The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-29
All Quiet at the Riverside Mills
To-day.
A MEETING THIS EVENING,
The Weavers Hold "a Meeting and Dis
cuss the situation i'm "a Moderate and
Conservative Manner-The Celebration
In Honor of Robert Emmett.

lumpy places on the CLOTH caused by
coarse filling, for which they maintain
they are not responsible. For nearly four
hours they considered their grievances,
finally appointing committee of six TO
prepare revised schedule of wages and a
new fines list. On the withdrawal of the
committee, the matter was discussed eX-
exhaustively, the meeting bring addressed
by Messrs. Parker and Doherty of the
Central Labor Union, who urged upon
them the necessity Of thorough
organization. and of joining the union.
There was some talk of refusing TO start
the looms II concessions were not made,
but this was not dwelt OH, for 10 was
thought wiser to await an amicable adj
justment, and in the event OF its being
refused, the question might be brought up
again The committee then returned and
presented n report. In relation 10 the
price list they recommended a schedule of
cents yard on 50-pick basis. and 2
cents for 90 picks and Is cents on 100-pick
work. 1t is the Wanskuck rate of wages.
The revised price list submitted by the
committee was as follows:
Double thead, no fine; loom n,ispick,
cents; wrong draw, Is cents per yard; /;
thread out, 10 cents per yard; mispicks, 10
cents; kinky hlling, no fine; wrong reed.
no fine; for every lumpy place or coarse
filing picked out the weaver is TO receive
Is cents, and for every lumpy place not
picked out a fine of ID cents shall be inn
posed.
The report was taken up by sections
and discussed.
The first section, relating to double
threads for which a cent yard over seven
yards is imposed now, the committees re-
port abolishing the fine was adopted.
Loom misspicks, old fine Is cents, b~w
one cents, adopted
Wrong draw, 15 cents yard same as at
present.
The committees fine of 15 cents was ac-
cepted, with an amendment that there
shall not be any fine for those which are
not made by the weavers.
Thread out, ID cents a yard; adopted.
Loom mispicks, cents; adopted.
kinky filling, no fine; adopted. At pres
ent there is no definite fine, but they range
from 30 cents to 60 cents.
Wrong reed, no fine. This was cut out
of the list
rhe section relating to lumpy filling
was discussed at considerable length. 1t
was finally resolved that they should de-
terminedly maiutaln this position, refus-
ing to bear any fine for imperfections due
to the bad material furnished for them TO
work with.
The report as amended was adopted and
q committee of six, two from each shop,
was appointed TO present the revised price
list and fining list TO the management.
The committee was instructed TO report
at another meeting To be called by the
chairman.
The committee of six weavers appointed
by the mass meeting Saturday afternoon,
held a long conference among themselves
Yesterday. liz lasted three and one-half
hours. The fines bill and the weavers
grievances were discussed in all their de
tails as was the price lists of other mills.
This morning the greatest order prevailed.
In each room the weavers went to their
work as usual and no one would have
thought that there was anything unusual
going on. but in the minds of every one of
them there was the knowledge of the fact
TINT possibly before noon they would all
be out of work, but they have the great
est confidence i'm the committee they have
chosen to represent their cause.
The committee have just gone up to the
Office and now the weavers begin to show
how earnestly they are thinking about it.
AT 9.15 the committee returned and re-
turned and reported that when they went
up to the Office and handed in their paper.
Mr.. Schofield said. / suppose you want
TO see Mr.. Wardwell. Well, he will be i'm
the main office at quarter TO s. tonight"
The committee then went back to their
looms and will report at that time to-
night.
hobtIt houoTtus
That the memory of Irelands patriot
still lives in the hearts of his countrymeu,
was strikingly evidenced last evening,
fully 1000 people assembling in Dyer's
Opera Hoase to do honor TO Robert En-
NETT for his native land. Under the au-
spices of the Robert Emmett Literary
Association. in the celebration of his l12th
anniversary, one of the first concerts ever
held in Olneyville was given, and never
was any similar event greeted with more
appreciative audience
George j. West presided, and on his
right was seated the Hon. Augustus =.
Miller, eX-speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who was the orator OF the
evening. Seated about them were the
Hon. r.. l.. Cannon of Burrillville, Coun-
Gilman Ryan of the Tenth ward, Council
men Colwell and O'Brien of Johnston, u.
4. Cannon, James b. Farrell, James II.
Kennedy, w A. II. Grant. Lawrence
Roche, w. ID. Harris, III. h. Wood, ex-
town solicitor of Johnston and Nicholas
Marbs.
The piano solo, medly of Irish airs, Miss
Banne," The BALI Glee Club soprano
solo, " Killarney Mrs. Hugh Sheridan
" Kathleen Mavourneen," Misses Good
win, Fallmar, Barron and McDermott;
boss solo, Wearing of the Green" w. +.
Fallmar reading, THE Uninscribed
selected, Mr.. w Goodwin bass solo
"Boys of Wexford, Thomas McDermott;
"Comrads in Arms" Balfe Glee Club
violin solo, Come buy my Flowers"
Miss Kathleen Kennedy; tenor solo,
"Ahce Where Art Thou" William Her
bert soprano solo, "G'Donnell,s Fare
WE'LL" Miss B. McDonald bass solo,
"Elnora" Thomas keatingi. Annie Lau-
rie," (arranded by Coe) Messrs. Goodwin.
Cunningham, K6ating and Falmar bass
solo. Sast Words Of Emmett" Thomas
McDermott; grand closing chorus, God
Save Ireland. " Balfe Glee Club all the
house arising and Joining.
About midway i'm the above John O'Con-
nell, chairman of the committee, intro
duced Mr.. West, vino, in an eloquent
speech, dwelt on lreland's noble sons,
paying n feeling tribute TO the memory of
Charles Stewart Parnell, stating that IL
lac had siuned il was for his God TO Judge.
lie then In turn introduced the Hon.
Augustus Miller, who spoke at length on
the life and cause of Robert Emmett,
true scion Of patriotic stock the love of
liberty born in him aud developing ia his
early youth. He fingered on the noble
ness, energy and love Of country which
actuated the man which last trait cut
-vTurt tf1dt promising life tt1Hr mtUfTr fIHve