The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-12
MINERS BEGIN TO WAIVER
THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE
PLAYING LOSING GAME.

Company Stores Refuse Them Credits
in the Shenandoah District and Indi-
vidual Merchants Contemplate
Similar Action-A Belief That a
Break VIII Occur Soon--A Confer
ence With Corbin.
SHENANDOAH, PA, Jan. 11.-Only one
| individual colliery in the entire Shenandoah
district is now in operation and that is the
Cambria, in the southern part of this town.
The William Penn Coal Company was
forced TO shut down this morning. A num-
Der of its employees reported, but not
enough Of them to make it worth while to
start up. Superintendent Lewis brought
all his powers Of persuasion to bear on his
men yesterday afternoon to induce them to
work, and wac given to understand that
they would do so.
MAKING GOOD WAGES.
His miners were making as high as S.
day under the new basis, while the outside
men were making from 8 80 to S. per day.
Tho advancing scale of coal prices was ex-
pected to largely increase the rates. This
colhery employs 700 hands. AS soon as it
was found that the colliery had 60 be shut
down the managers of the company store
were notified to refuse all further credit
to parties dealing at the store Cash for
coal and cash for goods" was the order, &C.
companied by "A notice that no more over
lures would be made to the striking ern-
ployes 10 work. The company store at Lost
Creek will also be closed against the strikers,
while similar action is contemplated by
many business men here.
ALMOST A COAL FAMINE.
The Cambria colliery, operated here by
| Smith q Co, employs about $50 men, and
but for it there would be a perfect coal
famine here right in the heart of the coal
| fields.
The Reading collieries-are all emnty, save
for what fuel is held for their own use.
! Discomfort and dissatisfaction is beginning
to show itself on the faces Of the men.
| They are becoming conscious that, by EN-
| broiling themselves in the railroad troubles,
they are losing ground in their own fight,
and they are not pleased at the fact AL
ready there are mutterings of a coming
| storm.
KNIGHTS MET TO DECIDE.
PoTTsvILLE, PENN, Jan. 11-Dstrict
| No. IL, Knights of Labor met in this city
to-day. 1t is understood that the chief
| business of the meeting was to decide the
| question as to whether or not the miners
shall stand by the striking railroad men,
and there is intense interest felt in the re-
! suit. Notwithstanding the determined pur-
pose of the leaders TO this effect, there is
among the miners strong opposition TO it.
A CONFERENCE WITH CoRBIN.
| PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. 11.--A COM
mittee representing merchants of Potts
vile, Shenandoah and other towns in the
Schuykill mining region appointed to con-
suit with President Corbin, of the Reading
Company, with the object of bringing
about a settlement of the differences be-
tween the management of the
| Philadelphia and Reading Company
and its employees, was received by
Mr. Corbin at the compaINs office
on Fourth street this morning. Tn>confer-
ence lasted nearly an hour. At its cc>clus-
ion the committee departed at once SSr
home. No information could be obtained
as to what happened tn the conference.
The Pottsville, and Shehssdoah men how
ever, appeared TO be well satisfied with
themselves and their errand when they cams
out of the conference room.