The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-15 00:00:00

TRADE UNIONISM.

A meeting of representatives of trades causeih sad
trades unions was held at Manchester on Fnday. for the
P rPows of considering the advisabi ity tstsididuag a
federation of trades councils for the United Kini,
The delegates present were stated to represent ate
workmen. Tbe chairman (Mr. Harry) said a want of
centralisation lied been felt, and it was propusa to lore
an alliance, which would giVil advice eel wore) pippin
In lout dispute. A resolution to that etfet haves: teas
mowed, some of the delegates oonaidered that the proped!
use inadequate, and that they should work for the
" wraPrattaimiva amalgamation of the whole operative
Power of the country,' with one large fuel, by witch
alone they would deal utisfactorily with the problere
between labour and capital. The feeling in favour of this
latter view was so general that • resolution embelllsq It
was added to the original motion, which was then camei

A BURGLAR SUFFOCATED.
An extreordinorY occident occurred os Thereby
morning to a supposed burglar at the hoes' of )Ir.
Fleldeend, pawnbroker, Bmai..treet-pork. SheSolt
When near the lire Mrs. Tieldaeud beard a lee masa
Her husband went upstairs and he also heard mamma.
and he sent for the Police and a surgeon. The soawis
evidently proceeding front the chimney, • budder in. set
to pull the bricks out, the lire haring lefore thie tiros
been extinguished. An opening was *Neck& an looking
down the Sue a man's head could be oleerred With
great ditSculty the man was pulled up, he beusg troll
wedged in Cho chimney. His mouth, which en I all of
soot, was cleared, and brandy wan ivon him. He glaaerd
round, groaned, and died. Lie lea man of mall stair*
and very thin, and Isle supposed that he one pat dews
the chimney to open the door for • gang of hurdle", bat
got tolcfama wedged at the junction of the thICS, end ens
tuft

THE DITEHAM MINERS STRIKE
TAILLIRS OF AS ATTEMPTED biTTLIXLI,I.
The Press Amociation 'pedal commissioner teem*
: from Neweastleos-Tyne t4t the meeting of the wows'
and miners' associations at Newcastle. on Saunter. lies
I resulted in leaving the question very much ohne it Vat
The owners originally asked Si per cent. from the under-
Crdmen and 15 per cent from nazsm i wen. Thu
reduced to 15 and 10 per mat respeetiesS, nef
further claim to be referred to arbitration. The ime
declined Ws, but offered to refer the entire qmsfeee I.
arbitration. A personal vote of miners mu taken ea
Apfil itnd. The miners offered to accept 10 ad)
reduction se • Anal settlement This being Woe& Ur d
were willing to agree to 71 and if per mat .
reicoo.
respectively, and refer further claims to &Margie' no
Miners' Executive, on Wednesday last. •
...1,..1 the
Owners' Association to convene a watts. ---
to farther consider their respective name "
U.. taking of the county vote the tone • -0".
4restl; changed. The executive Wm' e " ll'
.
doubtful as to whether moot the a., • (0~,_ ''''.,---_—.4 dle
10 Pee cent and the a per cam. • ...tars wawa so,siosg
offer it as • matter was* • ...Maine. "a "Lod
be the Illilletri. In . could certainly be
submitted the folio • A thi. the misters'
rejected :-1. A oropoule, which woe, lioreer•
roolke.
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go Jire refused, the Miners' Executive ...old
r'"' test
ngl Jed propose' at once to memben. As sbeve Pa
I.
• . these proposals were refined, the standing endoit,,,,.
of the owners refining tii recommend thew e° "
I Mere' bode, who are convened to meet on Wee..,0010-,
i On Saturday morning the men emPlnred " the
. bill, Hobenn, Andrew's House. HiblAeorarth.
I Byennoor Collieries. nom Durham. beengl.4 the 1 ,1.. 4'
hank Other coLlieries are expected to (wee Inee•—',
Tlw Pitmen In the district of &alum. liontklee• •
Cootie Eden. numbering 17,010, held nocuact
and resolved not to resume work on the Der terins. .
Lord Londonderry has given Dam to hi. or:Mat
150 in number, to discontinue working The 4'4'W a
coal at &sham harbour will be discontinued in A dal
two. Priem have advanced 44. • ton. _