The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-14
Labor NoIes.

Labor Notes.
The association of drY-goods and
clothing clerks, of Chicago, formed fol
the urpose Of getting shorter hours, has
at last accomplished its purpose, What
the employees wanted was to have the
stores close at every week day night ex
cept SATURDAY., and not to open at all
Sunday. Nearly all the employers fell
into line at the outset and about all the
others Joined in one by one with a few
scattering exceptions. The last en-
ployer of any consequence surrendered
last week.
The trial of the anti-Ghinese "conspir
ators" Of Seattle is set for Monday, Au-
gust %. The men are now under heavy
oonds; but it is hardly probable that
they will be convicted, as there is moth
ing of which to make case" against
them. The powers that be will "cinch" "
them if it is possible to do it.
New YORK, August 9.-Michsel DAvitt
arrived on Saturday by the Germanic.
Mr. Davitt will remain several months.
He will attend the Chicago convention
and afterwards deliver series of lee,
lures throughout the country.
BERLIN, August 4.-Judgment T. was
pronounced by the court at Frey bourg
to day against the Socialist deputies,
whose trial upon the charge of being
members of a secret association took
place last week. Bebel, Amer, Valemar,
Fronme aud Viereck were sentenced to
nine m nths Imprisonment, and Dletz,
Mueller and Heinzel to terms of six
months. The prisoners were also con-
deInued to paw the costs OF the trial.
The K. of L. Cooperative Farming
company, Crow Wing county, Mime
sota, has paid for 300 acres of land and
twenty persons are in the colony. They
expect soon to secure 800 acres more,
but are bound to pay as they go.
Two thousand idle workmen sent a
deputation to the board of guardians of
Liverpool July %. The spokesman said
that in fifty years he had never known
distress to be 80 severe. The guardians
offered their sympathy to the hungry
men.
LONDON, August 9.-The home office
has been informed from New York that
8 number of dynsmiters have left the
United States for the purpose of making
attacks on the English government.
These c0nspirators, the report says, will
90 from New York to Paris and there
await favorable opportunity for enter,
ing England. The home Office has mott
fed the French government. Some OF
the home department officials declare
that they believe that the whole enter
prise as reported from New York is
merely a renewal of ,O'Donovan Rossa's
demonstrations to raise money.
The Philadelphia and Reading fonn'
dry in Reading has been employing a
man who was not knight of Latorr
and who declined to join the order
The moulders and other employees, over
$50 in number, walked out Of the shop
in a body, refusing to work with him
any longer. The company refuses to
discharge him, and the foundry is now
idle.
CINCINNATI, August GA large num-
Der of bricklayers are locked out IN this
city. They demanded of the contractors
that none but union hod carriers be en-
pIoyed, and the contractors, rather than
grant t is request, locked the bricklay-
ers out. he bricklayers have now
adopted a novel course. They intend
to apply to persons now having build
ings erected for permission to finish the
work themselves, thus cutting out the
contractors altogether. The men are &c
enthusiastic over this scheme that even
If the contractors come to terms at once
they will endeavor to secure building
contracts for themselves in the future
The movement attracts considerable at
tention and some uneasiness among
builders.
There was small strike on the Sherl'
den silver mine, at Snverton, last week
Tne men wanted 81 per day, while the
owners only wanted to pay $3.50. The
strikers finally conceded the point and
. returned to work at $3.50, for the pres
ent.
After trial lasting five days three
members of New Haven Typographica
union were convicted of conspiracy II