Show off hours commencing on monday the working hours in tho shops of the union pacific system will bo reduced to eight hours daily and no workman will be allowed to get more than forty in the week this order affects the entire system the local force will not be reduced for the present at least and the pay days will be as regular as heretofore the local yard force has not been cut down seattle wash alce president stevenson and party arrived at noon they were driven about the city and this evening a public reception was held the party leave for the east tomorrow over the great northern philadelphia orders have been received here today from the navy department by kaptain john W philip commander of the new york directing him to put the cruiser into commission tuesday next much minor work la to be done on her yet however pittsburg the bessemer steel department of jones and plant closed down today men out of employment same condition of uncertainty exists at the works of the oliver iron and steel company and employees are apprehensive of a protracted shutdown |