The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-17

several houses In thA ndeghboehooA Were
badly shaken. Many wtndowp wx9 sl,al-
tered and several persons were HrnWn to
the ground BY the violence Of the shock. The
report Of the explosion was heard IN NO I
miles around tie town bali, and srt6t az +
citement was caused until It was asosffained
that no one had been seriously injured.
Pieces ottin tubing which had appafentiy
|contaiped the fuse. were found near the
scene,of the explosion. No arrests have beea
made
Fort WAYNE, Jan. 1.-THE strike of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway brakemen, which WAS inaueu-B
rated Tuesday, still continues. the strik-
ers being re-enforced TO some extent by
the arrival of the brakemen who were
on the road when the strike begun.
Superintendent Law arrived in the
city from Pittsbur9 to day, and the strik-
ers laid their grievances before him 1t
noon no action. however, was taken.
Several attempts were made to send
out trains, but thevi were frustrated BY
the strikers. A stock irain consisting Of
thirtyfive cars Of llYe stock arrived from
the west'this morning, and was stopped
by the strikers, who would not allow 4
to move until permission was granted
by their committee to transfer tho train
to the Wabash road. which Nas done,
and the train went east from herr oyer
that road.
About p. N. Superintendent Law. To-
gether with the minor officials Of the
company, with ? supply Of links and
pins, took q shifting engine and drnn It to
the Grand Rapids Junction, . mile from
the city. whore the two freight trans
which were stopped YESTERDAY BY the
strikers still stand, and attempted 70 re-
couple the trains. Notwithstanding the
fact that the police force was presentEa
body of strikers followed upon another
shifting engine which they had captured,
and upon their arrival at the Junction
they coupled the two shifting engines
together and compelled the officials toS
dismount, and after securing the links
and pins which had been carried out BY
the officials, they brought both engines
back to the city, leaving the officials to
walk back. No.yiolence was used upon
either side, and no arrests were made,
The outcome of the strike cannot be
predicted. The strikers appear quiet
and orderly, but as determined as yester-
day, while the railroad officials show no
signs of relentlng,
I CRNTRALIA, Penn, Jan, 15.-The Logan
and Centralia collieries of 7. A. Riley
s Co., suspended work to-day. Nine
hundred hands are out of employment.
MANcHEsTER, N. H, Jan. 15.-A fur
.ther reduction of ten per cent in the
wages of the operatives at the Amoskeag
mills is announced.
n LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. l5.-A general
cut-down in wages has been agreed upon
by the mills in Lawrence, Lowell and
Manchester.
& LONDON, Jan. 15.-A dispatch from
Paris to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says An Anarchist plot has been
discovered at Lyons The plot contem-
plated the seizure by night Of the arms
belonging to rife society and Til
mediate proclamation Of revolution.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. l5-There is /
no change in the situation with the strik-
ing brakemen against the double header
system on the Fort Wayne road. The
railroad officials yesterday demanded Of
the city authorities protection for their
property and claim that the city will
have to assume the responsibility of all
losses arising from the failure to protect
the tralnmen in their efforts to move
trains. The chief of police said he could
make no attempt to enforce the law
against the strikers unless the authori-
ties increased his force.
Up to late hour tonight the situation
with the striking railroad brakemen was
practically unchanged. Meanwhile the
yards IF the company are blocked with
loaded freight cars. many OF them loaded
with perishable goods. The strikers
.doggedly assert that not wheel shall
turn until the obnoxious double header.
system is abolished. 1t is supposed that
the firemen will join the striking brake
men tomorrow. The pay ear IS due to-
morrow H. 'sss
PARIS, Jan. Ia terrible colliery ex-
plosion:occurred to-day in the great coal
mine at Lieyen, in Pas LIE Calais, France.
At the time of the calamity fortunately
but forty.eight men were in the mine
and all were entombed. Twenty, eight
dead bodies have SO far been brought up
from the mine. Itis believed that none
of the men who were in the colliery
escaped instant death.
LONDON, Jan, 15.-At Birmingham to-
day 5000 persons who were out Of work
demanded the authorities give them em-t
ployment. A procession later marched
through the streets, and halted before aA
bakery, and shouts Of Break in" wereI
heard. An artisan stolea loaf Of bread
and was promptly arrested. There isl
much excitement among the working
classes, and 1t is feared that violence will
be resorted to.
Oliver Brothers a Phillips FAN.
The telegraph, Friday morning, con-