Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-03
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
EneIandsa Strike Excitement.

EngIand,s Strike Excitement.
 ROCHESTER, Eng, Sept. 2.-There is much excitement here over the strike. Coal has advanced two shi!lings. The railroads and the river docks are pioketed by strikers to prevent the importation of new laborers.
 Two of the largest firms have expressed their willingness to grant the required con- sessions, but the men refuse to return to work unless all the firms concede their de. mands.
 LONDON, Sept. 2.-Mr. Henry LaFone proposes that the strikers agree to work for the whar6ngers at the rate of Cd. an hour ordinary time, and I'd. an hour overtime. He believes that such an agreement would force the dock companies to surrender. MT. Burns is considering the proposal.
 A section of the Salvation army in Aus- tralia has sent a donation of 9200 to the strikers here.
 LONDON, Sept. 2.-Ths Berlin correspond ent of the Daily News says that the military bill to be submitted to the reiohstag will provide for the formation of two new army corps by dividing the Alsace and eastern frontier corps, each of which is now far above the average strength.
 PARIS, Sept. 2.-The anti. alcohol congress has passed resolution to the effect that the governments of the world ought to be asked to place prohibitive duties on alcohol and to exempt tea, coffee and sugar from customs dues. Statistics ehow that the consumption 1 of alcohol doubled in France between 1875 and 1885.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2.-In the city of Kharkof the police have seized 8 number of printing presses used by Nihilists and thou sands of copies of Nihilist proclamations. I Also numerous arrests of suspected persons have been made.
 LONDON, Sept. 2.-Mr. Labouchere writes II AL. t,ok 1,a has k1,nx Italy joined the triple alliance on receiving a promise from Lord Salisbury to aid Italy | and defend the Italian littoral in the event ! of European war. Mr. Labouohere chal. ! lenges Sir James Ferguson, under foreign | secretary, to publiah dispatches in connec- | tion with this affair.
 LONDON, Sept. 3.-A severe shock of earth. | quake was experienced in Erzorom yester- ! day. The village of Kantzorik was engulfed | and 136 lives are reported lost. LONDON, Sept. 3.-Mrs. Gladstone visited ! the scene of the strike yesterday and gave g | check for the relief of the strikers. Tho officials of the commercial dock art \ refusing to admit more vessels for fear of lia
 bility for demurrage.
 LONDON, Sept 2.-The government is em- ! ploying convicts to unload vessels in tht Midway.
 MT. TIP. O'Connor's paper, the Star, has collected $2,500 for the strikers fund. 4 | despatch to the Star from Melbourne, Aus tralia, says that at meeting there to-day the sum of 91 ,500 was collected in behalf ol | the strikers.
 BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 2.-Mr. Joseph Cham
 berlaine in a speech here tonight advised
 the government before introducing its Irisl
 land bill to submit to Parliament Q resolu
 tion declaring that Ireland, equally wit
 England and Scotland, is entitled to de nominational endowment for educationa
 purposes.
 ROME, Sept. 2.-The military authoritie
 have been experimenting with smokeles
 powder. In target practice with the ne,
 powder double the usual number of hit | have been made.