Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-15

TANNERS CHARGED by POLICE
AND MANY WOUNDED.

The Strikers ExasPernted and RiOting
Renewed by Mob 1000 strong
strike Leader BARRY Arrested At East
saginaw-Work Resumed by the Plate
MIll at Cleveland.
VIENNA, July IA dispatch from
Brunn states that the tanners of Ire
bitsch, in MoraYia, are in such state of
turbulence that serious trouble is feared.
The tanners had been riOting and at
tempted to rescue two Socialists from the
jail where they were imprisoned. In
the attack on the Jail the mob stoned the
gendarmes on guard. The latter charged
with fixed bayonets and wounded many
of the rioters. This exasperated the tan
ners, who renewed the rloting. Their con-
duct is at present 80 threatening that the
Trebitsch authorities have applied for
military assistance. The number OF the
tanners who attacked the jail was 1000,
and this number has been considerably
increased in the mob which is now threat
ening the peace.
BARRY UNDER ARREST.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, July 14.-State
Representative Barry, leader of the strike,
has Just been arrested on complaint of
Mayor Benjamin Of Saginaw City, under
q statute which provides penalties for
illegally entering upon the premises OF
another and melting II disturbance and
interfering with the prosecution
of business. Mr.. Barry at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon was trying to obtain
bail. If he succeeded in this other war
rants were ready to issue against him.
All was quiet this morning. A posse of
seventeen more Of PinkertOn's mon ar
rived from Chicago, and were sent to
Saginaw City. Whitney & Bachelors
mill, at Millbourne, eight miles below
this city, has started up at eleven hours,
and others did the same to-day.
Representative Barry obtained bail on
the warrant issued by the Mayor, but
was at once rearrested on charge OF in
citing a conspiracy.
The Governor has instructed the Sheriff
to dispense all gatherings of strikers.
GOV. ALGBR AT BAY CITY.
BAY CITY, MICH, July 14.-GOv.
Alger and staff are here. Melean's mill
which started yesterday shut down this
forenoon. The men demanded contract
to run ten hours at full pay the balance
of the season, which was refused and the
mill was stopped.
Pitts Il Cranage attempted to start their
salt block this morning. Strikers Invaded
the premises, banked the fires, and left
one man TO watch the block. The EN-
plOyes in the yard drove the watchman
from the yard. The salt block remains
idle.
GOV. ALGER ADDRESSES THE STRIKERS.
A crowd of strikers called for Gov.
Alger who spoke to them, telling them
that they had a right to protection and
that they must respect this fight In Others.
They had right to stop work, but no
s,,4 int afH rfa dos frah
to labor. Judge Lanston was given a
careful hearing until he showed the
strikers that any attempt to close
the mills by force would be
an infractiOn of the law and should be
punished, whereupOn they left him un-
tremendously. The mill owners called
upon the Governor for militia. They
claim to be ready to settle any grievance
that may exist, but believed that the
highest possible wages were beng paid.
A conference between the Governor and
the local authorities was held to-day.
The PinkertOn men leave tomorrow, their
places being taken by the State troops.
THE WAR AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., July 1.-THE resi-
dents of the "lrOn Ward were astir atan
early hour this morning. 1t had been an
nounced that the plate mill would be
started at 6 O'Clock. Long before that
hour number OF persons cOngregated at
the railway tracks and in the vicinity Of
the gates leading TO the mill. A detail Of
police was on hand. At O'Clock work
was commenced in the mill. A number
of strikers we're in the vicinity, but no
violence was offered. The situation Of
the civil and military authorities remains
the same rs tor several days past.
CAUSES OF DEPRESSION.
BOsToN, July 1f.-At a meeting of gen
tlemen, interested in Massachusetts mill
property, resolutions were adopted re-
citing that the dullness in the trade IN the
mills OF the State and the distress among
the operatives, are due in great degree
to the heavy rates charged on cot
tOh, coal, etc, by transportation
lines, and urging electors through
out the State 10 send proper
men to the Legislature who will so
lesislate that cotton, coal. iron, etc, can
be brought unbroken, and at less rates
direct from the producing fields 10 the
commonwealth, thereby saving middllng,
handling aud commissions, and 10 50 fix
State transportation rates that they will
be as cheap as on roads west OF the Hud-