The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
The Great strike that is Impend.
ing In England.

ing In England.
LosDoS, April l7.-Notices Of the re-
duction Of wages Of the cotton operatives
in Lancashire expire to-day, and to-mor,
row the refnsal OF the masters at Man
chester to agree to the Eve per cent re-
duction, and their resolution that II q
strike occurs at any Of the mills where
the notice has been given Of ten per cent
reduction, that the remainder otthe trade
shall lock out at the earliest possible mo.
ment, leaves little hope Of ayerting the
struggle which will involve the stoppags
100000 looms and 6,00O,oO0 spindles, and
make idle no less than 10000 working
people. The council Of operative spin.
pers, after their interview with the mas.
ters yesterday, resolved to recommend
the members OF tnat association 70 ae-
cept the proposed reduction for the pres.
ent and call the representatives meeting
of spinners for Sunday to decide on the
future course.
The operatives at Arlington and Dis
trict Church, Harwood, Enfield and Pres.
ton are willing 10 accept a reduction OF
wages and reduction OF time, but there
Is no hope Of the masters accepting such
. proposal. The Blackburn and Carnley
operatives resist urcoupromisingly, con.
sequently tonight will begin in all prob.
ability the most gigantic strike and lock-
out that has ever occurred in Lancashire.
Instructions have been Issued to opera
tives by committees in the various trades
how to proceed. Where no notices are
posted they will go on working. Where
notices are posted they will respectfully
request masters to remove them, II this
request is refused they will leave work
quietly as on Saturday night. opers-
tiyes are particularly enioined to eucour-
age no. rioting or misbehayior. The
looms not effected by the strike will sub.
scribe Sd. per week for the strikers.
The Oldham district is not yet affected
directly, but owing to the intimate bust.
meas relations between Oldham and Black.
burn, IL not stopped, short time will
be necessary in many Oldham mills.
LONDON, April l7.-At Burnley about
5000 operatives will be idle 10. morrow.
The spiuners expressed willingness to
accept the reduction, but as the weavers
refused all have stopped work. At Burn
ley and Pudiham the hands at all the
mills except about three, are either un.
der notice or on the strike. At Preston
q third OF the masters have accepted a
compromise proposed by the operatives
for Eve per cent reduction.
. LrvERPooL, April 7.-Darbyshire, Nc
Kinnell & Co, merchants and ship own.
ers, have failed. Liabilities estimated at
s., 10000.
PARL1AMEsTARY RECESS.
Parliament separates for Easter recess
under the conviction that the emergency
is not greater than It was weeks ago.
The neWs from the various centres Of in.
tereat is not reassuring.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
A semi.oficial dispatch from Calcutta
says the Indian Government has received
orders to send troops to Malta, aud the
following regiments are designated TO
leave: Ninth Bengal, cavalry; First
Bombay, light cavalry; Second Ghoorkas;
18th and Slst Bengal, infantry; 25th
Madras, infantry; two regiments of BON.
bAy native infantry. two Rombay Esld
batteries, two companies Of Bombay sap.
pers and miners, and two companies Of
Madras sappers and miners. The native
infantry will be briesded with the British
at Malta,
The Associated Quartsrmaster aud
commissary General at Calcutta have
gone to Malta to arrange for the recep.