Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-11
MEsTERN WAGE wAKs.
The bay City Lumbor MnI Hsnds Edaroh
into East Saginaw.

CLENELAND, July 10.-Advices from the
Fourteenth and Eighteenth wards, re-
ceived at II o'clock to-day showed that
everything was quiet in those localities.
A meeting OF strikers was called for this
afternoon at3 o'clock in Peach Orchard.
1t was rumored this morning that an at
tempt would be made TO start the plate
mill on Monday next. Pay day is next
week, Wednesday, when an outbreak is
feared. The disposal OF the police force
and military organizations remain the
same rs Yesterday, although busses have
been removed from the central station as
there is a general feeling that all imme-
diate danger is over.
NO MEETINGS HELD.
No meetings of strikers were held to-
day. 1t was reported Mt noOu that meet
ing was to be held IN the Eighteenth ward.
Immediately 10 policemen We're driven
TO the station in that precinct and
prepared to arrest every man who
acted in disoTderly manner or appeared
GA The street armed with club. The
strikers refused to congregate in num-
bers, but stood about the corners, however.
Five men were arreeted--one reported 20
be acting AZ special policeman. The
Polish priest gave bail for the Poles.
STRIKERS WINNING AT BAY CITY.
BAY CITY, MICH, July 10.-The strike
among the mmber-mill employees in this
city showed very little change last night.
What change there was, was in favor of
the strikers. Two meetings were held
yesterday at Madison Park, addressed
by State Representative Barry, of Sagi-
nav. At the afternoon meeting Mr..
Green, OF the firm of Green IL Stevens, ad-
dressed the strikers, saying that he would
give 5000 to aid the strikers, and
also accede to their demand for
ten hours work with no reduction
in pay. Four other mills are reported as
ready to yield TO the strikers. Chief of
Police Murphy WAS hung in effigy in
South Bay City for striking a man under
arrest Tuesday Most of the saloons re-
msined open yesterday 10 defiance of the
Mayors proclamation. The Police Com
missi0neTs and millmen beld a meeting
yesterday, the miilmeu demanding pro-
lection, but nothing definite was decided
on. Later in the day the strikers pafaded
the principal streets with banners and
flags, saying that they had succeeded
aud would get all they demanded.
Three hundred strikers left here to-day
for East Saginaw to organize a strike
there.
PARADING AT EAST SAGINAW.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, July 1O.-An
advance guard of the striking mill can.
plOyes, $50 strong, arrived here this morn
ing and paraded the streets, escorted by
200 stevedores and a band. The men were
very orderly. All the mills at this eud OF
the river are running, but " II shut down,
as their employees Intimate a desire to
quit work. The Boom Company VIII be
forced in any event to shut down to-mor-
row, as the mills at the lower end Of the
river are stopped and those here will
probably close, and the company will
be unable TO take care of the logs. This
will throw 500 boom employees out Of
work.
This afternoon a procession of 1000
strikers, escorted by two bands of music,
marched through the streets, crossed the
river and commenced shutting down the
mills on the West Side. All the saloons
were closed and the strikers were eau
toned by the authorities against acts of
violence.
FORCED TO SHUT DOWN.
All the mills south of the north city
limits of East Saginaw and Saginaw City
We're forced 20 shut down. At Barnard's
mill the foreman was roughly handled.
No arrests we're made. The mill en-
ployes here do not sympathize
with the strikers. In some instanees
mills. Many Of the strikers We're armed
with clubs. The manufacturers say that
they will remain smut down six weeks
rather than accede 20 the demands of the
strikers.
REINSTATEMRErS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July i0.-The West Division
Railway Company has Teinstated four
teen OF the sixteen men DISCHARGED from
their service and for whose reiustate-
ment the recent strike was started.
sPTNNERs DISCHARGED.
TROY, n. Y, July 1O.-The Hudson
Valley Knitting Mill. at Waterford, be-
coming aware that the spinners we're con-
templAting a third strike within a short
time, to-day discharged them. The men
claim that the proprietOrs agreed that
when the works were again able 20 run
by water power from The canal they would
restore the 10 per cent. reduction.
ORDERED TO FORT RENO.
FORT LEAVENwORTH, KAN, July TO-
Fifteen companies Of soldiers have BEEN
ordered from the department Of Platte
and Texas at once TO Fort Reno.