The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-01-20 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

LESSON TU COLLIERS ON STRIKES  WHAT' LABOUR TRIUMPHS ' COST.  Canon Tristram, formerly for eleven years motor of Castle Eden, writes as follows to the Record on matters within his own knowledge. He calls it an object lesson on the new Trades Unionism. Unfortunately, it is only a single specially notable example of what is going on all over the country, and adding everywhere to the number of the unemployed. Canon Tristram writes :—Clastle Edencolliery was sank a little more than fifty years ago, on the estate of the Burdons, who for generations have been foremost among the county families of Durham in public enterprise and philanthropy. At once they built schools, far in advanoe of the ideas of the times, and for years maintained a curate for the colliery exclusively at their own cost. Major Burden naturally represented the district in the first County Council, but at the time of the second election the Miners' Union throughout the county ordered their members to vote only for the pitmen's delegates, and he wacrejeoted. Immediately afterwards the strike occurred. Castle Eden had always been known as a very wet colliery, and its continued existence depended on keeping the pumps going. This, however, the leaders at Durham forbade to be done, hoping that the owners would give way sooner than risk the lose of their property. Some honest employes attempted to supply fuel for the pumps ; they were set upon by several hundred men, headed by Cann, the County Councillor, and one man was very nearly murdered. For this the ringleaders were tried at the Assizee, and Cann and others sentenced to several months' hard labour, the Judge characterising it as one of the most cowagdly and ruffianly assaults he had ever had to try. -But they had succeeded in drowning the pit. When Cann had served his time, he was met at the gates of Durham gaol by bands of music, banners, and carriages, and Cann resumed his seat on the County Council. Meanwhile the Burdon family were daily feeding hundreds of children far months. When the strike ended, the lessees of the colliery spent many thousands of pounds in attempting to cope with the water by new machinery, but in vain. The machinery wa,s drowned out, and the ruined Company went into liquidation. The colliery is now permanently abandoned, and 3,000 souls dependent on it have to seek work where they elm find it. The beautiful church, known as St. John's, Monkheseldon, erected about ten years practically personage, ags dendowlnent, mansion,ar which d enowiprahcatiee and dthe family been for generations the centre of charity and munificence, is to be closed, its proprietor retiring to the south of England. 'The untold and farspread misery produced by the wicked action of the leaders of the Miners' Union cannot be calculated, and yet they gloat over their achievement, and tell their dupes that they have taught the capitalists a lesson.'  " HEALTH " says : "If a food can be administered which, while nutritious in itself is also stimulating, such an article cannot fail to prove of value in the course of the present Epidemic (Lifluenza). Bovril, in our opinion, is such a food. Its nutritious qualities are undoubted, whilst it also serves to stimulate the patient and to relieve the depression, which is such a characteristic feature of the ailment. We recom. mend our readers to give Bovril a trial. It is easily digested (an important consideration), and is able as well." Douglas Lithgow, Esq., M.D., Litt, M.