The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-29
EXc.ting Scenes Caused by a Strike
OF Spinners at Newark,
. New Jersey,
Objectionable Operatives Assaulted With
Ancient Eggs and Decayed Veget-
ables-0ue Man Shot.
Active Demonstration Against Labor-Sav.
ing Machinery by Gang Of EXca-
tors at Pittsburgh, Pa.

NEWARK, n. j., June 23.--The strike
that was begun several days ago by
number of English spiuners in the Mile
End Thread Works, in East Newark, as.
sumed serious proportions Thursday
evening. The strikers, all Of whom arc
members Of the Spinner's Benevolent
Union, were brought from England by
Mr. Lyngs, master Of the spinning frames
in the factory The men complain that
b. has cut down their wages. 1t is also
stated that foreman Richard Cook is op.
posed to some Of the spiuners because
they are Association men. 4 spin.
ner named Cassidy had quarrel
with Cook, and Mr.. Lyngs told
Cassidy if he did not like the work
he could Quit the factory Cassidy then
lott and called a meeting OF the spinnerS,
and seventeen Of them refused TO work
unless Cassidy was rcinstated Their
terms were refused shortly after seven
O'Clock Thursday evening the strikers
gathered along Latham street near the
factory, and whom the operatives came
out a number OF them Joined the strikers.
Some Of the latter We're young women,
who remain at work but who are in SYM
patty with the Spinuers who are cut.
Harry Hunter, against whom the strikers
are very bitter, was pcltcd with rotten
eggs and deCayed vegetables Us soon as
he emerged from the factory yard Hun
dreds Of excited people were gathered in
Latham street at this time, and the
threats made were mostly directed against
for. Cook, his brother Edward
and a spinner named BoEinglalc. These
men, the strikers said, were the occasion
Oiall the trouble. They escaped By side
way from the factory At Jack Lords
saloon and boarding house, where num-
Der Of the strikers board the excitement
was ut white heat at Eine in the evening.
Jno, Sittlepeck was target Of insult and
assault from the Stkcrs. They hustled
him about, picked him up by the hands
and feet, carried him into the street, and
then tossed him over their heads unit! he
cried out that he would not 20 to work
again. Early Yesterday morning the
strikers gathered about the factory gates
and urged the spinucrs not TO 90
TO work Strong language was used,
but no blows were struck
until Hugh Dixon was accostcd, lie
drew q pistol. \ rush was made, and
he ran Inside the gate and fired At the
crowd, One ball lodged in Robert Park
in~onS right hand The firing and the
wouudug Of Parkinson occa~iOGcd 50
much excitement that for two hours
there was great fear OF serious riot,
Cool heads among the strikers finally
quoted the excited men, and Parkil-
son went before a Justice OF the Peace
and had Dixon arrested for carry
ing a pistol and firing it with Intent
TO KILL CouSables Carroll and Rul-
den locked Dixon in the Police Station,
and Justice Delaney refused to admit
him to bail until he held IN inyestiga-
ton. Yesterday he was released on
$500 bail to await the action Of the
Grand Jury. The strikers held long dis
cusSiun ut their afternoon meeting, and
finally sent Edward Burns, Alfred Booth,
Thomas Martin, l.. Gallagher and Simeon
Hutchinson to confer with Directors Rus
sell, Ferguson and LyngS of the factory
management. The committee explained
that the foreman, Cook, was bitterly hos
tile to Irish SpinnerS, and that he took
every opportunity to Insult and belittie
them. He also snubbed and annoyed men
because they We're Union Spinners.
The directors promised that Cook
should not be allowed to be-
have so hereafter, but they refused
to give Cassidy, who began the strike,
any more work in the factory At this
the committee demuTed for a time, but
they finally decided to let all the strikers
90 TO work on Monday morning next. \
number of the strikers assured the re-
porter last evening that they did not
throw the eggs and vegetables on WedncS-
day evening, and citizens corroborate the
statement They said young girls and
boys and outsiders threw the eggs and
rotten vegetables.