The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-31
THEY VOTED 70 STRIKE.
This Action Taken by River
side Weavers Today.
ANOTHER BIG LABOR WAR STARTED
The Two-koom System Must BE Aban-
doncd-District Council to Endorse
Their Action-Strike to BE Ordered
Monday Probably-Locals.
ANOTHER BIG LABOR WAR STARTED
THE NEws BUREAU,

THE NEWS BUREAU,
OLNENyiLLL, LIBRARY BUILDING, RooMI.
Telephone 3sf3. \
The weavers' committee visited the Office
OF Riverside Mills last night and received
the answer that the directors had
promised them. It was signed by General
Manager Ward and was as follows:
RIVERSIDE woRsTED MILLS
PROVIDENCE, r.. l., March so, 1894.
Mr.. chas +. Hughes, Chairman weavers' Com
DEAR SIR; To your demand Of this date that this
mill cease running any Two looms 20 the weaver
who are so employed will not Nc permitted to re-
main, we have TO say. thai business at the
which is almost universal ~ England and also
here TO some extent two loom weaving; we shall.
therefore, continue our work of this character and
rsiain IN our service such weayers. Yours truly,
RIVERSIDE WoRsTED MILLS,
Walter Ward, General Manager
The weavers held meeting at IL O'Clock
today, to discuss the situation.
The meeting was very protracted one
and the weayers talked over the refusal to
abandon the two loom system at length.
There were 1876 weavers present and 10
voted in favor of strike. This is the
action taken by the weavers' branch of
the Textile Union, and it will be reported
this afternoon to the district council for
endorsement.
The council will unquestionably endorse
ordered. A committee will announce this
decision to the general manager of the
mill on Monday, at which time il is ex-
pected the strike will take place.
There are many sober faces and sad
hearts lii Olneyville as the strike coming
SO closely on the heel of the late
labor difficulty finds the people
not very well prepared for
prolonged contest, but the weavers say
they have given the two-loom system a
fair trial and find that it is impractical.
The mill people refuse to discuss the
matter, but they told the weavers yester-
day that II was successfully operated else
where, and competition has driven them
TO the adoption of the system
At the present time when business is de-
pressed and orders rare they have but lit
tie inducement to run the mills, and will
not run them at a loss.
A Brutal Assault.
James Nolan eliminated a series of
brutal assaults on his wife yesterday and
is now i'm the hands of the law. Yester-
day afte ernoon, while drunk, he pounded
and kicked his wife in brutal manner
and attempted TO throw his little boy in
the river. A crowd gathered and rescued
the victims of his drunken frenzy. Ser
geant Rowe happened to be passing, and
while the miserable coward could abuse a
woman he had no taste TO meet a man, so
he fled. lie was captured after a long
chase and taken to Station6.
Nolan was arraigned in the Sixth Dis
trict Court this morning and pleading
guilty was sentenced To 30 days at the
Providence County Jail.
Brief Locals.
At the meeting OF the Town Council
Yesterday the council reversed its decision
I'm dropping Messrs. Simmonds, Lee and
Owen from the voting list and replaced
their names.
The Delainc wcavers meet at O'Clock
tomorrow TO select delegates To the con-
vention at Philadelphia.
At the debate OF the YoungMcn's Liter
ary Club. James Handley won the prize n
set OF volumes entitled Eminent hmcri-
cans. The question was resolved that
jefferson was moro worthy of admira-
tion than Lincoln.
The lecture by Rev. q. W. Anderson at
the Tabernacle last night was very inter-
esting and was much enjoyed.
Secretary Mctiuy OF the Textile Union
Is at Lawrence today and will be at
Lowell tomorrow. lie lectures at Library
Hall tomorrow evening.
NJ. J. Tanning spoke again at Library
Hall this afternoon and attracted large
audience Of mill operatives. lie made an
interesting address.
The Irish American Protective Associa-