The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-20
GOLFERS ALL CAME OUT.
ONLY FOUR OF THE SCHUYLKNl
COAL MINES WORKING.


The Order ia Strike Generally Obeyed and
the Determination Expressed to Stay Out
Untii Corbin Comes Down. Effect on the
Iron Works-Tho Reading President Re.
mains Firm and Beliigorent.
PoTrsvn.LE, Pa, Jan. The great strike
of miners in tue Schuylkill coal regions is l.
verliahle fuct, and when working time n.
rived Tuesday morning but four Of the COZ
lleri resumed operations, aud these with.
very small forces. The number of men ont
Of work is put at $1,000, and it is claimed by
the leaders that they are out to stay until
the Reading company gives up tho fight.
The consequences of this action will to
serious II the strik, lasts oven month. Thu
prolrietors OF furnaces aud iron work, in the
Reading section predict that il the miues arr
shut down for two weeks tho majority OF
the large establishments will he obi ged
to close, owing to the lack OF a
supply of coal. Many OF them have
been running for weeks short of coal, an
most of them have less than a weeks supply
on hand. THY gave the railroad company
orders for coal over a month ago, but the
officials have not been able to fill them. II
the strike continues any length of time many
smaller establishments will he compelled t.
close down. All the Industrial cities and
towns, such as Reading, Birdsboro, Norris
town, Pottstown, Hamburg and smaller
places, receive their coal over the Reading
railroad, and, with the sioppage of work
at the mines trade win be entirely paralyzed
The Pennsylvania railroad ships very littl,
COIL TO these places.
Each hour seems TO strengthen tho striker
hot 4 -. Z.
conservatives are fast becoming bigoted
The war promises to be long, bitter and
costly. The labor leaders are jubilant at the
almost unanimous obedience to their man.
date to strike. Chairman Lee, Of tho rail-
readers committee went to Scranton Tues
day to personally importune Pc wderly's sup.
port. This obtained, their sell. congratula-
ton will know no bounds
The joint Knights OF Labor and Miners
and Laborers' Amalgamated association
executive committees were in continuou
session all day. They prepared lengthy ad-
dress for the benefit of the workingmm AMI
the general public to be issued in circular
form, in answer to Corbin's letter to the
miners claiming that they should observe
their contract with the company. The Cir.
GUAR was not to be made public until
Wednesday, but its principal feature Is "A
denial that the contract was to be in exist
cnce after Jan. l, 1883. In proof OF this the
circular says that the joint committee Of t."
miners refused to agree to tho proposition
that the agreement provided for work after
Jan. !. This clause was in Superintendent
Writings memorandum, but letter from
the committee is quoted, in which they in
sisted that the agreement should terminate
Jan. J. The circular adds the following:
an August last when the demand was
made and the question was under discussion,
Mr.. Whiting suggested that the men con.
tinue to work, and that the matter could be
arbtrated and settled, Int in the present af-
feir Mr.. Corbin allows no such privilege, nor
makes any such offer, herce there is no al
tentative for the men but to accept the prof.
fered reduction or quit. Let the public judge
of this whole question upon its merits"
The sub-cOpmittee also passed resolutions
designating Pot,sville as the headquarters;
each local assembly is requested to appoint
or elect responsible person IN their respec-
tive locality who shall act and he the source
of communication and business between this
committee and themselves, and no report,
rumor or publication shall pe considered
authentic unless signed by tho above sub
COMMITTEES; tho person to be uppointe by
each local and branch assembly. Each local
or branch assembly shall forward 10 this
committee credentials for the prr'oi ap.
pointed or elected as above.
This o slap at the local press particularly,
and the city press generally, because as they
declare mo paper yet tbas openly
espoused our cause but on the contrary all
are working against the strike" The busi-
ness and intelligent elements OF the coal
regions are decidedly against tho striker.
Chairman Lee, of the strikers executive
committee. declared that there ale $1,000
miners out in the Schylkill regions.