The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-10
STRIKE OF VIEWERS
Seven Thousand Quit Work in a
Suburb Of Providence, r. l.
Proposition of General EchOls Accepted
by Employees of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. g. big
strike in the wooden mills at Olneyville, a
suburb Of this city, was inaugurated this
morning. Probably seven thousand people
are out of work, and the strike Is growing
rapidly. Before it stops, unless all signs
fail, every wooden manufacturing estab-
lishment, in the State will close. and there
is talk of the cotton workers also joining
in the strike. There has been discomfort
ever since notice posted in the mills
last week of a reduction in wages, and sew
eral meetings. of the operators were held
and speeches Of a nature to precipitate a
strike were made by labor agitators 1t
was resolved to wait until this morning,
when it was understood the scale of prices
was to be posted before taking definite ac-
tion The price list was posted this morn
ing. The weavers in the Taft & Wedding
mills held a consultation in the work room.
which resulted in their leaving their looms
and coming out on strike. AS soon as they
went out cry was raised: Let go to
Fletcher's mills" and the crowd marched
down to the National worsted mills shout
ing, Come out" and the weavers promptly
left their work. The strikers then proceed
ed TO the other mills, bringing out all the
men employed In the mills of Charles
Fletcher. The employees in the Riverside
mills have yielded. and every wooden mill
closed at noon Seven thousand people are
Commenced that VIII involve the textile
workers of New England.
Cut Accepted by C. & O. Employees.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Oct. 9.-The en-
ployes of the Chesapeake, Ohio & South
western railroad have agreed to accept the
10 per cent. reduction in wages under the
terms of General Echols's proposition, and
c nf md aro1
Echolss proposition to the men contained
two clauses. The first was rejected by the
committee representing the men, and the
other. which was submitted to the
ployes to be voted on, has been accepted.
This clause provided that on Jan. /, 1894, all
employees whose wages were $40 or less per
month shall be restored to the scale in ef-
feet prior to Oct !, 1893 The company
agrees that whenever the earnings of the
company in any month hereafter shall
equal its earnings in the corresponding
month of the year beginning July ], 1892, and
ending June so, 1893, to restore the wages Of
all employees TO the scale in effect prior to
Oct. l. 1893
Tennessee Army May BE Disbnnded.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 9-Habeas
corpus proceedings were instituted before
Judge Sneed, of the Knox county Criminal
Court to-day for the release Of the sixteen
soldiers now confined in Jail at Knoxville,
charged with the lynching of miner Richard
Drummond, at Bricevile recently. 1t is the
general opinion that the soldiers will be re-
leased. The entire command of troops
from Camp Carpenter VIII have been held
as witnesses for their comrades, were
brought to Knoxville to-day. If the soldiers
on trial are acquitted the Army of Tonnes
see will be disbanded: if not, those under
arrest will be released on bond and the
others disbanded; at any rate, the army,
which has been on constant duty for more
than a year. has now been removed from
the mining districts, where trouble with the
free miners has cost many lives and large
amount of money.