The evening world., 1894-05-02
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

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street. Newark, N j., this evening,
The olt{ Of Richmond. Ind, saved snot, 900 In
one year ~ operating a gas plant.
Boiler. Makers Union No. 4 reports q large In.
crease In membership.
ca. F'fsesn strike, were won by the Cloth, Hat and
Ssp nakeru Union In the last three months.
.Ths Plumbers Union OF Minnespol,. h.. A.
o'oed not to admit any apprentices this year.
Rev. Dr. D. H. Carroll is the prlncipal opoo-
nsns 70 the eill By which child labor is TO be re-
Isaac Prouty a Co. OF Spencer. Mass, who
locked out their shoe workers more than nye
months ago. have gone into bankruptcy.
me Sydney seamen's Union has revived the rule
sompel,ns eaeh vessel In port to send one or two
REPRESENTATIVES, TO attend the union meetings.
Vessel owners and lake seamsn will bencefor,b
aroltrste their differences. The owners have
aereed 10 employ none but members Of the Lake
seamen's Union.
The city employees OF Omaha, Neb., have or.
ganlzed a union. which is chartered by The
American Federation Of Labor.
Cabinet-Mak.rs' Union No. 8 has voted for
soOoaiyn as the place where to hold the next
ers' Union. WORK
Inc new constitution adopted by the elders
Union goes Into effect on June l. The Union
mas sui a large number OF members out OF
Walking Delegate Nelson. OF Local Assem-.
ply w. X. OF L.. trainers. says that busl.
ness IL improving. yet there are still a great
ea@ehS ~ bcNuEe 1ODh
New Zealand absorbed 10, 900 imm,srant. Las,
year All are employed. Wages are higher
tnan anywhere else, and the country In pros.
porous because 1t has a Labor Congress.
Board Of the International Furniture Worsers.
Unions, Is travelling through the Middle states
visiting local unions and organizing new ones.
ine Government OF New South Wales has made
a eohtract with the Railroad Tie Cutters Union
TO supply ties for the fiscal year. The Union nm.
derbid the contractors "
James Hanlon, Secretary OF the Nationa, Rr,,h.
potters u VIZ Upera,iVe potters, says that, of the 1. 400
tpTNo,neIs VINO went out on strike against a reduc-
.ion OF wages four months ago only about twenty
nave deserted the cause. "'"''
,,Ss Makers Uni n No. 1H granted the blue
snop permission was granted to strike Tor higher
wages Nine new meT1bers signed the roll.
Inc annual Convention Of the International As
natl U Oh Machlnists VIII assemble in Cincin-
me convention OF the International I'M
Union meets in Chicago.
According to the reports received by ]. C.. XII.
OF Iron and Steel Workers, the IRON and Steel
trade is still suffering from the general depres.
ment. '"p'o'e
At the public debate upon the question
Are Labor ORGANIZATIONS a Danger to the Public
Weitsrey, which will take place at the hall OF
Oxford street, Brooklyn, tomorrow evening, George
Elliott Will speak in the Affirmative and William
Se'O III Liz negative.
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick. head Of the firm OF ].
Fitzpatrick 4 Co.. glass dealers. in this CITY,
who Just returned from a tour through Europe,
says; II found the glass trade In Belgium, France,
tion. The European manufacturers are anxious
~ awaiting the outcome of the tariff legislation
In the United States
John Burns will moi come to this country at
present. To the Invita-. m rendered him by the
American Federation Of L. Dor he replied that he
Is too busy to leave England.
The strike Of the lithosraph feeders and
tenders was settled yesterday. the men having
voted to submit to a reduction OF 10 per cent.
Of their wages. More than 100 Of them have lost
from other cities. The strikers have Organized A
union which meets at ATS Pearl street, and they
expect to Join the Central Labor Federation.
BENJAMIN Dore. a prominent shoe manufacturer
at Lynn, Mass. has offered his capital and ma
chinery to the Knights Of Labor working for him. to
be purchased by the members at 81 subscriptions,
and part from the treasury OF their Assembly, the
owner to retain some shares and then to ruin the
business as a cooperative concern. The Assembly
Is Investigating the proposition.
District Assembly No. 40, Knights of Labor. has
srransed for a public mass-meeting at Union
Square: on Saturday evening, June .. The pur-
pose q the meeting is to demand the building OF
to be owned and operated by the municipality.
General Master Workman Sovereign has promised
are: Terrence v. Powderiy. Daniel De Leon
NAL.
master workman Cnarles f.. Bechtold, OF the
Journeymen Brewers National Trade District,
X. OF L.. has arrived In this city from st. Louis,
to look into matters connected with the strike
In Brooklyn. and also to initiate the local Assem-.
blies into the newly formed National Assembly.
The latter has adopted an oficial label which IL
to be placed on all barrels containing beer brewed
by Knights OF Labor. The label is also TO be
registered as a trademark.
Brtck-handlers are still having trouble with
building-material dealers. who refuse to recoe-
nize their Union. A special committee Of the
Board OF Walking Delegates will endeayor to
assist the brick handlers.
The Workmen's Furniture Insurance Associa.
tion has at present s,os7 members. The re-
ceipts during the last six months were So. Ill. 70
and 11.53s.67 was expended. leaving n balance
OF s32. ib4. 90. These officers were elected last
night: Gus Dressler. Bookkeeper; Fl. Rieth.
Comptroller; L.. Krause. Recording Secretary
+. Neldhardt, Trustee; L. Thiel, c. Knapp, c.
A. BOIL. q. Liethe. c.. Leibholz. C. Clock, II.
Ziether. J. Grubitzer. R. Kern. Board Of Ap.
peals.