Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-16
STRIKERS LESS VIOLENT.
The Contest in Michigan Resolving 1t
self into Question of Endurance.


self into Question of Endurance.
BAY CITY. July 15.-At the Madison
Park meeting last night the speakers ad-
yised the strikers TO retire to their homes
peaceably and quietly, and to remain
there, avoiding large congregations and
hold no more public meetings. Blinn, the
leader. became quite pacific. Troops have
arrived and are quartered in the city. The
strikers are quiet. subscriptions are be-
ing taken up and considerable money and
provisions have been raised to assist them
to stand siege in case of a pFOtracted
strike. Both sides seem to be settling
down for contest OF endurance.
ALL QUIET AT SAGINAW.
EAST SAGINAW, March 15.-There was
practically no change this morning in the
situation. which had resolved itself sim
ply into question of endurance between
the strikers and the mill owners The
mills OF hitney & Bachelor and Hamil-
ton, Mcclure a Co., down the river, were
running. Virgins, Cooper n Co., started
their salt block this morning, and will
start their mill tomorrow. A number OF
manufacturers are also getting ready to
resume work. A large meeting of work
men was held this morning, and was ad-
dressed by Representative Barry and
others. The remarks of the speakers
were of the usual tenor, save that moder-
alton and submission to the law was
cOunseled.
IDLENESs IN THE COAL MINES.
Columns, O., July 15.-Adylces from
the Perry county coal fields represent
matters TO be in bad condition in the
vicinity of Corning, place that a
year ago was tiuurlshing town in the
heart of the coal region. The dull times
I frta frfrrars TOD IL.
closing OF the Ohio Central coal mines
have been steadily increasing, and have
been added to by litigation between the
/ Ohio Central and Sunday Creek Coal Com
/ pany. On the Buckingham branch of the
! Ohio Central railroad alone "a line of empty
/ coal cars now stands stretching from
Hartleyville TO mine No. u, a distance of
about 10 miles, and numbering nearly
! 1000. The hat stagnation in business has
| caused hundreds of miners to remove
4 their families to other points. The locality
/ is now almost deserted. A new shaft has
been sunk on the Rodgers property. near
/ Corning, but on account OF the litigation
referred to, and the lack Of demand for
/ coal, nothing is being done.
LABOR UNIONS ASsAILEp.
4 WAsHINGrON, July 15.-Judge Smell.
/ in dispOsng Of a case growing out of
threats made by union tailors against
n0n-unl0n men, SAID; This rs a land of
freedom, and foreigners come here to en-
4 JOY American freedom. They get higher
1 price for their labor than they ever did
before, as the labor statistics of other
countries show. You come here from
Italy, Germany, Austria and every other
country, and as soon as you get here YOU
Join labor union, and pronose TO control
the price OF labor in this country. The
people OF this country are not going TO
stand this. The time will soon come
when persons in this country
will be able to employ lab0rers
as cheap as they can, and pay them in
proportion to their work, without the in
reference OF labor unions. The greatest
nuisances we have in this country are
these Internal unions, and the sooner we
get rid OF them the better"
STEEL WORKS TO SHUT down.
JERSEY CITY, July l5.-The Adron
dack steel works. IN which over 100 men
were employed, have shut down. The
machinery will be sold at public auction.
Dizziness Of trade il the cause OF the
closing of the works
THE PLATE MILL ATTACKED.
CLEVELAND. o.. July l5.-Seyen hum
dred Polish and Bohemian strikers at
tackled the Plate mill in NeWbury to-
night, which was IN operation to-day.
/ Fifty policemen met them aud a fight
/ ensued. Two policemen were hit with
stones, and about 35 strikers were badly
/ dubbed. Five of the ring-leadcrs were
| arrested. and one Of them is perhaps
/ fatally injured.