St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-26
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Events of the Week.

The most important event of the week
was the yearly meeting of ID. A. 20, held
at the Labor Temple last Sunday. The
district convened al 1920 i'll the morn
ing. the session lasting until q late hour
in the evening. Owing to no meeting
being held during the year large
amount of business had accumulated.
Master Workman L. w. Brosnan
and Secretary Treasurer }. F. Cronin
having left the state last winter, Alvin
Bradley. of Winona, and 7. II. Lucas, of
Minneapolis, were deputizcd in their
stead by the executive board. The
reading of reports from NJ. w. and
secretary occupied the first portion of
the session.. Secretary Lucas had ac-
cepted only small salary. and during
his term of office was able TO pay up eX-
listing Indebtedness, and reported
small surplus in the treasury. He had
made one lecture trip, the expenses be-
ing betrayed by voluntary contributions
from locals. He recommended that q
! lecturer and organizer be kept constant
ly at work through the state. as there
were many calls for such work.
The plan of dividing the district into
smaller districts was discussed at some
length. The idea was to have each dis
tlIOt COlliICIbCN Will IIIC lOCdIS
| over which it had jurisdiction, so that
quarterly meetings could he held with
| little or no expense. The recent action
| of the D. A. made this plan almost
necessity. The place of the yearly
meeting of the ID. A. might be filed by
a federated council of all organizations
This plan has been the subject of dis
| cussion for Il long time among those
prominent in the Knights of Labor in
this state, nearly all of them favOring
its adoption. The country members
were not prepared for such a step, and
did not view the matter favorably.
| so no new plan of action was determined
upon. The old officers were reelected.
| Resolutions were adopted censuring the
action of the Twin City street railway
management in regard to employees and
! the record OF several city and state Off
| cials reviewed with some caustic com
| ments. No further meeting will be held
until next January.
The Stephens library officers and
| stockholders meet on the evening of
| Feb. for the annual election of officers
| and directors postponed from last
month.
The trade and labor assembly holds
! its regular meeting at The Labor Temple
next Friday evening. The council com
| mlttee have some interesting matters to
report for immediate action.
The cIgarmakers report that the diff
! Guilty with Chandler is yet unsettled, al
| though the various labor organizations
| manage 10 make life interesting for the
| gentleman, but he hasn't concluded to
recognize the union.
Hugh Monroe, of Washburn. Wis. is
| iii the city for few days making the
| acquaintance of brother knights. He
reports the organizations of Northern
Wisconsin in a fairly prosperous con-
ditiOn.
The Typographical union meets next
Sunday at Labor Temple and dominates
officers for the coming term.
Messrs. McGaughey, Griffin and
Ahrens, the committee appointed by the
State Eight-Eour league, are arranging
evening of Feb. %. Either Harmonic
hall or Pence Opera house will be Sc
cured, and several good speakers have
been invited TO address the meeting.
William Krech, formerly prominently
connected with labor organizations OF
this city, has returned from Kentucky,
where he has spent several years on his
plantation.
The Temple club gives a social at the
Labor Temple next Tuesday evening.
The usual pleasant time may be antici-
pated.