Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-26

els birthday. The amount, $50, was sent
by telegraph.
The lamp chimney houses are doing a
good business at present.
The flint houses in the Ohio Valley are
anticipating an increased trade this fall.
The window glass factory at Streator,
Ill, has started up.
Robert Schiling, of Milwaukee. has
organized the German bottle blowers and
glass blowers of Lasalle, Ill.
The trouble in the window glass trade
still continues, but another conference will
be held IN a few days at which q settle
ment is anticipated.
The controversy between the iron mold
ers OF Evansville, Ind, and Messrs. Kiechle
and Harrison has been amicably settled;
ana the men on going back to work have
gained a concession.
Numerous Knights of Labor assemblies
are now being organized composed exclu-
slyely Of farmers. This is as it should be,
for OF all classes who are fleeced by mono
poly, farmers get q full share.
Capitalists would give ten million dol
lars To put the trades unions and Knights
OF Labor in open antagOnism. Beware,
therefore, of these who try to array the
great trades unionsand the Knights against
each other.
n West Virginia State Assembly of the
Knights OF Labor has been formed, with
headquarters at Wheeling. j. II. Burt,
of Wheeling, is president; George l.. MUM,
OF Wheeling, secretary, and l.. c. Baker,
Of Clarksburg, treasurer.
The Knights of Labor of Charleston, S.
e, have resolved not to allow members of
the order, in rebuilding the city, to charge
more thau fifty cents per day increase in
wages. The increase is compensation for
the dangerous character of the work.
The brick-makers of Chesterton, Ind,
have been locked u for organizing a
branch Of the h. OF l.. TheyardS of VIM.
E. Hinehelifie & Co. are idle, and brick
makers are asked to give the place a wide
berth until the troubles are settled.
1t was not until the latter part of last
week that the arbitrator rendered 4 deciS-
ion regarding the wages to be paid TO
tuTnacemen ut the Isabella and Lucy fur
naces. About two months since the men
demanded that the scale of 1881 be reStOr-
ed. The question WAS finally left TO three
arbitrator, of whom one was John Jar
rett, eX-preSident of the Amalgamated
Association. They decided that prices at
present will not admit of any advance in
the wages paid.
The child-labOr law of Connecticut,
passed mt the last session Ofthe Legislature
OF that state. went into effect September L.
1t provides that no child under thirteen
years Of age shall be employed in factories,
and all such shall be discharged. Another
law says that all children under sixteen
years Of age not under employment must
attend school. Up to date 300 children
have been changed from the workshop to
the SchOol-rOom since September l..
Green glass manufactures located in
BiughamptOn and Lancaster, \. Y, and
StrOudsburg, Pa, have started up during
the past week, employing about 10 blow
erS in all, in addition tU the usual compile
ment of tenders, preSSers and other auXila-
rieS. There are now twenty firms in opera
ton in the Eastern district, employing
about $50 blowers and nOnew apprentices.
The only green glass manufacturer in Phil
adelphia whose fires are not yet lighted Is
Henry Banner, ut Richmond and Ash
streets, who usually does not begin opera
tons until late in the SeasOn.-PhHddeIphid
BecOTi.
Louis Free Bros, and Il. and w. Jen-
kinsOn, Of this city, have introduced
punching machines into their cigar fac
tories, which throws fully one third Of
their men out of employment. The cigar
makers claim that the work Of these ma
chimes is OF Il very inferior quality, and ask
workingmen everywhere to refrain from
using the work turned put by them. The
cigars made by competent wOrkmen all
bear the seal of the organization, and are
the only ones that should be used.
Adetermined effort will be made at the
General Assembly OF the Knights of Labor
at Richmond mex month by the itty-ive
delegates from the district assemblies III, 10
and OF to have Philadelphia, the birth
place of the order, made it's permanent
headquarters. In this scheme, it is said,
the local delegates will have the influence
of District Assembly 10 of New York. In
the event of Philadelphia being made the
home of the order, it is said to be probable
that the General Assembly will build there
n hall cOstingS250, 900. in whichth future
sessions of the General Assembly will be
held. Delegates from the eastern states,
will favor Boston rs the permanent head
quarters of the order.
NNENrrN..