Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-21

THE COHENITES TO-DAY.
Strike at the Brick Yards.
Men Driven from Their Work.
Mounted Police to the Rescue-A
Turbulent Striker Arrested.
Yesterday afternoon, Cohen halted his TO-.
lowers in Swampoodle, where they went into
camp df lying on the grass may be called
camping), and at night they marched to the
City Hall, where meeting was held. Cohen
spoke rather discouragingly OF the fact that
tlced the arrival Of troops, and said if the
Workingmen were not given employment 1t
would take many more troops to put them
down. Other speakers followed, the crowd
growing small by degrees, and beautifully less,
and at the close of the meeting he urged that
they all meet and make another demonsIra-
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS
Companies and HI, second artillery. armad
as infantry, arrived yesterday afternoon and
marched to the Arsenal, where they are quar-.
tered.
STRIKE AT THE WASHINGTON MACHINE BRICK
COMPANYS WORKS.
This morning Mr.. HolbroOk superintendent
oil the Washington machine brick COMPANY.
near the old Bladensburg toll gate, came to
ponce headquarters and reported that ninety
OF the one hundred and two men employed by
that company had struck this morning, and
refused to go to work without the company
would agree to pay s; so as standard rate of
SJIike was occasioned by outsiders from
Childs' brick yard. In that neighborhood, who
nag NAG come TO this yard, inducing the men to
quit work, and had taken possession of the
yard, refusing to let the men work, or TO lei
carts enter the yard. He asked police prOtec-
ton, so that the company would be able to
@ Genver prleks to various buildings in different
parts OF the city, in course of construction.
IEls company Is furnishing bricks TO the
Georgetown college, and the stables and work
S;nopS In course OF construction by the Wash
(TH
pany IN that city, and for many private houses
the Workmen engaged on which will be com
PEELED to stop for want of bricks.
MOUNTED POLICE SENT TO THE SCENE.
major Morgan at once telegraphed Tor his
mounted men, who were soon dispatched to
protect the property of the company and
insure fTee access TO the yard by the carts AMI
prevent interference with any one desiring to
work. Lieut.. johnson, with the mounted
force, proceeded to the yards, and finding
things as represented ordered the men of,
went OFF.
.. ARREST OF A STRIKER
One OF them named Charles Rogers, il is
alleged, was insulting and turbulent, and
+ when ordered to leave the Yards refused when
ne was arrested and taken to the Police Court
when Rogers was placed under arrest there
but, Notwithstanding he was in the custody OF
but two officers, no attempt was made.
COHEN AT HEADQUARTERS"
lt appears that while some of COhen's ennis
strikes, he. as commander -in-chief was at his
headQuarters' on New Jersey avenue where
ne remained most of the morning. They do
not appear to have acted according to their
placards but seemed disposed to have strike
Notwithstanding the amount of wages paid, as
the aeI hands m OF Childs' brick yard were com
making from slS to so per day yneY HaTas We5e
stopped these men and being reinforced by
them the crowd went to the Washington Brick
Machine Company place, and not only COM
there hut trofr
let them take the carts out. Al this yard il is
stated that the la borers were not slow in strik-
ing, as there has been some dissatisfaction be-
lore on account OF the wages, some men get
ting but 80 cents per day.
COHEN is RESTING ON HIS LAURELs
at his headquarters surrounded with his
at his nightly harangues, and he is sucking
lemons for a fresh start. tie ignores all con.
nectlon with the brick yard strike this morn
ing, and charges that outsiders are at the bot
tom OF it. notwithstanding the fact that he
went there with his procession yesterday, aud
In his speech advised them to strike, and as
that if they did not he would 90 there to da4
and make them strike. He has not vet recov-
ered his bell, which the driver of the wagon
Kept as security for his pay, and therefore uD
to noon had not got up another procession
with his forces.
Up TO ONE O'CLOCK NJ.
Sohen remained at his headquarters, a crowd
belng out in front, and in answer to inquiries
the marshals answered that as soon as the
collectors came @ IN with their funds they would
Guiding Sunday, until they got sl.50 per day
WHO IS DOING 1T.
The policemen employed in restoring order
Brick Company this morning say they counted
twenty ex- x-penitentiary convicts among the
crowd of cOlored "workingmen" aiding the
strike movement Let our business men and
real WOrklngmen ponder on this fact.
PARTIAL RESUMPTION OF WORK
MS morning, alter the arrest of Rogers.
most, II not all. the hands at the Washington
Brlck Works returned to their work.
COHEN & co. ON THE MARCH AGAIN.
About II o'clock pm. Cohen and his follow
ers, numbering from SO to Is, marched forth,
northern part of the city, but they were or
derly and had made no obnoxious demonStra-
tha lions up to the time our paper was ready for
THE PRISONER ROGERS
was placed in the cells of the Police Court,
and when the other cases had been concluded
there was consultation, the result of which
was the issuance of warrant, on the com
plant of Robert F. Evans. charging that
Charles Rogers, with other persons to the
number Of one hundred, whose names are to
lands of the washington Brick Machine
posed and alsOrderly personsss sos with fh force S
ously and routousy assemble and gather
themselves together to disturb the peace of
the United States, and being so assembled did
y,
0uSly, with force and arms intimidate, and by
threats OF personal Violence compel divers
lawful and orderly disposed persons then
and there engaged in their several occupa
lions as employees OF said company to suspend
and cease the discharge of their said several
occupations as said employees, and other
wrongs then and there did to the terror of the
people then and there residing and then and
there passing and repassing, against the form
OF the statute" " &c. The witnesses are Robert
+; Evans, Lieut.. James Johnson and Officers
Morgan and Sullivan,
SENT TO JAIL.
Rogers was thereup0n committed to jail for
a hearing on Monday.
THE NATIONAL THEATER NEXT WEEK-On
Monday, for the first time in twenty. I've years.
will be presented Shakespeare's grand play
of king john" with a company Of artists
equal, II not superior. to any that have yet
appeared at this Theater. Manager Ford
has paid particular attention to the selection
OF the cast. He has engaged, for a short
period. the celebrated tragedian, Mr.. F. C.
Bangs, for the difficult role of FaulcOnbridge"
Mr.. Bangs. 1t will be remembered, made a |
lasting impression when he appeared in our |
city as SardanapaluS and Marc Antony /
characters so well suited to his manly form |
and physique, and now the novelty of his |
acting part so widely different from either, |
has already awakened the curiosity of our |
theater goers to see him. We will also have
the pleasure of witnessing Mr.. Keene i'm the /
character Of I" King john" one which will |
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