Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-11

PaovrrEScs. oe. la-TkrcagAc0s IL
s,Ass the s1esisnsat Asfsadins sks gigan-
t;e ssriks ef mlll operatives, started h
this city aai IN oinsyvilis yesterday -
hiSh. ssa ss asw scAeaases as salAry wso
,extexs 10 alsoai every epsfca and wooss0
sala yesterday IL Is more than prohahao
sA2a within 4 Aoars the Weavess' ssxiko
viii e-co-ne xsssral
Bes~esa enn and ,uso hsnds Az shrown
oas q ~urk. saskiag the largest And msss
s<rsOas s,xtks ssxs has ever occurred in tho
s,Ate. Tse Operatives are In DO eoudistoa
70 s.Aad long strike, aHd grave resaits
are feared
This disc.se: eoei~lns sks big woelsa
EAausAcsQrisx coaexras d the ProvS.
eenew wosssei miils> the SAxoa mills, -
Wey hn~><s And sh< Ri,ersit- mills. which
employ a?wN-d o. sst0 hansia Be. fsO
days ASo. Al a rs-esinS Of the WOODEN milo
O~EsSs Of The state. !, wAs vosst 10 ~
eac- the seAraals Of prices pad 10 ntl1
opsFatisss
TIE schedule MA arranged lsss week.
and is ~As xivea oa, ,ks; is would b pas
inso eeees Oct. l6 The elAim ot IL
manufacturers sas that she op<rsssvss a
toe ~ Sro4rL nsttss G4 We s1AsG hzEF& -
xenersl strike that occurred .; the River
ssde mills some time 40. werp rec<ivfe0
morV pay thsa ths; given TO wooden mill
operatives 10 other s-e;ioss q New Eng-
lAad i Was made kao~a that she opses-
tive. we're 10 b. cut FROM 10 10 % y<r esnt,
the heaviest reslaesio1 being made In sho
wsavers' pay and bat few oe the mill en-.
ploye> escaped the eai
Wbea the mills were started yesterday
nsorning !; h~sza 10 be rumorct ahoue
tia; tAe uew scale ot prices ~ss 10 80 into
effect Half al hs-r later tse widest sx.
el,<nlent prevailed Al the sAxoc fnilia,
Sssre Tie srsr notio. S&s ,os,esi. 10 WAD
promptly dscstsst nos 20 acrrft the cut,
s1d the wsArers !efs their loems, vAieh
n-ce-<ita;ei the shutting dowa Of tho
nili.
Eansrs Proved Tras.
A, 95so c'slosk all the factories wers d.
s<rt~! Aaa tie doors eios<d Bet wesn
csn and 30 p~ople we're thus thrown oas
Il work
Tse ssr~~ss ia the strike ass;rics pressno
an uEusasl scsae, mill operatives hadnR
found on all eorseFs. hosly discussing And
loG9ly Grade nninx the coarse taken hy
sae Dsn1sse;ursrs, aad the poiies arc
ksps busy naaintAinins order Exsra
guards have b-~a sec; TO all the mfiia.
There has 4s ye: h-~n no .roahSe of AaY
acss. aiiAoaxa Al any usou1eas the po,so
fear an outbreak.
Fully 1000 per-o1s assembled 90 The
Asrsno fSts Yes,4raay sfisraeoa. saAs b,
lag the place .siscssd fos ,hs hel6ing u
the mass us~sinz Il the strikers, an1
whsa is sss aunaaaeed thA: the weAven
IL she Geneva wuFss~si mills hsd Qufg
their looms thre~ roasing ese~rs wens Up.
Thrss weeks ago, after a sbssdow7,
,hsss asills -sers started ap a; = reduction
10 wages O. frOsn 10 to Is per eezt Five
daTs a seek were rsn on this sehsdu,e-
YeslsriSv a ssSpui cut Was vss.tsd of -
psy cent. The wesyevs aaf ether opasn-
t4vss who xefs sas from ,hs Geeeva mfSio
wer~ warmly welcomed at tb. .sz~s msss.
ing
IL ws. also male known al ,as nnessing
that a. the Sschel.Sn nie works, whero
more thao so arc enpioyed. = nOslcs bad
h~~s posted Saturday TO yhs effect that The
workshops 1Oaa sbn, down. and shse
xh<8 thsy started 2xan q there woad b .
redvctiosl Of sslsrSe-, The par Of the Job
b~rs al the hle works is ron ~ day, AnA
the men ssy they will not sand cut
The mas. meeting wAs an eatkusiAsxto
one throughout Il lasted ,hres housu,
sai the labor champions we're loudiy -.
plsud-.- while Aay rssssenos 70 shs min i
owners me; wsth showers os hsssn. 4