Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-06-09
THE LAB0RER. AND HIS HIRE.
Women as ObstructiOnists to q Rail.
way Train Prove Particularly
Successful.
ALI the Cars Running in New York,
Brooklyn and New Jersey at
Present.
Sunday at Deer Park-H0W the Presi
dent and His Bride Passed
the Day.

CHICAGO, June cit is feared tonight
that the labor disturbances which hav.
been brewing at Cummings, the location o.
the Calumet Iron and Steel works, 10,
several days past. may result in a serious
riot tomorrow.
On Friday the Rock Island Railroad
Company decided to move four cars O,
nails which stood on their sidetrack. These
nails have been manufactured by the men
VINO have tAken the places OF the strikers.
1t was determined that these cars should
be moved. As the strikers had been enjoined
from interfering with the business Of the
| company, their wives and children to the
number OF several hundred decided to pre.
| vent the moving OF the cara. They sat on
! tho tracks, and as fast as the police and
train men would remove them from the
'front.' of the engine they would take places
further on. There was no violence, bat an
the police would not attack the women,
they were completely successful and the day
Pc ssed without a single car being moved.
Yesterday the same rcene was enacted,
but larger force of police were on hand
and the women were much more excited.
They opposed the approach OF the police,
marched carrying banners, proclaiming
their rights and went so far as to throw
stones and tear up number of rods of
track. The police were not quite so gentle
as before. They used their clubs occasion
ally and the railroad was able to make
some progress with the cars. The men had
mostly remained in the back
ground, but as the excitement increased |
they came to the assistance Of the |
women, and there was number |
arrested. No one was injured, but when |
the operations OF the day were over a very
bitter feeling was prevalent, many OF the
men being in a decidedly riotous frame of |
mind, and the women were frantic. To-day
it is learned the road will make another
effort to move the cars tomorrow, and
that the police department will supply an
additional force of men. The outcome is
awaited with no little anxiety.
THE NEW YORK T1E-uP.
NFw YORK, June 6.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning every street car line in the city
" as in operation, excepting those on First
Ind Second avenues. The men of these
ines loitered about after all the other
Torkmen had taken out their cars. The
ollowing notice has been posted at the
)loyes OF the Second Avenue Railroad Com
,any are hereby notified that unless they
'esume work on or before Monday, June I,
heir places will be considered vacant and
lew men will be employed to fill them.
men who may be engaged will be
guaranteed steady employment. II
WILLIAM s. THORN President. 1
This notico had not been announced Ave II
minutes before one of the strikers pickets,
to the Executive Committee, +
hortly before noon. The cooler-headed
men began to consider the question of go.
ng back to work without orders, but a
messenger came from the Executive Com
nittee with permission to resume of
work. Then the men went to President
Thorn and told him they were ready to 20
o work on Monday, and at 1890 cars
we're again started. The roads are all run
ling as usual tonight and all the cars in
Brooklyn have been running as usual.