The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
LABOR MATTERS.
The Strike OF Cigar-Makers-Ten Thousand
Men Ont of Employment.

The Strike OF Cigar-Makers-Ten Thousand
Men Ont of Employment
New YORK, Jan. 1.-the firm of d. Hirsch &
Co. notified the international cigar-makers,
to-day, that they had withdrawn from the
Cigar Manufacturers Association. and desired to
confer with a committee of the union about adj
justing prices acceptable to both sides. Hirsch
d Co. employ about 200 men, and if an
arrangement is made their men will not be
locked out tomorrow. About 1000 bunch-mak-
ers were locked out to-day by the action of the
manufacturers association yesterday. AS the
employees of Levy Brothers. Brown & Earle and
Kaufman Brothers are now on a strike against
the new price list, and d. Hirsch q Co.
nave, In a manner, conceded the demands of the
men, only twelve factories will be closed to-mor-
row, instead of sixteen. In all, between 5000
and 10000 meE will be thrown out by the lock-
out
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the employees Of
fifteen of sixteen factories of the Cigar Manu-
facturers Association were told there was no
more stock The men gathered up their tools
and belongings, and quietly left the shops, and
the lockout was begun. The sixteenth firm OF
the association is Hirsch 81 Co., who will confer,
at IL A. NJ. tomorrow, with their men, and
doubtless adjust prices to suit Two hundred
men will thus be saved a lockout. A boycott
throughout the United States will at once go
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out their men. 1t is stated, tonight, that the
Knights of Labor have levied So per head on
each member for the support of the striking
cigar makers.
Dangerous Situation in the Coke Region.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Jan. 19.-The situa-
ton in the coke regions is growing serious. Last
night three or four guards at the Morewood
works ventured too close to the Hungarian quar-
tiers, when an alarm was given. The foreigners
swarmed out of their quarters and began a fusil-
lade of pistol shots. Almost instantly every
striker joined in the firing, and the guards broke
for safer quarters. No pursuit was attempted,
and the Hungarians returned to their houses
after witnessing the hasty departure Of the
patrol.
No trouble has occurred at the Standard works
up to noon. This morning the Morewood strik-
es held a meeting and decided to raid the Alice
coke-yard. They marched over and drove the
drawers off, and then left to clean out the Bes-
semer workers. The Alice drawers returned to
work, when the strikers returned and again
drove them of. Work was then abandoned, and
the Hungarians came back to Morewood for
dinner. The outlook is decidedly squally.
This evening a carload of uniformed police
was dispatched from Pittsburg to the scenes of
the riotous disturbances in the coke region. The
police we're sent in response to q telegram from
Colonel Frick, of the Moorewood and Standard
coke works, asking for aid. The officers will be
sworn in by Sheriff Stewart, of Westmoreland
county, as deputies. It is thought the small
body of uniformed men will have more effect
than five times as many officers in citizens dress3
Governor Pattison has also been called upon for
military aid, but has not, as yet. responded.
The situation of the coke strike tonight may
be summed up as follows: In the Connellsville.
Mt. Pleasant, ScottGale and Bradford districts
a total of 2,772 ovens are idle. or about one
third of the ovens in the region. Sheriff Stew
art failed to make any arrests, thinking it best
not to make any attempt to arrest with his small
force. The f~ugitives of Saturday are still free.
The Hungarians are a hard class to
handle, and the women are worse than the
men. They are very revergeful. and will
fight to the death before they are captured. A
Hungarian woman in a drug store. today, indi-
Gated the feeling of her c~ountrywomen by a re-
mark in answer to a question as to whether she
were on a strike. She said: ''Englishmen have
no money, no strike; Hungarian have plenty of
money, plenty of knife, plenty of pistol-cut,
shoot and kill.n
Committees are waiting on the laborers in
Bradford, trying to induce them to strike, and
the prevailing impression is that the men will
all go out in that district tomorrow.
Sheriff Stewart arrived at Mount Pleasant at
9 o'clock tonight, with nineteen additional depu-
ties, who will be placed on duty at the mines to-
night. The sheriff has ordered his deputies to
protect those who want to work, and it is ex-
pected trouble will result. The Hungarians are
p~arading about the streets of the village reck-
lessly tonight. and threatening violence to all
who attem pit to return TO work. and destruction
to the company's property. A convention will be
held at Dunbar on Thursday, when, it is prob
able, a definite course will be marked out for
what is at present an unorganized mob.
AT Greensburg. the members of the militia
company are holding themselves in readiness for
orders from the Governor to proceed to the seat
Of war.