St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-05
AMONG THE STRIKERS.
A Gloomy Outlook Taken by the Citizens
of P0ttsville.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
A Meeting Of Business Hen Arranued TO
Devise Means to Avert a Pro-
tracted Strike.

louisville, Pa, Jan. 4.-There is
but little surface Indication in this city
to-day to reveal the possible fact that
this region has actually passed the
Threshold of strike destined to par
allel the memorable ''long strike'' of
1875 i'll extent, duration and in the disas-
trous effects on business of all descrip-
tons. A meeting of business men was
held here to-day to arrange for the ap-
polntment of committed a, seek a con-
ference with President CSrbin with a
view to devising some means of avert
ing protracted strike. Of the five
Reading cOllieries remaining in opera
ton yesterday two were idle
to-day, and one which was
idle yesterday resumed opera
lions to-day. One of those closed was
10 permit the men to attend funeral.
Among the individual cOllieries work
ing yesterday, some sixteen in all. there
was but one detection to-day, the Har-
blne cOlliery, near MinersviIle. One
very important question seems to be i'll
VOWED III uncertainty. At the head
quarters OF the railrOaders' committee
1t is claimed that the miners are strik-
ing, or Will continue the strike, in sym-
pathy with the striking railrOaders.
while at the miners headquarters if is
declared that the strike is simply for
the continuance Of the per cent. adj
vance in wages.
WILL ORDER THE MEN TO WORK.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.-President
C0rbln had consultation with General
Manager Mcleod and General Superin-
tendent Sweigard to-day at the office of
the Reading Railroad company. and
agreed upon an address to the miners.
ordering them back to work. If they
refuse Mr.. Mcleod said their places
would be filled by new men who could
De obtained in great numbers from other
parts of the country. He said there was
no change in the situation, and that
things were working just about the
same as they were on Tuesday. When
asked II there was any danger of a coal
FAMINE the general managers reply was
mot as yet" President COrbin, having
SAID IN his recent address to
the miners that the Reading company
would never pay its men less than other
companies paid, was asked: will the
continuance of the per cent. advance
by individual operators in the Skuylkill
region have any effect upon the Read
ing cOmpany'S pOlicy?"
Il don't care to answer that question
to-day" said President COrbin.
THE SITUATION AT ELIZABETHPoRT.
ELIZABETHPORT, n. j.. Jan. 4.-The
situation at the Reading coal docks here
is practically unchanged. The com
pany have full complement of men
and several applicants for work were
refused to-day. Coal was still coming
in tonight and the docks and track sid
ings are crowded with trains. An Off
clal OF the the company has intimated
that individual applications for rein
statement would probably be favorably
received, but said that the old hands
would not be taken back in body.
COAL ADVANCING IN PRICE.
READING, Pa, Jan. Goal ship
ments were very light on the Reading
railroad to-day. Probably 500 carloads
were sent down. About 100 more rail
readers employed in the coal traffic were
discharged to-day because there was no
work for them to do. Coal is advancing
in price in this city. Up to this time
500 policemen have been sworn i'll to
guard the cOmpany'S property.
RETURNING TO WORK.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 4.-Seven-
teen individual collieTies in the Shenan-
dOah and mountain district were work
ing to-day and more are likely to follow.
All have agreed verbally to pay the
present wages pending any settlement
that the Reading company may make.
The Cambria company here and the
Mill Creek coal company at New Boston
granted the advance to-day and work
was resumed. The Thomas Coal COM
pany's colliery here is expected to grant
the advance whenever its superinten-
dent is waited on by the proper COM
mittee. The Reading collieries are all
shut down and the miners say hey will
remain idle for six months or even
longer before they will go back to work
at the August basis.