Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-16
THE wKAvERs, STRIKE.


 changed-The Strikers Very quiet.
 While Some are ssTakias vacations'
 The State Board of Arbitration En-
 deavor to Effect a Settlement.
 FALL RIVER, Mass, March 15.-The strike this morning remains practically unchanged. The strikers held no meeting to-day, but have arranged for an outdoor meeting to- morrow. Messrs Barry, Wolcott and Davol of the State Board of Arbitration arrived to- day and are in conference with the members of the weavers executive committee, endeav oring to bring about 8 settlement. They have not yet secured a conference with the Board of Trade. There are no crowds on the street and the strikers are very quiet If anything, the number of loom runners is less than it was yesterday. Many operatives are taking advantage of the strike to go to Canada or the old country on a vacation. No trouble is reported at any of the mills where the strikers were paid off yesterday and to-day.
 0. Fl. Wolcott and Ezra Davell, of the State Board of arbitration, spent the day here endeavoring to effect settlement of the weavers' strike but went away without leav- ing manysvisib1e indications of change lin the feeling. The arbitrators spent nearly three hours with the executive committee of the board of trade who were found still op- posed to any action that would be construed as recognizing the weavers' union or granting any concessions to the strikers. They were, however, willing that the board of arbitration should get the strikers back to work if they could, and appeared to enter tain with some favor the proposition sub mitted by the arbitrators, although they de- clined to make any binding promise without calling 6 special meeting of the board of trade.
 Chairman Wolcott said after leaving the board of trade that he WAS encouraged to expect satisfactory settlement of the trou- ble. After dinner the arbitrators went to the strikers headquarters and held another long conference with the weavers' executive committee to whom they offered the follow ing propositions.
 That the weavers return to work so as to make the situation the same as when the board visited the city last Friday. On this condition, it was stated that the manufae- turers would agree to submit the question of the propriety of advance to the board of arbitration after public hear- ing before the board at which both par ties would present their side of the case. This proposition was not favorably received by the weavers' committee, who were opposed to going back to work without getting some definite promise of an advance. The commit tee finally agreed to consider the proposition and put it before the mass meeting of strik- CTS to be held in the park to- morrow. Worcester Secures Goodwin. WORCESTER, Mass., March 15-Forest Goodwin, who played third base in Salem last year has been signed by Worcester. A sTATEmENT.
 Of she yYilltmantfc Savings Institute Royce Denies That He Was Ever Asked 10 Resign--Charges of Gross nI1smanagement.
 WLLIMANTIc, Conn, March 15.-Ex- Treasurer Henry F. Royce, of the Williman- tic Savings Institute, is out with five col umn statement in reply to recent statements of the directors. Royce denies that he ever said the institute had not over $25 of Inger- soils paper and claims that every dollar dis counted was passed upon by the directors prior to September 20, 1886. He says the $7O, ,OO0 loan of the United States Stamping company did not increase the Ingersoll liabil- ity to the bank and that the directors lost this amount by dilly-dallying with ground less suspicious. Royce denies that he WAS ever asked to resign until just before his suspension, says he has never endeavored to get depositors to withdraw and declares that depositors believed the bank soand, but want to get their money out because they have no confidence in the present manage ment, and predicts that receiver is certain if the present management holds on. He charges gross mismansgement. and says if the bank were turned over to set of men who possessed the confidence of the de- positors, who will work in harmony with him (Royce) much of the reputed worthless paper can be collected.