was adopted BY deafening
cleors. Thus it may seem that tho men are
GROWING TURBULENT .AHD DIsonpER1T,
and tho high hopes which hayo boon entertained
that rupture nlny he nvoided arc getting dis
out tho Wyoming region, and If tho suspension
OF mining continues much longer, or if stsile
is preclpitAtod, tho greatest lawlossaess will
ariBe.
MURDERS IN THIS REGION
arc Of the most common occurrence, ind when
3D.. Or thoy smart under what
| they consider great wrongs, they become
desperate. Alrendy on tho mountains tho
nEIuN OF DISORDER AND CRIME
has begun. At late hour last night The
Yn1nuNE correspondent returned from gathor-
| ing of mccra Mt Plymouth, largo mining
town on the Susquehanna R1vor, few miles
below Wi'kesbarre, Ho was accompanied by
| Philadelphia Inquirer. While driving along at
rapid rate OH tho top Of tho mountain, iu Q
| wild and desoato country, d couple Of road
hhgs1a hggs 1 sranf f6rons sony fho ut to tho Gs
They wero armed with heavy cuage's, and
| when about to spring into tho wagon the repre-
! sentative Of The Tn1DuSE presented revolver
ut The head OF ono Of the desporadocs, WHICH
| had the effect Of putting. tlom to Hight. The
| fellows Ire supposed to hive bcou non,bors OF
the Infamous liobon 3lon, or Molly Alaguiros.
| ANOTHER FIRE
taa broken out in coal mno, this time IN the
Baldwin Co!liary, OIL lhe ontskirts Of thls city.
Tho ilGmoa have spread 80 rapidly. and arc rag
ing tonight with such fury tint tlio minors l.ave
boon compelled to abandon it, u1d refuse to &C
down into tho mine to subduo tho fire.
| THE EMPIRE MINE
is still burning, The flames hnyo assumed s1lct
| violent proportions, and tho gangways ane
chambers OF the mine aro getting 30 filled with
noxiouh EaEeH, tllat the mon Mt work endoavor
| ing to extinguinll tho iiro aro bong crowded ou
oil tho shaft: The t'ro ragcs 1000 feet below tht
tho colllo.y 3l 900 por day in thcir ondeayors tt
oxtinBulah 1t.
[To The is.nctated Eress.l
HACK WAGES DEMANDED.
| W1LHEsDAnME, pA., Jan. ALA naeH-meetlnE
OF mi1lora was hold hero to-day, mud tho work o1
organization continued. just bofore tho mootint
adjourned minor OF tile WitkesbRrre Cohl aIlt
Iron Company said TINT great dissatisfaction OK
wero without work. caused by the employment
OF 400 men to fight tho fire in the Empire mine
and tho non-aynlcnt of tho Company as 20
for Docalnbor. lie said there was ri agron
nent between tho minors OF that Company tha
it tho wages due for tho months work were no
puil hotWoen tho 18th and 20tL Of the following
month they would stop work until they Hor'
pa1d. Flo thon 1nnto motion thRt a demand b.