The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
TIE LABOR EXCITEMENT.
Day or ONTNOUs MUTTERTNGS At
PORT JOHNSON, NEU JLRSEY.
sevcnty-sevcu New Men strike Work-sent
Back 90 New York-Thc OLD striker
Prompted by their wives, SIN Hold Out.

The muttcrings Of n not far distant storm
are being heard daily more distinctly among
the striking coal workers of the Lehigh and
Wlkcsbarro Coal Company at Port Johnson.
n j. Scvcnty-sevcn men arrived in the COM
pany's tug yesterday morning. All but thirty
three were new men.
But before they arrived about seventy OF tho
old topmen reported for duty. on the under
standing. us they claim. that all the strikers
were TO be taken back. at equal prices for
whcelers and bumpers. About twenty-five OF
the bumpers were put at work. and the others
told they would be as soon IA work was ready
for them. Affairs moved comfortably along
until noon. and the men went up to dinner.
At 1 O'Clock they did not return. storm OF
indignation was brewing for them in town. par
ticulary among the women. The men gavc
them the cold shoulder. but the women were
vouhle in thoir expressions Of anger. Said one.
with flashing eyes and u dDubled-up list whlch
she shook fcarlessy under the nose of a brawny
wheeler. Pat, do you know. we women wear
w." as loot Sna and the Limerick ri girls Know Just
howt Use that same and I'm from LimcrickF
Pat thnd no desire to return 10 work alter dinner
Another stalwart wife scized her husband by
the collar and marched him home. saving,
You'll not disgrace the name Murphy ana IL
YOU are not MN NH Hn9ntn !" s.nH All '' ut ,hc
men required no talking To. .
At the beginning of n long plank walk To tho
the words:
l. ce,i. an hour I . and Down
starNa alton
Little knots Of men assembled at various
points near. this placard 10 sec that its words
wore needed. Thc Ycn for whom i was intend
cd took the hint. and would have done the same
had no on" hceu visible nod Is IA good as
u wink to n blind horsc,"' said one Of them.
and that sign il enough
Tho few who had been working in the morn
ing made eNo uses They said they went to work
ON II misunderstanding. and would take care
them. though. were "a little roughly handlo Il.
| and AMONG the women there wa- great excite
ment.
In inc Yards thcrc WIS trouble all day long
| Men were going to Superintendent Martin with
| all sorts of complaints. Some wanted to know
| how nu, "a they had nude, and when they were
| pletnly covered with blood hl-trrs that they
! could not work. All had some fault 10 make
| Az O'Clock part of them knocked OIL. and said
! they would work ~ longer, u satisfaction
was in'reas NJ rapidly. nni little groups ol
! Dutchm"n We're assembling IN various parts
| of the yard. chattcring and gesticulatinG wildly
! Then q committee WIS ., Mt 90 TIE Suprrlnt"nd
| ,nt 90 So" how much they were making. ID,
ussurod them they could make from sl.2j L,
sl.jO "A day. This failcd t. satisfy the men
and W'y sent back word That II b,
would guarantee them sl.2j day they would
! cont luur WORK. IhI~ hH rr'usNi 90 do. ana he
fore O'rlo. all the Gcrnlnu- ~tru 'k. Account,
| were made up. and it Was found thut one ganl
| ui seven men. who had been loading ears al
the. all, rnoon, had nude iweniy-eisht cents
| euch. and another gang u twrrty-unc. who ha,
| been at work nll day long loading canal boat
| had made ifty-rieht cents each Then there
was "a scene Of wild confusion. The German,
| swOre that they had been swlndl'd and tina
| the companys agent in New York had deceive,
them grossly when he engaged thcm. They
were finally put on the tug ani sent to New
| coal yards. save Tor the wat"rmcn and hal
| dozen policemen, were deserted.