The New York herald., 1877-09-04
WORKlNCMEN'S POLITICAL PARTY.
The Pittston Goa Company's Transporta-
ton Difficulties Ended.
MOVEMENTS OF THE MILITARY.

have their camps hero; Governor Hartrunit oscia,es
between Scranton and Harrisburg; corporation
officials are az rcticent ever aud the miners
As busy as bees gathering supplies INTO their
relief stores, and distributing them among the
more destitute Of their humber. Business is down to
The streets wear languid look, and
keepers and clerks have hardly anything 10 DO De-
spite the dreadful dulness in every lndusry the val
ley lever moro orderly than 1t is now. Occasion
ally some petty ntracton OF the law heard Of tut
such occurrences are far frequent than they
IN times of prosperity Moreover, If any overt
Is nnited during the strike it is forthwith charged
to the workingmeu. TINS Is hardly iair. Tao repre-
sentative workingmen OF the valley for
the observance oil law as any one, ana the acts OF
scAlawags and oaiers who work should not DO
Their doors than at those Of any other
class IN the community
A GgacHAxrs' UNION
The prospect Of protracted strike at Pttsburg,
where Inc miners oil the Pennsylvania Coal Com pauy
located has spurred the leading merchants OF that
town 10 the formation Of union the object Of which
order who trusts miner anybody else Is 10 be fined
500 for the nrs odence, and Tho organIzall
has incensed the miners OF that place considerably,
aud one OF them mas letter IN local paper denounc
Ing the Merchants Union and its objects.
A skLhCT POLITICAL PARTY.
Ono oil the outgrowths oi the proracted labor strug
gle Is secret p0itca party composed exclusively of
lhe workingmen. In TINS county OF Luzcrnc the party
is power and already IL is actively vt work prepar-
ing for the great National convention winch Il Is ex-
pectcd Will DO held shortly and at which labor
esls from all parts the United states will be fully
represented Local politicians are already coquetling
with the new political "bairn" and making q bid ior
its influence Ia our county elections, which Will take
place ~ November 1t Is certain that should the labor
element throw IT'S influence into the coming election
whichever party receives It's support Will win a sweep
ing victory.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
In compliance with orders received by Lieutenant
Colonel Morrow from General Hancock four companies
oi the Third United States infantry, who have been
stationed here or several weeks. lett yesterday Tor
Montana The companies IN question arc Company L,
Captain William Mitchell; Company c, Captain James
Snyder; Company +, Captain J. II. Page and Company
g, Captain John Hancy. They will proceed by rail
Ogdcn. Neb, and thence by easy marches to Fort
Shaw, 81. l., distance OF nearly live hundred miles
-Four companies OF the Third Infantry stll remain
this city, out they expect to rccevo orders to follow
thor comrades shortly. To supply the places o those
who are leaving, six companies now stationed at
wllkesbarre will be removed 10 Scranton.
RESUMPTION OF WORK IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY
REGIoN-LIsT OF CoLLIERIEs AT WORK AND
REMAINING IpLE-AN OPERATORS VIEW OF
THE TROUBLES IN THE COAL REGIONS.
MAUcH CHUNK, Sept. 3, 1871
The backbone Of the miners strike In the Lehigh
coal region Is broken and within day or two general
resumption OF mining operations may be confidently
expected. There is gtill some trouble between the
operators and miners as to the arrangement OF the
price per the IS basis but Is believed will
be satisfactorily adjusted by the operators and miners
committees.
CoLIIERiEs IN OPERATION.
OF the thirty seven collieries in the Hazelton dis.
trct-the heart OF the Lchish region-thirtytwo are
now in full operation. The mines working fol.
lows:-Pardu Co., l colIery; Pardu Sons, 4; g..
g. Linderman Co., 4; G. b. Marble L. Co., A; L. B..
Coke l. Co., 2; Buck Mountain Coal Company, 3;
Schooner Co., q Spring Mountain, .; Beaver Brook,
2; Milnesvilic, lin all, 80.
STRIKING coLLgRs.
The Eve coieres at winch the men are still striking
are:-Ebcrvale, q Eckey, l; Yorktown, Give IN
all The Lehigh and Wnkesbarre Coal Company -
men at the Stonoy Brook and Audenricd mines have
gonc TO work The miners employed at the company y
works at Summit Hill and Norqueh ing still out,
but is thought that from the negotiations that arc
pending they will resume work tomorrow The
Lehish Valley Railroad Company has Increased its
freight rates for transporting coal from tho Lchign
region Perth Amboy, " j., thirteen cents per ton,
but has not reported refused 10 carry coal from
the region.
The last coal report shows the condition OF the trade
for the past week to have been as ioows:-
Total tonnass of all carrying companies, 2Sl,064
tons against 1886 tons in corresponding perioi last
year--a decrease ol GO, ,5sl tons.
The total amount oi anthracite mined for tho year is
II 597 565 tons, against TO- 491, ,j17 Tor the
period In ls76-an Increase oi 2.l06. 04s tons
CAUSES or Tng TROUBLES.
The HERALD correspondent met prominent Lehgh
operator the Mansion House last evening, and
following conversation upon the situation cnsucd:--
CoRREsposDEYr--Can you inform what has
brought about the troubles in the coal trade?
OPRRAroR-Yes. The story oi tho trials and trbu-
latons of the coal is long one, but will give
you the facts OF situation The troubles date back
some tme Just after the organ ization OF the oncc
formidable and powerful coal combination tho fortunes
of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey and the ehih
aud Wilkesbarre Coal Company were linked together,
and new Board OF Directors selected from tho
Two corporations were gwen the management
Of the coal branch of what was a
small monopoly In itself Mr. Charles Parrish,
the former agcr OF the Lehigh and wnkcsbarre
Coal and Iron Company, was made president Of tho
new corporation The property owned aud controlled
by the Lohigh and Wlkcsbarrc company Is situated,
US you know the very heart of the Lchigh aud wy.
oming anthracite regions Tho extent OF the property
controlled comprises tho Lchigh Basin, extending
from Mauch Chunk to ramaqua, radius OF nine miles; /;
the Honey Brook Basin, running from Audenreid to
the Girard estate, equal to six miles, and
last, but not least by any means, the wlkesbarre
Basin, which extends from wlkcsbarre to Newport
lies together and is not in detached sections similar
the coal territory OF other large corporations and
II contains over caht hundred million tons of pure
coal The OF the property is about thirty rec
thousand acres There are number OF colicries on
the land Twelve thousand miners and aborors are
furnished with employment during prosperous times
in the works OF the corporation. was present at til
organization OF the Lehigh and Wikcsbarre Coal
Company, which occurred in Philadelphia, IN
February, 1874 and have been in position to
watch its operations ever since. Previous to tho
formation queer stories we're told about the man
agement OF the coal aud "company storc department.
Of The corporation, and 1t is alleged that II
one instance a prominent oficiai had absorbe,
the sum OF 1000, and another officer managed Il
make "srand gobble' Of valuable and prolinc Goa
lands. known as the waddams estate. al Plymouth