The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-20
Late Labor News

By Capitalistic Telegraph. :s ~
NEW YORK, Sept. 1s-Between Ii, 900 and
q, 600 people assembled at Union Square, to-
night, to hear General B. f. Butler speak
1t required the services of half dozen po-
licemento make a passageway for the gene
raj to reach the stand, and he was loudly
cheered. The crowd was composed largely
of laboring men. " -,s =
Doctor Ferdinand Zeger called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Louis F. Post as
the chairman for the evening. Mr.. Post, in
brief address, introduced that great Ameri-
can governor, General B. F. Butler, and the
cheers that greeted the general, as he came
to the front, continued for several minutes.
The speaker devoted his attention chiefly
to consideration Of the subject of railroad
monopolies, and their influence upon inter
state commerce, and argued that laws should
be passed by congress to regulate this traffic
by which the food of the West and the COM
forts of the East should be interc han nged at
the cheapest rate. e,.
General Buffers speech evoked great ap-
tinue. AS he retired the chairman intro
duced ex-senator Thomas F. Grady as the
little Napoleon of the Sixth, the silver
tongued orator of Tammany Hall, which had
come out to 60 in for Butler. When Gene
raj Butler retired the meeting gradually dis
persed.
General Butler and Grady also spoke at
each of the side stands, waking the same en-
thusiasm as at the main stand. General But
Ier afterwards held a reception in the Fifth
Avenue hotel. Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake
was among the listeners on the main plat
form.
PETERSBURG, Va, Sept 16.-The largest
basket factory of George Brown & Co. has
shut down and 20U hands are thrown out of
employment.
SK1ERN1vIC, Sept. 16.-After the greet,
ing at the railway station yesterday, the En-
peror William drove to the palace with the
czarina. They were followed by the car
and the Emperor Francis Joseph. The right
hand side of the palace was assigned to the
Emperors of Austria and Germany and the
other side was occupied by the car and car
ina. Prince Bismarck, Count Kalnoky, M.
De Giers and other diplomats of the empe-
ror's lodge in the same wing of the palace.
The only persons visible from the railway
train which bore the emperors from Warsaw
to Skiernivic were the soldiers. Nobody was
allowed on the platforms at the station and
the railway officials were ordered to close the
windows of their houses. Polish gen d'armes
are guarding the palace. No one is allowed
to remain here without permit signed by
General Gourko.
LowvILLE, Sept. T.-Over $1,000 people
were on the Lewis county fair grounds this
afternoon when General Butler spoke, and
this in spite of the attracUi ons at two other
fairs in neighboring counties. General But
Ter passed the day at the house of Senator
O'Donnell and received and shook hands
with great number of people. At O'Clock
he was called for by procession of citizens
headed by brass band, and escorted through
the streets of the town to the fair grounds.
Here there was an unprecedented gathering.
The grand stand was packed and as many
less fortunate people as could get within
hearing distance of the speakers stand had
assumed favorable position long before the
arrival of the procession. General Butler
was well received, with applause and cheers.
At the conclusion of his speech, Senator
ODonnell led the crowd in three cheers for
General Butler General Butler thought he
could do better than that and called for three
cheers for the Peoples party. They were
given with will