New-York tribune., 1885-02-21
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
CARPET wEAvERs ON STRIKE.

The o ZOO operatiyes in one OF the factories OF
Smith Carpet Worksin Yorkcrsquit work yesterday.
t il said that their object To make the company
reInstate some Who were discharged on Thursday
for ioIing the Neay"rs Union, and TO restore inc
rates sof wages paid before December J.. Inc
prorretors said that they did not know the direct
cause of the strike About $500 hands VIII now
be out of employment until compromise is made.
The strikers formed IN body aud marched 10
discussed their grievance. The meeting
was secret. One Of the strikers said :;
This action on the part Of the hands mas
been long thought Of and was deiiherated upon
before any action taken. Before the mills
closed down our wages were reduced I'D per cent
and we were compelled to submit without mur-
mur lhggIuss mills IN Ncw-lork reduced the
wages OF tAeir hands AZ the same time, hut after
ward took oil th" reduction. For tho purpose OF
projecting Ourselves We have joined inc
union. aud to-day -py-day-belng the Dest
we could take We struck and We mean 20 hold out
Several Of the hands were discharged through Su-
pcrintendcnt Coync for joining the union -,
At 4 o'clock the streets around tho uiu were
filled with men and women who had been employed
IN the mills carnoring for their pay and every one
was promptly paid. Once when Superintendent
Coyne tired TO pass through the crowd ne
was lostlcd abou, and finally compelled
TO seek protection from an officer The strikers
ara evidently working under the direction OF meIn-
bers uf the trade unions of thlscitv. several mem
bcr. of which were III The cry all day. Inc sirke
could not have tuk"u plac" at Wors" time ioI the
hands aud better time for the hrn' a. the -tore-
houses are filed wl'h carpets ready Tor shlpPihg'
and no orders ahead that cannot be readily hlIcd
TESTIMONY IL \ DISPUTED WILL CASE.
The contest over the will Of James VI. Dietz, of
Orange. y. j., IN which two wilt are oncIcd t"r
probate one of 1870 being offered by the widow,
and one Of lo~O offered b. samuel Detz, brother
of the tr-tafor was continued In tho OrphMlh
Court. Newark, yesterday. Louis Hickman, who
ha, a restaurant In Frankiu-st.. Naw-lork. testi-
ncd that he ca he'd check iOr james NJ; hiciz Tor
500 on Nav I. 1850 going 10 show that he was III
<cw-York on the date Wnen the second VIII
was SAID 10 be- executed there, and
not NJ his homo IN Orange as tes-
utcd To by several witnesses for tho WIDOW.
There was also cOrrOboratiyc evidence offered on
tins point. David NJ. Carvaho. an expert in hand
writing testified that the signature to the rccoV-
cred Will was genuine. After some further evil
dcncc \. G. FrancIoo. counsel for samuel DletZ,
took the stand, and COurtlandt Pirker. the oppOs-
ing counsel called his attention 10 an
order Of the court requiring him to sur
render papers formerly belonging IN
James VI. Dciz. TO the ndmiuisirator Mayor
Hartford 90 Orange. The witness sad that he hh'i
not understood the fuil scope OF the order aud had
no papers in his possession at present that he know
of Said Mr.. Parker AT present; why do you
qualify e. Mr Frauciol0 replied: " may acquire
knowledge in the future lhc case was postponed.