, 1874-01-22

LlI44AE UNAHtEs
Spccfal Dispatch to The Chfcaao Tribune.
+ Porrsv1LLE, pa., Jan. 2l.-Tho aituntion of
affaira tn tl,iB region Ia unchanged. Tito only
now feature B tho revelation of the plot OF Mr..
Gowon, President Of the Coal h Iron Railroad
Company, ami tho controlling gonius Of tlle
RroHt monopoly, tn continue the BllRponBipn un-
til Ito bronks tho lnincrH organization. To-day ho
issllet! a orslor tlat no moro cara should bo fur
lifsilod to Individual operators. III tho mean
ttmc 1lc ia supplying lila own customers from tho
LohigA region. aild carrying coal thorefrom at
choarer ratea by 30 por cont than he will from
thtB section.
THE M1NEn's UNION
ia spreading rapidly. Tonight immense moot
ings Of tito nlcil wero hold ut Shenandoah, and
olhor points. mid hundreds Joined tho National
Union.
nustoR DENIED.
A rinfor from Il Rcat}inE rnpor, which liaa
beon telegraphcd thence, md from Philadelphia
to tho Associated Press, to the OBJECT that tho
lsatlroad Company will soon begin tho inlporta-
tion Of miners from Sweden, to tnko tho place
Tho oftiecra Of tho Company eay thoy have no
knowledge OF # wlatoyer. We're tho miners
convinced OF its truth, n brigade Of militia
would bo unable to protect tho compa1y's
property in this county.
A MYSTERIOUS CIRCULAR.
There iB much excitement md speculation
lloro tonight concerning circular quietlyiHsucd
this evening to all individual operators In this
region. Calling upon them to moot Mr.. Gowon.
President Of tllo Heading Coal Compnpy, for
consultation, dav nfter tomorrow {Friday). It
il asacrtcd by Bomo TINT this meeting il to i'll
duco the operators to stop Offering to ,,ay
the men tho wages Of tho past yoar.
which many Of thom are doing, md
unto with Tho Reading Company In refusing tho
demand Of tho mon for tho Haid hnss. Ottlers
declare that hlr. dowon will mako tho PROPOSE
ton to
IMPORT FOREIGN MINERS
to tako the places of those now striking, and the
Standard tllis morning printed n lottor from
Philadelphia saying tint this would DO his propo-
6ition. Otlor6 declare that tho suspension iR
about to cchsu: aud that a1r. Gowelt, admonishea
by tho force Of public opinion agninat his action,
will OH Friday submit to the inevitable, and tell
the men to 60 to work on Monday.
AN INTERVIEW
with Alr. Konlrick. tho Mining Superintendent
Of tho Philadelphia l. Raading Coal Company,
aud several Of tho committoo Of operators who
faiu to develop anything definite about tho
future movements, or tia object Of tho meo:ing
OH Friday. e1cept that Mr. Gowen, who is to-
night at tho Drevoort House, New York, in
rectcd that tho operators bo called together, and.
accordingly, ..-......
was issued
....... Porrsv1Ilx, Jan. 81.
s1n: Nr. dowen desires meeting of the trade at
Lycetm 1Ial Friday, Jan. 81, at o'clock p. nj. He
aRks large attendance Of the trade, having business
Of great Importance to present to the meeting.
rs tsiened> COMMITTEE ON nAB1s,
tits tho general opinion that this means
4 CONCESSION
on tho part Of Mr.. Gosen, and that at that mect-
ing he will 80 modify his oiiginal proposition
that tho men will accept it, and go to work upon
tho basis Of 1873. THIS view Of tho case ia
strengthened by tho news from tho Luzerne
District Tonight that tho strike there is really
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