The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-06-20


Of the 84-foot vein Of the Georges Greek
Cumberland coal vet unworked. Frost
bury Journal.
FOREIGN MINES.
From English Exchanges, May 80
STRIKE OF GOLFERS IN YORKSHIRE
Sixteen hundred GOLFERS in Minoers Main,
Lundhill Nombwell Main, and Dariield
Main collieries, South Yorkshire, struck
work on Thursday.
AIRDRIE MINERs.-On Tuesday the
miners Of the Airdrie district retuEned to
work on their own terms, viz only 20 per
cent of q reduction. This does not include
the Woodhall men, who are still out III
their encampment. This strike has lasted
for five, and in some collieries for nine OF
ten weeks.
DURHAM MINERS. - The miners at
Thornley,, Wheatly Hill, and Ludworth
Galleries, Durham, still stand out for ten
instead Of eleven days per fortnight. About
1900 are on strike. On Wednesday notices
to quit the premises at the expiration OF
seven days were served on the men by the
Thornley, Company.
THE GREAT STRIKE IN SOUTH STAF-
FORDsHIRE.-The strike at the collieries in
South Stafordshire and East Worcester
shire, which has thrown 20, 900 wOrkpeople
out Of employment, appears to be no nearer
its end, after an eight weeks continuous
struggle, than it was when it began.
Against the non unionists who have gone
to work on the employers terms, have to
be set many unionists who are being EN-
ployed at the collieries where the old
wages are still paid. The balancing of ac-
counts this week at one of the union lodges
shows that 100 men have obtained work at
the old terms, and that now, instead of
being burden to the fund, they are con-
tributing each one shilling week towards
the support of those on strike. The ten
shillings q week per man, and the one
shilling per week for every child, is about
to be increased. The idle men are EN-
ploying their time searching for coal and
lronstone, and in the locality between
Blston and Willenhall the scene is quite
exciting. They have found large quanti-
ties of the rich argillaceous ironstone Of
the district, which, when it was much less
valuable than nov, had become mixed
with the pit refuse, and they are obtaining
for it a ready sale at los per ton. So sue
cessful were the explorers that certain of
them realized 28s per head for the ironstone
found on one day.
Co OPERATIVE MINING.-The Northum-
berland and Durhom Cooperative Mining
Society having purchased colliery at
Monkwood, near Chesterfield, a meet
ing was held on Saturday, in the Bath
Lane School-room, Newcastle, to report
progress. There was good attendance.
The Rev. DIR. Rutherford occupied the
chair, and in opening the proceedings
stated that the society had now 2,0Ot
members and E20, 900 subscribed capital,
most Of which was paid up. A new man
ager had been appointed to the collieries,
and largely increased output was ex-
pected. There was fair market for the
coal, and more could be sold than was pro.
duced in fact there were orders consider.
ably in advance. The men appeared 70 be
arriving at better understanding Of thu
principles of cooperation, and the commit
tee had confidence in the success Of the
undertaking. A discussion took place Oh
several matters involving personal consid
erations, but Of no public interest, and tn,
meeting concluded with the customary
compliment to the chairman, and withou
passing any resolution.