The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-22
Late New..

tne holidays, throwing Il5 nandS out OF en-
ployment. The men rejected reduction in
wages.
DUBLIN, Dec. 17.-Peter Wade was sem
fenced to be hanged on January 16, for the
murder of Quinn, at Rathborn hall. He be-
longed to a secret society, whose ideas he
obeyed.
EDINBURGH, Dec. 1.-THE dynamite
prisoners arrived from London this morning
and were brought into court for trial. 1t is
alleged that these prisoners are members of
a secret society, the object Of which is to
overthrow the authority of the queen In
Ireland, and to constrain parliamentary leg
islation in regard to Ireland; and that, act
ing with Featherstone and Dalton, they con-
spired to blow up certain public buildings in
Glasgow.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 1.-THE Cam
adian Pacific employees are growing demon
stratiye, and trouble is feared. The pro
vincial police are protecting the yards.
Guards were placed at every switch this
morning. a switch In the yard here was
found locked tonight by a chain, with the
supposed intention of causing collision. A
bullet hole was made through Superintend-
ent Egan's window to-day. There was no
one in the room at the time.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1.-THE workmen of the
Edgar Thompson steel company, having ac-
cepted reduction Of 13 per cent in wages,
in preference to remaining idle until trade
improves, the mills are running as usual to-
day. Steady work is promised the 1000 men
during the winter, To steel men this reduc-
tion means cut in wages in all the steel
rail mills in the country.
Fort COLLINS, Colorado, Dec. 17.-Joseph
Murray leaves on the afternoon train for
LOngm0nt, where he Is called to organize q
farmers Alliance. The farmers of Greeley
have sent WORD to him to visit there ON Satur-
day, when an Alliance will be formed there.
The shipment of wheat still continues from
this point, though the recent SHOWS make the
roads In bad condition, and farmers living at
distance. from the depot are experiencing
New BEDFORD, Mass, Dec. 1.-THE As
ushnet cotton mill has shut down for an in
definite period, because the weayers struck.
They were dissatisfied with their pay.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The house COM
mittee on rules met this morning and deter
mined to recommend that two committees
be made out of the old educational and labor
committee, in order to consider the two sub
jects separately, one to be called the COM
mittee on education and the other the labor
committee. IL.
CORK, Dec. 1&-In the trial at Mayo OF
the murder conspirators, Andrew Coleman,
one of the principal Witnesses for the prose-
cuti0n, testified that the prisoners were plot
ting murders while attending mass. This
testimony created a sensation.
BUENos .AYREs, Dec. 18.-The govern
%eat is trying 70 stop the iatrSdpetion IN Of
LONDON, Dec. ia special corps of po-
lice has been detailed to guard the pariia
ment buildings, Westminster abbey, govern
ment Offices, national gallery, German en-
bassy, Mansion house, stock exchange and
Bank of England. The luggage of all pas
sengers landing from Atlantic steamers Is
carefully scrutiniZed.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-The police are watch
ing the houses of Irish Nationalists. It is
reported the lord mayor has received an0ny-i
nous letters threatening to blow up London
bridge and Newgate. Extra police are sta
toned at all public places and at the resi-
dences of government officials
PARIS, Dec. 18.-The Irish refugees here
condemn the hanging Of ODonnell and
threaten revenge. 49,
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Graft, Bennett q Co.. of the Clinton mill, to-
night accepted reduction of 10 per cent.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Dec. 19-The diff
ferent collieries In Northumberland county
have suspended until the twenty-sixth.
Twelve Thousand employees are idle. Thir-
teen inches Of snow fell to- day, stopping sew
eral c0llferies.
The Western Nail association met this
morning and decided to close down for a
period of six weeks, from December % till
February II. Eyery mill in the west was
represented This action will throw sew
eral thousand men out of employment. The
employees are very despondent, having lost
nearly four months this year by similar sus-
A strike for the district price will be in
augurated by the coal miners in the third
men are expected to QUIT work.
This afternoon 8, 900 men employed In the
National Tube Works, at McKeesport, were
notified OF q general reduction to take place
january 1. IL the terms are not accepted
the works will close down indefinitely after
that date
The Manchester Iron and Steel company,s
throwing 800 men out.
The galyanizers at Oliver & Roberts wire
mill struck Oday, because non-uniOn ma
chinists took the place of the strikers who
who went out two weeks ago.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-Mr. Gladstone was at
tended by a guard of policemen while at
PRAYERS to-day In Hawarden church.
EDINBURGH, Dec. 19.-At the trial of the
dynamiters to-day the prisoners made gen
cral denial OF the charges. William Lowie,
who testified In Dublin against his brother.
!n-law Poole, explained the nature of a
Fenian oath and the objects OF the Fenian
organization. The case for the prosecution
closed with Lowie's testimony.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20.-It is reported that Ker-
rigan, the infOnmer, was shot during dis
In Cong, county Mayo.
TRENTON, New Jersey. Dee N.-A reduc-
don ct 10 per cent, without notice, in the
wages Of lab0rers In the New Jersey Stool