The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-29
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The brooklyn Labor Lyceum will celebrate its
eleventh anniversary tomorrow evening.
The International Piano Makers Union Aas
adopted new bylaws for It's sick and death benefit
funds
The Brass Workers Trade Council has been dis
solved and the majority Of the snhliated unions
approved OF the action OF their delegates.
This week the Journeymen Plumbers and Gas
filters Progressive Association enrolled seven new
members and the initiation fee was raised to IS
after Jan l.
Local Assembly, 2,sss X. Of L.. painters has re-
solved TO legally prosecute any ono interfering
with It's members or trying to deprive them Of
their Jobs
The painting season Is about over old Jack
tons and the boys now looking Tor the
rroverhal hay and sawdust on which painters
are said TO feed In Winter time.
boston coal handlers have asked unioniss not
"a receive coal wood after =. NJ. Transfers
are now working fourteen hours q day and they
get from $40 to Sli per week
=. The newly elected Officers Of The InterIslon1l
ns AroS.on Fnsnc. sea
rean NJ. Kohr. j. Essell w. Wolf s Korne.
Itch. $. Fenmann H. Keller. j. Baker. ESecu-
tive Committee.
The past Summer was one Of the hardest that
the members OF on-Moulders Union No. lie have
experienced, but according to reports from all
over they have Jared as well or better
than most unions OF the country.
At Newcastle. Pa. the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Railroad the Etna and Rosena Furnaces and other
establishments are dIspensng with Italian labor
No less than 200 Italians have left New
castle within the past month for Italy.
James r. Dillon the newly elected President o
the New York state typographical Union, was
learned his trade. lie is one OF the organizers
Of Union No. ss. whose treasurer he has been
twice az present he is its delegate to the Brook
Ign Central Labor Union.
The Amalgamsted Brass Workers Union was
requested last night hy committee from the
Central Labor Federation to rejop that body.
effect could only he discussed at meeting
specially called for that purpose.
I}ricklayers' Unions Nos. and will hold spe-
cial meetings tonight to nominate delegates for
the international Convention. Onhcers will be
nominated by Brcklayers' Union No. a on Fri
day Dec. l.
upholsterers' Union No 90 has voted for G.
Gnntner as delegate OF the International Fur
American Federation OF Labor. Messrs LauN.
lienckler and Schrank were elected delegates &c
the Central Labor Federation
Nearly nil the carpenters unions ~ the country
are conducting weekly or scmi-monthly meetings
Good speakers are always in attendance and muct
good has resulted theretrom. gradual increase
In membership Is noticeable. The subjects dis
cussed are OF a political and economic nature.
W. W. Erwin. the st. Paul LAWYER who de-
Tended the Homestead strikers. has received q
unique souvenir from his Homestead friends. II
is one OF the guns captured from the Pinkerton'
IT the time Of the invasion. He has II hung W
in conspicuous place in his ONCE, and points tc
The establishment. OF a shirt factory In the
Massachusetts State Prison and the controversy
between the brewery organizations Of Boston
were the principal topics OF discussion at tbs
meeting NJ the Massachusetts Knights of Labor
Alliance Sunday morning. The employment OF con
Wet labor TO the detrimeut OF citizens and tax
PAYERS was denounced. and n COMMITTEES ap
pointed to invest gate the proposed shirt factor,
matter and report at the next meeting.
Some months ago a committee representing I'M
Utica Trades Assembly submitted to Corporation
Counsel Perry an opinion by Col. Hart, a we'll
known New York lawyer. on the right OF the Com
mon Council to place a nine-hour clause In con
tracts for city work. Col. Hart's opinion was II
direct opposition 10 one rendered nv Mr.. Perry IL
a meeting OF the Utica Common Council on th'
same subject and which prevented the Council
! from carrying out the wishes OF the wage earn
Mr.. Perry agreed to look the opinion owe
carefully and inform the Committee nf the con
clusion he arrived at. but he has not yet done so
Invitations to attend an entertainment for tn
bpnef. OF Emma Goldman have beea accepted
by the Machinlsts Progressive Union and tn
Dookbndsrs Advance Association Branch / o
the silk Ribbon Viewers Union took ticket
for the enterta nmeut. but notified the COMMITTEE
~ Arrangements that they must not think tina
Nv helping Miss Goldman the silk ribbon weaver
desire to show their svmrathies for the Anarchis
| IL preached by that lady,