The evening world., 1893-12-20
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

A cooperative brick yard has been established
by union bricklayers In Nashville. Tenn.
Peter Earl and william sprean represent the
Progressive Association of Stationary Engineers
In the Passaic County Trades Assembly. O
Brooklyn granite cutters charge that non union
men are employed by T. pittbladdo. ]. sharkey
and other firms near Greenwood Cemetery.
New sections composed OF Poles have recently
been organized In Brooklyn and Newark by the
Polish branch OF the Socialist section in this
city.
President: r. Granner, Vice-Presldent A. J. Bar
row. Secretary; +. Burton, Treasurer; C.. 0ss-
mann. Sergeant-at-Arms.
Prot; Daniel De Leon viii speak upon the new
Local Assembly sss. Elizabeth, N. ].
The Piano-Tuners' Union has raised Its inltia-
tion fee to S.. The new officers are; o. @. Hill,
President: NJ. Smith,. Vice President: ". =. Free
man. Secretary; Charles Roll. Treasurer.
Masters wages have been reduced from SIS to
SO per week. at Van Vliet's malt-house In New
ark, N. J. About twenty-five men struck. and
their places were filled by non-union men.
Walking Delegate Edward Mclaughlin, Of Local
not a candidate for re-.iecition. and that he viii
his assembly.
From all shops under tn. Jurisdiction of Ma.
chinists' Progressive Union No. II. 10 reported
that wages are being reduced. and that men are
compelled to tend to more than one machine at
one time.
~ w " tHt ohlun an
Paris, France, was sued for $50 damages on &C.
count Of q boycott circular issued by the Union
but the court decided in his favor. The case was
dismissed.
From Jan. 1 the sick benefit for members of the
G~erman-Amertcan Topographic will be IS per
week. and to unemployed members an aggregate OF
$50 will be paid for fve consecutive weeks, but
not more than $50 per annum.
European statistics state that there are not less
than 20. 900. 900 women working In the industries OF
Europe, of whom there are about 3. 900. 900 In Ger
many, 4.750, 900 In England, 4, $50. 900 In France.
$500. 900 in Austria and 1900. 900 in Italy.
An invitation from the Trades and Labor Con-
mands to be submitted to the state Constitutional
Convention was tabled yesterday by the Central
Committee Of the New York Section Of the So
cialist Labor party.
Tomorrow evening new officers are to be elected
by Horseshoers' Union No. s. For having worked
S No. J ! han s.p pen,Sni s%o s ~ 4. h memssrs. Nat uolSl
Delegate McEnany will install the new ofnceu oil
Union No. 1 on Monday evening. Jan. 8.
trio Company's works in Paterson. N. j.. are OF
strike for an advance OF wages from N.75 to 81
Pc. day: u The ;, sups .a,. nd ssy ,so he o sss get c,,,s a,
Carpenters' Union No. s2s has elected Henri,
Dennison, President; Oscar zabriskie. vice-Pre,i,
dent; Samuel Masws,l; Recording Secretary; T: E
Treasurer; NJ. Wuerken. Conductor; d. Henion.
Warden; Sam Page. J. /. Fox. s. Garrison. Trus.
Auditors.
Journeymen Plumbers Union No. 2 elects: Johr
o'Neill; President; Patrick hawless; yioe.Presi,
Frank McNamara, Recording Secretary; Bernard
spears and John McMenamy. sentries: William
o'Keefe. stat!stieian; Patrick Lawles,. WALKING
McBayne. Melhan. Conference
E. c. Coekey, J, F. Pagan. j. r. shorey. T. Z.
Fleming. John Riley, n. J: o,Lesry and T; A.
netic Club, which is composed OF operators en-
ployed by the Western Union Telegraph Company.
The Committee is busy making arrangements for
| the annual dinner OF the CLUB, which Is to take
place some time In January.
Electrical Workers Union No. . has settled
its differences with the Brooklyn Electric Equip.
ment Company. who now will employ members Of
that union. In consequence, OF 4 disagreement
with the National Brotherhood Of Electrical
Union No. 3 wanted to organize in separate
branches, No. 8 has decided to withdraw from the
new National body Of Inside workers.
The General Executive Board OF the Journey
men Taiiors' Union Of America s reports that diff
ferenees between local unions and employers pre-
vail at Bloomington. Ill. Tacoma, Wash. Youngs'
town. o.. Salt Lake City. Utah; Huntington. Ind.
Hot Springs. Ark. Leavenworth. Kan. Quincy
ton. Ia; steubenviiie. O.. and Colorado Springs
Col. The receipts at the general once last month
,Nn , ~, Sss o M hs snS . mo TSSt 70 ~ sa7 e AZ 'n'
A delegation from the International Cisar-Mak.
ers' Union, now investigating the Printing Dis
trict' in New York. hnd. that In only one out Of
ten "a, sa!'g THao ana Ies.spr tInion ,ref"eI,ea 'y member sr
sold. Saloon-kecpers say that such q thing as de
manding union-made cigars is scarcely heard o
Typographical Union will be surprised to learr
that they have been patronizing saloons and res
taursnts whose owners not only absolutely refus,
to sell blue-label cigars, but snub q committe,
from the Cigar-Makers' Union which waits upoI
them. In the face OF the fact that cigarmakert
are among the most consistent OF all members O
labor organizations In demanding union mad,
goods, this condition Of AFFAIRS is. to say the least
diBcouraging.
BE not deceived by lmltators- 1888 broadway. =.