New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-22
NO CHANGE AT NEW-BEDFORD
All, THE MILLS IN THAT CITY PRAC-
TICAI.LY CLOSED.
ONLY EIGHT RUNNING ON FULL TIME IN FALL
RIvER-TwO TREAsuRERS MAKE AN
AMIcABLE ARRANGEMENT WITH
EMPLOYEES.
r.y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBrxE.J


New-Bedford Mass Aug 2l.-The great strike OF
the textile workers in this city remains ABOUT the
same as last evening. Not a mill IS running
though some of them have a few hands. like ma
chinists etc. at work. A fair sample Is the "am-
sutta CORPORATION. where about 5000 persons
usually find work. Only about twenty can DE seen
around there to-day. Even at the three mills Oh
William d. Howland, who took down the notices
of reduction all is quiet. and as he mas reached
no definite decsion 1t Is not known "heh .iie
engines will start. The spnners think these miils
will start In a few days under the old scheduie
of wages, and hope to see the other yarn mills re-
sumo work at the same time. Allowing that such
q thing should happen only about 5000 Of the lo,-
600 idle operatives would have work. the cloth mills
employing the other 1900
Mill men say the condition OF the yarn ana cot
ton mills Is very different. and II Is geherahy
agreed that the yarn mills are finding much
better market for their goods than the cotton
mills.
Secretary Ross OF the Spinners' Union. says the
union does not consider the action OF Mr. How
land in any sense victory for It, the spihhers
representatives sought an interview with Mr. HOW
land and as a result of the conference an uhder-
standing was reached by which cut-down with
a strike to follow 1t averted The WeaVers
| Union complicated affairs to-day by voting not TO
return TO work even II the old schedule is re-
stored. unless agreement Is entered into 10 h'e
The employees in some OF the mills were paid IN
to-day.
last of the week.
Fall River Mass Aug. 2i.--To-day the mill stu-
alton Is not improved. canvass OF the mills IN
| this city shows the following conditions: smut
down-Barnard, Narragansett. Sycamore. STAFFORD
| Stevens Wampanoag, Weetamoe. Flint, Anawan'
| Fall River Manufacturing.
Running on full time-American Linen, Iron
Works Metacomet, Globe Yarn Sanford Spinning
| King Philip, Kerr Thread; . ,oo,,s.
Partiaiy runnlng-Border city. a few looms; @
| pourne same AS Yesterday; Chace So looms; Cor
| nell 400; Davel, 200; Durfee. few. not over ~:
| Granite. 2Oo Hargraves $50; taure LAKE, fno nU.
| any: Mechanics 200; Merchants. l6O: Crescent wv
| Pocasset Ii2i: Richard Borden, $50; Seaconnet'
| 5,0. shove 40; Slade $50; Tecumseh 100; Troy 5o
In general the mills in the centre OF the city nave
gained in the number Of looms running, while those
| an the outskirts have not been doing so well me
weovers met on the South Park to-day ana listened
to addresses made by the officers OF the union anu
| others. -. ~. c,oho Warm
| Niiis and X c. Kerr, treasurer OF the Kerr Thread
| Wi'i inf rmed their operatives this morning tnat
thev would be obliged to work under the reduction
| ,rreed upon by manufacturers two weeks ago: Inc
oneratiyes accepted the offer and VIII work; Manu-,
,cturers In general believe to-day that things VIII
ha in an unsettled condition here for three or -FOUR
| veeks and some Of them have decided 10 lorestdii
| any serious difficulty by shutting down.