The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-30
I Late Telegram CONDENSED.

f5i Late Telegram Condensed. s'e
MILWAUKEE, June 24.-The assault
upon the Cleveland schooner Lucerno
the barge Goshawk, and the Buffalo
barge Vought, by alleged union sailors sail +
on Saturday morning, was the main an
topic Of conversation in marine circles
to-day. Several vessels have refused to
furnish further information than that
the vessels are run under the manage
ment of the Cleveland Vessel Owners
association. The police will be oR guard
again tonight and there is a prospec-
that the guilty parties will be appre
Chicago, June 25.-The Union COM
positors on the daily papers of this city
voted by a bare majority, yesterday. to
exact As cents per 1000 ems for type
setting on morning, and 40 cents on
afternoon papers after July q They are
now paid 40 and 81 cents respectively.
The publisheas of the Tribune, Inter
Ocean, Daily News, and Journal decline
to accede to the demand but propose to
offer the abandoned situations to new
men. aa s.lsH i.Ii I. 5.s nHa., -
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The regular
cabinet meeting to-day was attended by
all the members except Secretary
Frelinghuysena and Secretary Teller,
both of whom are out ofjthe city. vi Aj
The principal question considered was
in relation to the alleged shipment of
pauper immigrants to this country from
Ireland by the British authorities O2@
The result of the deliberation on the
subject was shown in the subsequent
action of the secretary of the treasury,
who telegraphed instructions to the
collector Of customs in New York to
cooperate with the commissioners of
immigration of the port to prevent the
landing of all emigarnts found to be
paupers within the meaning of the law.
In the event that such pauper i'm
migrants may have already landed, as
is reported to be the case with the large
number shipped on the steamship
Furnessir, the collector is instructed to
take all practicable measures to have
them reshipped to the port from which
they came.
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 27.-The Ore
gonian has special advices of collision
on the Northern Pacific near Heron
station. A gravel train Of fifteen cars
was run into by construction train.
George Pike, engineer of the gravel
train, and twenty-three Cinnamon were
killed and fifteen wounded. The acci
dent was the result of gross carelessness
ALLENTOWN, Pa June 28-To-day the
large Bessemer steel works of the
Bethlehem Iron company are idle. The
union men and non-union alike haye
been shut out. 1t is claimed by the
men that the difficulty has not been
caused on account of wages, but that
several days ago the company dis
charged the union men and refused to
reinstate them and has decided to shut
down. The men say this is an effort to
force them to sever their connection
with the amalgamated association, and
that the company will recede from their
position in few days.
In Omaha the printers on all the
papers struck for an advance in the
price of composition from 80 to IS cents
per thousant ems. The proprietors offer
80. The papers will be published in re-
duCed proportions to day.
ASHLAND, June 27-All work at the
collieries is suspended, and unless the
rain ceases ten collieries in the
Mahoney valley will be suspended.
Traffic on the Lehigh road is sus
pended at Shamokin. All the collieries
are suffering.
PHILADELPHIA, June PA dispatch
from Bethlehem says 1000 employees of
the Bethlehem Iron company's steel
mills quit work to-day, demanding an
increase Of wages, which was refused.
There is much excitement.