Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-28

| lar factory of Troy, N. Y, and who re-
Gently Joined the Knights OF Labor nave
struck because of some Objectionable ma
chinery being used.
The spirit of organization has taken .
strong hold on the minds of the Canadians
In Montreal, where, few months ago.
there were no Knights Of Labor, there are
now 20 900 members of the Order, and two
organs, and several cooperative stores IN
successful operation. All this has been nc
complished under the direction Of an ensr-
gstic organizer from Pittsburgh.
The bricklayers of Boston are preparing
to organize; the BARRIERS of that city have
organized, and will abolish the five cent
shops. establish uniform prices, and close
the shops on Sundays, in short time.
In Milwaukee, great enthusiasm for Or
gsnization exists. At scent meeting
of one assembly, 1t took torty-6ve minutes
to read the names of applicants for mem:
bership, and 81 candidates were initiated
the same evening. The shoemakers as
sembly there, has thus far, succeeded In
holding up the scale; Carpenters ana
Cabinet makers assembly is being formed;
the planning mill men and nailers are organ,
lied. A new assembly has been formed
in Bsyyiew.
A rapid increase in the membership OF
the (. of L is reported at Grinnsll, Iowa.
The workingmen of Avocs are being Or
gained. In Atlantic, the same state, the
organizers of the knights of Labor, are
doing some effective work. They report
that the farmers are coming into the order,
in considerable numbers Throughout the
West, Northwest and Southwest, farmers
are organizing.
Eight assemblies have been formed in
Nashville, Tenn, and more are on the way.
The working women in that city are begin
ming to see the advantage OF organization.
The intention has been expressed, to organ
izs every city, town and village in rennes.
see, ana the work is being pushed with
great earnestness and vigor.
The local assembly a. St. Joseph, Mo,
was so large that it was deemed best to d.
vide it into three sections; one for Ger
mans, one for womnn, aud the third, gene
raj. A District Assembly has been organ
lied there.
In Connorsville, Ind, wages are very
low aud the workingmen are looking to
as the means By which they
may be able to better their condition; they
are joining the X. OF L. in considerable
numbers.
A special organizer from Pittsburg, has
been detailed to form local assembly OF
glass workers in Baltimore, Md.
The Plate Printers of Washington, D. |
C, have an assembly of X. OF l. as we'll
as their Plate Printers Union. The ship
wrights of that city are preprring to unite
with the Knights OF Labor, and the Clerks
Early Closing Association are contempis'
ting the same step.
Two members of Local Assembly No.
3634,.at QeSoto, Mo-, recently took the
places of two othsr members who had been
without giving the proper no,
tee and the Assembly is divided, and
serious trouble seems likely to grow out OF
it.
The statesmen of Philadelphia, not to be
behind the times, are contemplating q
to secure earlier closing hours.
There are said to be 20, 900 of them in that
city, and if they unite they will probably
be able to carry their point.
Bycotting seems to be gaining in popu-
larity, as q means OF Fighting the wrongs
of workiugmen. Over dozen boyoo,ts
have been levied, IN Eastern cities, within
the past few days.