Show A strike of machinists KANSAS OITT aug 21 forty five machinists in a packing bouse house owned by armour co all the butchers employed by swift co and all but sixty five buthers but chere in tit the employ of swartz child and anti Su Sul berger who will close their works when they have killed the cattle tor for export now on hand are on a strike against a reduction ot of ton ten per cent in n their wages which took per e effect feet today the order affects the machinists ts not only in armours plant but is directed against all men employed bv by the other two companies Itis it is probable 0 more of the machinists will join the tile strikers in a day or two and the ranks of 0 the stil strikers kers em employed loyed bt by the other two companies wil wilf probably also be augmented the re reduction auction in wages is ap pled 1 ed not only to the local plants of the different companies but to all their properties in the different cities london in tile house of commons common today sir william vernon harcourt chancellor ot of the tile exchequer replying to a question said that the government nad llad found nothing in the course of events in india that woula induce it to interfere will with the dingle single monetary standard I 1 I 1 |