The evening world., 1894-03-16
OPEN REBELLION IS Feared.
Six Thousand Men Are Now on
Strike in Paterson, N, ].
Anarchists Held Responsible for a
Bomb Explosion.

PATTERSON, y. j., March 16.-Evldence
Is plentiful that the chief industry of
this usually thriving municipality, to wit,
the silk dyeing and weaving business.
Is at a s%tandst!ll, as Is shown by the
grouping OF every street corner of a
dozen or more men, who talk in sub
dued tones and watch all strangers with
furtive glances.
1t Is certain that G,OO0 workmen are idle
In consequence Of the strike of the silk
dyers and weavers, and that number IL
augmented by mechanics in other lines
who are holding off from work because
OF strife between labor and capital.
Apprehension IL plainly shown and felt
In this place that the vast army Of un-
bellion and commit deplorable acts of
disorder.
An emphatic indication of the %inclina-
ton of the strikers to do this was dem
onstrated last night. when the eastern
suburbs of the city were rocked by IA
o'clock. and occurred at the corner of
Nineteenth street and Seventeenth ave
nue..
The explosion. which fortunately caused
no damage and injured no person. is at
tributed to the strikers of Anarchistic
Capt. Bimson. of Paterson's police,
said to-day his men made a careful in
vestigation. but could recover no frag-
l1ltIllS VI llt III " any tiht ~ blI'.
throwers. He Is prepared at the short
est, call to protect life and property,
and has his entire force of reserves on
duty in the police headquarters to re-
spond to every emergency.
A committee representing the strikers
called on Police Judge Van Cieve this
morning to demand the release Of the
five strikers who were sentenced to jail
Wednesday for melting riot.
Judge Van Cleve explained that, although
he had committed the. men for thirty
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ton Of that sentence would depend al
together upon the manner in which the
strikers conducted themselves.
lie was not inclined to he too harsh,
hut d, the other hand he wished to he
merciful, and he added in conclusion
that he might reduce the term or release
the men altogether. If the strikers only
The 300 or 400 men who struck yester-
day at the Arnold Bros mills, in Haw-
SILK Dyelng and Finishing Company re-
turned to work this morning. with the
exception of a half a dozen leaders.
Trouble was expected this morning
at the mills in Hawthorne, and sheriff
James Johnson. of Paterson, was at his
office before I o'clock ready for "A sum-
mons to the Arnold mills.
He had prepared himself for an out
break. in view of the bomb explosion of
last night, and said he could get 100 men
as deputies together at almost a mo-
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Word was aent to him, however, a few
weakened and returned to work.
When an Evening Word man drove
lam A. Arnold, who said: our men
went out yesterday, claiming a raise Of
81 each on their weekly wages. We re-
fused. We sent for new men, and this
morning about 100 dyers, anxious to
Outside our gates the strikers con-
~gregated and tried to prevent; the new
corners from Joining our forces. In
stepped in and protested against their
intercep,lng the applicants, and "
managed to escort nearly, all who APP
piled safely int? our mill. When III
strikers saw this they weakened and
agreed to go 10 work at once. They al
went back, except the five or six ring
leaders,"
The strikers meet In general session in
the afternoons at a hall on Paterson
Island in the Passaic River. 1ndividua,
bands of strikers meet in different small
halls throughout the city. The bomb
which exploded is generally regarded as
John Bates. of the warp!ng department
in Bamford's silk mill. that he should
quit work.
where the bomb exploded and has re.
fused to strike. While the police do not
say that they believe Anarchists respon,
sible for the explosion and other acts OF
violence, still they think 1t the work OF
the dyers or weavers.
The few weavers in the Bamford mills
where Bates works. who did not go ou'
on strike, quit this morning. They ex'
hey took their work were 50 .ncompe'
tent that they couldn't make anything
like satisfactory wages, n SO they De.
termined to stop work. This ties W
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