The Labor enquirer., 1886-10-09
Labor Notes.

Donovan and James Connely called
upon Governor Hill to-day to present to
him the resolutions passed at the state
labor convention at Syracuse for the
pardon of the Thesis boYcotters. Gov
ernOr Hill said he would in time give
the merits of the application due consid
Grafton
CINCINNATI Sept 28.-For several days
the railroad switchmen have been tax
ing steps towards an increase of wages
They are now paid $l.90 and So per day.
This afternoon the matter eliminated in
a strike of the switchmen of the GnCin-
matt, Washington & Baltimore, the Ohio
& Mississippi, and the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton swltchmen.
CHICAGO, September 28.-The written
motion for new trial in behalf of the
condemned Anarchists and affiiaglts in
support of it were taken to the states
attorney to-day. The motion affirms
that the verdict is contrary to the law
and evidence that the court erred in
giving instructions on behalf of the peO-
pie, in refusing to give certain instruC-
tions asked on behalf of the defendants,
in admitting improper testimony, and in
excluding certain testimony; that the
trial was not had before an impartial
jury, and that there is newly discovered
evidence.
HAMMOND, Ind, Sept. 3O.-A large
manufacturing firm in Hammond require
thelr employees to buy lotin the sub
division owned by the firm, relieving
all the old employees who refuse as fast
as an opportunity offers. NJ new EN-
poye is given work unless he planks
down for a lot Employees now owning
lots in other parts of the town are on the
anxious seat.
LEIpSIc, October 1.-The arrested So
rialists may expect a severe punish
ment, possibly AN imprisonment for five
Years, which is the extreme pc atty of
'he law. Liebknecht's speech in Amer
"a, together with the recent donation
Of 500 marks to assist the Chicago An
arrhIsts in obtaining new trial, will
tell heavily against the defendants.
CHICAGO, October 1.-The motion fpr
new trial IN the case of the seven con-
demned Anarchists was called for ad
'oUrnment in the criminal court this
morning. Various affidav IS were read
IN an effort to show that three OF tho
jurors, prior to being summoned on the
panel, had expressed the view that the
Anarchists should hang. The argu-
ments will probably consume two full
days.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The argument on
the motion of the condemned Anarch E
lists for new trial began before Judge
Gary to-day. Captain Black, for the &C
cused dwelt at length on two points.
FIRST, that the states attorney intro
dUced into the closing arguments sub
stantive matter not referred to prevl-
ously during the trial second, that the
evidence submitted bv the prosecution
was defective in failing to prove who
the principal was Further hearing was
deferred until Monday.
Eight affidavits were filed in support
Of the motion. John Sorrell makes attl-
davit that one Sunday morning shortly
following the fourth of May he heard
Juror Randall say that Spies, Fisher,
Fielden, Parsons and others ought to be
hanged. John P. Deluse, a saloon
keeper at Indianapolis, swear5 that
shortly before the haymarket riot an un
known man came to his place, and put
ting satchel on the bar, asked for
drink. He said he came from New York
and was on his way to Chicago. He said
the saloon keeper would shortly hear OF
trouble in Chicago. Pointing to his
satchel he continued: II haYe got some
thing in here that will work. You WILL
hear of it," Thomas J. Morgan declares
that he heard Juror Denker say of one
Of the defendants: "He and the VIII lie
crowd ought to be hanged"
The old man plants the apple tree,
not because he expects to eat OF Its trult'
but because there is an involuntary de-
sire to bless those who come after him.
So let us in our assemblies and our daily
lives not work Tor day, month or
year, but all coming time, so that those
who come after U.S., shall bless US fol
what We do while here.-loWa lnde
pendent
CHICAGO, October, lit is stated tha
the owners of the large packing houses
at the stock yards will attempt to re-es
tablsh the ten-hour system on OCTOBER
Is, and in the event of failure OF th'
employees to work on that basis the'
will close down their houses.
The Knights of Labor of Troy New
York are doing their best to beat the
sword into the plowshare," Recently
the great armory in that city was sole
by the state at auction, and was pur
chased by the Knights of Labor for sl5,