The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Local labor unions in Ttlca, n. Y, IRE about
To form "A luton Label League.
A mlss-m-rung Of pantsmahrrs IL - be held at
ia cannon street Tomorrow evening
Tho first annual ball ot the Dry Goods Sales.
mems Association will take place on Jan. -
In the Lumber and coal trade on the purldc
coast s,ameu's wages have come down To So per
month.
Finy.nve local unions ~ the Journrymen brew
rrs National ruion have contributed size to
| the strike fund III the furniture workers ia cm-
Cinnln.
Carpenters Union No. 1876 has draped Its charter
! In mourning ~ honor the memory VI william
tow, who died from injuries Received by an ~
Ciirut while at work.
On "Wednesday Dee 20. Ma hInery Mould-rs'
Union 40. "a VIII hold "a special meeting To take
measures to reiry. it, unemployed members.
The Railroad Postal CLERKS Association has
elected the following Vthcers: resident William
ilabernor". ninth division; Vice President 4. W.
E'rtis, second division; Treasurer. J. T. Wallace.
sixth division.
In place OF I. J. lsssrtt. who declines to serve
Rhoady Ken"han viii represent the International
llurSrshoers Union at the Convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
Many meetings are being held In the Prnnsyl-
vania mining towns looking TO the reorganlh".
iion on the Miners and lahOrers AmaSamat ed
Association, which Was disDanded SIX years ago.
Thirty.six new members were gained by the Iar-
I lem branch Of the Notkmen's General lirneht
Union last month. The receipts amounted to
81, 40. 10 and !7IU.25 were dishursed.
The wages paid to the workingNomen In West
ern Andalusla are 50 low ,sometlmes 80 cents n
week. that the political parties VI spain have
agreed TO support measures which Will favor an
increase.
Local Assembly 3. 263, the Dry Dock Protective
As+Iniati"n's meetings are well attended and CON
siderable Interest Is manifested In III" proceedings
| One u the few local unions Of the Iron Mould
ers Union Of America whose members are opposed
| to the movement for permitting each union to fix
! it's own initiation fees is the Mouldcrs' Union In
| nil y, has Inal -
members working at The shop o. Contractor Brown.
on Yves, Twelfth street. mher. the pir"r,work
system is To he introduced that they viii be
| fined for working under thnt system
The headquarters Of Local Assembly pa X. Of
! l.. rIlst-rers has been removed To ITO Third
| avenue and the meeting might was changed from
| Tuesday To Wednesday. Tn" lirckhanilers nOn
| has also moved To no Third avenue.
| Ths hottest mines In the world are the Com
| stock. On the lower levels III" heat Is 50 great
| that the men cannot work over ten or fifteen
minutes at time. Every known means Of mit
eating the heat have been tried in vain lee
meifs before II hes the bDltoin ~ the shafts.
Calcutta India, has its own water works. makes
the mains. owns street railway, makes the rails
ufdCuur-s lamppUs'1. besides owning u carpenter
shop well supplied with tools.
No delegate will be sent to the Convention Of
the IrrkIlyrrs and Masons' International linton
bv several Of the local hrirklaNers unions. Some
Of them say they cannot AFFORD to pay the dele
gates expenses. while others, among them Union
No, :, do not consider 1t To be Necessary to hold
a convention.
Secretary e. A. Walker Of the boston branch
Of the Atlantic Sramrn's Union. reports that ship
ping masters in that city are stilI reducing wages
and that CAPTAINS bitterly complain Of getting
incompetent crews. Many captains Offering
To pay the difference in wages out Ct their own
pockets In order to pet union men.
since The first labor day pR"ade In Bos'tn Mas
the orsan1" d wage.earners Of that city have ap-
proNimat.ly reduced their hours Of labor 81. 600
per day, $40 900 week and ~. $40 900 hours an
nually. II is claimed that employment Is provided
for additional men In corresponding ratio with
the shortening of The day's work. II this claim
is accurate the reduction OF hours enforced In
Boston since lSs5-S6 will furnish see more men
I with employment In 1898 than given amOnnt or
labor eight years ago.