Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-24
Miscellaneous News.
TREATY OF PEACE.

Advices from Nicaragua of the 18th,
gives the terms Of the settlement of the
questions arising out of the attack on
the German Consul Eisenstuck, in Mic
aragua, in 1876. The terms are: 1.
The Nicaraguan government to address
Won Bergen note expressing regret for
the occurrences Of the night of October
26 and Nov. 26, 1876. 2. The German
flag to be saluted by Nicaragua. 8.
Thirty thousand dollars current money
to be paid as indemnity to the German
consul 4. The trial OF the parties who
made the attack on Consul Elsenstuck
to be re-opened, and these to be pun
ished according to the laws of the coun-
try. Otherwise, Nicaragua to pay an
additional indemnity of S., 0OO
LABOR TROUBLES.
A London dispatch Of the 10Th init
mates that there is a prospect of trou-
BILE among the employees of the cotton
factories and adds that strike at pre-
sent would stop 5,95O,O0O spindles in
the first district and 10000 in another,
and the feeling of masters and men is
becoming stronger. Masters at Barn
ley, last night, resolved to cooperate
in the enforced reduction of wages !;
card-room hands at Blackburn,
after hearing the report Of the deputa-
ton which awaited upon the masters,
unanimously resolved to resist the re-
duction. The Viewers Association
advise that the masters be requested to
withdraw notices of the reduction when
WeayeIS would continue work.
THE GREAT STRIKE
London advices of the 18th give
further accounts of the great strike
among cotton spinners. The dispatches
say that the Manchester cotton masters
to-day received deputation of opera
tive spinners, who declared they were
willing to accept a per cent. redu.-
ton IN wages, and if the masters could
not agree to it they would refer the
matter to arbitration. The masters re-
piled, declining both proposals, and adj
herring to their original resolution,
namely, that if strike occurred at any
of the mills where notice had been
given of the 10 per. cent. reduction,
the remainder of the trade shall
lockout at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and the amount derived from re-
duction at those mills which continue
work shall be applied to fund for as
sisting those firms whose hands strike.
Notices of reduction expire tomorrow.
A strike, which will effect GO, 900 opera
tives, is certain. The cotton operatives
held an open-air meeting at Burnley
to-day. Five thousand persons were
present. The resolution of the mas
tiers in regard to the lockout was dis
cussed. The meeting enthusiastically
reafirmed its determination to strike
unless the notices of reduction are with
drawn. An amendm ent in favor of &C
cepting the five per cent. reduction
only found five supporters. A crowded
meeting of Blackburn spinners also
unanimously refused to accept the re-
duction. About 1000 weavers, warp
ers, and winders at Preston unanimous
ly expressed willingness to accept a
five per cent reduction. They also re-
solved that all hands would continue at
work until all employers had been in
terviewed. The Blackburn hands have
already begun to come out of the mills.
It is stated that such fixed determina-
ton to resist the masters, regardless of
the consequences, has never before
been evinced at Blackburn dur
ing any previous strike. -Four
mills have withdrawn notices of reduc-
ton. A meeting of /, 500 operatives, at
Accrington, offered to submit to 10 per
cent. reduction if the masters ran their
mills only four days per week, and 5
per cent. if the mills ran five days. Sim
liar resolutions were passed at Church,
Harwood, and Enfield The lowest
and latest estimate of the numbers who
would be affected by the strike is $780,
900. It is thought that the strike would
not much affect Manchester trade, as
there are vast stocks of manufactured
goods in all parts of the country.
THE RIOT LITIGATION.
A Pittsburg, Pa. dispatch Of the 10Th,