Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-01
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cease to exist, and the honest laborer
who 10 worthy ef his hire, will get
his righteous dues. 1t may cost
the shedding Of blood TO accomplish
the freedom Of the people, as it has
heretofore, but come it will, let the
cost be what It may. This il land
OF equality, Ct liberty and independ-
encs, and those who assume to be
our masters will, ere long, be laid
low and brought to the common
evel Of their fellow men. Il would
he VII FOR these aristocratic, self
onst tuted nsbobs and monopohsts
to pause before it becomes too late,
OF In the great upheavel they might
fare worss than it is now Intended
Woodbsrry (Md.) E,tes
Strikes and rumors OF strikes are
again sgltating The business ssntres Of
is sountry. We had hoped that
the rich and aei6sh corporstishs
would have been satisfied at the un-
told millions they have been hoard
ing up and that there would be no
further efforts to reduce the air sady
soaLty wages Of the mechanic and
laborsr who are toiling tor . bare
pitisncs and whose labor 10 the bull
wark Of the wealth stored away and
owned by the hsartless corporations
OF the United States. For the past
two years unprecedented success has
attended the holders of stocks and
bonds. Business enterprises have
nourishsd and the producers have all
been Llsfstd with ready sales for
their various kinda of msrchandiss.
All have increased their stores Of
wealth. Comforts AID iuxuries have
ussn added to their palatiAl homes,
and every protection Of lie and
property afforded by the laws of the
aud. Not satlsfsd with the plenty
nat has been showered upon them,
they seek to obtain more by cutting
down the wages Of their employees.
rnsv must have the pound Of flesh,
matters no, what sufferlngs are to be
entailed upon the poor idsyll who
may have a wife and house full OF
children to support, from his scsIty
days wages. nm
| The poor miners must do more
work and get less pay, or at least be
willing to pick away, deep down int
!. the bowels Of the earth. for a rsiuo-
ton Of wages, whilst they send up
the black diamonds to enrich the
heartlsss corporations who dwell
amid the pleasures and dissipatlons of
great cities. Who can bslisve this
ljnst, who can side with these heart
Loss creatures, and who can side with
these be rtlsss creatures, and who
IAN wonder that the miner turns snd
strikes back at those who sould rob
nim Of almost life itself. We unhesi-
t tingly cay, ,hst capital should bs
protected, bat not protected at the
expense of labor. We say lot labor
receive every protec,ion that ia
afforded to capital, and then, and
not TIL then, will We find capital aad
labor work ng for common end
Fr derrick (Md) Cttssen.
The disceatent which was manifsn-
sd among the miner, and labcrers
of Western Pennsylvania resulted in
strike. The miners receive on an
average ab, ut $l.05 per ton, which il
Equal to about tour tents per bushsl
and they have besn reduced to absut
three and a half per bushel.
The strike has spread all through
the Monongshsla Valley. When the
uprising began, about 5000 mine la
borers were engaged in it, but tls
movement has sprsad so rapidly that
the number now reaches about 5000
or 10000. The struggle Las had =
very serious effect upon the iron man
afscturing industry. This is the 6rst
time in the history of coal disorders
hat the production Of the furnaces
has been involved. and it il feared the
iro~ masters will either be compelled
to blow their furnace fres entirs'y out
or bank them for an indefinite length
of time.-Aining Record.
TEE MOUND OF MouEN1NG.-Ao-
cording to a Welsh legend there is .
mound which is called the Mound Of
Mourning and on the mound there is
a cairn or heap Of rocks. aud in the
ceirn tuere is serpent, and on the
tail of the serpent there is q stone,
and the virtue of the stone is such