Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-27
THE PHILADELPHIA MOB.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE NON
UNION WEAVERS.

RiOtOus Crowd Again Surrounds Lee
dOm's MHl-The Police Charge the
Mob and a Furious Fight Ensues-The
Weavers' Assembly Discountenance
the DemOnstratiOn-RaiIro on a
Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb. 26,-NotWith-
standing the proclamation issued this
afternoon calling on the citizens in the
carpet mills at Kensington to remain of
the streets in order to prevent repetition
of last nights riotous demonstrations,
there was again tonight an immense
crowd of people in the neighborhood of
Leedom's mill, where the non-union loom
fXer Cameron is employed From early
in the afternoon until evening the crowd
increased in numbers until the sidewalks
and, in fact, some of the streets were
ALMOST BLoCKADED.
Just before the time for the hands in
LeedOm's mill to stop work 200 policemen
marched up to the building and, dividing
INTO four squads, drove the crowd back
for block on each of the four streets
leading to the mill. Twenty officers then
escorted Cameron from the mill and
walked with him on the sidewalk As he
proceeded some of the more daring of
those cOngregated on the streets eluded
the large force of officers and
running through the side streets caught
up to Cameron and bis escort. The mob
then followed closely, hOoting and jeering
and throwing snOwballs, Ice, stones and
other missiles. The officer in charge of
the squad, after having been followed a
few blocks, ordered the officers to draw
their clubs and
CHARGE UPON THE MOB.
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fight ensued Several of the officers were
knocked down, but none seriously injured,
while of those composing the mob several
came out of the melee with broken heads,
and seven of them were captured. In the
excitement attending this onslaught an
officer slipped away with Cameron, and
he was taken to his home without being
further mOlested.
1t was said that the female non-union
weavers employed in the mill were taken
away in carriages, but the weavers as
sert that they were kept in the building
and will remain there all night.
Seven persons, whose ages range from
Is to % years, were locked up for a hear
ing tomorrow.
THE wEAvERs' ASSEMBLY
of the knights of Labor, at their meeting
tonight, adopted resolutions in which
they deny having any connection what
ever with the riotOus demonstrations
which have taken place, and calling upon
all those on strike to refrain from any
violent action and 10 especially avoid any
disturbances of the peace.
CARPET WEAVERs ACCEPT A REDUCTION.
LOWELL, MASS, Feb. 26.-The strike of
the carpet WeaVers of the Lowell Manu-
featuring Company is broken. The Brus-
sells weavers held u meeting this after
noon and voted to accept the reduced
wages and go to work. The creel boys
took similar action, and superintendent
Lyon says that all the mills will start
up on Monday morning. The treatment
to which the weavers who went to Phila-
delphia were subjected has had a dis
cOuraging effect and strengthened the
conviction that the corporation would
make no other terms. Tne strike began
Feb. 6, and the operatives have been very
quiet and well behaved. The understand
ing is that when times are better the cor
p0ratiOn will do the best they can by their
operatives.
RAILROAD MEN ON A STRIKE.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. 26.-About
half the employees in the Wabash Railroad
shops went out on strike this morning
against reduction of from ) TO 10per cent.
in their wages. The strikers are not at all
organized. About 400 men are employed
in the works. The strikers claim to have
received telegrams from Chicago, Mober-
ly, Fort Wayne and Decatur informing
them of cooperation i'll the strike. The
Superintendent says he has no intimation
of a strike at Fort Wayne.
The Wabash strikers are not creating
much notice here. A meeting of the men
was held to night, but nothing of import
ance was accomplished. Less than half
of the men were out on a strike. Jacob
Johann, superintendent of the motive
power and machinery, received kilograms
to-day from MOberly, Fort Wayne, Peo-
ria and Decatur, which stated that only a
dozen or so are out on strike.