, 1877-04-28
What the Alcnt aro Paid and How They
Spend Their Earnings.
Father Mark Looks upon Thom as the
Hardest Gases He Ever
Game Across.
frs6is Of Tho 0perators-.ThtJ Insist on q Redue'
lion Of Ratts~.1lt Brazil Mines.
The Miners Decline to Make Any
statemants-.-Wntohiug Their
President.

accessible only BY little branch Of tho Chicago,
oahsh'e q Nlhcenhcs taI'foaa' On WINCH pa.seh'
ger tran conss,ing Of an engine and caboorc trar"
cis bnck Apd forth TO {.oynrton once tor nrc Tho
r,na un."n soun'y con- ,nss ,' sa" .as sa'I
chicago derives mich NJ her supply OF sost coal
tho shipments during the season being very heavy.
There arc four operators awning shafts on tho
e,ccl;; The rountain conl Comrany. rn,Iana
Metsrs. Mcc1cllani & rardcc. In ordinary times
so.dny y '' a. though e'Ish. haa fallen nDon II.
t9s OF work nne
In order 10 arrive nj tho causes which haze led to
this state Of things, I. is necessary to
GO hAch NEANL1 THREE TEARS
10 what Ia known a. the "bacna Vista Var" In
A1leshea, County reon'ylyan!a m IN ssptsmeer.
Laurel ,l!'', few mic, from riss.tufs, and At At
tho time mentioned tieir miners were On strike.
Tho men held out firmly, the operators were no
TINT the prospects for long and ] wearyns contest eontest
resolved to take the Sn1 by ,hs " horn. n and s 90 mt
st side no 70, nssnso;Gsa Tor 70. ts help % which ,sy
~ 'S ,' was 10 A.
WITH s ,.,kes H., 1os, oa s the
Mr' Rcnd visited Nc" York. then dootcd With
ln9orcsA hungcring for food. and engaged 300 or
ssn1. oss @ ., orSes aud Nal
Threats Ind l'ccn nsado BY tho strikers that any
men coming into tho district would be marked anil
ciEners sent along under guard, and each man
was armed with Spcnccr fife. 7 il on'y neers.
crs 10 81 teh of ftans5. % tat G chs ts tolSwes % and
that during the two Or three dass' skirtuahins
which which ens'cA hnlt dozen Of the italians weTU
peace, nnd for a week tho country around
laurel ill was fali, 81 srmea pieEes.
ptaos 3s esU1ss wnSs 9I he a
after consideraols limo lad elapsed tho nlncss a
Operators. The nflAlr created mucl, ilitettlng at
t1s Tine but one of IT, rcsults was to bfcAk ~ tho
Uniun has never sluec been r.. .oraan!zct. AN 'A"'
Among the men employed by ". r. Rcnd l. Co.
a. thc time ol the Laurel AiEl outbreak waa q
". +. uA.NEs.
lle took command nf 1oo Italians, taught them
how 10 work and where to work. and inatruelcd
them generally. Abunt Dec. !, 1879, Daines ~.
pea.ed In Coal Greek, having been engaged 6y
Kehd e GO. a. 'wei3te boss" Hts duties wcro
tSo X wns1 wGss the coal e,ct I: ont
quantity dug. Working at Ncnd's shaft werc
severn, men wig had been formerly employed al
mar Ns xS a cal f% d. 1 iS
a. d T. M S:s hs a
1as'y IN H. H. mnste a., Of 1 weight T. I. nopes ie
snsplelom u thu miners. who iesr that will sfs4ud
them. them: Most IT., of them befnE tsnnrant and IN.
naturally primitive one. and mstalcs OCCASIONAL
a. s wa. ei 10 ,s% b. q sis astss
About Tic nisa}c q February ; tho ..bans. boss.
na of .. he %!ht ." called tbe toisa,ap q ~ pi
t,aar pnGgi ata .a psee!p,iatsd the fRht: Tho
iinncs optT3na w. r. n'aT snu , w!n -, 10 m!nef
o March thcy Struck 10 far si III tbe to aeeonn,s
,nnss ~ en- sonesrins In act there
stat.': Il viii s,;lkes vi Usually aed ono
nsanT I'M ~ tG H. r.n + ~ III anu oQaisoea'
THE MINERS sTAcck nEcACsE hAlNEs WAS
sEr IN AUTHORITY OVER TlIEM,
sna Ksna & CO. resolved = Itlek BY thcir man. SO
nnd thelF employees. and only Indirectly, II At all
engeuh" 'ho otaus maes, but lhelr turn was 10
neie aIa'i a's!ue WORK Mllh nTn dn strike, II the
ntk nk1 sl ~ appto,sa @ ~ ta' Union: tay OF Two
hs'.! :. M wh,sh I Va. 5e.s'sea t. adpt ths asuai
nvy sou, oi he iattrr ,rsntr MeeoF
n,r. n.Is aau nnnoHheeu lhat :hey wGte
EonG 10 Wofk. I'LL" tue operators had
t,..W A,f ~ ~ ts'use, t"ey G!alaliH4 That
y Iu.y naa no1 "nFk thaneh fuF their
srd HWn Gn. =, n,'i, ana me bosses" were o!'
e, & - ai nio @ nt Hsus t,eh INTO me plta;
~ inc ltth OF l:1t of 3lafci lhe In!hurt holldea
" opsfator1 . ,, sm&t 1hey would 9Hit work on Tho
anI ar1s tI cnaM cn %srs alnwed 10 tha,c a,,
n.,i,,, .n ~ HS I: Ie opsFatoFs fctalated oy
p9.'s c",nsnn Tue Mnus, Io'so",ns y, 1e, ne1,eo;
at M TIT 9nlss;tsd {tra!ar. a. Cosl Crenk hereby
cr tou n1 tx u;. tr, "a . ~ W' %n sy Fl ~ sses s
III ,nottts tct. l. Vr W VII al.is IN &ytSs,snt
TOR scar tram ArtIij i377 rutni.imr =, ,ov enr
month tho landafl attr rsts IN CiSy toany
This document was signed BY ". i. ltrnd s f,o.
the Indiana Block iDui t,up.pany. thn Fnnntnin,
Eoal Cu!luany, uni McCe!sant i iurtlcc. IL tl,1
matter stands. therefore tiIn ,ntncra ~1rur., sa
cauao u the PEcscnte VI M objectionable ''bosg :"
the owneru suppnrtct thes nominee, and a:secu,
when The nicll ni struck. 10 meet then, vita rg.
!uetluh Of Wascs, tho price tuiA for ycas past
hatlng been 6u CENTS a ton. 10 much Is necessaey
for thu understanding Of tho situation, aud in Or.
der t1,eIity thu sstatcmcnss u'adr and ascertain
Tho actual condition OF altalrs III thH district, .
tho cnrrr.pondent. Tho Information ~ to wages
Aner!ved trou tho nay -roIa that NJ to Tho hourt
0f 1ynFE n Min md III. fnni