The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
LABOR NOTES.
Notes From All Over--Oonditiou Of The
Labor Market,

IJtbpVI NuduhUlS
In LYNN, Mass the knights of Labor num-
baro o01 ,neml,ers of whom 1850 are females.
Get whatever wages you may, behind you
stalks the heatlssnan ready to make that mute
less.
Tabor creates capital and alone gives life ana
| ,,or,a thereto. Then why be dependent on
, capital?
The strike of the brakemen the Illinois
Central Railroad was ended ythe surrender OF
the company.
THE New York Central Labor Union will not
hereafter support any strike regarding Whlch
it is not consulted
c,oteb seitz, all old-time cooper at Buitao'
n. v. is the guest of Patrick McGlore, OF the
| North Star SHOP
In Minneapolis there are seven cooperative
| barrel factories which do business 10 ihe
amount OF million dollars yearlg
The North star shop has shut down after
running two~tnirds time for week. WORK
starts again when the Pillsbury mill begins
running.
The Rennepin shop is running about halt
time II is expected that the new storehouse
viii be finished by Jim. /, when the shop VII
run full time.
| & r. Jenson. Of the Hennepin shop, this
| week opens the cooperative store at the cor
ner OF Fifteenth avenue and Seventh street
south.
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| AID will be published as a daily, to be known as
the People. It Will give special attention TO
labor matters.
The dignity of labor will receive another Sc
we're strain the coming winter. which we VIII
hear many sermons on the exceeding sinful
| meas Of idleness.
A missionary fund for the use OF the State
| Central Labor Union OF Tennessee is to be es-
| tablished TO be used III organizing all the labor
elements in the State.
The 1000 persons who struck against reduc-
ton of pay in the Gloucester IN. - gingnain
mills still hold out, and they are raising money
| to support those who need it most.
A Sharon, Pa, special says that the strike at
the Sharon Iron Companys mill has been salts
tSCtOrlty SetCGQ, ana t"o-tHliltS vi tAAN P1'"AS
| furnaces are now in operation.
A new anti-Chinese bill will be submitted 10
Congress by the California delegation Under
| its provisions no Cbinaman will be allowed to
land in the United States after July next.
Of the l18 members Of Congress VINO last
| winter voted in favor Of the suspension OF sii-
yer coinage, but "a have been returned, Whlie
% of the l49 who voted in opposition TO that
resolution have been reelected.
! The Knights Of Labor have but one enemy
which they have any real reason to dread ana
that enemy is themselves. If they are true to
themselves, there is no power on earth which
can do them any irreparabe injury.
a A. Carleton spoke to large and enthusl-
astic assenblage of wOrkingmen at rage
Hall. Aver, Mass, on the evening OF the ISL,
after which an assembly Of the knights OF
Labor, which thirty-three of the best men OF
the town joined. was organized.
The women are interesting themselves in
labor matters Minneapolis has cooperative
| sn4,,-t f@at1Iy, wieIuD looatcu ri the 49,"
block and which seems to be getting along
nicely in the face of strong competition, being
sustained by the patronage of the friends of
/ labor.
The people are fast awakening. The eight
| hour movement is spreading everywhere
throughout the land. The papers from al the
| leading cities Of The country bring news of
meetings. addresses and appeals TO the NUM-
cpal and state authorities upon this important
| question.
The fifth annual session OF the Federation OF
Organized Trade aud Labor Unions of the
| United States and Canada began in Washington
| Tuesday morning. The twenty-five delegates
| present are said 10 represent constituency CT
about 900 workmen. Martin A. Foran, OF
| Cleveland, was present as a visitor, and made
| q speech in which he dwelt on the Importance
to the laboring classes of organization.
The strike I'm walace's shoe factory at
| Rochester, n. H.. ended on the 18th nit by
satisfactory settlement between the committee
of the Lasters' Union and the proprietors The
Messrs Wallace, ii is repoi ted, acceded to the
| demands of the strikers and are TO pay the
prices asked. The iastcrs signed an agreement
to work right along at these prices, without
further difficulty, until July !, next Work
was resumed last Monday, Seven hundred
! hands are now employed.
| a great deal is being done Just now In an Of
fetal way to improve the condition Of labor
Not only has AID. Walsh succeeded in carrying
| through . resolution which viii prevent con-
| tractors from reducing the wages Of common
laborers on city work below $3.50 per day, but
Aid. Gibson has suceee ded in getting resolu-
ton to Tx the standard of days work for TIE
| city Vt eight hours referred to a committee, Of
which ne IS chairman. A resolution TO abolish
the contract system has been presented by
! Aid. Lawrence.
CATHOLIC NEWS.
In 1855 Rochfort, now an infidel communist
indicted a sonnet 20 the Blessed Virgin.
A school for the children of colored Catholics