Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-22
BOTH SIDES DETERMINED
No Change in the Situation at New Bed
ford.
The Mills Are Closed - Strikers Go
Berryfng and Fishing-OHers
of State Arbitrntors.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, August 22.-The
strike situation has undergone no material
change since yesterday. All the mills re-
main closed. and both sides seem to be as
determined as ever.
Secretary Ross Of the Spinners' Union and
Treasurer Rowland today are having a con-
fab. at which the date of the reopening of
the Rowland corporations works will be
determined MIR. Howiand is being bitterly
criticised by the other manufacturers. He
is accused of unfair conduct inasmuch as
he was represented at the meeting of treas
urers by the agent of his mills, Byron Card.
and hes not carried out the agreement of
that meeting.
Messrs. Howland and Card, in interviews
today, answer these attacks. Mr.. Card
states that Mr.. Howland knew nothing of
the meeting until long after IL was over;
that he Card attended at the request of
the treasurers. but he had no vote and
that he agreed to post the notices of re-
duction, subject to Mr.. Eowlanc's action
on his return. The latter, on his return to
the city on Mor day, reScinded the notice
Inc spinners held meetings today. Many
OF the strikers are Spending the time in the
country black berrying and fishing.
At mass meeting on the common today
secretary Hart said the operatives were
treated worse in New Bedford than any,
where else In the state. Another speaker
uSpoieu tidt the WeaNerS had the right to
80 out OF every mill in the city and cut the
cloth off their looms
Mayor BrowEell has called a conference
or the manufacturers and operatives here
tomorrow evening.
BOSTON, August 22.-The state board OF
arbitration las notified the New bedford
manufacturers and the striking employees
that II VIII gladly undertake to settle the
dlnerences, but as Yet has not received an
answer from either side. Members Of the
board have visited Fail River and report
that the situation there at present is such
that but little can be done toward q set
tlement. Neither side really knows just
what II wants and il will be some days
before a definite statement of the demands
OF both can be made to the board.
In New Bedford the board believes tha;
the same state of affairs exists. The board
cannot take any action in the matter until
some notice is received from the contest
ants.
FALL RIVER, Mass, August 22.-In the
n. ills here today there is an increase of
$500 looms over yesterday and 1000 over
Monday. The Cornell mill did not open
this morning and the Tecumseh closed at
noon. while the Osborne will shut down to-
night. The gain in ICONS Is In the Mer-
chant. Seaconnet and Pocahasset mills.
The spinners In the Glove and Sanford
mills struck at noon today. The strikers
ton would be enforced at the mills until
the difficulties with the other manufactur-
ers I'm New Bedford had been settled, and
then the reduction would not exceed 0
per cent Monday the spinners were noti-
fed that the same reductions in wages as
the other manufacturers were trying to
force would obtain in the mills, and today
the spinners decided to strike.
The mills closed at once, and now about
1900 more operatives are idle.