The evening world., 1893-05-20
FROM The WORLD OF LABOR.

Union painters in Auburn, y. Y. have
raised their wages in all shops from
2.25 to $3.50 for nine hours.
Proprietors OF several large shoe stores
In St. Louis have signed an agreement
with the Retail Clerks Association to
close Mt $50 y. NJ
At to-night's meeting of Piano Max ,rs'
Lodge No, T. the Delegates to the Grand
Lodge will render their annual report.
l.nborers' Union No. will fine any
ers' Union No. next Monday.
Next Wednesday the Architectural
Iron-W Workers' Progressive, Union viii
consider the proposition of establishing
n sick benefit fund
Boss bakers of Buffalo, whose work.
men are on strike, have come to New
York TO engage non-union men.
Branch No. u, GreenP.Sint; Of the
q. Muench. Recording and Financial
Secretary; X. Richers and j. Juchem,
Auditors.
The two members who caused the
working for less than union rates. have
been expelled by Cabinet-Make Union
No. g.
Meltzer & Brothers brewery has been
mnfonized by Engineers Union No. ].
TO the German Social Democracy's cam
paign fund the Union contributed $40.
Henceforth the editor OF the official
organ of the order of Railway Teleg-
raphers will be elected instead OF be-
Ing appointed by the general officers, ms
decided by the Convention in Toronto
yesterday.
Arbitrary rules. introduced by Supt.
George Meigs have caused n strike at
Spenccr's factory of optical Instruments.
City.
The deaths are announced of Brothers
Patrick j. Driscol. of l.. A. 2,,l2. and
Patrick Gately, OF l.. A. 7,l65. knights
rrnS Sf haSoT Of New T i9rs Isy hooRSn Rnd OF Sister
Walking Delegate Hecht succeeded ir
collecting $SiS.25 this week from proprie.
tors of houses whose framing contrac.
tors disappeared without paying wages
due to members OF the New York Fran
ers Union.
A loan OF 800 has been granted to the
local union OF tailors at Erie, Pa. b,
che Journeymen Tailors' Union of Amer
lea. to help them in then, tight agains
their organization
! Electrical Union No. has set aside
the second and fourth Thursdays OF tn.
month to hear lectures and instructions
place every Thursday evening at Claren
don Hall.
! Charles Sotheran, of Local Assembl,
l,56S, *. of T.. is announced to speal
upon me subl'Ct OF american social
ism Should Have no Limitations" be
fore the American Branch OF the So
cialist Labor party, n; Union square
tomorrow evening
The General Executive BOARD OF III,
International Typographical Union ha.
decided that a member discharged from
the press-room for incompetency coul,
not be given extras, or cases, over 'h'
heads OF subs who had acquired stand
ing under the priority law.
tural colony, Incorporated In 1851, con
trolls 1900 acres in California and ha
property to the amount Of s3i7,OD. TIL
concern. which started on 81 for eacl
member, now runs the second lar6cs
vineyard in California.
Secretary John h. Lennon has eau
toned all union tailors to keep ava,
from the shop OF 4. Lewis, Is, Madison
street. Chicago, who is said TO make
speciality OF doing work for any part o
, the country during strikes. and work
system.
cigar makers, printers, garment
workers. .shoemakers and hatt ters are nov
represented in the Union Label Confer
ence'of Brooklyn. They chose the Labo
Lyceum for their headquarters, AT III
next meeting. which is TO take place o
May 81, delegates OF the Bakers an
Tailors Unions are expected to hand 1
their credentials.
To prevent wild and foolish legisla
tion at labor conventions. unions shoul
instruct their delegates what to vote 10
and what policy to follow, and, be
sides, the referendum should be adopte
by every union In the movement. Wit
the referendum, they will he safe agains
all schemers and self-seekers.