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work At reduction for night work. but
refused to work with non-society man.
This debars them. Trouble is appre.
hended. A large force of police are on
duty on the river front.
PrrrsBURG. Dec. "A large force Of
! men. under the supervision of Superin.
tendent Creighton, of the Pennsylvan-
ia R. L., appeared at Powers Run this
morning. and took out the pipe of the
Columbia Conduit Co.. where it was
laid under the track of the West Penn
sylvania R. B.. putting stop to present
operations on the part of the pipe CON-.
pany.
PHIDADELPEIA, Dec. 4.--The congre-
CATION of Rev. Mr.. Cooper have pub
lished a card expressing confidence in
his integrity and standing.
LONDON. Dec. T. A ship supposed to
be the Pontiac, from Sunderland for
Bombay, has been burned at sea. 16 of
the crew persisted.
Five fresh cases of small pox reported
in INTERPRETATIONS among the steer
age passengers of the steamer Abbots-
ford.
Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon. former
ly If Trinidad and Maurilus. has been
appointed Governor of the Fiji Islands.
| Twenty rifles and bayonets, with
ammunition, have been seized at Cork.
One man has been arrested.
The Foreign Office has a dispatch
stating that DIR. Livingston 8 journals
have reached Zanzibar.
A telegram to the Standard from Mad
rid says that 10 arrests have been made
in connection with the recent mutiny.
ROME, Dec. 4.-The Pope has abso-
lutely refused to recommend the bish-
| ops imprisoned in Brazil to resign their
sees as a measure of reconciliation of
the differences with the Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The President
to-day read his message. though not
quite complete, to the Cabinet, several
members of which. avoiding reference
to its contents, says it was satisfactory
in all its parts.
BUENos AYnEs, Dec. 4.-Oficial an
nouncements says that General Mitre
had been defeated. Finding himself
closely pursued by Government forces,
he proposed terms of capitulction, which
were rejected. He finally surrendered
Internationally with his army. Peace
has been restored in the Province of
Buenos Ayres. The Government troops
are in pursuit of Drendonda. whose ad,
vance guard has been defeated.
HAVANA, Dec. 4.--The Spanish coast
ing steamer Thomas Brooks. from San
tiago de Cuba for Guantana. struck yes
terday morning on Morril'o near Guam
.anamo and sunk Immediately. Thirty
Ii. es lost.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 5.--Passengers
per steamship Los Angeles for Victoria:
Mr.. Parkins; Mrs. Frankland, daughter
and servant, Mrs. Dubois, E. R. Moses,
A. Wolf, VIM. Bcnnan. Jas. William
son and servant. Chas. Mayher, VIM.
Moor, C. Sheridan, Frank McCullow, r.
Young, VIM Dogs, E. S. Fowler, G. ].
Fowler, Vim. Britton and son, Mrs. G.
P. Duane, Mrs. Walker, Jas. Crannon
and family.
PORTLAND. Dec. 5.-A complimentary
benefit was rendered Mrs. Fanny Nor
gan Phelps last night, which met with
great success. a large audience being
present. Mrs. Phelps and troupe left
for Victoria this morning. to open the
theatrical season there and on Sound
ports.
New YORK, Dec. 5-The strife of
longshoremen is now considered over.
The Companies have resolved to employ
no more society men under any clrcum-
stance. They are willing. however, to
take back all the old hands in case the
society is abandoned, and only then at
reduced rates. It is now thought that
the organization is destroyed, and that
a few days at most will see the end Of
the strike.
P1rrsBuRo, Dec. 5.-Owing to the
disagreement in the convention between
the iron puddlers and m snnfactures.
to-day all the mills excepting two or
three will suspend work till Monday.
The manufactures decided to reduce
the rate from to 5 dollars per ton for
pudding, which reduction the worknen
refused to accept.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 5. In the Louis
lana Jockey Club races to-day Biloxi
won the first race hurdle handicap of
two miles for purse of 5000. Time
356. Balenkol won the second race of
IL miles for purse of $500. Time $40
Lotta Moore won the third for all ages;
purse 500. Mile heats, time AZ
las. Crown Prince, second.
CoLuMBus, O., Dec. 5.-The locomo-
tive exploded at Delaware on the Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis Railroad tc-day iujrring the
engineer, VIM. Hutchings. and killing
his son acting as fireman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Presidents
message is not quite completed, owing
to the delay in receiving the report OF
the District Commissioners, reference
to which will be added to the message
Tomorrow morning. Although the
President has shown his message to no
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