Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-12-05

loading and discharging as usual, and
there was nothing to indicate that the
old hands were not at work as usual.
The efforts of the longshoremen to
get the bagmakers and others to unite
with them in the strike have proved
futile.-Nev York Tribune Dec. l.
The RENT QUESTION AT PITTS
BURG, PA movement looking to
the reduction of rents is on foot in
Pittsburg Two points are presented
and urged by the reductionists. First,
they say the price of real estate has
declined, and that, therefore, rents
should be reduced to correspond
Second, the prices of labor and of
many kinds Of material have been re-
duced, and it is but proper that there
should be corresponding reductions in
rents. The holders of real estate, on
the other hand, maintain that taxes
have increased and other expenses adj
vanced, and hence no reduction in
rents can be made. The matter is one
of grave Importance and should be
treated in sensible, practical man
ner.
All the coal mines and iron works
at Scranton, Pa, were idle all the sum
mer, and at present the managers Of
these works are running them on only
half and three quarter time. Work
ingmen and their families are now
suffering for want of food and raiment.
In the Wyoming and Lackawanna
valleys thousands of men, it is said,
are idle; they are willing to work, do
not ask for an increase Of wages, but
demand only fair enumeration
Hundreds of families will soon be des-
tltute.
Mayor Havemeyer of New York,
died suddenly in his Office on Monday
last. He had spent the night at the
house of Oliver Charlick, who was
sick, and walked three miles in
strong wind, to his office. The result
was an attack of appoplexy, which
caused death in few minutes. The
Mayoralty devolves upon Mr.. Vance,
the President of The Board of Alder
man until January LIST, when the new
Mayor Mr.. Wickham, will take his
seat.
The Pottsville Workingma,,, which
is the official organ of the mining uni
ons in Pennsylvania. says, it is not
true that faction squabbles between
Irish and Welsh miners are frequent
iii the anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylvania, nor that the Welshmen are
non-union workers. 1t attirms, on the
contrary, that wherever there are
unions the Welsh and Irish miners are
equally strong union men.
The strike of the New York coop
ers will soon come to an end, it is ex-
pected many of the old hands have
offered to resume work under the
amended rules Of the union, by which
the Objectionable features have been
expunged. The bosses, however, re-
fuse to employ any men who are mem
bers of any organization.
Miners have been resisting by
force the building of Brigham Canon
railroad, through their claims in Utah.
One has been arrested for firing on
visiting parties, and on the other hand
the vice president and employees of
the road have been sued for illegally
taking mining property.
The Hon. w. F. Havemyer who
died in New York on Monday last. was
connected with the Pennsylvania Coal
Co., since its organization, which has
grown from business of 1877 ,57l tons
1850, to upwards of 100000 tons
this year.
Hog meat which sold last year at
IS and $4 a hundred, now commands
81, whereupon the CINCINNATI Ga
=ettc and Enquirer are discussing
whether times are hard or not.
The lumber dealers in Maine seem
hardly able to keep their heads above
water, and many are running chiefly
for the sake of keeping their crews at
work, with the hope that something
favorable will turn up.
1t has been proposed to tighten the
Sunday labors of the London postmen
by senders marking large NJ on the
envelope, to denote that it is not nee
essary to deliver the letter till Mon
day.
A very significant fact is the num-
Der of unskilled laborers out of work
in Massachusetts,, which is estimated
to be as twenty-five to one in skilled
employments.
The jackson corset mandatory,
at West Brookfeld, Mass, recently
bought out by New York parties, is
shut down for week and will resume
In December,
A convention of manufacturers of
pig iron is called TO meet at Phlladel-
phia December 10 to agree on sim
ultaneous diminution of production.