Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-06

Last evening a crowd Of colored laborers. at
least a thousand in number, and few white
men, met at the City Hall to hear the report OF
the committee Of twenty appointed at the
strikers meeting last week at Union Leaeue
Hall At O'Clock not one member or that
committee had arrived on the ground, and nu-
merous expressions sf disgust could be heard
among the bone and sinew OF the city there
assembled.
"THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BOUGHT TaRu Up ,,
SAID ore hard listed fellow. Another" That's
to, and they Old not hal to pay much, nuther /
reekon-n And snOther--''Y ankee Glessonis got
en- Yet aDother-"He's too mean TO payfor
anything" And still another-@Oh hush
they're all the same; Pat Culinsne's as bad as
hlH; he's an irish Yankee" And once more
"I&lk about your Gleasons, that Andrew Glea-
sons meaner than tother one ;" ana SO on, and
so on.
After waiting until about . O'Clock, and only
two or three or the committee appearing, the
Indignation increasing all the time, Mareellus
West
oPsxRD THE BALL
with an infammatory speech against the con-
tractors, the committee, the Board or Public
works, and the wealthy classes in general
Re said Gov. Cooke had told the committee m AZ
the lsbOrers should be taken care OF, and tina
committee had failed TO DO their duty in NOT
coming 70 this meeting. "A voice-"Eyen
Himber IS net here.'1 He advised them ali to
90 heme aud organize labor unions, and let
IN general convention and adopt such resol1.
ticDs and rules as viii make the contractors "a
weA as the teisls know and respect the labor
cas- Tigkts- Go home, and If yeu lind any Of the
Contractors,
TAKE THEIR HEADS OFF THEIR sHorrnpRs
III the contractors viii not pay the laborers the
price sgreeu upon, they should have their blood
Let the workiDgmen's motto be,
fs "BLooD FOR BLooD.o
They have been swfndlirg US lorg enough. The
Board of Public Works have all the power and
have got the inside track of the Governor
m The giving out OF the work; and
" blood for blood" Now 90 home gp H.
your districts and organize your associations,
choose your committee ana see if this combine
t0n can't be broken up.
STRIKE TERROR
into the breasts Of these contractors. Keep the
thing moving. A bigger fraud than Albert
Gleason never lived. lie could not offer to nav
the laboreTs more than 81 % per day, because
he wanted to support two three fast teams
10 ride about with. He Is dirty, sneakipg
Yankee contractor. He 10 down on all niggers
and is worse than Cur old masters. Look at
Crane and CrOssmaBi Crane has gone M a
water sPOut. lCheers.l These Yankees will
skin you alive; lock ont for them. He 1.-THE
speaker had never got a cent out OF the repub-
hcan party. He had
HEART As BIG As THAT HORSE CAR
yoEder, that beat in sympathy for the laborers
The committee have proved themselves a big
failure, and they should be discharged. Let
y
shovel on the 18th street work unless ~ per day
Is paid, and the contractor will have to come TO
your terms.
PERRY CARSON
said Governor Cooke had told the committee
that lie was IN sympathy with them, aud would
do AL be could in their favor. So had tie menu
hers OF the Board OF Public Works. Mr.. A. r.
Shepherd and ). r. Brown had said the same.
The committee had been failure; only three
or four OF them were present. Mr.. Culljnane
sad PROMISED 70 give = per day; but on last
Saturday he Lad paid on his men with ONLY
81 % lie (the FTeakcI) was as poor as any Of
them, and felt for them. They should get y
for every days work they did, as even at that
rate they could do no more than pay their rent
and get fuOd TO eat At present The Governor
has no eoutGcl OF the contractors, nor have tina
Board of Public Works, ga the present con-
tracts tracts had ei,., been .. made by Mayor Emery.
Robert Green vas the next speaker, and adj
Ilsed The men TO
SAND TOGETHER.
and they would hLsilJ get what they asked.
Thomas &aIOBey, OF the Third Ward was the
next speaker, ana
DENOUNCED THE ARIsTocRATs,
who had gIacIouSly given the poor men one day
in the year TO register and another day to vote
under their heels the rest OF the wear mr..
Whole system OF contracts was a miserabIa fa-ca'
= 49,, -. - '>>r'ia - elect thesA stsrcbej
fellows with their
PAPER COLLARS AND GLOSSY MusTAC9Es;
they could talk nne grammar, and every word
that fell from their lips was devoured by the
poor men like honey. Here is q man, A. X.
Browne, who that very day had introduced bill
to have the streets and alleys cleaned by con-
tract-anOtbeI big job 10 fatten q contractor
with The only man who was their friend in
that Legislature was Z. A. Bowel. II served
them all right for voting for such tricksters,
and he hoped next time they would elect labor
ing men TO nh these places.
O.. W. HATToN
~ ha a ,d
committee and contractors. His heaviest Hicks
seemed TO be directed 20 some one in the crowd
who had interrupted him several times With
such remarks as "HattoD, you've reformed,
have you ?'' How long since yen have re-
pented?"
The crowd dispersed about II O'Clock, worked
up 10 a threatening state Of excitement by the
incenciary speeches they had listened TO.
Threatening Demonstrations To day.
This morning an excited crowd OF some 800
colored laborers met at the City Hall, their in
dignatiOn seeming 10 be directed to q force of
lsbcring men who had been set to work on the
lth street paving in South Washington BIZ the
contractor, Albert Gleason. The men were adj
yised by several ordeT-loving citizens and By
Lieut. Kelly not TO modest any workmen. This
advice DID not sec m 20 be rshshed by them, aud
they started CT IN groups towards the Seventh
Ward. This was reported to police headquar-
teTs, and prepaI atoms were at once made TO
meet any emergency. Soon afterwards the
strikers appeared on the ground corner of 18th
and streets ). W., where Mr.. Gleason has
come twenty Irish labCrers employed on the
street, ard threatened IL the Iab0rers did not
throw down their tools they would
KILL EVERY MOTHERS son OF THRN.
Lieut.. GessfOrd had been notified or their inten-
ticns, and had cent squad or some twenty men
to prevent any disturbance, and while these
threats we're being MADE, his men came up and
dispersed the strikers, who collected In groups,
and afterwards came together on the corner Of
7th and + streets. apparently with the purpose
Of carrying their threats into execution. By
this time Lieut. johnson, with force Of about
twenty mounted police, came down at a gallop,
and riding among the malcontentS, ordered
them on the ground. Some OF them refused 70
60, and threatened 20 knock the policemen of
their horses Finding the crowd were bent upon
resistance and disorder. the policemen
ARRESTED FIVE
Of the most bois,erous- Edward winfield VIM
Brown, John Sims, John Brooks, and John
whiting, colored Lnen,-snd sent them of 90 The
hrst precinct ststiOn-h0use under q squad Of
mounted meR- The remainder OF the party
then moved on, threatening TO return at one
O'Clock with retntorcements and prevent the
Irishmen from going to work. The mounted
men were sent down upon application Of Mr.
Gleason 10 Major Richards this morning, who
feared trouble. having been notified early OF Il.
At ten O'Clock Captain Brock went 70 the CEN
trial guard house AMI directed Lieutenant skip
BON, with squad OF Is men, 20 proceed TO the
scene OF disturbance and remain there until
further ordered This makes Altogether abOuf