St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14
News from the General FactOrie
and shops.
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR NOTES.

news from the Gener1l EactOrles
and Shops.
The Trades and Labor assembly will meet
Friday night.
G. III. Litchman, ex-general secretary of
the Knights of Labor, heartily indorses the
colonization scheme.
An elevated railroad is being placed in
the machine shop of the Milwaukee car
shops, which will be used f0rmoving heavy
pieces.
Martin Peterson, carpenter at the Mil
waukee car shop, who has been suffering
from cancer, has gone to Topeka, KAN,
for treatment
Minnegara colony, organized by Prof.
Kreich on the cooperative principle, has al
ready commenced the erection of buildings
at Minnetonka.
A state convention of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians will be held in this city Tues
day, for the purpose of adopting a plan OF
mutual insurance.
Terrence V. Pouderly, general master
workman of the Knights of Labor, is eX-
pected to arrive in Minneapolis early in
July, and will address the labor Organiza-
tons of the city.
Daniel Gacett, boy 10 years old, en-
ployed at the cigar factory of Hooker q
Manley, fell from the center of the stair
way between the second and third floors to
the first floor and sustained severe internal
injuries.
The Trade and Labor assembly is prepar-
ing circular to show the condition OF
labor, and thus head off the constant stream
of people who come to Minneapolis fol
work, having read the advertisements in
boom newspapers.
The remains of Edward Allen, the man
who was killed Wednesday on the Mani
toba road at the First street bridge, were
identified by switchman as those of man
named Broderick, who formerly worked at
cOopering in Pennsylvania.
Hon. G. Fl. Litchman's lecture upon the
Mission of the Knights of Labor, at Harri-
son hall was largely attended. Too much
cannot be said of the lecture in the way OF
commendation-it was both sensible and
eloquent and afforded an insight into the
true mission of the order.
The ordinance closing up the barber shops
on Sunday has probably met an early death
in the committee room. The jOurneymen
BARRIERS are very indignant at the conduct OF
one of the BARRIERS at the West hotel who,
after signing their petition, turned about
and signed the protest and worked for it.
His name is Baker.
The harvester works shut down this
week. and 600 men will be thrown out OF
employment. The shutting down of the
Touring mills has laid off as many more,
and in addition there are about two hum
dred coopers who are idle. 1t is no eXag-
geration to say that there are 1000 men out
of employment in Minneapolis.
The invitations to the annual excursion
of the head millers to Minnetonka, June 20.
are elegantly printed On fine boiling cloth.
Each invitation, with special coupon ticket,
is enclosed in a diminutive flour barrel,
stamped on the head with the following:
NJ. IL. M. A., patent process, best, 1876
pounds, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At recent meeting the Ancient Order
of Hibernians No. 2 elected the following
officers: President, John Devine; vice
president, J. J. Malone; recording secre-
tary, Dennis Brennon; treasurer, Michael
Walsh. At the meeting of Division No. 2,
officers were elected as follows: President,
Harry M. Burke; vice-president, f. P.
Rooney; recording secretary, Perry Long;
financial secretary, Charles E. Fox; treas
urer, Daniel E. Sullivan.
A statement appeared in last Sundays
GLOBE to the effect that the Trades and
Labor assembly intends to institute an ac-
ton for damages against Burns, the con-
tractor, who is held as responsible for the
sewer explosion whereby the injured man
is still confined to his bed instead of being
''up and doing we'll" In reply to inquiries
Mr.. Mulvahill and his wife stated that
Burns has not paid them cent.