Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-23
TIE sruIK,sG wBAVERs FIRM.
The situasiOu Explained by Mem.
bers OF the Executive Hoard.

lBy telegraph 10 the DbpNtusl
FALL RIVER. Mass, March 22.-The Dur
fee & Pocsssct mills report this morning
larger number OF looms running than at any
time since the strike, but at the other mills
tire situation remains the same, and the
number runalng is not enough 10 affect the
strike. There were some expectations of
break this morning, but they were not real
iZrd.
The strikers held q mass-meeting in the
Park this morning, and the attendance
showed no change. The members OF the
Executive Committee explained the occa-
sion o. the visit OF Mr.. Barry, Of the State
Board az Arbitration, yesterday, and the
failure OF the board 10 settle the strike
through the refusal OF the manufacturers to
make any compromise. Secretary Counefy
said: "This Is critical time. The manu-
facturers Ignored your appeal They have
nov ignored the authority of the State Board
Of Arbitration. We have right on our side.
We have made statement OF our position
and the manufacturers cannot reply to It.
The question f.: hat are We going TO
do? Shall we continue the Gghts' [ShOuts
of ~ -, fgbt."l "ShaU we continue on
the plan proposed by the Executive Com
mittce r" l~hOuts OF "Yes."l awe have
the support II all the cotton operatives in the
country aud receive encouragement and as
sisiance We want TO impress upon youth
necessity OF standing drmer than ever next
Monday morning, as the manufacturers eN-
prct 10 see a break then. The manufacturers
hole TO starvc YOU into submission but we
cxpect 10 receive assistance enough TO ena-
bic YOU 10 continue the struggle" Other
members Of the Executive Committee gave
encouraging reports OF The results OF the
first DAYS work Of the collectors. Another
meeting viii be held Monday morning.
one thing that the mill-men figure on IN
anticipating break IN the strike IS that IN
the mills where the weayers are best paid the
strikers had lost considerable cloth IN their
looms.
The cloth is not paid FOR until OF the
looms. The weayers have number OF cuts
nearly finished on the Looms. This - the
case ~ present, and the strikers have alto
gether several thousand dollars in wages
stil I'm the looms. Tais pay will 20 TO the
weaycrs who take these looms, ana the
strikers, especially those who have the best
places, are naturally anxious to get tbcir old
places back when the strike ends.
Shrewd manufacturers are taking ad-
yaniage Of this feeling 10 induce the weaveIs
TO return. At the SeacoDnett mills wcavers
were sent into the mill and set to work, The
report spread and several strikers at once ap-
piled for their old places and went to work.
The bfst serious trouble Of the strike Oc-
Cured to.nlght at the Seaconuet mill
This mill is the only one which has made
determined attempt 10 run with "knOb-
sticks " help, aud The strikers there have
been the only ones in the city to gather
about the mill 10 make any disturb
ance. At meeting OF the strikers
this evening IL WAS found that there
was considerable detection from the ranks,
aud when the mill shut down tonight the
crowd near the mill-gates and along the
streets in the vicinity numbered over
thousand. As the working weavers came
out they were greeted with cries OF derisiou
in French and English. The police fol-
lowed close after the strikers 10 keep the
crowd II a distance. Finally the "knob-
sticssD replied 10 the taunts IN kind. This
was followed by vOey o. stones from the
crowd, one OF which struck "knOb-sticKs"
head. A man beside him Immediately
turned and fired o pistol in the di-
reciien Of the crowd, which promptly
scattered and replied with another vO!ley
of stones. The police seized the man with
the pistol in his bands snd hurried him to
the station. No one has been found that
was Injured by the bullet, although several
were reported injured by stones. Az tue
station the man arrested gave his name as
Lewis Iopelnle. The mill oyerSeer found
bail for him. There were SIS looms run
ming at the mill 10 day, with indications
that a greater portion OF the weave>Tooms
WOuld be running tomorrow.