Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-12
OVER THE OCEAN.
GENERAL AND POLITICAL OLD
WORLD NEWS
Strike of the Operatives In the Ashton
Cotton District About to be Precipitated
Iron Furnaces Shutting Down for
Want of Profitable Employment-Threat-
ened Famine in Jrcland-The Advance
Against the Afghan Rebels Commenced.
1dAssEY's ADVANCE.

MASSEY 8 ADVANCE.
LONDON, Sept. 1l.-According to dispatch
from Kohoat, Gen. Roberts only left that town
on tho 10th inst, for the front. General Massey
upon hearing of the massacre of the embassy,
pushed forward regiment of pioneers to
Shutargardon and formed an entrenched camp
there. Previous accounts from Gen. Massey
seems to show he hadn't sufficient force for
any further advance.
BRITISH REINFoRCEMENTs.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE authorities of India
have been notified dragons and lancers, two
regiments of infantry and three batteries of
artillery will arrive from Natal before the 9th
of November. s.-,l.
A special dispatch from India says two regi-
ments of highlanders and two regiments of ma
tive troops are moving up the Khuram valley,
and that two regiments of native cavalry and
one British and two native regiments of infan-
try are now on their way to Khuram valley.
The statement that tho sepoys who were with
the embassy were left alive is disbelieved.
THE COTTON TRADE.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE self acting winders
in the Ashton cotton mills are almost deter
mined on strike. If the weavers do not
strike with the winders, they will in almost
every case be locked out. The Winders' Union
will possibly enable them to continue the
strike for two months or more. The weavers
could not possibly remain out SO long without
experiencing great privations. Gard room
hands will doubtless be backed out when the
struggle begins. A 5 per cent. reduction in
wages has been posted in the Lancaster mills,
and on short time and reduction of wages in
mills near Stockport. The operatives of two
large mills at Mosseley struck against reduc-
ton of wages. Notices of reduction are posted
at other mills.
The Manchester Guardian says: In conse-
quence of the cheapness of provisions, the fall
in wages is not anything like SO serious in it's
effects upon the condition of the working peo-
pie as the measure of the reduction appears to
indicate. Though at the present moment the
cotton industry is overshadowed by a menace
ing cloud, there are already clearly discernable
signs of returning prosperity. The Importance
of favorable rains in Asia can hardly be exag-
year in India and China there will be a pros
porous revival of enterprise. In America also
means a revival of activity in international
trade. It is understood new association of
capitalists has been formed in Hamburg, with
a view of starting an additional line of steam
ers to the United States and West Indies, which
will compete for goods and traffic Only new
steamers specially adapted for this description
of business will be ordered.
BLOWING OUT The FURNACES.
The iron masters of Lanarkshire and Ayr
shire reject the demand Of the workingmen
for increase Of wages until the price Of iron
exceeds fifty shillings per ton. One-third of
the furnaces are to be bowed out, the masters
believing the revival of the iron trade to be
only temporary.
SEQ SPAIN AND CUBA. ra
MADRID, Sept. 1.-THE minister of colonies
has agreed with the Bank of Spain for a very
large advance to meet the expense of REIN
forcement of Cuba. The reinforcements will
include artillery. Spanish politicians express
much apprehension about the news from Cuba,
that only small group Of the radical members
of the cortes would approve the system of self.
government similar to that of Canada, which it
is understood would be not unfavored by the
Havana liberals. The commission on the sub
ject of reforms in Cuba will meet on the
18th if the condition of the colonial treasury
permit. The government intends the reforms
shall include a reduction of the exports duties
of Cuba and of the sugar duties of Spain. I'm
the Spanish cabinet and the captain general of
Cuba. Gen. Martinez Campos is thoroughly
alive to the gravity of the agitation. Several
newspapers strongly urge the e. vernment to give
explanations relative to Cuba and its expected
action in political circles. The constitutional
party will shortly come into power. The
Politician denies that the government intends
raising the state of siege in the Boque
provinces.
IRISH FAMINE.
LONDON, Sept. 11.-Mitchell Henry, home
rule member Of parliament for Galway, speak
ing at Clifden Ireland, at meeting number
ing 5000 persons, on the land question, de-
clared that if the government left the people
without relief for the winter they would hold
them responsible before Europe for a repe-
tition of the Irish famine.
TURCO. GREEK FRONTIER.
CoNsTANTNopIE Sept. lin to-day's sit
ting of the Turco Greek frontier commission
the Turkish commissioners again stated the
conditions on which they would accept the
protocol of the treaty of Berlin as basis of
negotiations. 1t is expected Greece will con-
sent to negotiate on the conditions prescribed
and that discussion of the frontier line will
commence at the next sitting of the commas
sion.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
LONDON, Sept. IA French review of the
beet sugar trade says whatever may be the re-
suit of the crop in France, the yield throughout
Europe will be equal to that of last year.
BERLIN, Sept 1.-THE statement of the Ger
man Gazette that Roncetti papal muncio, is
not authorized to enter into negotiations with
the German government may perhaps be con-
strued as a hint that such authorization is