New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-22
FEWER COLLERIES AT WORK
ANGRY MINERS WHO DID NOT GET BACK.
THREATS OF ANOTHER STRIKE GROWING LOUDER
MR. CoRBIN's VICTORY COMPLETE, HOWEVER.
fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIpUyE.I


MR. CoRBIN's VICTORY COMPLETE, HOWEVER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEl
READING. Feb. 2l.-The bHeach between the
Reading Company and its $4,000 miners in the
Schuylkiu regions, who were ordered back to
work by National Master Workman Lewis, is
widening. The men assert that the company has
broken its pledges, and that instead Of giving
them their old positions back as was promised,
the company is discharging each and every man
who has been at all prominent the strike. 1t
Is estimated that at the various cOllieries 500
Of the old men were refused work yesterday and
told that they would never again be employed
at any Of the Reading Company's mines, and over
800 were similarly treated to-day. Reports from
all over the region tonight prove that there were
decidedly fewer men at work at the
sequence Of this new trouble Those
who were given their old jobs open IN their
expression of sympathy for the men thus locked
out, and II strike order is issued they will
to a man drop their tools. The Joint Committee
which has recently had the strike in charge will
meet tomorrow, and the feeling is such that no
doubt pressure will be brought on Dir. Lewis to
order the men to quit work at once.
To-day twenty Of the cOmpany's collierfes
shipped and mined coal, but not one did full
regular work or was working full-handed Many
men who worked yesterday were found absent
from their posts when the whistles blew this
morning., 1t was officially given out that twenty
hiHc OOiiicAi''
far, eighteen miners assemblies have
refused to obey Mr.. Lewis's order to resume
At the Tower City mine nearly every man who
formerly worked there refused work. When
the order to resume reached Mt. Carmel. the
strikers made rush for their old places Nearly
$50 were refused work at Alaska Colliery and
many more were discharged sight at Re
lance and Locust Spring Galleries.
The question asked throughout the region to-
night is VIII the men respond as unanimously
to an order to strike again as they did to the
first % IT, Is not believed that they would.
tho agreement TO resume was made. President
Corhin agreed that man should he Disseminated
against because Of his connection with the knights
Of Labor hut the latter have been discharged
right and left The action ~ the cOmpanv'S
officials producing riots In number
Of nlacos Nevertheless almost the entire Schnvl
kill Valley recognizes the fact that President Cor
hin has disorCanizcd the strikers and that ii
will he lint p brief time before they Will be com
PEELED TO resume at his own terms
WORK 10 BEGIN AGAIN AT Ff1ZABETIPoPT.
Sheriff Glasby and Chief Of Police Jenkins have
been notified 10y the Reading Railroad Company that
work win he resumed the coal docks at Elizabeth
port to-day. Experienced coal handlers from other
points Of the road VIII be employed under the pro-
lection Of Fullerton men and special policemen Tho
old hands who refused to load the Coke BROTHERS
beat I'm December Will not be recognized, except
shly on Individual application for work