New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
NJ INCREASE FOR THE WYOMING MEN.
All THE COAL COMPANIES INVOLVED SAY THEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO GRANT IRE 10 PER
CENT ADyANCE-QUIEr AT
GENT, ADV1NCa-QUIEI NJ
SHENANDOAH.

CENT. ADVANCE-QCIET Al
SHENANDOAH
WuKYsBARRE, Feb 4-0ficers OF the Lehigh ano
Wikcsbarre Coal Company, the Delaware and Hnd-
son Coal Comnany tho Hillman Vein Company, the
susouehanna Coal Company and tho Red Ash Coal
Company being the prlncp pal coal operators of the
wyoming Valley, have been seen by reporters touay'
From what can be learned they all emphatcay decare
that they would not grant a 10 per cent adVahco W
the miners at this time. Tho reasons gwen are W
the effect that they paying all they can auofo "
at present. a., a.. a
II IL stated here this afternoon that the first de-
mand for an advance OF l5 per cent VIII be mido
upon the Delaw are and Hudson Coal Company ms
will be followed by similar demand upon othef
companies. , -
The merchants here, while fearing srihe' are
OF the opinion that 1t will neither be general nor
last any great Icnthg OF time They cite the TACT thaC
older miners who have been engaged In many
prcyious strike and have always lost money ihcIeoS
now own their homes and are satisAeu Win 'ne'i
present earnings and the further TACT thaI uidS Va
the employes are Welsh, Hungarians, Poanders anu
Italians whose actions cannot be controlled by any
organization. The withdrawal OF members vi 'ho
Knights of Labor from the mines would seriously EN-
barrass operations, but would not entirely stop pro-
duction. Another reason why the stllhe ls olposoo
IS that miners this valley are not WORKING on Whae
IS known as the sliding scale ana that they arc
actually receiving IL per cent more than the
asked for
Shenandoah. Feb. 4-Everythng Is fairly quiet hero
dav although the temper OF the Polandcrs is such
that they may at any moment become Violent iho
chief fear Is that encouraged By their success last
night they may attack the Kelley Kun ana "iliia'u
Penn miners. Preparations have been taken 10 meet
this emergency, a large number of special policemen
having been sworn In by the Burgess for au'S ihcro
"a oIeo from fifty TO one hundred Coal and Iron police
.r and pinkerton officers massed here prepared for
duty If required ..x
None of the Reading Companys collicries are work
ing to-day but 1t is understood that they Will be startea
mn OF Monday. Mono of the men shot last high.
are I'm danger except Hoffron whose wound In the
mouth is In such condition as TO MAKE tow
ing possible lie Is q quiet nofcnslVe ienow,
baseball player who had signed to play with the New
Orleans Club and only at the riot as spec @
5hS difficulty aE 9t ' tho eors Of tho
police Lieutenant Meyer and ohicer Deloelt Oh .no
Coal and Iron force who fired upon the rioten %ons
tn Pottsvlle last night and surrendered thensoNos
and entered ball for court Their trial Is, hoTever
looked upon a mere legal formailty Inc ehe i
Ing not only among tho general public but also
among the more conservative and Intelligent classgS
exercise a decisive effect In breaking the backbone
OF tho strike and bring about an early gene,ai 10 10
sumption Tho strike eaes hero o eVidea thsr CAUSE
and show plain signs OF dscouragcmehI
phladel phia, Feb. 4-Hugh I. Dorsey, one OF tne
Reading Railroad strikers, was arraigned al inc oe
tral Police Station this morning charged with assau"
ing non-unlon train hands by throwing coal cihoos
at them yesterday. Dorsey IS ono OF the many
strikers who have been arrested for conla..ne
breaches OF the peace, and after hearing e''u0"'0
tho magistrate said to him. - Won
al am going to make an example OF YOU. 80
do not want to work yourself and you Try W hoVP
others from earning a living ] Will hold you In
81, 900 ball OF the charge Of assault anu 'hci'ihS
a riot - o
Dorsey is known as Tough Some years ago
he dangerously wounded a policeman with DrISh,
and few years ago severely assaulted non-uhon
frelg lght handler.