Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-18
TIE Washington Hearney.

TIE Washington heatneE.
4. Isaac Cohen's nca!Dg 3: he eas: t'71: .!
tie Cap;.ol. Monda? night, committee Of c1e
huod!.d sas appointed to wit u7oa oS:la!s c:
the Fsdcs.! AID Diss!ic: Go7sranea;5. THIS
c2-u;:.ce, Of whcm NOS! were c:ofec marched
atou: the ci;y yes:erday, Leaa:d b Isaac Co.
ben, 2ol bea:cg 1uubeT q traasFarecc:eE.
They Wished several public oEic:s, al Cohen
ard ts1 of:ho !e.i::= TAI is:k= With tie Gil
c::s's. ! squad c: p,!::::, sou.e morais1, &C,
c,u1ac::l tie c---l:ta: % il: travel, TA:re
vas 70 diso-:a-.
Shortly a!.3r e:c7cn Z c!oc: u3hca an3 -
:goaor- G:cw q; 10 .!5c ia :r1u: c: - Cum.
~. tu;!i!og
: delegation :1a.se; L? s:ai:S 10 ttc Com.
rI;..i34ec's .Jo;l, where Nh Dan: a1i Nsjof
Iwi1iog Ea.a engaged IL a.leG Dig u th:!: otl e
ciai ciu:;a=. Cohen lex: of oy hsni1c Fl. D3ot
paper. IL which tie iamaod was u 4ic j.! I-5
cxraul;.n:. 6: tie ppropilallo3s maze b
Congress, a5i liking the rE!:s II Cay : .i;?7
81 81. - per man.
sir. D=nt Answered tist TuTk was given CT:
III ;.ec5rd2cc. with the law, aod the D.=::lc;
hal hing 20 c. with c05.lac: labor. The
n)cu TIC D!stfic; employed were paid SID per
j0y, which neut further am0ua families j pro
wiling 7oik ;han II the additional tTaDty-aTc
cents per nGu vas given.
Cohen then iraCchcd cut ,ato speech about
the Commissioners being the servants OF the
people AID their duty 10 follow their wishes.
He VAS speeding eiool quite lively. when Mr..
D3ut sharply sad they t:ii Tot wact con!ro.
versy .oi i: vas use!eas 10 eXrcnd Ho:as -
further tx.
Csc {! ~ ci5.g inr:i.?y,: sufficiently i5ul
~ -.: tia: +: 0ii!tr- could tot be pam Tc..
thry ilGl,i n :I1ltl: IN flp!uI .h3i: a!io.nc?
saad pay.
Fai!!o. to get much salts: lc:iop, they started
10 d:parI. but before soiug handed 0ai aTo:h.r
paper. in which there were charges thai the
Commissioners ware h!pec:i!ts and C[i Tally
c3rIuDl.
Mzior IwiDioq rcturaal the plPscl5 Coh:1.
Icmsr.i0g that they had M use Tor il there.
Fica.!y they Withdrew anl WE'D. up p4n3-?!
vani4 Avenue. About three O'Clock yesterday
aftgrc35a thn Commissioners. together with the
attorney fer the D.stric, and United States Ds
lrlct A,toroey. held lengthy consultation ter
The purpose Of taEing PROMPT aad decisive
measures 10 cheek the threatening 1tmoG
tiopa made, stop The incoalilty language u.s.!
ct these uj."!!igs, AMI see th2: order IS pt2
served 10 the city. u liza: action will &c tax 20
il n>t yet kn5an, ii decided upon.
.ii,or !aGGirk liz Columbia bulldogs C5htn
uiarci,eH bis men 10 the Agricultural Depart.
ment. but ware hot received very cordially.
Commission l.? Dat Vas a-keG to sigo
series ii Resolutions, Lu refused, aci the
delegation n0gvu away a1ii b1Ta d2Tn upon the
Treasury Depattiaott.
III. rasou,iors hzinc $40 Pr iay IS :a2
Wages Of labor1r were presented Secretary
Sherman, T7ho said that there Tas &C one 10 The
count:y more in tavor Of paying good wages :0-
ST h7ncSt day work than he vas. Architect!
Hill vas called ioto the inteETiew, ard stated
the !-b2!o75 employed by the Ge7cTumt1t re
ca!y",i iron 81 - 10 IS pr day.
Alter lcav:aC tie Treasury Department ,ha
icg tut Secretary S:!u!Z. be!Cg huS7, could
t. Tie CAPITOL md c2nped for awhile OF the
ess. por'i,o. Sooa al,eEwayi they dispersed.
During tie movements Q: he c1n 1I;co siy.
:s:a ;3:0 Who 1:rs Tsri:iag 10, Mr Stephen
Tally, tta-ki1g stone st the corntr OF Second
aDl u Streets qli; work and joiaei then.
Cohea proposed 20 addrss: mass meeting i:
the csu;:ol !ss: evening &: eizh: oc.tcE, BIT
abou: Eve clock in the afternoon be Was s.
rested by Detectives McEifresh sid Miller O.
warrant charging him with disoEderiy con-
dc: il TIE Agricultural building. Tae va
Cook, who i: Oh duty 81 TIE Agricultural De.
ps7:::nent. The p7!Eo2e: wss fou2d e. house
on New jersey sverua, between and I streets
noritTc sad submitted % the acIes. without:
g word Of 5jettioE. There were ls:ge nun.
ber= O. his followers s5cu: re house 8: ne .iIe
o; nc s..e::, snd abou. fifteen OF them il the
room with Cohen. Oae co!osaa man exhibited
a di:po:ition to resist the s!Ie5:, tu. Cohen
told MIN 70 keep quiet. He also told tie crowd
ths. Re would nee: than 3. the Csp.ol 8: eight
O'clock. he Tas taken 70 Police Heecq2sr!ers
sat locked up, OF: lstec in tie evening re wss
clswei the cu1 Of reflection in one of the cells.
His csss will come up before Judge Shell TO-
dsy IL the Police Court Cohen stated is:t
e7 aoi1g tzs: his objec. in pars1ing tie E:-e4.s
Yesterday WAS to cause q ge1eral strike amoLg
:hc ls5o-e's Of the D;:trc: Tor highe: wages
s"ecdad by sbou: so persons, tie majority OF
whom Ea: coIored Addresses were INSIDE ~
sewers: men, bu: the speeches were Of the mid.
e.. character, and 90 s.u:!0-s ware n sde 70 Ire
seton oi The su.noritics. 4 de.ail Of thl-.y'tv
mea was held in reserve a. headquarters Until
l=ta hcu. !a=: evening, n order % BE OF hs2d II
needed.
a: the meeting Z. lie ea=: troat, OF the Czpi, |
.ol Monday night Cohen ststei tbs. he had f!
Il, COZ men er.ol!eI. Those present ali took a
;5:eua affirmation. with hands appraised, 10. 10
work f3- less thsn S!.iU per dsy.- ifush. Req. |
The seven iron mills 10 ke1sneton, Pnla.
luIphis have tccU idle Tor several weeks Cd
account 0! strike. 4 recen. effort to start
he Pn!!ai4Iphil Iron and Steel Conp:ny 5 |!
shops w3s prevented b. strikers intmldatlog |
hose who lad filled their PLACES. Yesterday |
he company again started, with q largo ro!!:s |
cree % hand, and DO disturbance occurred. !