The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-17
AMONG THE TRADES.
More Contributions Received by
the IrOn-MOlders.
Lonsshore Lumbermen Win Probably Donate
S50o0-The Carpenters Fight-Boy.
colt Of the Musicians.

The eleventh week of the molders strike is
drawing to close, and settlement of the mat
ter between employers and employees is about as
far on, seemingly, as it was the day after the
molders left the shops The confident feeling of
success which prevailed then on both sides Ia
still maintained. Yesterday affairs we're as quiet
as they have been for ten DAYS past. Each of The
foundries involved in the trouble Is still In state
OF siege, as 1t were, BY the pickets OF the Mold
ers' Union.
During the past few days the propriet0rs OF
the Occidental Foundry report having missed
quantities Of iron and castings from the SIDE
walk in front OF their premises. On Thursday
night $40 worth Of pig iron was stolen, and no
clew has as yet been obtained as TO the thieves
The Risdon works has been awarded the con-
tract for the new winding machinery of the Call
fornla-street Railway Company. The agreed
price is $4,000. Contracts for machinery and
other iron work OF the road were awarded to the
Union lion Works some time ago. The work
Will be dope In this city.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The tron-molders at their meeting last night
determined to nominate delegates to the Ma.
convention will assemble at Detroit, Mich, in
July, and will be very representative body
The local union VIII be entitled to five delegates.
In RESPONSE 10 request Of the Musicians
Union the boycott against the excursions of the
steamer I; C. Walker for hiring union mu-
sic was Endorsed. and fine Of $40 was placed
communication was received from the IRON
molders OF Wausesha, Wis, wishing the local
union success In Its strike. They stated that
they had been on strike for twenty-five months
and still had hope OF beating the bosses.
Another OF the same import was read from the
IrOn-molders OF Cleveland, o.. who have been out
for two years and have succeeded In making the
bosses weaken
Los ANGELES CONTRIBUTION.
letter from Los Angeles was received an
nouncing that the ball given there on the 9th
inst. by The lron-moldeis OF that city had proved
great financial success, netting. 50 far as heard
from al the time OF writing $780,
President Valentine reported the following
contributions to the union
lron-molders' Union, No. 4, Cincinnati. Ohio,
SIG; No. 8, Albany, N. Y, $50; No. So Indian
apolis, Ind, $50; No ~ Springfield, Ohio, S25;
No. 126 Richmond: Va: $50; No. 142, Haunt
No. 1913, Mansfield, Ohio. SIS; No. 22i, Joliet,
ILL.,, S25; No. 227, Fort Worth. lex, S25;
COOpers Union, 500; Boier-makers Sacra.
menio, $50; Steel-workers, Potrero, 500; Tan
ners' and Curriers' Union, SAC balance Stock ton
ball, -Sl3; Typographical Union at Sacramento
$50, Los Angeles $50 and San Jose $25.
committee OF three was designated to attend
The ball to be given this evening at Benica for
the benent OF the mOlders.
FLOODED BY APPLICATIONS.
President Valentine stated that in response to
The request OF the union to every other union in
the United States the local manufacturers are
beng Hooded with applications for positions
from Eastern molders who have no idea OF leav-
Ing their present places. IL Is said that all
the manufacturers are receiving very heavy
malls In consequence The irOn- molders here
are laughing at their discontinue, as they can
not segregate the genuine from the bogus ap-
plicatiOns.
Three candidates were initiated and two ap-
plicatlOnS were filed.