Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
COTT0N-MILL STRIKE
ONLY FOUR FALL RIVER coPpoD,
TONS NOW OPERATING.
Two Of These May Soon Have 10 81,
New Bedford Weaver. Issue
ma Appeal.

FALL RIVER, MASS. August q II.
Conanicut mill has closed lts gate, b.
definitely, and there now remain d., ,...
corporations out OF fOrty-two thu
making attempts 70 run their mill. o..
Fall River IrOn-Works and tho p,,,..
Bingham bid fair to continue in f.i
ration. "a they are paying under tr. b.,
scale. Durfce No. and a.. s,....
are running under the now scha.u,.
predictions are freely made today >,
their help viii leave them Well,
and Friday. VIXEN they receive u..r...,
payments under the 10 per cent. r,,..
ton.
The temper Of the mule-spinn.rt
citation has changed materially at-.. o..
past forty-eight hours, ana s.-.,..
o'Donnel reports that from ia.. ...
many splnners this morning b.. .......
cluded tina, the men viii rot r..,.
work at the old rates Will. c...-
cloth are quoted at present pn.
open market. This attl'ufo o. T.. n..
opposition TO that assumed by t..
ners association az the me.t... ..'
week ago last Friday nigh.
time. howeyer print cloths h..
10 =. cents and cotton bias r
about stationary.
This new stand is OF partir...- .......
because the hope was gaini.t t-.. ....t
mills that signed Tho mtf.....
agreement would eventually lr...
and start at prices sitsfa.....
spinners and carriers.
An attempt was mad 2. .t.r. ..
Globe Yarn-Mill this morning. I.
cardng-room help refused tl work .....
new rates. They hell maof.r.
voted to remain away from o.
while the reduced prices a.. 0r...
the management Secretary T4r...
deavoring 10 compr0mi .e with h.... ...
ford on per cent. reduction. ...
asmuch as the New Bedford }...
and the Kerr Thread-Miiis are la ..-
on nearly the Old rates. D. &,
confident OF success
The King Philip strikers met
ing. and some Of them wli u.r.
financial standing in The Il.l ...
from collections made from Dill.
The carders and spiuners Wl
raj meetings tonight.
UNION BENEFITS OFF
FALL RIVER. MASS. Aug..t -r-tt..
large meeting OF the spinner ..
night IL was voted 10 dr,.Il. ..
benefits or for four weeks. r..'..
Monday morning This wl' Inc ....-.
one who was or who mas h- ..-t. .
benefits till the time Lint, ,A .s .s
action was not entirely Iuan....s. ..
will undoubtedly be followed.
At the carders' meeting .t Va Fnt.l t
discontinue all union benefits i
this morning and lasting as bong
lockout continues The y0t.s II.t.. Dr..
two unions indicate the plT .. r
trades unions 10 prepare Tor uufe
bic by protecting their funds a
they can possibly DO so.
MILLS START ZIP.
LOWELL. MASS. August -'.-~t. r.-
mont and suffolk mills started lY r..
I'm all departments except the ...r
blanket-rooms with Loo 0lerltl... ...
MiddleseX woollen mills cIr
spinning rooms, and part .i Oh. 4....
ing-rOoms also resumed. AMI d..
Appleton mills IN all dcr3riMr'.
total number 81 operative r.t 3D.
Is about 300. There Is "a t.frIOf.
city Of wcayers I'm two of the c0ft .-f.
APPEAL FROM WEANEEs
NEW BEDFORD. MASS. A4a.. --
The New Bedford COtton-Nsly I
tective Association has issued an !
to the people OF the New England
I'm which they ask Tor support u
fight against the corporations
In speaking 81 the strike. The U......
say: ut has been forced upon u-
most cruel and unjust action az ..'
ployers. one year ago cur Wa aH
reduced 10 to 20 per cent This 81. la
accepted. During the present t.fr "
reduction has been largely TO- th- H.i.
department by the great len Oh .''..
cuts without extra pay, and ly ....-.i.
the styles OF cloth. BY the. ...u..
means. some corporations haSr
reduced the weayers from ~ q
cent.
These corporations which arc t.
the operatives with such -coru .rt
tempt are nearly all paying t-'r
dividends. and the stOckhoil.r- ..e
scarcely suffered az all The 0i-lf s
Of New Bedford have. thor r. .f.
work against this cruel ana ue.l --
ductiOn In wages
There is a rumor that IN Et
Columbia mills VIII start ur Win.
under the old schedule. TIE OBI Gals .
not affirm or deny the report.