The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-11
THE CIGARMAKERs' STRIKE.
NEW PHASE AND A NEW INDEPENDENT
EsTADLIsHMENr-How THE STRIKERS COM

NEW PHASE AND NEW INDEPENDENT
EsTApLIsHMENr-How THE STRIKERS CON-
PANY WORKS
Notwithstanding the favorable aspect of affairs for
the strikers at the close OF last week, there moro
excitement around headquarters at Concordia Assem-
bly, Rooms yesterday than has been exhibited since
the strike commenced. The agitation showed that
something more than usual had occurred. In dis
cussion whether u certain shop should be declared
strike shop or not the Chair had considerable din
Guilty preserving order but the proceedings went
smoothly, the subject matter in dispute being referred
to the Executive Committee tor investigation. A
rather unexpected phase given to the NOV emont
yesterday by the establishment OF a factory, or
firm name The parties who havs entered into this
enterprise Messrs Brown Earle successors
Mossrs. Bennett schenck Earle, Nos. SO, SIS and
81 Park place. Their intention Is stated TO be
ufacture fine article and to employ just such hands
as they please, siving them union prices They are
not connected with the strikers nor with the manu-
ufactnrers association In business relation, any
way they win employ between two and three hun
Contributions were received by the strikers central
organization, and doubt Will be until the ending oil
sS o nH
cigarmakcrs Berlin with the statement that they
would tax themselves ten francs week in aid Of
their striking brethren in America Tho other
tributons were from st. Louis, $35; Cabinetmakcr's
Union, No. !, Chicago. SO; the Sdvie, Oldest Bohe-
mian paper In the country, $25; Denver, COL, SO;
Rock Island, ILL.,, 81 so; Milwaukee, $40; shop dona-
lions Of ten per cent per week, S59S Is. Tho total
November 8 to December was 81 ,344 81 receipts
Tor October 4l9 5S total in two months So 1853 S.
This Of course, independent Of local and special
donations. The three relief stores Of the strikers
have distributed In :-Meat Is, $50 pounds;
Coffee 1000 pounds: -four, 20 barrels; sugar, bar
rels; barley, kegs; farina, kegs; rice, barrels;
pcas 10 bushels; beans. bushels; potatoes 80 bar
rels; onons barrels cabbages 1214 heads; carrots,
10 barrels; soap, boxes; with smaller groceries,
CigArmaking has been introduced quite extensively
on Long Island, especially Ia Queens and SunoH
counties Breslau and other places In Suffolk aud in
Long Island City, and the towns OF Ncwtown and
jamaica In Queens are turning out several thousands
OF cigars per day. number OF reports were current
yesterday about Ltchtenstein Brothers. Bowery, dis
charging their American girls and employing mon
generic term, 'scabs'') at the old rates. rho
was reported Of e. A. Smith, No. IL Bowery. It
hands at the old rates, and that another manuac.
turer mad sold all his tobacco and turned over hts
boxes. At the central organization 1t was stated by
the pckets that Litchtensten Brothers had sent oil
number OF large OF tobacco. SchwarZ Il Spohr
No. ID Bowery, received number OF OF leaf
tobacco yesterday afternoon. some of these matters
Investigated by Clgarmakors' Union No. LA last
evening.
The power Of employing hands in tho strikers shop
No. ~ Vesey street. rs invested In the various shops
In proportion their numbers. The official organ Of
the strikers states shot none but cgarmakers regu
lary elected ind employment for The present No
favors will be granted 10 anybody. Tho number en-
ployed Will be gradually last the orders
come IN for goods made by union hands. :"