, 1875-04-30

over tho determination 10 gvo tho people cheap
r con!a. Accordingly t1inro vaH conference
Of tho scinYlIdli operators at rottsviIla, aud
tI,cn Tho gc!,nylk,ll toai EXCHANGE mrt tim Mo-
guln Of tho h.AocLnte1 Coai t;ompanfa. Of Hew
York, au,i basis nf wn.ea for 1875 was fixad.
Tho baals Of tho year previous wan accepted lr
tho mon with considerable Erusnhug and,
where reduction Of 20 per cant wa. faa'lo, lilo
Operators knew TINT IL wAs certain to heed
broila Nnd coninsIttonH. In fact, tho opinion In
widespread that le conl-lnonopolisia anti ail
tho producing companies break bread at tho eano
tnblo and pull tho sann wtna. Tlorn III tuiyerhnl
opinion that tlleso opea,ora deliberately forced
this ssril,o, 10 order 10 MAKO money out Of It,
and to toll tho truth, Developments that ara un-
folding
rorETrn Ut THIS nrlNioH.
Anyhow, tho lat Of January, tho scluy'kilt Coal
Exchange, after moelny delnsatlon from tho
ran1ss Of tho minorn, and hearing itH emphatic
protest against Tho stop made tho rather start
ling announcement tllan an ontro]Y now baais
had loen docItlod 1poiI. and that It wan to 80
into effect Immediately. Thu decfeato amounted
all round to 20 per cent. Tho result OF this
action OH tho part oi Mr. Gowan's corporation.
which in tho tashn,astcr Of tho schuyl-
~" pas'i'. Fo'y qt'e"'f hr'eao @ "noa6"oa. ~.
th' ennto '''Iu''s. A"..u a.,.''. "A' o..s o"s
ono sentiment, aEd thas sonls1neht moaEt
n Btri!:o. YI.oro had been many stray
u,ouvh a1,nfHcant ru1nora Tint reduction OF
wages would be madc. and tho careful miner
wiAeIy took noto Of Il and prcnarod for II.
(louilY Btoclts OF Hour 1,,u provisions wcrs pur-
chased aud Btcrcd III tue humble hut Th!lo Oh
tho mountain p}anos. and IN tho deep. barro1t,,
saAo:a ssso pfeIsAa.Gi1 @ LILY ,asi. A., ts Mnnr,
Na!ons' onio @ M Wofn ar,e fee - % es aons estso. @
ano ~ ~ ,co o ~ ,hn rrns,inu ~ "f
Ean. Minors Moca"n 70 .,.a 'aluSs,.Accs a a., "
no onoh " tnush.a, a'.o jo.ou M , - asnnh. .ns
soso on snG s% as'o o. ,nct ~ ~ Ky" lot :"
s1le 1ro1Asan - ~ T. III tsa.s speost
hsn peon pfou'''oa ios H. LUZ i'ns''' A''uo''
~ " 'nA" nr,po7r,,r.
anu then tl'a s.o.e !or ae3tlram,so Tas % q. aaeu
lnu ~ os,,,sea s, ~. st,,I
apLu"i', ~ ~! w.. i. aan "saS H.,
oor1i, s'u. "nen s.!e tour !Gt qolnta gaJ !.o '
pnhsou. l!HGn no"n sao Flea ".'u aga!eu Luz ~"
Maaoa aa .no ofsasesss anu soundoa ~ tne was. Sass
n,ool' LILLY ,ta III u .nSo,pan, H., i,on sns
a., "Ge1 @ a,es IN tatS I'm o, io iHo ri
1aEuat tI,a eu1 511tiuicinis 4 re.in naJirnaS
Cnmnni,v-n cnynorsttou that hos n, ottry inIo
tna % Hri;yltt,l ror,on. son,ros iho coaI.trsas In
Of anthracite mined Il, Schuylkili Coullty--cut
s1nw,I In wnt,cs OF its on,poyoa, In fact oyery
] ncrson l., the emn,ov Of tLs Cou,nany was re-
salary Of $50, ,ooo yenr was not disturbed. This
| AaTnIEl: WAS s7AnTEb.
! Tho Corap,ny laughed 1t tie iuss tito apgorcl
laloters were making for si.er yards we're e efiM-
auii " ooa an,1 .oh9 va oes hns" ": t.an ~
rOctIy Interested III the con'.ratc for thdiF taly
rroyetsor, naturally had fallen into tho ranks Of
|
IT, a,r Gos q SsT ~
t@io @ i;ior, aiso " announced sho 1odseton .Sont
tho same tlmo that tho fat wont forth in schuvl-
"na tic nn s qf tie n Lsn sna qa IL ;nn W.
IL tbia .iup. tLo army Of thc atrIkors nl1In-
bored iulIy 43.ogo man aud boys. aad tho aus
nchsson Hae coa,pl0se a!i Eonnu. lne M!hGh- ..
hsrro Coal & Iron uompanyItho hoaSfess IN INC
reduction: but tlpy lad hut QUO voica and ono
vote, and 10 thar mo- went out.
anon liar liza trnuhla hrrau at, tI,ronpl the
''.,tsn ~ t.n;'nra IL 1on iTaa,t,n, ~ III a,.r,
oie,oo nd nd ,ct ~ o',.inrrr "u ,.ore eno
n1fus tted Homs Of II" ti,sse @ wore % nfamous @ and
would Lave
nosE CREDIT TO 1scAnsArx r1sxnn.
tis''od U AMI oornrlv - ,,,,nishoJ some wnso aa.
ss,Su a IN eod bos5 en Mora driven
nway from tile pumps Which arc employed to
keep tho n,inca frta from, wasso wator and
gs as sss sf Sst ss.s si5si ] s,1 xt dsas
rasous rroccednga Then Tie torcl, set 10 eoal-
Observation-Disclosures which cost Thousands OF ioljnfa
! 10 errcs.-ana several wnso destroyed, Dut
the mora rIooua dc,Aonstratnns conio under
ncot iu aoms isolated 1nuuntatn-iaas. armed With
deadly Weapons aud would then march from QUO COL
cT, 10 another whore tue men persisted In WORKING
tur .ie pnrrots Of intln,idattng thsrn and driving
them on Tho ayh Jay Of March waa great tlAy in
iIa.lrtou anil i,a vicinity. Petty deprciiaons aul
acs Of crime Ind ,oc occ.rrng Win great frequency
aud tue tow, was live!y an rips for sensatian on
that d,y In tic 1postuR. band Of 1tnlI, numbering
fully aGO 1mrac through tho streets Of tito city, They
| wero armed with the thorougA1eds Of Mn1Icap
| ranger, and over 100 cArried n,uuksts uroa their
| hhou!iera They wote. s1eoaaivcly turbulent, aud
uns't' ths iuhsbi,.n,a % ., shs eit1 Those Mss9ea
ware weak lol heir plaeoa Of busnaa4, md vailed
rs4eney for tho g!aat Of tho massacre to he R.ye1
int week before tiis exciting event IN engileer oi
breaker war murdered 1t Buck 1iountain su.l Tho
b1ildtrca attached to 1nlus 1rel aud consumed Iy
m anurY mob who ware out ou thu trar-path In tte
raiiu0 business. About twenty aoLx Of d similar
ri,Yracttr were coutfol and then tho ocrstoss de-
tcr1n1ueI 10 laya THUR nrOreFtY protected Rljl