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Show IIMIIIM HI !. The Ishae llllllnuk.-1 New liming; I'.H.rr, -le. I.ONIiuN, Oct. 7, In the Iron and steel tradis In thu north ot l.ugland Hiiro Is u fall of -. iJ. iirtou uu the rice of burs and plates, aud tlm grow tng scarcity ot ordero nas coiiifrrlleJ tho reduction of wages . percent Bcotch atiel makers roj-ore tomlrlct thu luducllju. Bcotcli mineral oil coui anus havo Klruu their workmen netlcuuf u reduction ol U ir cent. In thu cotton tradotlie roJeratlonvf Mas tor B Itinera lias ilicliid ou n & ,or cint. reduction tho flralol Noiiiu'ier, rhooicraHvismukuacbunter proj Ml for a saorl time, an 1 chulli ugu the masters mas-ters to strike, wiilcli would Iniolxi lo, IjIKI.bOU spin lies. Ilegaldltig Hiuagrl culture, llio ioiltlou uf farm lab in rs lu the midland counties will Illustrate the situation lu all tho rouullis. Iho humors tin rahkTe reduce-! wages UJ. (irdny, Thu men mu iiowgtllini; IL',. wiekly. Many farmers havo laid oil their lahorirs for the winter. The loi al prices uf wheat la reducing cultl ators lu beggiuv, uqd theajrlcultural denresaion Is likely to create a greater public clamor m tlio various intsresta ot laudlord", larmera and laborer eacli havu tower tu sounj Ihu hj1IIIch1 trump. I'arnicis reject n national agricultural ciuferenc,'at which re dined rents nnd the-Lreutlon of a land ciurt for llxln,' rents will boujio-cited. boujio-cited. Loudon will soon ha o A NIW rVIMMI I'AIEII, the proierly of a syndicate, of which r, 1. O'Connor and Justin McCarthy are nicinbiri. O'Connor v. ill bu editor and McCarthy leader writer. ilomeBitretnry Aiiulth is visiting In Dublin lu urder to discuss with Motley thu government's policy lu lefeiecco lo iwlltlcat prisoners. Thu government Is reluctant tu treat dyua mllers lu J rl-on oa ollllcil prisoners. Aiipillh wanta lo detain thu n, whllo Miiiley wants lo lolea-o them. Mr. Bch uudhorat recently utierud his res. gtiatlon as Literal executivu, urging hla Increasing deafness, which madu Itdllllcultfor him to Insure i elective mauugement aa Is desirable, riie lisdersUecilnu to accept his tialgua-tlon, tialgua-tlon, but will relievo hliu'of a onion of his functions. tiil bi.3.uionai, m.ioins currintuf tho (rovalencu of a severe Uejrcsslou In tho conuucrihil and agilcultural liilcreata of (Jro.it Ilrltalu cuuaud an Associated Press rei rotenta tivo tu uuko s,ielal Idiulrles, Dili-clols Dili-clols of the labor bureau stated that while tho piovalllng depreaalou waa consldcrabloltwaa uotunpricedot-tud. Taking thu returns of tho uholu of thu trades unions reporting during Boitember, five -ureal of tho number num-ber uf workmen werr Jbown to be out of emiloyinent. Tho report tmbrscen 1.0,1100 union man. Thu shipbuilding IMdu Is Ihu woist aflecled. Next coinn tho cotton, iron nud steel tnius tries, No signs of improvement In thu shipbuilding Iralo ure likely to bo seen In thu m future. It seems probable that not lesa than twenty to twenty, live per cent of tbo workmen will ajou bo lulu. On the Clyde, thu wac.ee of iiiglneurs nud Irsufouiidiis nnd all shipbuilders, will be riduced ten per cent on Monda), whllo lu liuhart shlbulldeis will bu subjected to a similar reduction November luth. Among thu Wili.li tlnplatu makers 6U00 uieu are Idle aud work generally roceeds on uay contracts only. |
