The evening world., 1893-07-08
FROM THE WORLD OF LABOR.

utlt va tlIol ANOs s'ls
Nearly every brass. worker In Erie.
Pa. is a member OF the local union OF
his trade.
Clothing Cutters Union No. will
have i,s annual picnic at IrOmmers
Park on Saturday, Aug. B.
Master Workman 7. II. quinn. OF, Dis
leave the order to become a lawyer.
Dennis OConnor has been elected
Correspording and Recording Secretary
Of l.. \. l0,Il. n. of L., foundry em-
ployees.
Ernewen's furniture workers in Ruf-
falo are on strike because their wages
have not been paid for the last four
weeks.
In Nashville. Tenn. the union plum
bers are out FOR. higher wages. and the
harness and saddle makers are resist
ing reduction.
Beerdrvers and Stablemen's Union
No. Al elects Michael Fox, President;
A. Eckcrer, Nice-Pres!dent; George
Nurnberger. Treasurer. A. Priesters-
bach, Secretary
The Union Hill Trainers Union has
elected VIM, Schlcmm, President; IL.
Kurz. vice-Pres!den;; j.. HslmberE Re
urCr: II. Heimrohl Doorkecpcr.
The Sanitary prosscrs' Protective Ma
tionai Association elected Thomas COL
clouRh, President. John Rafferty,, Vice
President: James Johnson, Recording
Secretary; Aaron Potts, Financial Sec
retary- Treasurer.
Charles o'Nenl has been elec:ed
President Of Journeymen Horse Singers
Union No / In lace Of Thompas Fitz-
patrick, who resigned, and Maurice
Murphy was made Assistant Sergeant
alarms.
For employing non-union, workmen on
the school houses OF Omaha, Neb., the
Omaha Board Of Education has been de-
nounced In sca;hlng resolutions by the
Building Trades Council OF that city.
hungarian coke drawers are on strike
10 cents per oven. Their places were
taken by Italians. Some of the strikers
have returned to their native country.
Local Assembly 1875, x OF L.. Mat
tress Makers. elects: James Hart, Mas
Foreman: J. p. Leach. Recording, Sec
rotary; Patrick Mckenzie. Financial Sec
retary: NJ. Harvey. Treasurer.
At General Secretary G. l.. Horns Of
hce the reeeip,s for dues Iir,, from local
Bakers and Confec-toners' 1nterna-
tonal Union amounted to $S4t 30, ands6,0l 10
was expended.
Timothy c. Keleher. for many years
Secretary, Of the Jersey cit CITY Granite mite
secured a position as conductor with
the Pullman Palace Car Company His
successor In the Office OF Secretary Is
David Donohue.
The following, officers, were elected by
Ribs, President; Peter Boyle, Vice
President; NJ Noonan. Treasurer: Peter
Wyman. Recording Secretary; William
Ersehauf FinanS,Sl sessretary; 'qhh Ea
ward Berry, Sergeant-atArms.
Federal Labor Union No. 36ss. 4. F.
of L., has elected: NJ. G. Farnham.
President; p. Riggs, Vice-President
William Austin. Secretary; c S; c,s,dn sGhmdl- y
+. Kennedy. Guardian: w: I. Scott,
delegate to the State Federation.
The officers elected by Bricklayers'
Union No. I are: James Cough, Presi-
James McManus, Financial Secretary
William II, Cochran; Corresponding Sec
retary; Daniel Sheehan. Recording sec
retary: NJ. Carroll. Treasurer; l Ken
ney and =. Baker. Guards; j. j. Dom
nelly, Walking Delegate.
Mr.. Powderly left this city for his
home in Scranton yesterday. and John
Devlin. of the General Executive Board,
of the Knights OF Labor, Will go West
ences between District Assemblies ~
and go in regard to the jurisdiction over
the men employed at the India wharf
Brewery had been amicably settled.
Bartenders' Union No. 10 says that
an uphill task. as many pr9prietors OF OF
barrooms and parks are totally opposed
to hiring union men. At the last reg.
the festival OF the Badenian Society
was tabled. as the festival Is to take
place at non-union park.
II. II. Grote, OF the Furniture w Work-
ers' Union of Cincinnati. telegraphed to
declared the lockout OFF. but will not
allow us to work unless we consent to
ten hours per day and only non-union
men to be employed. We are holding
out firmly for nine hours, 800 strong
The new Eight-Hour bill introduced
in the Legislature of New Zealand pro-
vides that the colony be divided Into
districts. under registrars, who will keep
roll Of the psSpe empoysd in fr.m sssh
nifty workers In any trade the regis.
trars must poll the entire trade. and
II the vote be favorable the law must
be enforced in that district.
At the factory Of Russell & Erwin,
New Britain, Conn. brassworkers struck
because the windows in their workroom
had been nailed down to prevent them
from talking to passers by. The strike
was lost because the men left their work
without consulting the other members
OF their organiza ton. as prescribed by
the rules of the Brassworkers' National
Trades Assembly.
Nine hours have been granted to the
machinlsts OF Boston In twenty-nine
shops. among them the National Sew
ing Machine Company Smith Carleton
Iron Works. Edison Electric Company.
Merrick Sewing Machine Company,
American Prolectile Company and West
End Street Railway Company. And
this was accomplished by a strike in
only one Of the shops.
A special convention of the United
lGarment-Workers. to discuss the demor-
allied condition OF that trade has been
called for by Local Union No. /, Bos-
! ton, but the general officers advise that
the convention be not called. as they
! believe that the efforts and money nee
| essary for holding n convention lust
now could be spent far more effectively
for purpose OF agitation and organiza-
/ tion.