New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-06
ALL THE COAL MINERS OUT
THE READING STRIKE ASSUMES ALARMING
PROPORTIONS.
NOTHING DOING AT THE coLLIERIEs-sTRrKERs
INSIST THAT THE DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES BE
PrIScTArVp

NOTHING DOING AT THE CoLLIERIEs-sTRIKERs
INSIST THAT THE DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES BE
REINsTATED.
READING, Jan. 8 (SpecdD.-There is practically
no material change in the miners strike except
that the miners are about all out ALI day long
the idle men have been iocking into the mining
towns and little groups Of men can be seen here
and there discussing the situation. The business
men all over the regions pronounce the outlook as
extremely serious and entertain little hope OF
speedy settlement At Tower City, where ls the
Broolxsidc colliery. one OF the largest owned py
the Reading Company. employing about BOO men,
with capacity of 2,45O tons q day, only lew
men reported for duty this morning. This is
serious loss to the company, as the coal minco
there is OF the best quality At Shamohn tne
Henry Clay colliery which was to start up tn's
morning is also idle, caused by the breanng OF the
machinery At st. Nicholas. the Suffolk collery
was running short-handed. These were the only
Reading coleres In operation to-day h,,.
There are still other collercs In opcrat1on, Dut
they are either located along the Jersey Centrai.
Pennsylvania or Lehigh Valley Railroad: Since
the great strike in 1879 at LEAST twentyoisJh hnv
coercs have been put in operation IN the oenuyis s
kill regions and the output the past year excseasa .,
that Of any previous year In the history o. ino
Reading COMPANY There Is absolutely mgr1hs TO-.
day would hardly keep the fires burning slheic
dav in New-Yorll city
The strike has assumed srch alarming prop94r-
tions within the past twenty four hours that the
Reading officials have become uneasy To under
stand the gravity OF the situation it is only nrces
sary to visit tho mining patches. more deter-
mined lot of men it is hard to meet Ihcy hte
quite orderly hut there is no mstaking their attl
tude should Mr. Corbn undertake, as u IS aIleeco
he will to reDace his miners with 1oreleh.,s.
There are oil sorts Of rumOrs aiioat thonghout tne
regions but levcl-headcd peorle take l'tt,r stocR
in them General Sunerintendont =. B Whiting'
of Pottsvillc was summoned to Philadelphia TO-DAY
bv President Corbin. 1t is supposed that some
rropositon is about to he submitted 10 the mihers.
r. is safe to saw however. that since me m"n nave
zone ont the sentiment is about unanimous among
thc miners 10 remain ont until the Reading COM
nanv rcinstates its cmpoves. who. II Us said were
discharged last Tuesday. week after be'n9 oroero
to return to dutv nv tho executive comm,'cc W
nursrance or their understanding with General
Surnrintcndcnt J. A. Swcirard
The feet that there should have hccn mis-
understanding" said Chairman John l.. I"r' 10
dav is imnosshc. j. was dcihHratc ana pre-
concerted nIan of tho Reading officials 70 destroy
our oroanization We will not stand that we
insist that evcrv man TINS honr,vHd of ms n"s'.i"h
ortside tho six crows at Port Richmond must ne
roinstated This much we will insist unon, ana
until the comnanv roali7e that, they cannot expect
70 treat with the miners
A circuIar stoned nv John l.. Lnc and secretary
Joeorh Cohill was sert ont fo-hnv 10 a'i icc' "S-
som,Ios throu chont the TTritod States and CanaGa
.nnool;ro for aid fo~ striking miners. ~ saws
% r,talists have combined +" crush labor and
,no,-os n strono and svmrathotic anneal for fnan-
c;oI aid IN dofonco of oroani7od labor.
,dd all miners ont ad all miners ont a..
4. an instance IN show tho ecarr't, ~ coal In this
c,tv n NAV stated that force ~ fw"nfv mon WIZ
he work IN this CITY Tomorrow morning 10 a ','
nnar ,to rcnd.h horsos Thero about dn Ooo tons
~ and he, atofo" n" cor'nanv has mahc VS." n'
Themselves. hut thcv soh 'ooo 'o"s IT,. ", ~ - Co
ao,cr In this city and they have ready market Tor
the rest.