The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-18
MILL HANDS WILL STRIKE.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG WEAY-
 FRS AND SPIHNERS.
When the Result of tho Vote was An. nounced There Were Hoots, Cat Calls and Iiisses-A Wild Crowd Throngod tho Streets aii Through tho Night.

When the Result of tho Vote was An.
 nouneed There Were Hoots, Cat Calls and
 iiisses-A Wild Crowd Throngod tho
 Streets ali Through tho Night.
 Fall River Aug. 17.-The city was in q whirl of excitement tonight on &C., count of the meeting of the two strong CT labor unions to determine what &C., ton should be taken Monday morning when the cut down goes into effect. By vote of 7S4 to ls4 the weavers union decided to take a vacation of four weeks. By vote of 4O9 to 300 the spinners' union voted to accept the reduction under protest and to lend every possible assistance to their brethren in New Bedford who recently voted to strike. The weavers meeting was held at the Academy of Music and 1t grew together the greatest crowd of organized weavers ever seen here in one meeting
 When the final vote was demanded ballots were passed around-one get reading "cut down"and another "vaca- tion." These ballots were collected and counted and James Arthur read the result. Mine hundred and sixty eight ballots have been cast" he said. "of which 7SS are for vacation"
 Immediately there were loud yells. applause and every possible sign of ap- proval, which finally broke into three great cheers. It was some minutes before quiet was restored. When the cut-doWn vote was announced thera was chorus of hoots, misses and cat calls. Before adjourning 1t was agreed that the striking weavers in King Philip Mill. who have now been idle twenty weeks would be entitled to bene- fits during the shut down, but all other persons of the union including officers Will receive no benefits whatever dur ing the vacation.
 At the spinners' meeting there was more excitement than has ever been seen here, according to the statement or Secretary O'Donnell. Many men were rabidly in favor of making a re- sistance to the cut-down, by striking, After the secretary had reviewed the
 e"iiu 6ohC oNCi tAc few nights ago 1t was voted to &C., cept reduction and to help the New Bedford spinners. Besides the regular members of the union there were pres- ent many non-unionists,' including three or four cloth brokers and several re- porters. Because of the widely differ ent votes tonight the situation is more complex than ever.
 New Bedford, Mass, Aug. 17.-Over l,4OO weavers poured into Armory hall tonight to attend the mass meeting of the weavers, where the question of whether or not to strike against the se- duction of wages was argued for two hours, and finally settled by vote that had but single opponent. It was the greatest sight in the history of labor meetings in this city, and the weavers have shown an equal determination with the other labor organizations to resist the cut-down.
 There is now no doubt that there will be general strike in all the mills on Monday, as the spinners, weavers and carders and pickers' associations have voted to stay out, leaving only the loom-f1xers and web-drawers and twist. CTS, who meet tomorrow night, to take action.