The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1892-11-17

An Order Issued For Q osWsrsl
Strike.
HELD FUR ARBITRATION
The Police ssa militia Held h Rsadi.
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last night the amalgsmated council Of
union workingmen Of this city ordered
. general strike Of union men at noon
yesterday representatives Of forty ix
unions signing the order. The Typo.
graphical union was not included be-
cause the leaders deemed Il important
20 preserve the prcss - . medium Of
communication with the public. This
morning, however, the dry goods clerks
held q meeting and resolved not TO
strike. This was the nrst break In the
line, and just before noon the mcr.
chants committee received a communi.
cation from the labor leaders asking
for a renewal Of tho negotiations
The orders called out were: Bakers
and confectionery, broommakers, car.
penters and j~oiners, car. drivers, cloth.
ing clerks, coopers, cotton yard men,
horse shoers, grain ~shovelers, marine
mates, retail drug clerks. marine and
stationary firemen, painters and deco
rators and paper hangers, pile drivers
and wharf builders, freight teamsters
and leaders, sugar workers, longshore-
men, musicians, warehouse tcamstcrs
and lumber yard men, scale men, ship
scrapers, gas workers, coal wheelers,
coachmen, international boilermakers
and iron ship builders, screw men, rail
road workers, American carriers, rice
workers, plasterers and shoe clerks.
The entire day force Of police were
instructed 10 report at their respeS i've
stations this morning TO be ready for
any emergency. A large force Of men do
Ing night duty rs we'll a. the super
numeraries have also been held In re-
serve In case Of trouble. Chief Of Police
Caster does not expect any serious
trouble, but In the event that any
should take place he will have q large
force Of policemen At hand 70 quell u
ut q moments notice. The patrol wag
on's are kept at the station TO carry the
men 10 the scene Of trouble.
The state troops have been quietly
ordered to prepare TO respond II called
upon. The members of the different
commands are all listed so they can be
found ut any hour without trouble. All
the arms have been cleaned and oiled,
ammunition made ready and the ar
mory ordered guarded. 1t Is said that
militia will not be called upon until all
the resources Of tho municipality ara
exhausted. About q thousand state
troops are available, and under the new
law, In return for the privilege Of pa-
rading in uniform. the Washington ar
tillery, the Continental guards and the
Trio Ell Bersaglio can also he called
upon for service within the city. giving
the state about 500 more men.
THE GREAT sTRIKR IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-AM the efforts that
have been made TO bring about q settle
ment Of the strike in the cotton indus
try have failed and the mills at Ashton
on-Tyne were closed to-day. The long
threatened crisis u on and by Monday
80, 1000 operatives will be idle unless
something unforeseen should happen.
The spinners have o good chief In Mr..
Mawdsley, secretary Of the Amalga'
mated Association of Operative Cotton
SpinnerA II Is not likely that he will
give way without o severe struggle. II
Q general strike Is inaugurated II will
last several months
In commenting upon the outlook to-
day the Pail Mall Gazette says II has
no doubt that the heavy tariffs on cot,
ton goods abroad Is at the bottom OF
the difficulty. II Mr.. Harrison is elect
ed there Is no chance Of u better open
ing In the United States Even II Mr.
Cleveland Is elected q reduced duty or
British cotton goods Is uncertain. Will
all the European markets practically
closed against the British product thu
| outlook Is not ROSY.