The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-15
A RULE OR RUIN POLICY.
THE SCHUYLKILL REGION MINES
TO BE FLOODED.

All the Eccentric Engineers, Firemen,
Pumpmen and Other Mining Me-
Chanics to be Ordered to Strike on
Saturday District Assem- blies
Allied
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb 14-Every in-
dication points TO most desperate means
being resorted to for the purpose of bring.
ing the strike in the Schuylkill region to an
end. Three members of the Executive
Committee of District Assembly No. 2lS,
MesSrs. Hays, Ford and Britton, left this
city this morning after a fruitless effort to
secure conference with the officials of the
Reading Coal and Iron Company, and the
belief that they have returned to their re-
spective localities with instructions for a
general strike on or before Saturday of all
tho eccentric engineers fircmen, iumpmeu
and other mining mechanics is confirmed
by the following telegram, which was for
wa:ded early to-day:
To r. Thompson, M " Sub Division No f2.
Miners National District Assembly No f35,
Middieporf, Pa:
Have all the engineers, fremen and pumpmeu
in Division II ready to go out with National Dis
trct 213. W. T. LEWIS
NJ, w. National D. A. los.
II is understood that an alliance was
formed today, through the medium of the
General Executive Board of the Knights &C
Labor, between Miners District Assembly
No. 1876 and District Assembly No. 2lS.
whereby the two Districts were to act in
harmony in the contemplated move Sub.
Division II is composed largely of engineers
and other skilled labor about the mines and
they are attached to District Assembly No
l35, because they are notnumerically strong
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district No 2l3. All of the in-
terest5 have been harmonized, how
ever, and should the proposed
strike take place it would result in flooding
all of the idle mines, and cause damage
which months of time could hardly undo.
The leaders say that while they realize the
hurtful effects Of such step, they feel that
it is forced upon them by the stubborn re.
fusal of the Reading officials to confer with
them in reference to their grievances
WAGES OF MINERS.
WILKEsBARRE, PA. Feb. 14.-The Miners
and Laborers' Amalgamated Association OF
this country will meet at Plains, three miles
from here, on Saturday next to take action
in regard to the demand for Is per cent,
advance asked by District Assembly No 10.
A prominent member of the association saws
he is of the opinion that they will cooper
ate with District Assembly No 16 in it's
efforts 10 obtain the advance. He also ex-
presses the belief that in case the demand is
refused by the operators there will be gem
eral going out of miners, though perhaps
not Immediately, as every effort will first
be put forth to avert strike.
AssAILED BY WOMEN.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 14.-At the Otto
colliery this evening when the men quit
work they were again assailed by mob of
women and treated to all sorts of insult
and indIgnity. A detachment of police,
which had been sent to the scene on account
of last nights outIages, scattered the women
and restored order. The coal and iron
company's officials in this city say
that the Otto is not profitable colliery at
all events; that they are wearying of paw
ing for special police protection of it, and
that if these outrages and annoyances are not
promptly desisted from they will perma-
nently abandon the colliery.
REsUMINo AT SHENANDOAH.
SHENANDOAH, PA, Feb. 14-Seerby &
Co. Is colliery, south of town, resumed work
to-day on the same terms as the otherandi-
vidual operators. The Bear Ridge collf9ries.
east of town, are also being put in shape
for resumption of operations The Kelley
Run and William Penn Galleries are daily
turning away miners applying for work.
All fears of violence at the individual mines
have now subsided. The Reading mines
al