, 1877-07-16
Labor-Troubles III tho Various
Coal-Isegions.
Suspension Of Colliery-0 y-0perations, and
Thouaands Of Men Thrown
Out of Work.
asltie.Aagsirism Ia the Vicinity Of Siauskla-.
Psiestty 0F}eslttaa to tla Lawlesl
SetittJ.

O~s'A ~ eo'''''''"'' '" s''''e~ +" As'' 'N es~t
page, by tho great mining and tran.po,tatIon
4 CESSATION or WORK
NJ xuct, ~ the nine. A vcrc thought ncce..arv
~ s...,'. sa.n y. ..e a ~ es"...h.as 80,
Company. whose vast works nrc situated at
Nanttcoke, IN the Wyoming region, ia the only
one of The largo coTporattops that has,
sn fo- c,o.c, Il. h,,Ii.rIo,. An I'm.
20 ias' c'osco iss eo,'1e'''s' nn 'n-
pFcssaon ptesaae th@t' Jast
suon as Frnnkliu u. uowen.
President Of the Philadelphia &, Reading Coal
~ .'o W, 81" ~ scro's % tSs nc+an"a acncra1
now On ms Wy aelsss ,"e ossaA ~, a., ,.. k.n..s.
companies, The goth Of tho current month 10
u ~ "..a.,a, H. rrod,,r*ior III. .casnn viii
OIL astoppoEe, 'ho ptouaet'of; .,ns seaeout "n'
reach 2, 900 600 tons; which Will be an lncrcase'
The companies 10 tic Lykcns region hayo
s-aanx. =. soon,t,.T,o,, ron ru3, .r,sox,
sion ~ ,%sn. s,,,s lo ',ar s n". 1~Su
Inc tonnage Of LykeAs, eu1s ysat, nas e.essu9u ~.
coal.trade. About 10000 miners and laboress
arc ,1rnrty.f, nf cmn]ovmcns by thc suspcusb,n.
Several Of tho companies aro expecting Western
orders IN sufltc1eht humocf 70 "afrant 0''n~
Tho larrcat proportion OF tho schuyeki1I
County mines urc either entirely or partially
closed. The number Of colllcfs, laborcrs, and
and It ia possible tho nun bcr will bo incrcascd
within ahort time So far as this particular
district OF the coa1ells Is concerned, while but
ming full. Tie production Il ANAL, and 5000
worklng1nen arc Idle, with but little prospect Of
carly employment.
ecedingly tlrcary situation in all divisions Oh the
coalcountry, is tho announcement Of the inten-
tion Of the oInpan!cs to nbauton and
cLosH ALI. THE sunrLue coLt1En1ss.
sSi ots as4 sis0 r Il essd e aea G e s1s IT. a1my 1n
Of unemployed men. The various cosnlina-
ttona lnvo.lted BY the opcrators 10 regilnta tho
production and marketing OF nnthrscite lucl.
has resulted IN tho formation ot an opposition
movement on tho part Of tho miners. This
movement, which was alluded to In fate letter
to THE TRIBUNE, has now reached to all parts
OF tho Middle Coal-Ficlds.
WoEkne7nen'a. Benevolent Assoctatton-the
MEncrs' and Lnborcrs' Labor Uulon-is Charles
Parclasc, Of Mahanoy CITY. He is assisted by
John Parker. editor nt tho 4nahanoy. paftfT
anil Laoorers' Benevolent Association. l.aegs.
and enthusiastic meetings Of tho rorkfngnlon
arc still being hold In tho mining
towns, md It Is claimed that the
Union has already secured . nembefshiE'
nf e, ,0OO which represents the colllcryn opera.
tives nlonc Of the Middle Coal.Eic'ds. Mieh'ol
Laniy, President OF tho Catholic Temperance
UnlUn Of FcnnsYlYania, Is also distinguished
apitator Iu tbs miners cause. The member
ship OF tho Schuylkt)l County lodges OF the So
ctcty Ia large, some Of them having 600 nanlca
upon their rolls. Tho Union, which Is conposcd
OF tho moro Intelligent skilled, industrious.
and sober class Of Tho collIcry-opersttvcs,s aaLd
to bo
BACKED III azvERAL or THE LEADING onRR-
AToRa
ipE to create 1ght With tho SchuYlkill oIscEa-
tors for long time
| Agents Of tho Union aFn travelling from point
to point. ,.Igng tho To,kipgmsp T. so,ope Eato
IA fair day'A wages Tor fair day work ;'hwhl!a
| the song OF tho inch at their uecttnEsis:
$50 cheer up, my bout,y coIlier.laal--
For. IT yont masters beat yoa now.
Tho51! soon reduco your pay
Tho Lackawsnna miners are likewise nrcpar-
Ing themselves, Ia acsorlance with resolution
| tor an aggressive movement In coniunctkn with
| their brethren elsewhere. Tho strikers tn The
Shenandoah mud MatannY dlstricts arc still
holding out aeainst the proposed rcdlnctlon Of
standing reports to tho contrary OF tho trouble
becoming widespread, should tho contemplated
| further reduction and suspension of o1arnt101ln
| bc announ.e ed on the 10th lust. The expression
of the dissatisfied work!ugtucn H. that rs tho
| present pay ID nut enough for them alka their
families " sulsst upon. they might Ms we'll
| strike for All auvanco anl bc "locked-out, !" as
| TO continue work wlli
onLr CONTRIBUTE 10 MUCH MoHn WEALTH
to tho unscrupulous and speculative corpora.
tIons that have piled up lu,Ecuse quantittcs Of
coal st tho different t!de-watcs depotY~ Ths
anthracite fuel now floating at Port Rielsnond,
Port Johnston, Elizabeth, Perth Amloy, And Ut
the storEng-points In tho region, will reach
! t,000,Q ,Q00 Of tons; aud this tonnage Ia being
augmented daily.
Will nxnefsnc0 tl difficulty in Ilspostuy OF their
stacks, IS ss posses.Ion bas been obtainod of sho
Western aud Northwestern mnrkets; mud
through this agency snue operators expect to
realize large pro,!ts this winter. Apprehensiya
Ut losng some Of Its trade, It IL understood that
the managers Of tho Philulelphla il Rcaallng
COMPANY have sc,lt cml6sa1ies tn Scranton, to
negotiate with scrtaln operators for Suspension
OF operations betosu tho general shutdown IL
| agreed upon. This scheme tu get sutuu busf-
ness cannot posalbly result in any eool to thu
corporation, NJ nearly I'll tho Western aud
NortAwesturo dealers llnye already contracted
with the Wyo,nInx and Lackawanna corpora.
lions for thelf seasons supply OF coal.