The evening world., 1888-01-03
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PHILADELPHIA, jan. 3. Fifteen thousand
miners in the Schuylkill region struck this
morning against the eight per cent. reduc-
ton in wages which President Corbin insists
upon.
Company officials late at night sent men to
Pottsville to fill the places of striking coal
and freight handlers. General Manager Nc
Leod has issued an order promising prompt
prosecution of any one threatening personal
injury to men in the company's employ.
The situation of the Reading railroadmen
strike il not materially changed to-day.
The railway officials declare that they are
in position to handle all the freight that may
come in. or to 60 out, while the strikers
are firm in the belief that the business of the
company is badly delayed and that they are
sure to win.
The news that the ID, 900 miners in the
Schuylkill district had struck was received
early this morning by coal merchants and
brokers in this city. and caused IL great deal
of excitement downtown.
Mr.. Peters, of the firm of Williams Il
Peters, dealers and shippers OF coal, said
The strike thus begun liz rather unexpected
and is a serious one. l do not think it will
last long not as long Us former strikes of a
similar kind.
L" 1t will not affect New York very much.
or rather should not, but 1t will greatly affect
the Reading line.
While the strike was confined to the rail
road alone II was easy enough to procure men
to I'LL the vacancies thus made, but the strike
of SO many miners will stop operations on
the Reading lines almost entirely.
Il do not think the strike should tend to
raise the price of coal in this city. Sixty per
cent. of the coal of the Reading Com
PAM is supplied to manufacturing points
along the lines of the road, and if the sup
plies for this marketi are cut off the other
coal operating lines can fill the demand.
The other lines may supply the Reading
manufactures to some extent If the Reading
Company will send it's cars for that purpose"
The boatm EN- have not struck yet, and the
strike of the miners has rendered such a step
unnecessary.
The union controls one-third or more of
the coal boatmen in this port. Rates have
been better during the last few months than
formerly, and the boatmen are loath to dis
turb present conditions.
At the headquarters of District 40 of the
Knights of Labor it was stated that the strike
had been anticipated, and was part of the
programme laid out to win the strike ut all
hazards.
The visit of Sharkey and other representa-
tives of the Reading men to this city is now
pointed to as an indication of what might
be expected. and Timothy Quinn reiterated
to-day his statement of last Friday that all
the miners would certainly go out.
1t was stated at the Office of Austin Corbin
in this city this morning that SO far rs the
running of the Reading road was concerned
the company anticipated no further trouble
from strikers.
In. regard to the miners the latest advices
nceived showed that the orders of the com
mittee had been only partially obeyed by the
men.
The special despatch from Mahonog City
stated that the feeling against the Reading
management was very and that the miners
were preparing for a long strike.
The Reading Company is prepared for
the worst" said MIR; Corbin's representative
this morning to an EVENING WORLD reporter.
and we do not think there is any doubt Of
the result"