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Show Vtreiola Clly Unionist. San Francisco, 14. A Virginia cily dispatch eays there is excitement there to day over the demonstration of the Mechanics union against the re cent reduction of wages by the mining companies, from $5 to $4 per day. The union, aboui 50 strong, marched to the Savage mine and demanded $5 per day for all mechanics employed in the mine. Superintendent Gillette guaranteed to increase to that amount in future and the procession then went to tbe Consolidated Virginia, Superintendent Fair was sick at home, and Asiistant Superintendent Patten Bid he could do nothing until Francisco. Four dohar mechauics! empl jyed in the works wern then ordered to qu.t, which they did. Tb-3 same course was pursued at tbe C. and C. shaft. The men then returned re-turned lo Miners' Union hall. A meeting is cal.ed lor to morrow inht to decide upon the future course. M iny of the median en in the Con I BOlidattd Virginia and C. and 0. j works are now receiving the wages, demanded hy ihe union, a jd t uly a tew have d-jl-u otdered to quit work. The demonstration was orderly and no violent action hay been t iki-n. Tlie Mioeru' union took no part in the demonstration, but it is said an understanding un-derstanding exists between the unions 1 tn cooperate in case of emergency. i u mechanics are ueierrainea tu push the fiht to the last, if the mine managers rtluse to reetore old rale wages. |