The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
CLEVELAND lRoN MoLDERS TRY THE
PISTOL SOLUTION.
A Foreman Attacked Fired at and
Wounded Another Man Probably
Fatally Hurt = The TeIegra-
pliers Industrial Notes.

CLEVELAND, Sept. l6.-The strike of the
iron moulders at the Cleveland rolling and
plate mill is as far from an end as ever. At
8 O'clock Tuesday morning as foreman Ken
nerson Wallace was driving 10 the mills in
his buggy he was assaulted by 100 Poles and
Bohemian strikers who struck him with
clubs and their fists. Cincenco Rochinfky
drew a revolver and fired three shots at
Wallace, one of which struck him on the
arm. The wounds are quite serious but it is
not likely that they viii be fatal The af-
fair has eau ed great excitement and alarm
as it proves that the rumors of strikers be-
coming DESPERATE are not unfounded.
Great crowds of Bohemians and Poles
hang around the rolling mills to prevent the
introduction OF new workmen Rumor has
it that new force has been gathered by
the company, but SO far nc attempt has
been male to put them to work The strik-
ers are still resolute, and threaten violence
t. the managers 1t has been found that
one Of the bullets fired by the striker, Roch-
milky, Tuesday morning struck another
| str ksr named NJ. Dohouri, a P1iander, m
the hip The wouad, II is thought will
prove fatal Rocainfky is in the Contra
station
Several efforts have recently boon made
| by the managers of the mill 10 adj ist the
troubles with their work neH, bat without
avail Tho strikers are badly moculated
| with anarcasm and it hai baea found lui-
| possible t. talk reason Ia them. Every ap-
prnach male t. them by their employers
was lookel upon n sure sign that victory
WIS Mt hand The trks has Ia tad go long
| that ba md ia ia
state of de-titutioiL Ii i feared that their
poverty addict tn their hatred + their en-
poyer, will lead them into wild eXces es
The iron men aud the authorttles ara max
ing preparations 10 protect he AMI prop
cry in Case of nm outbreak.
! Telegraph Troubles brewing.
NEW YORK, Scot. Is The telegraph
operator, whose strike tor heGter h. 'urs and
better pay have been uaif ,r.uiy unsuc-
ssful, will, ACCORDING to one of their num-
| her in position t. know. shortly inau gur9te
| a new sy stem, by means of which they hope
to bring the telegraph companies to term
and compel them TO pay proper compeh-
sation for overwork Throughout tho
country the operators will. it is sail
report as usual at their se"aral Ollie s aud
go to work. They will work faithfully FOR
nine and one half hours during tie day.
according to their term OF antract, and al
| the expiration of that time they Will refuse
to work longer on that day, unless they re-
ceive additional compensation. If this de-
mand is rejected, they will quit tor tue day,
claiming that their days work is DONE and
then will return and present themselves for
employment ON tine following day. Under
no circumstances will they strike or resign,
thus leaving the responsibility of discharg
| ing them upon the telegraph companies
During the last month there have been more
| me 'sagas sent over the Western Union
wires than ever before and the operators
havs been compelled to work over time AMI
thay now leel that they have heen over
w rked and imposed up II. Mr.. Somervii!a
OF the Western Uauon, said that ne had no
inf1rmat on that such movement wa, to
BE- made by the operators. He admitted
that the business of the company was in
creasing and making the work of the oper-
at rs heavier He said that the local ~u-
psrintenlents have been instructed when
business warrants it to put on extra men in
stead of having the regular force work ex-
ira hours, the policy Of the compSny being
10 employ as many AS possible. He also
claimed that instructions were issued to
let the regular operators work extra time.