The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
A BIG GIFT.
A Cool Five Hundred
For Marlboro.
MINERS
Come TO Aid of Striking
Shoe Workers Here.

Marlboro, Jan. 19.-At today's session
of the convention of the coal miners
union, held in Pittsburg, Pa, the sum
of $500 was donated for the striking
shoemakers' fund of this city. This
news will be received with much joy
by the union workers, as it will swell
the sum total of donations thus far re-
ceived from various sources, to a snug
amount.
Today's donation is direct result of
the visit of representatives of the local
shoe workers union, who left Sunday,
Jan. s, for Pittsburg, Pa, Baltimore,
Md, New York city, Albany, Syracuse,
Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland Chicago and
Cincinnati.
1t is the intention of this committee to
make systematic canvass of all of
the above cities, and the local unions
believe that the visit will mean an addi-
ton of money for the support of the
strikers, which will amount to thou
sands of dollars. Several conventions
Of various labor unions throughout the
middle states and the west are to be
held, and 1t is with these delfberative
bodies that the local representatives
will to have to do.
.Today's donation by the Pittsburg
convention is probably the keynote of
the feelings Of the labor organizations
in the territory to be canvassed by
Marlboro representatives Local shoe
workers on strike viii be happy over
the announcement this morning of the
generous act of the convention at Pitts
burg.
The train leaving Marlboro for Bos-
ton, on the Consolidated road this noon,
carried away four lasters who had come
here for the purpose of working in the
factories in place of the striking shoe
workers. They were sent away by
members of the lasters union.
They said they did not wish to take
the strikers places, and We're only too
glad to leave when they We're informed
of the circumstances.
The labor people laugh at the state
ment in today's Only" that there are
about 600 people working in the S. H.
Howe factories, and that good shoes are
being turned out. They say that there
is no perceptible increase in the num-
per OF workers, and all the new help
That has gone to work have never had
any experience as shoemakers.
The manufacturers say that new men
are going to work right along, and
that they are we'll pleased with the
condition of affairs.
The closing days of the tour of duty
OF Company F Is not marked by har-
mony among members of the command.
The cause of the i'll feeling, which is
only too apparent is that several mele>
bers of the company are working in the
factories. The company takes its meals
at the Gleason House. When those
employed in the shops meet those who
sympathize with the strikers, the latter
show their disdain from their COM
rades in no uncertain manner.
This takes shape in words filled with
meaning, while Kisses are not unfre-
quent.
About 20 girls congregated in front of
The MiddleseX factory this evening when
the operatives came out. No trouble
occurred, however.
Reports We're numerous Today that a
pistol was fired in front of house
owned by man named Beaudreau last
night. The police say that a cannon
f1re cracker was exploded on the door
step of the mans house, and that that
was the foundation for the story.