Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-07
cRuPPLuNG THE READING.
The strike C0mtimues TO SproaA-1ndi.
vidual OPERATOR Compelled % sus.
pend.

line Str1ke COmt1m0eD 20 SpfO0M.A00As
vidual OPERATOR Compelled % sus-
pend.
The scarcity of Coal In Philadelphia has had the
effect Of advancing prices as high as $3.50. Few
dealers have more than weeks supply, There Is
no change in the situation at Port Richmond.
Both sides seem equally determined not TO Yield.
IL is stated as coming from the Reading company
that 1t has s. 600 900 In cash and $4,000, 900 OF
available securities In its treasury, and having
taken its stand viii adhere to It. Business men In
Philadelphia believe that II the miners would stand
out for three weeks more the price OF coal would
be so high that the Reading company would be
forced by public sentiment to accede to the de-
mands OF the men.
READING BuLLDozNa INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS.
According TO adispatch from Donaldson, Schuyl-
kill county, Miller Co, operating at New Lincoln,
had intended paying the 8 per cent over the ESQ
basis pending arbitration, and when settlement
had been reached Mr.. Miller said he would pay his
called on him at his ONCE Ia Pine Grove and were
Informed by him that he could not continue the
Sper cent, as the railroad company had nottned
him that II he did so they would not send him any
cars and he was held subject to the order OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Company. He said: 81
Cor6in and superintendent sweigard. They were
wrong in not arbitrating this wage question and
recognizing the Knights Of Labor, which organiza-
to have my colliery worked on the $3.50 basis,
pending settlement, and at the end OF that time,
should the company cOncede the mems demands,
Will reimburse them for their work from this date
at the rate OF per cent above the $3.50 basis"
This not being satisfactory, the men quit work.
RAISING COAL PRICES TO THE FURNACES
There are some forty furnaces located along the
line Of the Reading railroad, and yesterday, latter
much correspondence, the Reading Coal and Iron
Company supplied some OF the most needy fur
naceS with coal, but at an advance OF so cents per
ton, delivered at Schuylkill Haven. The rate for
years was s2.20 but to-day 1t was advanced to 50
per ton. This viii result in an increased cost for
producing pig iron, and may prevent Eastern
Pennsylvania manufacturers from competing with
furnaces where both coal and labor are cheap, or
1t may result In closing down the furnaces.
Miners In c0lltery at Shamok1n have refused
to continue work because the coal Is shipped over
the Reading road. A general meeting Of miners
will be held to-day. The opinion prevails that the
miners working at all individual cOliereS shipping
over the Reading road will quit work. total
suspension is quite possible. The Suffolk c0lllery
at Shenandoah, which has been working with q
small force OF men, closed down yesterday.
CLARIFIED MINERS DISSATISFIED.
At meeting Of the coal miners OF the Clearneld
region, held at Dubois yesterday, it was resolved
to notify the operators that If the Columbus scale
was not paid by the 21st instant general strike
would be inaugurated.
In the Pittsburg district the miners oficials ex-
pect to get the men at Hon. VIM. L. Scott's mines
to strike for the Columbus scale within the next
fOrty-eight hours. convention will be held at
Pittsburg on Monday by the miners receiving the
advance to arrange to pay the strikers cents per
ton while they are out.