The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-27

PITTsBuRG, Dec. 2s-The officials Of the
Window Glass Workers union report that.
as far as can be learned, no glass factories
will shut down on January 1.
PIrTsBURG, Dec. ~. The Pittsburg Iron
Works company at Vemer's Station has or
dered a 1915 per cent reduction in wages OF
all its employees, except those who are gov
erned by the Amalgamated association SCALE
The workmen have decided tocontinue work
at the reduction. Five hundred men are
effected.
LEIPsIc, Dec. q. Sentence was pro-
nounced to-day In the case of the Anarchists
who were tried last week for the attempt to
assassinate the Emperor Wilhelm at Neider-
wald. Reinsdorf, Rupsch and Knechler were
sentenced to death; Holzhaur and Backmann
were condemned to ten years penal seryitude,
and Soehnger Rheinbach and Toellne were
acquitted.
PITTsBURa, Dec. q. The coal miners all
along the Monongahela river, as anticipated,
went out on a strike this morning for an ad-
vance of half a cent. Nearly 1900 men have
quit work. The operators assert that rather
than concede an advance they will close
down their pits indefinitely.
MILAN, Italy, Dec pa young man
named GeryansL aged IS, was arrested in the
act of placing a bomb under police station.
Heconfessed that he had been instructed to
fire the fuse with cigar. He is member of
the Society Of the Twentieth Of December =
which was founded to commemorate Ober-
dank, the Austrian Anarchist. He refused
to give the names of his associates. Ten
other men, who had in their possession a
proclamation clarifying Oberdank, were also
arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. %. The conference
committee OF shoemakers and manufacturers
has appointed joint board Of arbitration.
LONDON, Dec. Sat meeting of the
Highland land reformers, in London to-day,
the speakers denounced the landlords.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-The Crofter tenants Of
the duke Of Argyle refuse to pay rent, and
are extending their holdings. The duke asks
for an armed force, and a company Of marines
has been sent
PARIS, Dec. 23.-It is reported that the
government searched the barracks here and
found evidence that Anarchism was spread
ing among the soldiers.
BERLIN, Dec. 2s.-Itis expected that the
emperor will remit the sentence of. death
which was passed upon Rupsch and Kneeh-
Ter, the accomplices of Reinsdorf in the
Neiderwald conspiracy. In that case they
will have to servea ten years. sentence on
the minor charge.
,PITTsBURe, Dec. 23-The latest reports
from up the river would seem to indicate
that the miners strike is failure. In the
second pool many of the miners are still
working, and in the third and fourth pools it
is reported that majority of the miners
have signifed their intention of going back
to work. Many of the mine operators were
in the city this afternoon trying to make ar
rangements with the leading shippers for
craft to load. They say they are not afraid
of the miners striking.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-The Nova
VreInya alleges that a complete organization
Of the Russian Nihilists exists under the
guise of an export firm within the precincts
of the city of London, and is exporting to
Russia criminal documents and explosives.
The London Times correspondent. says this
confirms the already fixed conviction of a
number of influential Russians. who presum-
ably have the means of knowing OF the ex-
istence of such an organization.
PITTsBURa, Dec. 2S.-This afternoon the
employees of the National Tube Works COM
pany at McKeesport were notified tnat the
various departments would close down to,
morrow evening for an indefinite period.
The assistant general manager, 3. G. Con-
verse. in an interview stated tha the scarcity
If orders was the only reason fst the suspen-
sion He was unable to say when the works.
would resume, as the outlook Is very UNA
vorable. He hoped, however, that 9 lew