New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
MINERS TO WORK AWHILE LONGER.

MINERS TO WORK AWHILE LONGER.
rux IArrsr ORDER OF THEIR JOINT CoMMTTEE-A
THREATENING OUTLOOK. NEVERTHELESS.
PorrsvrLLE, Dec. 91.-An day long kilograms BY
the hundred came pouring into Pottsv1lle rom
leading iron manufacturers and furnacemen
ahout the eastern section of the State repre-
scntng that their coal supplies were running short
that they would be compelled to shut down and
discharge al their hands, and appealing to the
miners to use their influence to prevent such o
calamity. Upon these representations the Joint
Committee got together, and ut late hour TO-
night telegrnphed to Anthony Lally. president OF
the Miners and Iaborers Amalgamated Association
at Ashland that the committee had agreed that the
miners should resume on Tuesday next to work for
short time longer pending the settlement Of their
difficulties. This means that the miners will re-
sumo work for week or so. after which the COM
pany must come to conclusion. This does not
by any means remove the danger OF strike.
The vastness OF such a strike can best be compre-
hcnded when it is stated that the colieries affected
extend over Schuyll<ill, Northumberland Luzerne.
Laclxawanna and Carbon Counties. a district which
sends out annually over 49, 900. 900 tons OF coal.
II is div idcd into three great regions the Schuyl-
kill, Lehgh and Wyoming coal fields. In this
great territory nearly 90, 600 men arc employed.
or these 80 600 employed in the Lehigh district
are already on strike. The convention Ut Reading
Railroad employees held on Thursday night in Read
IN; was absolutely in the control Of the delegates
from tue coal regions. They ordered that the
r7,ilruad hands strike. THIS has only been par
italy successful ns the men at Allentown.
rIll;amsputt Beading, Pottst, gn and other lead
i;g places. besides many at Philadelphia. refuse to
sLi,ke. ] he miners delegates in tnc Reading con-
ventiOn have IL in their own hand, as to whether
n strike shall take psce. They can order it at any
tine.
John T.. Lee. chairman of the Executive Com
mttee of the Reading cony cntion, has opened heal
Gu ,rt.rs "a PottsvIlc lie said this afternoon that
the Reading employees had been insultcd that it
now question OF honor. President Corbin
letter to the miners clearly forcshadows that they
will not get the per cent advance. On this SUBJ
ject Mr.. Lee says:
These men have been ground down into the dus
long enough. blr. POwdcry and the General
Executive Board will be appealed to to levy an as
sessment on all the Knights in the country to sup
port such Il strike ,
miners. Nearly all the delegates who took lead
ing part In the Recalling convention have been dis,
charged and this has eXasperated the men still
more.
As to the situation on the railroad. the follow
ing reports have been received:
Ashland says: Coal and freight trains are run
ing. The employees the Gordon Plane struck
yesterday, but the engineers. hrcmen conductors
and bralIemcn of the coal trains at that place re-
fused to continue the strike today. Work was
also begun at Mahanoy Plane this morning. The
collcries still working to-day, but it is feared
that they Will be idle after to-day II the company
defeats the railroad hands"
TamaGua The Reading Company is swearing
i'm some Of its train hands and giving them police
power. train hand on the main line says his
train was cut three times south Of Port Clinton
early this morning by strangers. This IS the
first reported attempt at interference with the
Shenandoah: Two hundred and thirty five
men have been discharged the ShamolSn divi-
sion and but few Of their places filed They
obcycd the strike orders. On the Maianoy divi-
sion only one crew reported for duty and that
went on later. About rs men are employed on
the plane and trains. or these only fifteen or
twenty are at work and they were unable to
do ANYTHING of consequence. No freight was
received here. At Shamoln Captain Linden Of
the PinIlerton Agency is in charge OF squad OF
men to guard the cOmpany's property.
blizzard is raging throughout the coal regions
tonight Eight thousand cars Of coal each con
tanning five tons blocked in and about
Butler Creek and the Mahanoy Valley and the
company cannot get crews to bring them down
The officials are hiring non-union men Tor posi-
tons along the railroad by the hundred but many
are incompetent.