The New York herald., 1877-09-08

have alaree and influential membership have relin
quisbed their charters The Springfield Mass) coun-
ell the rst TO start the movement ana the other
councils have quickly adopted the same policy Ihere
many old and reliable engineers and lremen; mem.
complete dissolution OF ths once powerful trade union
organization.
cIEARSfxLD COUNTY MINERS FESTIVE
The miners in the buminous coal regions OF Clear-
field county are threatening general strike LOT nn
advance OF ten cents per ton Since the strike IN the
coal have advanced prices, and the miners, claiming
that mining rates should be correspopdingy raised,
have threatened 10 strike unless thoir wages
are Increased. The miners committees and
operators will confer together upon the subject To-
morrow II IL believed the latter WIN refuse 10 aecede
to the miners proposition, and that strike VIII be
inaugura,ed. The miners at Du Bois CITY are sun
holding out Tor higher wages. The coal companies
arc closing their Mines and unless some understand
ing is arrived at soon IL IS possible general
lockout will be resolved upon 6y the operators.
The announcement that some oil the companies
contemplate Introducing Italian laborers into the
has caused much excitement, and It is feared
that II such thing IS attempted tnere may pe o.ooa
bringing OF foreign laborers into the region. Tho
deadlock in the wesmoreland coal district has been
broken The operators and striking miners at Penn,
Irwin and Larmer mines and Spring Hill station have
agreed upon q compromise scale OF wages, and work
has been resumed
MOVEMENTS OF THE wILKEsBARRE STRIKERS
CODE OF FIRE SIGNALS ARRANoED-ARMED
INTIauDAToRs ABROAD.
By TELE0RAPd TO THE dEhALD.
wLKxsBARRE, Sept :, 1871
II has leaked out to-day that part of the business
transacted at the lodge meetings of the strikers last
night was the perfection OF plan looking to system
ATTIC action on the part Of ide.s concerning both
secret and open work. They fully resolved to stand
out until the operators should come to their terms
and It was furthermore enacted that all who were at
work should be Immediately compelled to stop.
thorough signal corps also established and certain
methods adopted whereby section can be In
formed at night of what Is desired by another. The
plan embraces chain OF bright fires kinded at inter-
walls on the mountains that run through the county,
Last night these signal fires were quite numerous
Many quiet homes also invaded last night, ana
men were compelled to swear that they would not re-
turn to work again. At midnight party of masked
men with their hands blackened visited the cottage
OF man named Gerringer, at Parsons station, only
few miles from the city anu demanded entrance
Upon being inerrogated to what they wanted they
made answer other than the demand for admit
tauce which Gerringer refused Thcreupon tho doors
were battered down and the whole gang staked inside.
The wife Of Gerrnger this moment entered the room
with burning lamp, which was instantly torn from
her hands and turned down low
FORCED SWEAR.
Gerringer following his wife the room. was seized
by dozen and compelled 10 kneci and take
solemn oath under penalty OF death that he would not
return TO work again until the strike has ended The
oath was forced from the frightened man by the
heavy navy revolver at MS head. Outside the house
were Others all armed to the teeth. Gerringer has
been employed in loading pea coal for the Lehigh
Valley Company ut the Horton colliery, about mile
and q halt from his house O1 account OF the dark
ness Of the room and the complete DISCUSSES OF
the be was unable to Identify any OF them.
The intimidators then proceeded to the house of
one Holbrook another offender, who lived nearby but
having heard OF their designs Holbrook had made his
escape The gang then marched 10 the houses Of two
other men and went through operations similar to
those Inaugurated at Gcrringer's Ono OF those com
PEELED take the oath last night says that the gang at
they were all armed with revolvers, clubs
ana hachets. Reports from other sections tonight
give the details OF othor similar affairs happening in
different parts OF LuZerne The suspicion that the
worst Com munisc system would be introduced In the
coal regions hcrcabous 10 fully confirmed by what has
happened within the last TWEEN, ,y-iour hours Great
excitement prevails among the more intelligent por-
ton OF the community tonight. who are curously
watching distant signal fires that gimmer through
fha nreYalnp Storm.