The New York herald., 1877-11-22
CIGARMAKERS' STRIKE.


SENSATION IN THE STRIKERS coscIAvE-A
sHERIFF's OFFICER ARRESTS A MEMBER ON .
CIVIL sulr-THE AMERICAN GIRL A SUCCESS.
'ChiopkoviaS, ChlopKoviakl" cried the doorKeepes
OF the strikers delegate assembiaae. In Concorda AS
sembly Rooms. while the body was in the midst or its
deliberations yesterday afternoon He was calling
an individual who had Just his seat after deIiv-
erng heated speech, in which he had called
order for using obstreperous language CnlopKoviak
10 not regular delegate but is ociing the Commit
tee on Organization in active capacity,
probably as an expert about tho strike
shops In response the call the gen.
teman referred to advanced 10 tho entrance
and proceeding outward when he was informed
by Deputy sheriff NJ. G. o'Bren that he had an order
OF for him. Chlop thunderslruck He
Jumped away from the officer sought the protcc-
OF his confreres But sheriff was not TO lose
game after no had started II Al tho door
the Janitor barred his entrance. There a slight
tussIe but tho majesty OF the law and muscular
prevailed. The officer grabbed his victim in the
midst OF the widest uproar. Some thought 1t was q
fight with outsiders and some thought 1t was raid
OF tho police to break up the meeting The LADY dele
gates seemed the least concerned The Chair raped
loudly and called vocierously Tor 'Orderl' "Order"
.Deiegates must be seated" In little while order
restored aud the oicer, after apoogizng for big
abrupt interruption OF tho proceedings, stated his
II appears that some time ago ChIopkovak had
ono Paul Echner arrested and imprisoned on
charge OF libel Tor calling his wie improper namos
Now Echner brings tho supreme Court against
Chiopkovak for false imprlsonment. Hence the
order OF arrest and hence the apparon OF an odicer
OF the law uninvited IN tho strikers deberative tr
buna. The matter was arranged, and the officer
with mis- prisoner quietly left Tor The SheriTs ofbcc
DlsPosssssioS or rEkANrs.
After this little episode The business OF thS
organization was proceeded with. Tho ejectment
process IS being prosecuted with rieor by the manu-
iacturcrs Ihirty-one new cJectment warrants were
Issued yesterday--Bundy seven families; Scnwarz-
kopf ten Lichtensten sixteen IL Is stated hat the
employers are prepared 10 dispossess loo families I'm
mcdiately vi nity-sx warrants, twenty were put in
execution yesterday. In one case Zone OF KerbS
SPIES tenants) The marshal had to wrestle with hos
stove
The Room Committee OF the strikers. who have to
see that the expelled tenants are duly
with apartments. stated yesterday that they had
already more rooms hand than tney required. and
recommended that no more DO engaged for the prcs-
ent least On the other hand, II Is alleged by the
employers that many real estate agents refused
TO let their tenement houses on tho application OF tho
strikers committee, who have only the security OF
the Central Organ zaon TO offer Tor the payment OF
rent Most OF the rooms engaged have becn either
furnished Tree by the landlords or with the under
standing that the occupants VIII pay US soon they
get work. II was stated that the Room Committee
thoroughly organized and ready to act at any
moment. When the families OF the two delegates
from Adler Landowners snop were elected yesterday
lady offered her house. No. 222 East Twenty eigutp
street, Tor their accom- nmodaton, Tree OF rent
The receipts yesterday we're e:-From Detroit I'm.
GLIDING bosses) $l56; Cleveland, $v7 bO; Buffalo,
500; Chicago, $ll: Boolmakcra New York. $25 Troy,
$l2 Rochester, 50 %; Cincinnati, $40; Utica, sl4;
Philadelphia, SIS; Boston, 500; Flint Mich. (boysh
81 So Newark, OHIO wrlies:--.Hold The tort. Tor
are comins-with our money" midwife offered he-
services.
THE MANUFACTURERS COURSE.
Al meeting of the National Cigar Manufacturers'
Association, held at Cooper Institute yesterday aite
noon, the following resolution was adopted IN the
most enthusiastic manner aud by q unanimous vote:-
Resolved. That every member of the association who
featuring shall. without further delay take
disposess rom their houses all tenants who
have resumed and still refuse the
which was due ON the lst oi November. 1877.
The manuiacturers require all applicants for work,
whether old han,is, TO sign the following pledge
before giving them employment =
AEw YORK, -, 1877
hereby renounce further connection with cigarnak
ers unions and to this pledge honor Signed wit
Messed.
This pledge, of which 10 900 have boen issued each
union employer having supply, is printed IN tho
German, English and bohemian languages. The Be-
hcmians required to place their names. according
their custom IL similar documents, In the mldde Of
pledge, thus agreeing 10 by a preceder
AZ well as by all that follows their signature.
GIRL cIGAKMAKERs
II the statements OF manufacturers who are mostly
Interested IN the employ ynent OF girls In making
cigars to be credited the American girl cigar
OF respectable families. but who in
duccd circumstances, are learning tho bus-
ness The more intelligent and educated they
are the moro RAPIDLY they learn and the more pro-
hs,ent they become. Tnerc about three thousand
g,rs thus employed In New York, aud tho employ
say they Will discharge any, only the most
incompetent, to make room tor the strikers, II
the strike bursts up Tomorrow, there Will be nearly
tnat number OF new people 10 bc added 10 tho class Of
ciparmaking operatives Ia the city. The employers
say they cannot take back all their people, II
they wished for the that In Of
customers who are Obtaining their supplies
and because the busy season, winch closes about
middle o December, Is now nearly over One nrm Ia
this city turns out 80 900 cigars per day-Amercan
girl