Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-31
GREAT BELLS ARE SILENT
Strike Of Textile Workers in Lowell Goes
Into Effect
THEY DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES
Grievance COmmittee of the New
York, New Haven a Hartford
ROad Holds Conference
with Directors.

LOWELL. Mass, March SO.-For the
FIRST time in many years on a working
day the bells on the great cotton mills in
this city were silent this morning and the
streets usually marked by the hurry and
hustle Of thousands on their way to work
were still and almost deserted.
Although the shutdown Of the seven
plants affected by the strike order Of the
textile council, which was passed to en-
force a demand for a 10 per cent increase
in wages. was issued Saturday, its full
effect was not apparent until today. Alb
solute quiet prevailed in the section oc-
cupied by the cotton factories. The period
Of inactivity, the duration Of which cannot
be definitely predicted. began without a
notable incident, save perhaps the fact that
a few men and women who had started to
finish up some work In one or two OF the
mills we're turned back by committees from
the unions.
OF the seven corporations which are
shut down four have practically no help
working today. At the Merrimac and at
the Hamilton plants the print works we're
not closed. These departments are not
directly involved in the contest over
wages. but they are affected by the sus-
pension and when the present stock is An
ished they will be forced into idleness.
Later a member OF the strikers. Willis
V~andermark. a brother Of Clifford, was also
arrested. Specifically the warrants against
the men charge them with assault on Will
liam T. Merner and George Mirrissette with
intent to kill. These two men were in
charge Of the car which was attacked 1t
las been understood that the detectives en-
gagged in the search for the murderers OF
Policeman Mendelssohn. WHIT was killed in
an attack on a car at Forest Park on the
night of Sunday, March s, have lately Sc
cured important clues.
From the similarity Of the two attacks
there has been a theory that they we're com
mitted by the same parties, but whether the
police think the arrests today will have any
bearing on the solution OF the murder mys-
terry was not disclosed.
Committee Meets Directors.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 0.-The
grievance committee OF the trainmen Of
the New York, New Haven q Hartford
railroad went to the once Of President
Hall today to resume their conference with
the board Of directors over the schedule OF
wages and general regulations governing
the trainmen.
with the committee went Valentine
Fitzpatrick, representing the trainmen's
national brotherhood, who by an agree
meuI TChCuSu OhluTuhy VT OeANO N
is to take part in the discussion as counsel
for the men.
Before the conference began members
of the committee said they would present
a statement which would summarize certain
points on which they have not yet been
able to come to an agreement with the
road ~ofhcials. Questions Of wages and
hours Of work are included In these un-
settled points.
BUFFALO, March 30.-About 300. men
employed by the Buffalo Dry Dock COM
pany, who have been on. strike for several
days, returned to work today. The trouble
between the dry dock company and the
men has not been settled, but the men have
agreed 70 return while the troubles are
being adjusted by an arbitration com
mittee.
MiDers Threaten n strike.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March S0.-The rep
resentatives OF operators and miners OF
western Kentucky. who spent nearly all OF
last week in an attempt to settle the wage
question for the coming year, resumed the
conference today. The miners wage scale
expires at midnight tomorrow. If the Joint
committees fail to reach a settlement the
miners say they will strike for an increase
of IA per cent, but the operators are not
willing to coneede this much.
Furnace workers Accept OHer.
IRoNToN, o., March SO.-Furnace work.
ers have agreed to accept the proposition
Of the operators in the iron district for an
increase Of rs cents q day for turn men and
Is cents for laborers. The men had asked
for a Is per cent increase. This agreement
will prevent an intended strike Of over 1000
; men on April I.
! NEWMARKET, N. H., March 30.-The
E cotton mills Of the Newmarket Manufactur-
ing company did not open today, the man
4 agement having ordered a suspension OF
0 work on account Of q dispute with the weav-
9 ers about overtime work. Three hundred
men are idle.
!, Chicago Strike f. Settled.
D CHICAGO, March s0.-After an all night
session representatives Of the Carriage and
9 W~aEonmakers' association and the striking
,, union workmen practically settled their
differences today.
II was decided by the strikers to seek q
= settlement through arbitration on the ques-
ton Of wages, hours and the time limit OF
the agreement with the union.
: RECOGNITION Of the union, a walking dele
gate and other minor demands OF the work
men were granted at the conference. The
decision Of the arbitration must be made
!; by April 80.
J Denver estaurant Closed.
DENVER, Colo, March s0.-seventeen
downtown restaurants were closed at noon
Itoday by a strike of 500 union cooks and
= walters. The trouble arose over the en-
2 pIoyment Of nonunion cooks at two res
q taurants that are members OF the restau-
rant keepers association. Fully 1000 people
! were inconvenience
s MOuIders Receive Increase.
Q WILKESBARRE. Pa, March sO.-The
Q Moulders' unions and the Foundrymen's as
y ISOLATION. representing all the plants in
Q Luzerne and L~ackawanna counties. had an
Q aIl-day conference here today. Late this
n afternoon an agreement was reached by