, 1874-01-17
Littlo Change In Tho Al1hirs Of tho
Pennsylvania Mining
Districts.
Question Of q General Strike to Be
Decided To-Day.
Fourteen Thousand Men Already Out Of
Employment.
d Prominent Coal Operator Inter.
viewed. -
The Minorns Troubles In rennsyI.
y1anin.

Spettaa Dtsrateh to Tbs ohiea1o tribune.
PnfhAnEIrniA' ra.' 9nn' 1e:-l Interviewed prom
Roportor11ow % Howl lonu s;r. do o Won tuk tho sriko In
tho sehuylhtll coat ',si regions ' viii VT contnuo9
oporator-n 'a impossible to say' or. i may 10
ended Tomorrow, by tho mlnora' meonR at postsvo.
At shss me- meeting s, tho matter Will 0' hn'' s'ea ono
no,arnn" I'm .nnor, s,,or,a corc,u,s IN nm.
Nopo.or-n lug 'n'eFs snoun sons,'ae s ~ oous
ltkoy to extend to tho IchR1 md Wyoming regions?
onerator-1t Ii mt nrobaulo that It viii.
hs ork'nmsn ponoyoent Assosl,.n once
t,su,,o nsu aAc To"et ,rg thrn',ront a'th thc con,
regions, es but do not believe shst power sill orlss;
1Ss ,d V wra,n .To ro9ns avs ec ant
or nI,ost t onc'ttr oi liz linn on eceount Of te
o,1Tancy Mincrs afways insjat snon nsyruent IL
cssh eA~'' ''@e-0 ~'"'" ''''D' Nt~'' f'
Roporter-1 understand Tint a delegation Of miners
1n,i nd 1ro,, no,nnn,,y nj Yifkcsarre md iemntd
cd m n1vanse Of ie psr cont md aao tha 10 refused
T., nIiow hc aivn,cn or cnonron1IHe viii not thut
lead to a strike In III Wyofntna rc9jous2
oporator--No alr, btr. Parrish told mo yestortay
that ilis men would not strike They mafo that do
mand aimpy because tboy fearoi that othorrise tho
co,nnany m}eht atton,pt to forco reduction, rhay
aro to WORKING on lit years basis nud are satisfied
MoaortcrzArc tborc not now many men ont of vor,
in both tue Leligi, aud the wyoming rogsons 2
OnrrnfnrYca. hut II Ia not on nccn1,tt Of atrfka
It nFocceda from tic ct that since tbs transor Of ths
Lcblgh Coolond Navigation Compary's Luscr1o County
coaf 6ropcrty to the Central Isaroat Of Now jersey
all work as been purnoseiy atopred until o transfer
shaIl be- concluded, m '.s ''~f4S>>
Roporser-1f lho atrike in tile schuylkil1 regions
continues, how Will 1t affect tho prtco of coal
DDorotor-Tho Philadelphia / Reading Compauy
hoyo enormous quantities Of coal stocked at Port john
son Port H{chinonJ. IIobokcn elizabeth, Williams
burg Brooklyn, New Bedford, Newburyport and
Portsmo,fh Ali tho othnr companies llhyc mora or
less coal on hand and nothing but general B,,stet-
sion in ali slo reglons can materially advance the
present nrcaa,
Kaportur-l notice that tho afi1ers' ot.r,,al sypa-
tzea with tho men In tcr efforts to resiat lie rcd1c.
ton Of 10 ner cent domallet ty Mr. aowen
Opcrator-Ycs air: adj tho dHueTa Journal Ia in
the rjrlt Mr. dnwen could not materially fnrrcasn
tbe profits Of tic Codjpany BY tho reduction which
he proposes. Nor do They need ai1ch reduction,
for hoy possoss advantages for minug, transporting
aud selling which viruni(y leaves tho 1uattcr in Their
o;sn Lands bolleye Wr Gowcn Il osiross Of Great
ina general suspension in order to dBpoee Of Tho coal
Witch hc aH On hand but n not believe be will
succeed Thore may 10 local ntrike BY tho employees
OF H company, but 1t will probably extend IN further
an tho mon III tho Lehigb 1IaEalton, aud Wyouug
regions are vcry well satisfied with their prasent CON-
pensation.
W11xEHpannE;; Pa, Jan 18,-A meeting Of tho dele-
yates from Wilkcsbarre. fugar Notch Hartford and
plymouth dtatrics Of tic Mners' aud Latorers Aaso-
ciation representing oYor 30ou minors ,ns held hero
this afternoon. Tho hall was crowded with minors. to