The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio August II, 1877.
There still some Manifestations OF trouble
Lake Shore and Michigan southern Railroad, particu
larry The Toledo DIVISION but they are not OF seri
sus character as yet Officers OF the line dbl
ferent opinions whether there VIII be another
strike ana u seems TO your correspondent that tue
Indications less tonight than last evening GEN
eral Manager Newell OF Lake Shore road, says
lake freight INES are carrying freight at one.thrd of
ihe rates less than they eau afford.
The workiugmen hell large meeting on The public
square to-nikhL
DISCONTINUED MISREPRESENTATION To-
coMorivE DRIVERS HOLDING SECRET MET
rNes TO AE4ANoE A STRIKE
ASHLAND, Pa, August IL, 1877.
The engineers employed the Northern Central,
Philadelphia Erie, shamokin and Hazleton,
Wilkesparro Danve raj roads have been holdirg
meetings at Sunbury since Friday night. and
Whe the attendants at these conferences are very
retccnt 10 the nature of the business transacted,
sufficient facts nave oeeD gathered from some OF the
members OF The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers to state that Ii general strike is he ng
plannea If II has not already been upon. The
dale the strike has not been delntel, arranged,
but the Tune OF is inau- uraticn Is vaguely mentioned
between the 18th 29tn INST. To
make the N yemen strong anu effective the nou-unon
engineers and bremen are oeing iLitiatea INTO the
three new councils OF the Brotherhood been
tabllshed aud The membership being increased
ONO, and ev' rything IS being arranged to the
strike succcsslu so Ar as me roads mention aoove
are concerned
THE MINIS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND BUTLER
COAL COMPANIES CLosLD-Mass MEETING OF
MALcoSTENTs--DEA1H NOTICES SERVED.
BY TSLEGBAPa TO THE HERALD
PirTsToS August H. 1877.
The last stronghold of hopeful operators in the
Rvominc and I.ackawunna coal revtons hos s,c
;umoed to the sege the striking masses, ana now
Pttston is virtually part aud active element
in tho contest TOR increase OF wages or
. prolonged strike. Unless the corporations offer
compromise the difficulties may be prolonged nden-
DiteIy For several days past there pr sent
in tails region a number OF strange Iaces Secret
meetings have been held and hard work performed
By cmissarIes IRON the Lackawanna Valley.
BURNING HOUSES.
The destruction OF engine houses on the Pennsvl-
Vania Coal Company's road presented an unexpected
phase this wealthy heretofore independent cor
poraton 1t aroused the dormant feeling oil security
and effected just what the wnnedthe estop-
page of the works from further nceudiari m
would follow The result is the superintendent ex-
presses his determ nation TO coal until The
troubles In the LacKawanna region settled.
The miners committees have so far succeeded, In
dvels ways, in illuminating and holding out induce
ments to the men, that tins morning The in the
employ OF the Butler Coiiery Company held meet
ing and subject discussion was the following
notice.
MINERS FELLOW WoRKNEs--Wll We strikeg II
not. we viii give ye lair notice thai We wall work
emmy more Tor noboay, and the house will 30 down
over yer head. Strike Tor yer rguts and be
Beware or the iaborug mems vIgilants.
Under the impression that violence II not death
gould result II they continued proluce coal the
men resolved TO SUSPEND for The day. and another
meeting called for this evening
Ay opEy AIR MASS MEETING
1t was held In open air and was namerousy at
tended by the men Of the Butler Company representa-
lives OF the Pennsylvania Company the seneca,
Phenix and Lehgh Valley Company aud lesser lights
of the other companies. Resolutions demanding tho
twenty i've per cent advance we're made, and a
Ieasue formed not TO until the demand vas
complied with. This morning tran OF United states
regular troops arrived here the reques, But
Company, but hte TO afford that moral support
aoped Tor, the having already deserted their posi-
lions The regulars subsequently returned to wilkes
sHrre.
AnGAD
The immediate future may be pregnant wlih tie
vrsscst results should attempt be made to force
resumption Of coal production by the military. To
lccomp lish this end II would REQUIRE fan regiment
10 guard the property OF the Pennsylvania Company
with It's two roads OF ninety miles circuit, to say
nothing OF the smaller companies IN this vicinity.
The notices posted, warning men and operators are
drawn in caricaturs after the well known ayIe OF
Molly Mcguire artists and present the appearances of
N adept nsnd
BUSINESS MEN ALARMED.
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