The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-26
COIL MINING TO BE RESUMED.
Compromises Accepted-some Violence To-
ward the Men who Want 10 Work.

wLKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 2i.-Thc negotia-
lions between Charles Parish and his mon have
reached sat sfactory termination. and the
mines Of tho Lchigh and Wlkcsbarrc Coal
Company are to be put in operation by the LIST
OF October The miners accepted Mr.. Parshs
original offer OF ten per cent. advance on July
wage. Mr. Parish guaranteeing full time for
October and November. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Swoyer. Mr.. uiman. and Mr.. Davis. inde
pendent coal operators. shipping by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. will also step in and secure
part Of tho advantage in the enhanced price Of
coal by setting their miners to work upon the
same terms as those granted by Mr.. Parish.
Tho dangerous element in and around Fly
mouth made n characteristic demonstration on
Saturday night. For few days last week four
men had been employed at the Chauncey mine.
below Plymouth. doing what Is known ne dead
work. but which at that particular opening in
volved the getting out Of small quantity Of
| coal. This arrangement did not please some Of
the indictments who will not labor themselves
nor allow others 60 work, and nt about midnight
| fifty disguised men visited the residences OF
Thomas Cooper. outside boss OF thc Thapncey
| Jake Ely, miners. They wore armed with re-
vovcrs and bludgeons Their object was TO
| persuade the men not 20 work any moro until
| The strike was ended. No violence was offered
| to either of the men. although II was threatened
| TO beat Radford, he being pronounced a black
| leg. Tho intimidation intended proved sue
| ccssful and no moro work Will be done ut the
| Chnunccy mines unless 10y the proprictors.
| The same party wont TO tho residence OF tho
! engineer of the Avpndalc mine, designing to do
| that gentleman some bodily harm. He had
| given offence 10y running the pumps at Avon
! dale, and on Thursday a bully named Ander-
son was sent to give him n beating; but the en-
ginecr was plucky; and Anderson himself was
| beaten instead Hence the cowardly demon
| strntion against him 10y the lawlcss crowd on
| Saturday night He managed t. escape by
| crawling through his cellar window and fleeing
| ~ the woods. These daring outragcs have
| about to follow.
The announcement that an effort to break the
| deadlock will be made this week 10y thc Icla-
| ware and IarkaWHnuu Railroad Company by
and guaranteeing the mon disposed to work
| protection hy the military. has crcutei cOnsii-
! rrntlr excitement among III" miners here. still
IL is not fully believed that the company is yet
| ready to adopt that course.
SCRANTON, Sept. 2l.-Thc rumor that tho
Delaware, I.ackawHnna and Western Company
| Is about To begin aggressive proceedings to sci
/ it, mines in operation has produced "A sensation
| among the striking miners. Hyde Park. whcr,
| IN" greater part ~ the miners congrrGuto was
the scene Of great activity to-day. and the streets
wore filed with men. The leaders Of the strike
| cntr"atcd tho men To roman strhdiust unit
their demand is complied with II WAS held
that II n majority OF the miners are in favor oi
re~uming work they would make their iulurnc,
felt IN some manner other than hy newspaper
| commune ntlonS. II BE-. however, positively SAC
that the companies Will find "a large number o
men willing 10 go to work. II il said 90 b" the
intention OF IN" company 10 employ onv a'
many men as they need. and thus prevent IN
| recurrence " an ov rstpekrd market TINT tHf
old WAY Of suspondine one mine for week {,
allow another 90 work Will ln stopped. AMI thai
| ~" miners Will Poe gwen ~iDn.N cnulN NiNDht
Tho Same rule II j. said. VIII he carried out 10
the mills OF tho Lackawanua Iron and Goa
COmlauX.