TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10035, 28 April 1894, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. London, April 26,

Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking in the House of Lords in support oE the Miners.' Eight Hours Bill, eaid the measure would benefit 400,000 miner?, and it was preferable to strikes.

Judge Hughes, in a letter to The Times, cites Sir H. Purkea in opposition to compulsory eight hours for miners. Tne EigQt Hon. John Morley; Mr T. Bart', M.P., and 30 unofficial members voted in the Imperial Parliament against the Eight Hours Bill.

Washington, April 2G,

The Ooxeyites at Bute (California) seized and ran a train into Dakota. They defeated and disarmed a body of 85 men sent by the marshal in pursuit. The President has ordered the troops to stop the train.

J. B. Coxey will be a candidate of the party known as uha Populists for tha Presiddncy.

The present movement U regarded as political. Siveral towns in Colorado are arranging to pay tha fares of 500 men to the capital. Tne Knights of Labour also threaten to march an army upon Ottawa.

Tho troop 3 surprised GSO of Coxey's men asleep at Keogb. No resistance was offered. The railway authorities will prosecute the man; Eighteen bands of Casey's army, numbering 7000 men, ara mentioned as marching upon Washington.

A Wellington telegram states that of 100 unemployed registered this week work has been found for 52, and a number of others will be sent to Taranaki next week. The department cxpsot, however, that the list will be kept going by the constant influx of new arrivals who are regularly coming into town when the oraployment they are engaged upon for the time ceases.

Ciibistchuhch, April 27.

The Shearers' and General Labourers' Conference concluded to-night. A motion was carried that in view of the great advantage secured to the workers of this colony as a result of tho election of labour representatives, the conference wished the New South Wales Labour party success at the general election in that colony. It was resolved to congratulate the Australian Shearers' Union oa the successful issue of the recent conference, which resulted in the amalgamation of the Shearers' and General Labourers' Unions. It was suggested that the workers of other colonies be warned as to the true state of the labour market in New Zetland with the view of preventing an influx into the colony. It was decided that the next conference be held at Temuka.