TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9512, 22 August 1892, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

9 THE AMERICAN RAILWAY AND COAL SI'KIKE. [By Electeic Telegbaph.—Copyright. | (Pek TiiEss Association.) New York, August 19. (Received August 20, at 11.15 a.m.) The Lake Shore switchmen have joined the strikers. Many attempts have been made in Buffalo to derail trains conveying troops to the disturbed districts. A regiment of artillery is proceeding to Court Creek to suppress the riot. Nashville and the adjacent counties have each beep ordered to furnish 1000 armed citizens to assist in maintaining order. (Received August 20, at noon.) The miners of Coal Creek, Chattanooga, attacked the militia, who opened fire with their Gatling guns, killing many. It is rumoured that the miners have capturec a colonel and threatened to lynch him. August 20. (Received August 21, at 6 p.m.) A large force was scut to rescue Colonel Anderson, decoyed and captured by the miners, and who it was feared had been lynched. General Games commanded the attacking party, who met and defeated the miners and rescued Colonel Anderson. Many ware killed on both sides. Seven railway companies are now involved in the strike in Buffalo, including all the Vanderbilt lines. (Received August 22, at 0.50 a.m.) Tho American press assert that labour is losing confidence in the Government. STRIKES IN FRANCE. Paris, August 20. (Received August 21, at (i p.m.) The strike of cabmen has collapsed. The coal miners' strike in Carmaux and Lieven against tho employment of Belgians has been successful, and the latter have quitted the country. (Special to Pkess Association.) New York, August 19. (Received August 20, at 1 p.m.) General Carnes states that the people of Memphis (Tennessee) are prepared to wade in blood, in the event of its being necessary, to suppress tho strike. The miners have arrested a number of newspaper representatives. The miners, by pretending to arrange for a truce, decoyed the colonel in command of the regiment into their hands, and then demanded the surrender of the troops. He refusd to give the necessary order, and was lynched. Four canuons and 1000 soldiers have been sent to Memphis. The people of the latter place do not support the attitude taken by the miners. The employes on the adjacent railway lines will boycott goods iuteuded for the Buffalo line, and the boycott shows signs of extending to New York. Mr Farnie, of the local labour bureau, will select from the unemployed at noon to-day 25 men for work on the Otago Central. He communicated with the Wellington office'last week the fact that Messrs D.ibiuett and Young, storekeepers, of O wake, would supply no mure provisions to the men on the relief works there unless they received a guarantee from the Government against a recurrence of the heavy losses they had sustained through men leaving the district without paying for the supplies they had received. A reply has been received to the effect that the opinion of the law officers was being obtained as to whether such a guarantee could be given without interfering with the provisions of the Truck Act. Mr Faruie states that he could have found employment for some of the men at bush-felling on Mr John M'Coll Smith's land, Glenomaru ; but as no one seemed inclined to take advantage of this opportunity to get work, he was forced to obtain 10 men from Oamaru to supply the necessary labour.