The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-24

A GENERAL STRIKE ANTICIPATED IN THE LEHIGH
MISUNDERSTANDING TO ADVANCE THE PRICE
OF COAL.
BErHLEnEM, Ia, August %, 1877.
As has been anticipated the miners strike In the
Lchigh region Is becoming general The men employed
at the mines Of G. B. Linderman h Co., at Stockton
who have for tho past week refused all overtures
join in the strike, have at length succumbed TO the
persuasions Of the malcoutent miners and nothing
but ''dead work." such clearing up and repairing,
is being dono at the collieries. The only mines
in operation now in the entire region
those Of Ario Pardee Co., at Hazeton.
An influential minors committee are endeavorng TO
prevail upon Pardee Co. g GOLFERS to Cooperate with
the Strikers and Is possible they may agree to enlist
the battle tor wages at the region meeting, which Is
announced to be held ut Hazelton on Saturday Open
threats of intimidation bel ng made, and 1t IL
feared that, II the striking miners do not agree
join In the strike peaceably, they will be forced out
Of the mines by violence Quietness reigns supreme
at this writing, but . general uprising Is liable
at any moment The Coal and
Iron Police and persons residing in tho rural dis
trics bring in the intelligence Of mysterious meetings
OF masked men In the Butler valley and neghborng
mountains, and certain notorious and red handed
Molly Mcguire leaders known to have been present
these gatherings, the fears OF an organized outbreak
in the remote and poorly protected mining towns have
vislby increased since yesterday. In anticipation Of
trouble the number OF coal and iron police has been
Increased M the coll,er,cs The coal breakers that
have been placarded with KuKlux notices threaten
Ing their destruction are douby guarded day and
night
AT BUCK MOUNTAIN.
From the movements Of iawess characters IN tho
Buck Mountain region 1t Is believed attempt will be
made 10 stop the min pumps To prevent any demon
straton in that direction the operators have taken
abundant precautions BY being prevented In their
raidng the enmity desperate strikers
has been aroused to the highest PITCH and 10 vent
their spite upon the operators propositions are being
made TO the mine engineers and pump hands to
operate in the movement against the operators, and,
from what be CLEANED from leading officials OF the
Workingmens Benevolent Association, Is safe TO
that some OF the engineers, iremen and pump hands
may PROBABLY resolve to desert their engines and
pumps after Saturday IL Is generally conceded that
these operatives will take active part the meeting
on saturday. In the event OF the stoppage OF the
pumps the most serious results must follow. The
fact that in face OF invoiving ru.nous result OF
flooding the mines, and thereby throwing them idle
for years the men give such "A mo mt their hearty
support, shows how bitter the feeling This scheme
Is SAID TO have been insiigated by the Molly Magures
from Nantcokc In the Wyoming region, who raided the
coeries Of the Susquehanna Coal Company and other
operators and "ku-kluxed' several engineers and
other mine operatives These evil spirits recently
came TO the northern division OF the Middle Coal
eds and during their visit have established system
OF terrorism. Two more breakers were pacarded
with mysterious ana threatening notices lust night
and OF course is but natural 70 suppose that these
outlaws we're the perpetrators Of the outrages.
STRIKERS KEJoICE.
The strikers are jublant over the news brought by
the committees Of the Workingmcn's Benevolent As
sociation IRON other sections of the Middle Coal
Fields, where they have been visiting purposely to
induce the miners and iaborers engage general
strike, the time OF which set Tor Sep
TENDER /. Tho reports from the Schuylkill, North
umberand and Lykens regions consiuered by
the disconteRs to be extremely cheering The strikers
emphatcaliy assert that the agreement OF tho PhlIa
dclpha and Reading Coal Iron Company TO ad-
vance the wages OF the workingmen ih It's employ
next month is tnct concession OF the dissatisfied
mems demand for higher wages, and that the ind
vidual operators must make similar concession II
they wish to keep their colleres In operation Prom-
settled and uncertain situation in the Schuylkill
gion state that the miners views upon the subject
very correct, and from information that has been re-
ceved from their con necons IN the Middle Coal Fields,
the Impression general that entire suspension Of
operations, so far as individual coeres concerned.
will occur on and after the LIST OF September
MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN
In anticipation of the strike the Scnuylkill operators
are rushing production al the lveles ra,e aud the
shipments the seaboard within the past week have
been greater than before In the history OF the coal
trade The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron |
Company has all OF Its hityfve collieres operation
anu these are being TO their fullest capacity The
latest coal report of the company shows its weekly
tonnage to have been 156 900 Its stock hand
at Port Richmond is about 900 tons. 1t Is estimated
that the aggregate quantity held at the seaboard
for another advance OF selling prices for the fuel
on hand, and II Is not improbable that the
and twenty-five cents per ton by September /. The
New York companies are SAID to contemplate similar
elevation OF prices on the same date. These latter
companies have parativcly little coal in store and
famine IN anthracite fuel is not improbable short
time In consequence Of The embargo in the lie high
region, there is little business being done the coal
shipping ports ON Rartan Bay and the Kill Won
kulL At Perth Amboy, which Is the central point
OF shipping operations Of the Lehigh region, via tho
Lehgh Valley Railroad ana Central Railroad OF New
Jersey, tho same dulness manifest The
shipments to Elizabethport are almost sus-
pended. few days OF tran sportation
will sunce TO strip the product nov out OF the mines
In the lehgh region Tho shipments last week IRON
the lines Of the Lchigh Valley Railroad and Central
Railroad amounted in the aggregate to 49, $50 tons
which largely exhausted the stock, the part OF
the coal having been mined previous to the strike Al
present the situation certainly very dreary large
consumers OF anthracite uei. Complaints already
being made Of shortened supplies by other
extensive manufacturers Ia the Lehigh Valley Some
OF them Will be- compelled TO stop operations and
thereby throw hundreds of industrious and deserving
persons out OF employ mont should the coal blockaao
continue much longer
Tho strikers IN the summit Hill ana Nesqueho ning
regions becoming very restless of open
outlawry are rife. The inccndiary destruction OF
Friedman's store aud other mlsdeeds have caused
much excitement Fearing their demolition by the
IN ccndary's hand, heavily armed body OF special
policemen have been qunrtered in the works Of the
Lchigh and Wilkcsbarre Coal Company.
AFTER THE RIOTS.
TIE LOSSES AT PIrTsBuRG--pHILADE