The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-24
WIRED Walls.
News Of Strikes, Suspensions and
Other Labor Matters by !
Telegraph.
By Associated Press.


GENOA, Nov. 1.-THE strike of the
steamship engineers is spreading to all
the Italian ports, and is causing the de-
tention of many steamships and serious
loss to ship owners and merchants. .
LONDON, Nov. 17.-It is stated that the
French communists at Barcelona, after
vainly endeavoring to induce the Catalan
workmen to join them in an anti German
demonstration upon the arrival of the
Crown Prince, threaten to carry the
scheme into effect themselves.
READING, Pennsylvania, Nov. IL
Owing to the continued decline in iron
the Pottstown Iron company, Pottstown,
employing several hundred hands, an
nounce q reduction of wages, beginning
December l. Other mills in the Schuyl-
kill valley contemplate similar action.
CHICAGO, Nov. llama Dickinson
has decided to again 60 on the lecture
platform under the auspices of the
Knights of Labor, and declares that it il
her purpose to make speeches in all the
principal cities Of the country in the in
terest of that organization until the close
Of the next presidential election.
OunAY, Colorado, Nov. 17.-Yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock party of forty
armed men who were masked went from
Telluride to Cimmaron, and at Marshal
basin took forcible possession of the mine
and ordered the men working to leave.
they destroyed about one mile of tele-
phone wire. One man is supposed to
have been shot and killed. Report has
it that some officials of San Miguel
county were in the mob. This is the
second time the mine has been closed by
a mob of the Miners Union at Telluride.
1t is supposed that the guilty party
numbers over 100 men who resist the re-
duction of wages to $3.50 per day.
P1rrsBuRe, Nov. 1.-THE workmen at
the various iron mills are filled with the
gloomiest forebodings and are apprehen-
sive for the future by the announcement
tonight that a number of mills had
closed down, owing to the lack of orders
and the general unsatisfactory condition
of the iron trade. The mills referred to
were the three owned by the Oliyer
Brothers & Philips; the Superior Rail
mills, operated by Kloman. Hers q
Moorehead, and McLean's pudding mill.
Dresket, White & Shoenberger's pud-
ding department have notified their
employees that after Monday next the
mill would run single, instead of double
turn. By these suspensions over 5000
men are thrown out of employment
Fears are entertained that if trade does
not improve very soon, others will be
obliged to close down.
A special from Johnstown, Pennsyl-
vanIa, says the Cambria Iron company
have notified their 5000 employees that
on December L wages will be reduced
10 per cent. ...v-
Chicago, Nov. 1s.-The Inter Oceans
Streator special says: As the miners were
entering the Peanut Coal mine this
morning the gas that accumulated over
Sunday exploded, killing Thomas Jones
and slightly wounding five others. "
-P1rnBURe, Nov. 1s-The. mills Of
Oliver Bros. & Philips are reported to
have closed down last night. They have
suspended operations in all departments
except the rolling mill. D, B. Oliver
one of the firm, states this evening thai
it is very probable that work will be sus
pended in that department very shortl,