Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-08
A Letter from Cumberland.

THE LONG sTRIKE-BAD OUTLOOK FOR THE WORK
MBS-A BROKEN LoCK-MARYLASD POLITICS.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
CUMBERLAND, July z, 1881
1t is rumored here to-day that the Clearfeld
miners have resumed work. The miners there
claim that it was represented TO them that IL they
struck and remained our one week the companies
In this region would yield Seeing no Indications
Of that kind they resumed work to-day The
Meyersdale men are stu out, with the exception
OF a few small mines. The output at Eckhart yes-
terday $50 tons, the largest on any one day
since the new labor started In. This shows they
are gradually becoming more skilful The ship.
ments were 400 tons. The man who paraded with
the strikers on the 4th, IL is claimed, was dis
charged for cause, and had done little or no work
for the company. He had not attempted 20 dig
coal The stable boss at ECkhart was repeat teddy 4
stoned on Wednesday last while on duty at the i
stables by some unseen persons
THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH THE STRIKE
is almost In sight, and the miners are apparently
not any nearer victory to-day than they were &C
any time during their four long weary months OF
idleness and loss. The combination they have
been fight ng has become more firm and unyield-
ing, and there is no sign OF weakening the part
OF the companies; on the contrary they have made
some aggressive progress. The new labor has
companies seem fully resolved and determined
The miners can obtain now all they ask, except
the fifteen cents per ton. The leaders here know
that there has been really nothing substantial In
the Clearfield strike; that there is no unanimfty
aiming Tie men tlBdStt, lual Il6 suspension
has not been general The movement has beena
half hearted affair that has collapsed to-day.
Possibly before this letter is printed. another
and the places OF one hundred more OF our Old
miners at Hoffman slope viii be. permanently
nlled. Soon. very soon, we may look for
GENERAL EJECTMEST
of all those who live in houses belonging to the
companies, and thus the process OF squeezing"
out Will have fully commenced. While all this IS
going on; while the men are enduring privation
and distress with u heroism worthy OF success
their so-caled leaders are holding a series Of
cret conferences from which all are excluded ex-
cept select few-a dozen, perhaps, In number
In the day when absolute exhaustion brings with
1t unconditional submission, the miners, the sin
cere men who really are battling nobly for prin-
ciple Will find themselves not only helpless, but
win make the unpleasant discovery that their
leaders have really done nothing In their behalf
1t has been suggested that the miners take their
affairs out OF the hands OF this cabal and place
them In the hands OF a convention elected by open
ballot in general mass meeting. Then the oppoT-
tunity TO settle their troubles by mutual conces-
sion and compromise would be offered, and the
strike might be terminated without the bitterness
and humilia ton OF a disastrous defeat
BROKEN LOCK.
The third lock OF the ssfour locks,r nine milea
above Williamsport, on the Chesapeake and 0hiO
canal collapsed fell to pieces, and disappeared ON
Saturday night last The bottom is said TO haye
dropped out first.
POLITICAL NOTES
The republicans here say that Edward Sta1D
will accept the candidacy for associate judge q
this circuit, and that ex-Mayor Win. j. Read. a
this city, will be their unanimous choice for cd14
Judge. Judge Alvey will evidently be renominated
by the democrats and elected by the votes OF both
parties, as he is very popular with the people, and
Is considered one OF the ablest judges In the sta
The contest in Washington county is very exc1t-
bent AND Hon o X SeVester for The nositIoS =
associate Judge. Judge Motter Is evidently me
choice OF Allegany county, and the chances ae m
fQl-n mo nTf0 fort Tho
ton fog Congress in this district viii be betw6E1
Hon. Milton G. Urner, of Frederick, and Louis =
Loundes Of Allegany, as the dark horse. In 10
Urner carried Garrett county by SO majority; Ale
gany, 26l; washington, s6O, and Frederick, 64-
", and Urner carried the district by 79s majority
hear many complimentary remarks concerning
the nomination OF Hon. Montgomery Blair by ne
democrats, and there seems TO be a growing
and strengthening sentiment in his fayG.
Judge Blair is not the choice OF Senator German.
and the ring newspapers OF western MaryianG
have been notified that they must advocate To
nomination OF Z B. Prettyman, OF Montgomsy
county, who was formerly a Hamtltonian demo
crat, but who went with the managers last faG,
and had the modification OF seeing old Montgoar
state senate. The Tndependeat of this CITY, own
and controlled by VIM. N. Price, Is working hart
only confined to the few canal ofce-holders in this
city. There Is no use IN Disgusting the sftusuon-
and the fact that II win be only BY most st. lane
trict THIS district IL democratic on strict parry
vote, and is carried by the republicans only VIII
there Is night OF factions I'm the democratc nED
In 1876 Tfiden carried the district By 100 uatonN
but In 1850 GARFIELD carried II By ese malon&.
Coneress IN issS ' was eascsed over Louis s NOS
mas by only u majority In - UE1el 9ogx1zE
tine district against Peter ~ 4A1onE
and rtcefved IN the dfBfF1cf ov1f 1eoo 49, a14
noty1thstandtng his large majority UnG received
the entire vote tell OF In the 0rElx ~ To
congressional contest win b u - 49, ~
is;air sSa Ecconss are Soniaatsd g ~ yaiss
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