The sun., 1870-08-27
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE STRIKE In FALL RIVER
MUMMY CALLED OUT AND TUl
POLICE FORCE DOUBLED,

A Mob striving to Prevent Operatives fran,
Going to Work Mt Rcdnccd wnRes-Ops
OF the Men Knocked Down md the POLES
stoncd-An Arrest and Rescue.
The demonstrations Of the idle operatives II
Fall River, Mass, in opposition to those who have
gone to work at the reduced wages has assumed
threatening aspect, and at one time II was feared
would result in a serious riot. .y..-,
The operatives numbering from eight 10 ,eu
thousand, abandoned work on the 2ist OF JuIy.
since which time they have, with the exception offs
very few, remained idle. At the end Of four veot,
from the beginning Of tho strike the resources OF
large portion were well nigh exhausted and soms
OF TIE mill owners. pc rceivng dispcsion on ibeip
ri ,i, 10 Te'ame re work opened their mills and began
first TO do this, and bc;sn Monday morning WITH
one 3. inner During the day they obtained two
others, and on Tuesday quite number came in.
inc disturbances began on Monday nj sht w1en q
few OF the workmen resumed worG in the Dur,ee
MIL. In the evening crowd OF the strikers col
lectcd around the mill gates, and a. the WORKINGS
came out they were greeted with various Insulting
remarks but no violehce was used against thom By
On TUESDAY the Merchants establishment, and an.
other or TIE mills also began running with a very
Tow hands hired rs they could be found. The synp-
toms OF turbulence rapidly increased on that day.
large collection Of people awaited the workins
people as they made their cIi, from the Durfec Mill
and greeted them much more violently than on the
preceding night. One of the working spinncrs was
knocked down ana badly hurt, and the others were
followed In the street toward their homes by .
rsbble Of their fellows. who uttered ali sorts al
dcrisYG and insulting cpithets. few of the polIcs
wsrs prcsent but thrI were not able to do much.
There was an increase IN The numbers OF the spip-
sers and welvers on Wednesday, and at nisht the
demonstrations assumed a dangerous aspect A
crowd oi many hundreds assembled In front OF the
gates OF the DrTee MIN 10 repeat their insults 70
those who came forth.
at tho actions OF tive crowd thc time for stopping
wOrS approached. and rather ndiscrcctly sounded q
hre alarm from the nearest alarm, IN order to bring
the euclhes to throw water upon the people aud
drive tiem away rom the gates This had the effect
OF coursA to greatly increase tac -se Of the crowd,
nni althCuch the cn.iHcs were worked. the crowd
was only c;fycn back and not d-psrsci, and the
temper OF ihe strikers WIS not improved by the
wetting.
Tho police Numbering c'y twenty Eve men, had
no effect Whichever In suporc sing tha5 diiurbance
They arrested ne man VIII, ,7as interfering with
oneoi the prisoners. Aut while taking him TO the
station one cficer wi7 vi. with stIuc, and the
crowd then russel upon the aol'ee and rescued the
Tho mill owirrs aud clty au'hofi,cs bccam.
thoroughly alarmed ai the turn affairs were tkng.
ard hc utter ab~cncc Of any ioIo sufficient 10 cope
with tlc rioters, ant OF 1hU-slay morHiS ~ the
Mayor t'lcsraphcl - the Governor Tor troops. Late
n he intelo1 Company y, Thii R ';imcst, N.
V. NJ, OF this cry, ra' notified 20 appear t Tbs
srMory fot ,tr'eo. computes aud Il OF Jaun
ton were also ordered ait,
The latter, M mboiirg - men, arcn,blei a, half
an ours notice. un t,pk t'o ir.in fOr Fall lver.
The Ma, "r al,o issued lrcehmaiioy requesting an
tuod clHch~ 10 Al SIAN Tum a.s 3'hb ~ IN crowds
In the STREETS, aid impoteg an TO r'r-'nhc~ THAI
violence l. useless In goNl cause. buadrcd spo-
cH policemen were also tHl lol, aud sO-ic tNcrty
live were armed sud lglrli-I and cont f,rwnrd 10
Of order.
As ilc horr Tor the cessation OF wor;, n tc Dur
zee Mi'l drew near, iic id' p'ig!i'ton Ot ihc city
began to tend toward that ql'r,er, aul acHuir past
etx o'clock the sidewalk, 81 tie adjacent arccjs
were nlicd. There we're no signs OF any nislurb-
ancc ANA it Was Thought tha: pcrlr.ls thcr. ould
be none; but before Scvca o'ciocS ihctr Waa a sud-
den influx, setting IN from all directions. apda
Lest two thousand pcrsuns ~eEs 9tattc. ed up aud
down the street.
When the half dozen wenvers came forth g,r,rd-
o by the poll c, and proceeded toT:rt trcr no neS
there was chorus OF screams aid noot,n.s from
Tie crowd aud from the windows OF the nri.hDoriny
tesenent houses, aud the crowd ri ,srd after them,
ana continued offensive demonstrations ior quar-.
ster OF mile.
soon niterwari the spinners came out and n
sight OF them the insoloncc OF the crowd WIS much
Increased. A haf dozen police, witi rcNolvers IN
pcIF handr, accompanied thc1 and saw them oly
home. An attempt was made to cuc.ct, the crowd
lron following them. ana three arrest, were made.
tEa ursi successful one since the tIoubl' ho .iu
The women, who toru d a .ai.c prGusljirn oi
those present, Wcro the most dcuunrtI rtIatiyc, and
wr made q good snare OF tho fu.s rom the begin
Hng. The wrrSins SIMMER wcir I'tci to their
houses ON lhIgslIy nlsli. and Viii be- pto cctcd
hereafter The troops were kept under nrms all
hlshl, rUt thcJ were not called uIOn TO interfere,
and there seems to have been hardly funicicnt causs
for otdrrinG them out. Twenty Ieso.a.c policemen.
1t 10 thought, would have quclcd the demon strltion
with case aud prevented the trouble IRON going 10
ia
Is is said that very larqe proportion Of those WIN
are without employment would resume work al.
once WcIu they not ininlidlted by members OF the
Splnners' Association. squad Uf spies employed,
station and cndcaVors TO dissnade SINNERS who
come from other places lrom getting work here.
Yesterday they surrounded harness maker who
eahe hon ncghOOring town aud cOmpnl.hd him,
TO tel them his business aud Intentions The riot
IN operative. are mostly Enslismen.
EALL RIVER, Aug. ej-Thngs hero attn h.vc an
uniavOrable appearance. The presence OF the
milnia alone prevents further demonstrations
here is as yet no prospect of the settlement OF In