Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-14
The Labor ptmeuitie<.


Aiier their encounter with the p5hoe IN
Iompk. rs square. New York city YESTERDAY. the
gathering Of unemployed working men melted
S ss, ga. Sstsse thS re- OF The dAy tas men
the city indolgsd in threatening t.ik New
Who assaulted police sergeant when he sAs
dsfer1ng the crowd IN rSmpklns qasre when
taken TO station house, Was asked way he siruck
the ofhcer, and answered because HOealcher
their leader, told him 10 strike any policeman
,i,ss lnSe'ieTea WITH them. BESIDE said The
am Desperate Yesterday Afternoon a sub
committee on the COMMITTEES Of safety waitei
aIon Mayor Hssemeyer and ssked him 20 de-
hNtr an ADDRESS In Union square. The mavor
said lie hadtntended ~ DO 80, bat had been pre-
vented by an alteration In the programme.
ne ne 1,d net rish 70 az 20 crazy men, aud was
TO comply with their equort. The COMMITTEE
assured tie mayor that he would be protacts.l
Genersi puIyea, who sAs present. said he oOnll
not see whs' gocd speech would 10 DIV al
The mayor hnslly resolved 70 postpone III al
dress.
RKpUcTIoN oF wAaEs AID A COMPROMISE.
A delegation rcpresentiUg The locomotive en-
gineers on the lehigh valley snd PennsyIvaria
and New \ ork Canal railroad callsd a. the -
high Valley once yesterday afternoon and had
consultation for over two hours with the Of
hceTs OF the road relative % an order issued
reducing wages 10 per cent. matual agree
meni was entered into 20 nlc effect that the en-
eineers would continue % work with the Under
standing that ~ >oon the condition OF the
company Will Ierm the Old standard OF wages
VII ee adopted. The best OF feeling prevailed
az the conference.
ANswER or MAYOR corn, OF Bos-os, TO rHE
uNENProYen.
A committee Interested n labor reform vaf,ef
upon Mayor Coob, OF Boston, Yesterday, ami
presented al address asking the city aatl oriti.s
20 commence extensive public improvements
IN order 10 give employment 20 many appli-
cants for work a. possible, and declaring the
Willingness OF the Norkmen 90 accept oity scrip
II the want OF funds is pleaded as an excuse
Tor not granting the request. IL also asks Thai
TO contra ctor be dealt with, but that the work-
ingmen be hired directly by the city ard thai
day The mayor replied that such eNpedients
would greatly impair the future credit OF the
city, snd I'm the end result % the injury on tha
woTkingmen instead Of their benent. Publt,
funds cannot be used for unnecessary work
THE STRIKE IN THE COAL REGIONS.
Meettngsof the coal operators and miners have
been held AZ Shsmokin, Mount Carmel AMI
other points In sections OF the schuylknl region,
Pennsylvans, comprising a portion OF Nor
thnmberland county, and yesterday IL was
found by the reports submitted thai the voting
was almost unanimous IN favor Of adopting the
basis OF 1873 tor this year. Some OF the iudi-
NlcuAl operators have already agreed 20 con-
tnue mining on the q basis. The miners are
determined, and the prospects for an early re-
sumption are not good. The probabilities are
that the coal tonnage for the early season OF
1855 VAL show heavy decline compared with
1873 shipments.
The colored labOrers on Bayous LafoIrchs
and Teche, Louisiana. are ON = strike the land-
owners having resolved not to pay over ; rs per
month They paid so last year. A Lar &c num-
Der Of mounted men 20 from place % Mace
allowing none 20 work.