The evening world., 1893-11-29
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The Brooklyn Labor Lyceum will celebrate It's
eleNehth anniversary to. morrow evening.
The International Piano.Makers' Union has
adopted new by laws for its sick and death hene6t
funds.
The Brass Workers Trade Council has been dis.
solved, and the majority Of the sralla,ed unions
approved OF the action OF their delegates.
This week the Journeymen Plumbers and Gas.
htters Progressive Association enrolled seven new
members and the initiation fee was raised to IS
after Jan /.
Local Assembly ISIS. X. Of L.. painters. has re-
solved to legally prosecute any one Interfering
with us members or trying 10 deprive them OF
their Jobs.
The painting season ia about over. old Jack
Frost having given the order to suspend. opera
proverbial hay and sawdust on which painters
are said to feed in Winter time.
Boston coal handlers have asked unionists not
to receive coal or wood after S r. NJ. Transfers
are now working fourteen hours a day. and they
get from $40 to 3ll per week.
The newly elected oncer' o. the International
T ,ns o Union are $ w's,1sEi Record ord.
retsry N. Kohn. j. Essell. W. Wolf, $. Korne-
Itch. $. Feinmann. II. Keller. j. Baker. EXecu-
tive Committee.
The past Summer was one o, the hardest that
the members OF Iron Moulders' Union No. ll2 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 dispensing with Italian labor
ers. No less than 800 Italians have left New
castle within the past month for Italy.
James Il. Dillon. the newly elected President OF
the New York State Typographical Union. was
born In BROOKLYN. where he attended school and
learned his trade. He is one OF the organizers
OF Union No. 90, whose treasurer he has been
twice: at present he Ia It's delegate to the Brook
Ign Central Labor Union.
The A~malFamated Brass.Work.rs' Union was
requested last night BY a committee from the
Central Labor Federation to rejoin that boiy.
The committed was told that a motion to that
effect could only he discussed at a meeting
specially called for that purpose.
' nricklayers' Unions Nos. I and I will hold sre.
cial meetings tonight to nominate delegates for
nominated by Bricklayers' Union No. u on Fri.
day. Dec. l.
upholstsrers' Union No. 90 has voted for @.
NJ. Guntner as delegate Of the International Fur
American Federation OF Labor. Messrs. Laux.
Heneklsr and schrank were elected delegates to
the Central Labor Federation.
Nearly all the carpenters unions NJ the country
are conducting weekly or semi-monthly meetings
Good speakers are always In attendance and much
good has resulted therefrom, A gradual increase
In membership is noticeable. The subjects dis
cussed are OF a political and economic nature.
w W. Ersin. the st. Paul lawyer who de-
Tended the Homestead strikers, has received a
unique souvenir from his Homestead friends. II
is on. Of the guns captured from the Pinkertons
at the time Of the invasion. He has II hung UP
In a conspicuous place in his ofloe, and POINTS to
II ~ a hiiHb VI hs tItaN'SN = wv
The establishment Of a shirt factory In the
Massachusetts State Prison ana the controversy
between the brewery organizations Of Boston
were the PRINCIPAL tonics n discussion at the
meeting NJ the Massachusetts knights of Labor
Alliance Sunday morning. The employment Of con
Wet labor to the detriment of citizens and tax.
PAYERS was denounced, and a committc vas ap.
pointed to investigate the proposed shirt factory
matter and report, at the next meeting.
Some months ago q committee representing III.
Utica Trades Assembly submitted IN Corporation
Counsel Perry an opinion by Col. Hart. a we'll
known New York lawyer. on me right OF the Com
mon Council to place q nin~-hour clause In con
tracts for citv work. Col. Harris opinion was ir
direct opposition to one rendered bv Mr. Perry II
a meeting Of the Utica Common Council m TIL
same subject. and which prevented the Council
from carrying out the wishes Of the wage earn
ers. Mr.. Perry agreed to look the opinion over
carefully and inform the Committee OF the con
clusion he arrived at. but he has not yet done 30
Invitations to attend an entertainment for the
benefit q. Emma Goldman have been accepted
by the Marhinists' Progressive Union and the
Rookh'nders' Advance Association. Branch I. 81
tho SILK Ribbon Viewers Union, took tickets
for the entertainment. hut notified the Committee
~ arrangements thst thew must not think that
nv helping Miss Goldman n" silk ribbon veaver'
desire IN show their svmpathies for the Anarchis'
tic Sortrinee rreached nv that lady