The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-14
EUROPE.
Reduction of Wages.

LONDON. Nov. 13-The iron firms of Ashton
Hyde, Staleybridge, Newton and Guide Bridge
nave given notice to reduce the wages OF skill
ed Wofkmen two shiilings per week, and un-
skilled w0rkmen one shilling per week after
Nov. 14Ih.
The cotton manufacturers at Glasgow have
resolved to reduce their working hours one
third. This will affect 5000 employees. -e-
The DepaItnr of the Marquis Of Lorne.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Lou Louise will arrive at Liverpool at 6 o'clock
Thursday morning. The guard of honor will
line the ronte through the streets of Liverpool
to the Adelphia House, where suit Of rooms
has baen engaged for the party and their royal
friends They will there breakfast and after
wards proceed to the town hall, where at half
past an address will be presented to his ex.
cellencV by the corporation of Liverpool The
party will proceed thence direct to the landing
stage, where the Marquis and Princess will en-
bark on the Sarmsiian, which is to sail at
about noon. Crossing the channel they will
touch at Neville, on the western margin of
Tough Foyle, where the mayor and corporation
OF Londonderry will meet them and present an
address. The vessel will then sail direct for
Halifax.
Arrangements have been made at Liverpool
for the accommodation of the distinguished
party. The town will hold holiday during
Thursday. The Duke of Edinburgh left Glib.
raltar the LIST inst, in the Black Prince for
Halifax and will receive the Govern Jr General
and Princess there. The Duke of Connaught
and Prince Leopold will accompany the party
to Liverpool.
GEL many and the Samoan Archipelago.
The announcement of the Paris Gazette that
the German government had decided definite
ly to occupy the whole of the Samoan Archpe
ago is highly improbable. Germany has invit-
ed England to Cooperate in demanding from
Samoa equal rights for traders, settlers and
mariners with any other nation, probably on
account of the treaty between Samoa and the
Uated States. Germany processes to desire
no mora than equality under some agreement
embodying the most favored of nations clause.
Emperor williams Recovery,
WEIsBADEN, Nov. 13.-The Emperor Will
liam, 10 bis reply to the address by deputa-
sumo the government He trusted that Ger
many's stand against criminal tendencies
would be initiated by other states. 1.-THE
peril" he said, "iscommon, and SO ought to be
the defence"
Foreign Notes.
It is stated that England is earnestly assist
ing the Porte in its endeavor to conclude loan
to be guaranteed on the revenues of Syria and
the surplus Egg ptian tribute.
Count SchonvaoH has had private audi
ence with the Emperor of Austria. He suisse
Quenty informed an interviewer that he was
the bearer of no proposals, that he came to
Pesth to settle some minor matters and repeat
ed the assurance of the Cars desire to faith
fully respect the treaty of Berlin.
A serious insurrection has broken out in
Nedj, a district in Arabia, against the Turks
Frederick Leighton has been elected presi-
dent of the London Royal Academy.
The Bolton cotton spinners have decided to
reducs the wages of emu loyes per cent.
From all that has transpired IL seems the re-
ports concerning Count Schouvaluff's promo
ton from the London embassy for the present
are unfounded.
The idea of proposing an International COM
mission charged to watch the execution of the
Berlin treaty seems under contemplation in st.
| Petersburg.