Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-19
COLLAPSE OLE ROICOTTS.

All excitement in the neighborhood Of
Mrs. Gray's Hudson street bakery, in New
York, had completely subsidized Saturday
morning, and the presence of policeman
watching the shop from the corner was the
sole reminder ofthe boycott Even the beer
saloon two doors from the bakery was de
serted by tho boycutters, the proprietor bav-
ing limited TO them that their presence was
not desired The Penal Code has been
studied with diligence by the boycotters Of
late. and the result Of their studies, together
with the report that the grand Jury had ask
cd for the names Of the men conspicuous in
the boycott, has brought about complete
collapse in the boycott, so far as any out
ward annoyances of Mrs. Gray are concern
ed Having been beaten all along the line
by the little woman, whose business they at
tempted to destroy, tho boycotiers have
taken TO making threats against the life and
property of Mrs. Gray, and against the
bakers in her employ. Nine of the eleven
grocers who formerly took bread from Mrs
Gray, but abandoned her at the beginning
of the boycott, have called for her bread
again. One of these grocers was visited
Friday night by delegate from the Bakers
Union, who demonstrated in vain with the
grocer, and finally announced that Mrs
Gray would soon have no bread to send out,
inasmuch as her bakers were to be killed
within the next forty eight hours, ifthey re-
fused to desert her. Such threats and all
letters of the same sort are laughed at in The
Gray bakery.
"When the boycotters begin to talk that
way, we know that the trouble is about
over,n said Mrs. Gray Three contributions
of s. each were received at the bakery for
the defense fund. The stream of buyers was
steady one Saturday afternoon, and the
amount of business done is about twice rs
large as it was before the boycott began. Il
is reported that indictments will be found
by the grand jury against the leading Hud
son street boycotters and that number Of
warrants will be issued. George Ostrup was
fined 70" scattering boycotting circulars be-
fore the tailor shop Of {. Sandford. Two
women, who formerly worked in the Chel.
sea Jute Mills, were sentenced TO Black
wells Island for abusive language to girls
now at work, and in whose face they spat
as the girls went to work
The boycott begun against LothholtZ, the
Chicago butcher, promises, from present in.
dications, to result to the benefit Of the boy
cotted man in much the same manner that
marked the outcome of the strikers crusade
against Mrs. Gray, the New York baker.
Lothholtz's shop was filed with customers
Saturday morning, and the busy butcher
declared that any number of new patrons
had come to him since the boycott. ave
have all we can do to Gil orders" said he,'
land if the boycott continues | think we
shall have 10 rent more commodious quar-
ters.n
Agent Bigelow, of the Bigelow Carpet
Company, of Clinton, Mass, has sent no.
tice to the seleclmsn OF the town OF Clinton,
stating 'In view Of the actual personal vic.
lence to persons in the employment of the
Bigelow Carpet Company already actually
and the threats so freely expires.
Sod of future violence, deem it my duty, in
he interest of peace and order, to cease
work in the mills OF the company. furth-
er call upon you to take such measures as
may be required to preserve peace and or
Ter and protect property. ] need not say
hat it will be for the interest of the COM
,any rs we'll as that of the town of Clinton
o resume work as soon as can consistently |
,e DONE Such is the desire of myself and |
hose whose Interests are committed to my .
barge" The pay roll OF the company !.
nlrlin,s to about $4,000 per month. OF
he one thos and hands thrown out of employ /
nsht, eighty are striking dyers. !