New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26
a GREAT MINERS STRIKE THREATENED

IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
PTTTsToN, Penn, April 23.-The prediction
that the mysterioue movements among the dissatisfied
and grumblinR miners employed in the coniertes
throughout tho Lehigh, Wyoming and Lackawanna re-
giOns pointed toward general strike is about being
verified.
In accordance with the previously arranged pro-
gramme asuspenson OF operations went into effect at all
coeres In the anthracite regions except the Lehgh
Wednesday. The shutdown will be maintained until
May The great coal and transportation corporations
OF the Schuylklll, Lehigh, Wyoming and LacRa"anna
Valleys interested In this movement which Is done
to regulate the market at the seaDoard Between 10000
and 10000 miners and aborers viii be deprived tempo
rarly of employment and production will be largely
decreased by the sOppage The action OF the operators
in making these periodical suspensions creates great
dissatisfaction among all GLASSES OF coery operatives
Since the middle Of April O number Of strangers,
who are supposed to be emisssres from the Knghts OF
Labor organization have been holding secret
with those cOers whose influence Is strong and power
fu among the mining population. close inquiry into
the the assertion that the labor demon
stratiOn, now partially mapped out and soon to be
started will be Of the most bitterly contested com
bats ever witnessed In the Lehigh, Laokawanna and
Wyoming Valleys.
The instRatOrs Of the contemplated strike have care
fully considered all the risks Of the undertaking. and to
make douby sure, we'll as to get the sent
OF the of the colery operatives, consulta-
ton OF the mners representing the Counties OF Carbon
Luzerne and Lackawanna has been called TO meet hero
Saturday next, April "a Every collery in the mid
die and northern coal fields will be represented at the
meeting as many Of the delegates already selected
to attend the conference members OF the newly or
ganized Miners and Traders Benevolent Association,
important aud exciting proceedings may bo anticipated
The chief proposition to be laid before the meeting Will
be demand for an increase Of mining rates BY May
aud some new regulations as TO the system OF mining
In the event or the coal and railroad companies aud IN
dIvual operators refusing TO accede 10 the proposition,
when presented for their acceptance. general stand
out viii be ordered OF once.
The number OF minors interested In the threatened
strike Is about 10000 embracing tho cOers OF the Del
aware Lackawanna and Western Coal Company, pela.
ware ana Hudson Coal Company, Pennsylvania Coal
Company, Lehgh Valley Coal Company, LehRh and
Wikesbarre Coal Company, PIttston and Elmira Coal
Company, Susquobanna Coal Company. and the organ.
Izations representing the New.York, Lake Erie and
Western Company. Besides these powerful corporations
the operations Of numerous small companies aud Indi
vdua operators will be affected The latter win suffer
moro from o suspension OF mining operations in the
event Of strkel as they hsye ttie coal out OF the
mneS while the AOaiinG" stock held By the large min
ing and earryiGg companies is Immense. The tonnage
Of tho corporations representing the com
panies b distributed ut the storing points In the pro-
ducing centres and nt the seabOnrd dcp0ts ana VIII
reach at fIr estimate several millions Of tons In an
tcpatOn Of the Impending trouble and cessation OF pro-
duCiOn at the mines. many OF the operators are rushing
ranspOrtaOn to deWater at the Velesb rate possible