The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
HOT-BLOODED CONTENTION Is Dis
PLACED NJ CONSTOERATION,
while n Settlement is Not Yet In Sight. II Is
Believed Both Sides Desire it-Lfect
OF the Conference.

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NEW BEDFORD, MASS. Aug. 2L-
The fifth day Of New Bedford's great
Industrial battle opened with much less
of change in the condition and outlook
than many ha hoped. The rumors
that the Bennett and Columbia mills are
TO open their gates on Monday 10 allow
such OF their employees as desire to re-
turn TO work al the reduction are con-
| hrmed. This is disappointment 10
those who have hoped these mills would
| fc.,ow the lead of the Rowland corpora
tions. There are many who find en-
couragement in the belief that a spirit
of hot-blooled contention IS slowly giving
way - a recognition on all hands that
! the crisis is one which demands earnest
| and temperate consideration. The re-
| suits OF the conference OF last evening
| were no dou0t far short Of the eNpecta-
| tiOns Of the more sdnguine, but IL GER
| tainly accomplished something In the
| direction Of Cancellation, and may set IN
! motion train OF circumstances which
! viii lead up to a settlement of the DIFF
! nculty, iu which the rights of the parties
| al issue Will be recognized and conserved.
sTRlKE SPREADING u Nrw HAMPSHIRE.
! SINCOOk, y. H., Aug. 2i.-1he strike
! at the mills here has spread somewhat,
| and IL Is expected Will further extend.
| \ labor agltatOr from FAN River arrived
/ here yesterday, and IL IS sand that ne
was the cause OF nearly one hundred
spinners OF the China Mill coming out at
/ o'clock. The spuners in the " ebster
also struck, as diI three fOurths of the
weavcrs in the Webster and about one
/ half Of those In the Pembroke. \ large
number OF others did not go into the
strike. There has been no disturbance
as yet.
1t is the policy OF the Minis here" said
| Agent Jewell. ITO follow Fan River strict
! ly When they advance we do. and IL Is
the same In regard to reductions. II We
| do not move i'm case OF an increase the
employees demand 1t, and We always COM
ply. The cut here was To Faii River
prices-ll per cent. ON weaving and lJ
Per cent otherwise. our Weavers under
this viii average So TO 81 week.
should they ah 20 out. as seems prob
able We shall shut down until they wish
10 come back, We have been running at "a
loss Tor three months, ana Our store
houses are filled"
H' thrr rRtTnHS rrtyr.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. Aug. 2t-The
State Board left the city to-day and dii
not sta,c its destination. The members
feel quite Well satisfied with thr results
Of their visit 20 New Bedford. With mill
men firm, conservative and Teticeut. little
Was To- be learned from them. While the
Itlp, viewing thlnts only from their
standpoint, are apt 20 be- slow about ac-
ceptns arguments from the board. The
meeting OF last night happened to come
at just the oppOrtunc time, and when both
sides expressed a desire 10 hear the
bOard's decision the board felt that it Was
great step accomplished iu breaking the
ice. The board regret the failure of the
manufacturers % attend. but found some
consolation I'm Mr.. CrapO's presence. They
expect To Le able To accomplish eIuD-
th.ns in the way OF settlement at "a not
very distant date. Ii they can accom-
llish "A settlement the boards proncrs If
assistance VIII bee hailed with jog by mill
men, operatives ana everybody else IN
town.
rr co.Irh.Nr. rNitEr.
Secretary Ross stated this morning that
he did NOT think that the conference
Of last evening was of great deal ol
value or Importance rs Il medium OF GraW-
ing the contending parties together, uud
be- ala not expect that it would be fruit
ful in results. tie thought that tie pres-
crce OF The representatives. of the labor
Organizations Was a. public dem0nslrato2
of the fact that they desire 10 be hOu1rl-
bic and above board ia their course. aud
that they are desirous II bringing the
strike 10 AN end. lie takes exception %
some Of the statements Of Mr.. Crap0 in
regard u the mil men Of this city dee
string 10 pay hlgh wages. lie says that
up 10 lNSN IL was undoubtedly true that
the spinners of this city received mors
pay than those OF other textile centres.
but I'm that year there was a general
was ln hOuIishing condition. and an ALL
vance Was made In wages. To is not true
that IA no place are the wages az spin
ncrs per cent below those iu this city.
and there are some centres where they
are slightly iu excess OF what they re-
ceiNe here. The pay of sDlnners here az
the reduction would Ice considerably less
than that OF spInners OF Lonsdale and
Berkeley
TTr rAfr RIv'r rn.
gard the action OF the Fail River manu-
idcturer5 Ia deciding upon the lockout
as Il move IN sympathy ~ ith the mill men
OF this city. They think IL was taken be-
assist the New Bedford strikes. They
profess tO Dee pleased with their course,
aud regard it In a sense as victory.
They think 10 Us likely 10 react upon the
manufacturers themselves. as they believe
that a lively advance In prices AMI
sharp demand for goods IS sure to follow
their course. With q better tone 10 the
market, the manufacturers VIII want TO
d0 business and Will accede 70 the de-
mands for q restoration OF tine oll sched-
uie II the mills Of this city yield the
Fall River mills will speedily follow suit. |
The Bennett mills paid of some or their |
help this morning ThiS Is the last money |
they Will receive I'm some time. II the /
strike were 10 be settled tomorrow the +
help would receive no money I'LL Sep /
tember 7th. The time for the pinch VIII I
now begin T. develop. Ihursday alter ter /
men were I'm attenIance.
Ar. Dunlap tOI tue story OF the Blue !
Island riots. lie corroboratet General /
Manager ST. Johns statement OF the tr0u- |
hle. He had on one or TWO occasions seen |
railroad eN-employes melting riots, but |
had not seen Them actually engaged In |
overt acts.
W0 or Tur Police forr'.
Chief-of-Pollce Brennan succeeded Mr.. |
Dunlap. His orders 10 the Chicago police |
force We're t. protect property, dlsperse |
mObs and preserve the peace. This, he |
claims, they did until July 30, when the |
troops arrived. Then the city authorities, |
In measure. gave place 10 the national |
authorities. Three thousand officers were !
ON duty during the strike. Chief Brennan |
testified that the only time he saw q mob |
IL was made up OF women and children, !
with only a few men. He made the state !
ment that the entire police force was kept /
constantly busy FOR q week obeyins the l
call OK railroad companies. Every such /
call was promptly responded 10. THE |
deputy marShals We're more Ia the way |
than of service" said chief Brennan. |
"The police force frequently had occasion /
to arrest them for indlscrlminate shooting. /
| have here the record showing that three /
OF the United States deputy marsals Were
arrested for highway robbery. They are
now in the county Jail
The interesting statement was made
that the average arrests I'm this city are
one hundred a day. The average was no I
higher during the strike than before il.
BLACK LIST rR vED.
John r. Norton was called in rcbuttal
OF evidence given by Witnesses Tor the
railroads that the railroads belonging To