The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-20
NEW FORK.
The Coal Miner.' Strike.

The Coal M1nefA' Strlke'
Nsw YoRK, January l9.-The coal
miners strike in Pennsylvania does not
yet materially effect tie price here.
The President OF the Scranton coal
compsn says they have 10000 miners
at work and no difficulty has been e1-
perienced with them thus far, and even
il they should strike there will be no
difficulty in replacing them with other
help. Leading dealers cay coal VII
open at q low price in the spring VIVID q
prospective advance OF l0cents monthly.
A special dispatch from Wilkesoarre
Gays the aspect OF the impending rupt-
ure between the miners and operators
in the Wyoming region, grows more
serions. The President Of the recently
formed combination in New York, gives
his assurance that the advance OF forty
per cent asked for by the miners will
not be agreed to under any clrcum,
stances whatever, and says If they Will
not accept the reduction they may re-
main idle as long as they choose. The
miners are a. determined as the operat--
ors They are organising a National
Miners Union, which, when ehected'
will assist them in their determination
to stand out.
News Items.
The Times Washington special says
the impression prevails very generally
among Senators that the name Of Nor
rison L. Waite, OF Ohio, will be cent to
the Senate for Chief justice There is
little doubt his name hss a,e1 formally y
considered. 81
Williams and Edmupds. Treasury
draft robbers, were taken TO Washing
lion this afternoon.
James C. King will be tried the ir-t
Mon day in February, for the murder OF
A. O'Neil.
The annual election Of the Union
Trust Company Trustees takes place
Tomorrow. Only one third OF the
Trustees are to be elected, the others
holding over under the bylaws. The
| institution is now in hourishiDg con.
dition.
A special dispatch from Baltimore
says that, Notwithstanding contrary as
sertionp, the steamship Edgar Stewart
is still 10 charge of Col. Anguera and
other Cuha,s and ia being fitted out
for Cuban s!ering expedition.
1t appears that the Spanish war
steamer Arapiles, was considerably
damaged by goirg aground off the bat
Itery a few days ago 1t is said that
she sprung leak and WAS making
water last. Divers viii examfne her
bottoms today.
The condition o. The poorer c'asses
in this city continues TO grow more seri.
GUS daily. The number of destitute and
powerlees persons, of both sexes, who
lake shelter in the police stations at
night, is very large. There is at pres
ent no dens ard for either male or female
help. Such factories and other estab-
lishments as have resumed work are
working short banded, while a great
many remain closed, and may do 30
unit spring.
| Augustus Heckler, Custom House
Inspector, residing at No. ls6 Allen
street, . we'll known writer for the
press, and for a number OF years con.
nsc,ed with the leading journals of thi.
city, while on board the steamshiE
Main, on Saturday evening, fell thirty
feet through q hatchway. Both hi
thighs were fractured and he was In
ljured internally.
Fire In tho Coal II = ions.
A fire is now raging in a mine q
| Kidder's slope, near Wiksbarre. Acre,
OF solid coal are in flames. The miuer'
are epdeavoring to subdue the Games
Two miners, Griffith and Gallagher
became insentble yesterday, from sui
phurous gas while working at the fire
Griffith recovered but Gallagher 10 still
10 precsrious condition.
ConkIips for Chief Jusiics.
The Herald to-day supports Senator
Conkling ior the Chief Justiceship and
eays it is the best name that can b.
drawn from the circle of the President
immediate abb etents, and the worst oh
jection would be that the sppointmen
was political.
Heavy Fog
A very heavy. we. fog hangs over th'
city this morniog, 90 dense that objectI
cannot be seen ten yards ahead, anc
greatly binders traffic, both in th,
, street and on the rivers. Passenger
on the ferry boats are greatly delayed
Mayor Hsvemeyer's Message.
Mayor Hsyemeyer's annual messag
was sent to the Common Council TO-
day. The bonded debt OF the city Ant
county ia shown to be $l3l. .204, 57l.22
sinking fund $24,S32,6l7 so The ne
debt increase is sbont $lI, 900, 900 fo
the past year. The rate OF taxation TO
the year amounts TO three hundred ant
r forty .one-hundredths per cent o,
, 81, ,l29, ,l39 62S, the assessed valuation
The Mayor says that this rate is q
. high it is imperative that no furthe
appropriations or expenditure b
made at present. He suggest
certain improvements in the variou
departments which, however, are gen
orally in a satisfactory condition. Th
laws concerning the Comptroller's offic
and departments, are greatly confused
The Mayor suggests that some law b
passed by the legislature reducing tn
powers of this department to it's prope
limit Two hundred thousand childreI
attended the public schools during th
!, year. He sdvises the leaving out O
some OF the ornamental braocbe
taugbtsod otherwise reducing addition
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