The evening world., 1893-12-07
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

~ " hh Ttkultr meeting next week.
A Scandinavian branch Is about to be organized
by Furniture Workers Union No, 3.
Wages have again been reduced 10 per cent. on
narrow goods at %strange's silk mill In Paterson.
n, J.
For the benefit OF the labor press an entertain.
chinlsts' Progressive Union No. l..
TrSme,' went on strike Yesterday on a job at
oilers, who are fighting Goss, Edzell a Co.
Tho railroad switchmen In Omaha. Neb., have
organized a lodge OF the s%wltchmcn's Mutual Aid
Association. and named II after Jay Gould.
William G; Endicorer has been elected President
Of Federal Union No, $3.50. A. r. Of H.. Laihcrs.
The new Secretary is Thomas Stewart,
The differences OF the wood -carvers with Con
tractor Meinhardt have been. settled. as the men
employed by him have Joined the organization OF
their trade.
The Upholsterers' Union has tabled an invitation
TO send a delegate to the annual Convention OF the
New York Workinsmen's State Trade Assembly.
A lecture upon the care and abuse OF steam
boilers and economical firing will be delivered at
next weeks meeting of the Progressive Engineers
Association. OF Paterson. n. J.
A strike against the employment Of non-union
men has been ordered at the shop OF William Car
lin, Seventy-elghth street and Western boulevard,
by Journeymen Horseshoers' Union No. I.
Tho X. OF l.. and A. r. OF l.. Clothing Cutters
Committee OF Forty-two met at IS East Fourth
street last night and made the final arrangements
for their Indignation: which Will now go to the
different unions for their Endorsement.
Tomorrow evening General Master Workman
James X. Sovereign will visit the sessions OF Dis.
trict Assembly 1853 and Local Assemblies 1868 and
1883.
The man who was largely the cause OF dis
rnpting the movement OF the Kansas City BARRIERS
for the abolition OF Sunday work Is now In
D D1,sGn; Convicted Ts,r. Sns Of ;. tOI Is Gc.,I His name a, s. Is Th sn
'arlstocratic looking gentleman
Chief Ramsey. of the Telegraphers' Brotherhood,
has been indicated by the General Executive
Committee Of that organization from the charges
Of dishonesty and incompetency recently preferred
against him. The charges OF wire.cuttine during
the Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern strike
were also declared to be groundlcss.
Paul Briese has been elected trustee Of the
Architectural Iron Workers Union In place OF A.
Wolf. who leaves the city. The members OF the
union have been given a list Of names OF non.
union men who took the places OF strikers at
Contractor Buschmann,s shop. No one Is per-
mitted TO work on buildings where material pre-
pared by these men is being used.
The demands formulated by the Trades and
Labor Conference at Its meeting last night. which
Convention. will be: Abolition Of the Conspiracy
law home rule for cities; liability Of employers
for accidents, and legislation by the Initiative and
referendum system.
from the Journal of the knights Of Labor. The
new editor is John NJ. Schonfarber, late OF the
trict Assembly No. Il. The first number OF the
Journal edited by Mr.. schohfarber. will appear
tomorrow. and It will contain an address to the
members Of the order by General Master Work
man James X. Sovereign.
Clerks Union No. 2. Of Washington. composed
Of employees Of the leading shoe houses in that
are a~gitating for early closing and have already
induced a number Of the principal Arms to close
at 9 p. M; The shoot clerks Of the capital city
ganizations OF the District Of Columbia. and are
now represented In the District Federation OF
Labor.
Of Coopers' Union No. 2 are: Thomas McGrath.
President; J. F. CorriSan. Vice-president Dennis
TrSasaTsr: FF y. J, o ss4Issal'' receiver @,i,ie@ NfinaT;
L.ovett. Serseant-at-Arms; C. Mccarthy. F. white,
J. J. o.Neiii; = Francis J.. o,Conns,l: Executive
bingham, Trustees.
Topographic No; 10, Relleviiie:, Ill. nned one
Of It's members Hans sGhwar,; 50 cents for fall:
peslins to the General Executive Board Of the Ger.
man American Topographic, in this city. states that
he paraded with the unions In st. Louis, because
in Believiile politicians and non-union men were
riding and marching in the parade. The mattel
Is still being investigated.
Charters were granted by the United Broth.
erhood Of Carpenters and Joiners to new local
unions In Boston. Savannah, Detroit and Perry.
Oklahoma, last month. The receipts at General
Secretary r. J. McGutre's once were 81, 273. 10,
and IS. 6s1. Sc has been expended. among which was
81, 1853 for benefits. The balance on hand is about
s., 900. For the protective fund S,+6o was col
lected.
Delegates welsmann. Barr and Henry. OF the
Central Labor Union, had a conference last might
at Clarendon Hall with representatives OF the
NpiNNu vi eAa hN
Delegates OF Building Constructors, and there are
good reasons to believe that the differences between
the two Boards will soon be settled. The charges
OF conspiracy against the Ave members OF the
Board Of Walking Delegates will probably be with
drawn. and the Boards are to amalgamate.
New water-works are to be built In Kansas City,
Mo. and the authorities propose to raise the neces-
sary funds by the usual means OF issuing bonds.
hut the Industrial Council, the central body OF
organized labor in Kansas city, demands that
scrip be issued. redeemable In labor. and payment
to be guaranteed by the community, the work not
to he given to contractors, but to laborers to be
employed by the authorities direct.
President Perkins report that the receipts OF
the international CiGar-Makers' Union amounted
to 81, 473. so last month. while 81. 5000 YVES ex-
pended. Sixteen local unions are In arrears with
500 each. Charters were granted to new local
unions at Ogdensburg, n. Y, and Kingston, Ont.
The General Executive Board has dismissed an
appeal In the case OF Union No. 22s. which
claimed the privilege OF eScusing members from
paying dues and complying with union rules
while working for themselves.
The Building Trades Section OF the Central
Labor Union instructed its Secretary yesterday to
send a written protest to the Park Commissioners
and Mayor Giiroy against giving a contract OF
$40. 900 to the non-union hrm OF POTTER & Stymus
for furnishing carved wood work for the Metro
politan Museum OF Art. This action was taken
upon request Of the United. Wood Carvers, Asso-
citation. whose Walking Delegate. Jacob Bausch.
had also appealed to the Board of Walking Dele
gates. by whom committees were sent to the Com
missloners and to the Mayor.