The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-02

Michael Davitt has announced that he
will shortly begin the publication, in
London, of weekly paper, to be called
The Labor World. 1t will spouse the
cause of labor in Great Britain and Ire
land and will advocate radical reforms.
or course the land question will be given
special attention.
In the discussion of the bills to suppress
trusts and combines, now pending before
labor organizations and farmers alli-
ances had also to go. Sherman's bill
provides for their demolition.
The Knights of Labor of Washington
instituted an investigation and nave
shown that real estate is not taxed fairly.
The poor mans property pays the most.
English officials talk of fixing seven
hours as n days work for clerks in the
departments.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio
house of representatives prohibiting the
employment OF any child under 1G years
Of age at any employment whereby its
life or limb may be endangered or it's
health likely to be injured.
The general officers of the Knights of
Labor report that there is remarkable
activity at present among the assemblies
Of the order, and that they are enjoying
a healthy growth. A communication in
The Journal of the Knights of Labor
states that ID. A. 40, of New York, once
so prominent, but which was heavily de-
pleted by the internal troubles of the
order about eighteen months ago, is now
growing rapidly, and bids fair to soon
surpass its former fame.
The labor organizations of Baltimore
are agitating in favor of municipal con-
troll of gas works in that city.
John Burns, the English Socialist, who
achieved fame as leader of the dock
laborers' strike, says: "The London May
day meeting will be the biggest demon
stration ever seen. The Trades Council
that controls the London meetings also
governs Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester,
Dundee, Birmingham and other large
towns"
A bill has been introduced in the legis-
lature of New York to provide for the
collection of debt. The bill gives mer-
chants the right to demand of employers
10 per cent. of the wages of employees, to
apply on previous obligations. Labor
organizations protest against the meas
ure, because it makes no allowance for
sickness, disability or ill luck. The bill
is said to have come from the Retail
Grocers' association.
In the March number of The Tailor,
official organ of the Journeymen Tailors'
union, trade is reported "fair" in twen-
ty-seven towns and "dull' in eighty
nine.
The engineering industries of Great
Britain are in such fourishing condi-
ton as to cause scarcity of men, the
unions being unable to satisfy the re-
quirements of the employers.
Z. V. Powderly, in q series of articles
to The New York World, has made some
startling revelations concerning the con-
dition of the Pennsylvania coal miners
and the treatment they receive from the
owners and bosses. He openly charges
that the system of docking" is nothing
short of theft, and when considered i'm
connection with the low rates paid for
mining places the workmen in the posi-
ton of miserable slaves.
Mr.. Pyne, the distinguished Irishman,
is said to wear watch upon the face of
which is engraved the motto, Pay No
Rent" When tenant comes to him
complaining about some act of his land
lord, and asking for advice, Mr.. Pyne
says: Il cannot give you advice on that
subject, because Mr.. Balfour says that it
would be illegal, but can tell you the
time of day." Then he pulls out his
watch and shows it to the tenant.
1t is said that there are now 100000
men out of work in the United States
we know that there are $4,000 in San
Francisco alone, and steps are being
taken to get the secretary of war to pro-
vide them with rations.-California Ma
tionalist.
The English workingmen do things on
a large scale. A miners strike involv-
ing $4,000 men directly and 1000, 900
workers in affiliated industries is their
latest, and the strikers were victorious.
San Francisco is wrestling with the
problem of providing work
for an unusually large army of unem-
ployed. Congress has been asked to send
some of the surplus out there to feed
those who are in need; but that this APP
peal has any substantial backing is de-
MED. The number of unemployed is va
riously estimated from $1,000 TO 1000.
Twenty-seven firms, members of the
Freestone Contractors association of
New England, are advertising for jour-
neymen cutters to take the places of
their former employees, who are on
strike. They announce that their works
are closed against union men.
The Mississippi Farmers Alliance have
q mill for the manufacture of cotton
bagging mt Canton which is grand sue
cess. The plant is worth more than
$50, 0C0.
"The Industrial Senate" is the name of
an organization just formed in Trenton,
NJ. 1t is combination of local branches
Of the Knights of Labor and Farmers AL
lance.