The evening world., 1894-03-16
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.

'ltHT-N1Hhtrh mon NO. . tHTOlleu tnlTttFH
new members this week.
Alfred Fuhrnnnn. once n very active labor hsi-
tator In San Francisco. has become a lawyer.
There are about 10 900 unemployed building
trades workmen In sydney.
John II. MIchaelson has been elected President
Of Carpenters Union No. i27. The new Secretary
Is Charles Ryder.
Ciear-makers' unions In Philadelphia propose
TO amalgamate In order to reduce expenses and
increase benefits,
The Hudson County Textile Workers Union
gained thirty new members this week, making a
total Of ls9.
Bakers Union No. II yesterday proclaimed a
boycott against loss Baker Henry Sitter. at New
Haven. Conn.
A new Walking Delegate is to be elected next
Tuesday evening by the HeXagon Labor Club. X.
OF L., tile layers helpers.
For the benent Of the United Garment Trades an
entertainment viii be given at the ITALIA Theatre
on Tuesday evening. April ..
The Food Producers Section Of the Central Labor
Federation Is to be organized at the Labor ny
csum. Ga East Fourth street. this evening.
Walking Delegate Baumsnn organized a machine
wood workers. shop this week. and he expects to
be successful In another In the next few days.
The furniture workers Of Utica, n. Y. are out
with a circular calling upon the members OF
other local unions TO unite In political action at
the ballot box.
Anthony Funke. Of College Point. granted the
demands OF his striking silk weavers Yesterday;
while Erbkine a. Co, Of Norwich, Conn. offered
an increase OF 90 per cent, which was rejected.
Upon request Of President Perkins. OF the Cigar
Makers International tniCn. tho local unions
throughout the country are sending protests 10
Washington against the increase OF the TAX upon
tobacco.
while there are thousands Of unemployed In
Australasia bishop Weber has been addressing the
members OF the Royal Colonial Institute In Lon
don on the necessity OF sending out more i'm
migrants.
The Social Issue is the subject OF a lecture
TO be delivered by NJ. Il. Leverson. NJ. b.. unier
the auspices OF Local Assembly $500, X, OF L..
at Webster Hall, one Hundred and Fortieth street
and Third avenue, this evening.
go far about 80, 900 signatures have been secured
for the petition on behalf OF the unemployed. On
March 25 the lists Will be closed and the petition
Is TO he forwarded TO Albany In case DO, Ooo sigma
lures have been collected.
s,ererS' Union No. l last night II was reported
that the men who took the places of strikers at
the shop OF the National Parlor Furniture Com
pany have left and Joined the Union.
The Seamen's Union. Of New South Wales, II
getting square with vessel owners for boyco''int
rs members, The feamcn are boyro,tlnE TIL
owners are interested, and with good effect.
Henry KretIow. general organizer and labor
AEitator for the International cigar Makers Union
In In Lancaster. Pa, trying TO boom the organiZa'
ton In that stronghold OF cheap and had cigars
Mr., KIetlu~ takes an enthusiastic view. predict
lng "a general advance for better conditions In hi
trade before the Summer is half over.
THE Sonth American donkeys when attacked b,
their enemies put their heads together and turn
their heels to the enemy. Ihis 10 nnlOhlsm
When the waga-wurkers do not organize they turi
,h'r heads to the bosses and kick the stun
ing out Of each oiher-this Is folly, and display
less wisdom than the donkey. Sam Gompers.
boiler Makers Union No. 20 has Installed tn
following new officers John Gelshner. President
J.. CarmichOn, Vice President J, Brooks
E Eis, s.ef,,.f sssr' SSiiip malr, M"l"' SsTn..p %a%Tn
Secretary; 4. Duny, Inspector; NJ NJ, Hart
Treasurer J. o'IIearne, Assistant secrc,ary; J
o'NtIl. NJ GarIvin. Guards 7, o'Rourke. d
Lang, Trustees,
Iohr 4. Elliott. General Secretary OF tn
brotherhood ut Painters and Decorators. report
that work in his trade Is duh In Buffalo. N. Y.
Alton. III Richmond, Va, San Francisco, Cal,
Boston, Mass Taunton, Mass. baltimore. Nd.
New Haven, Conn Chicago, H., Reading, Pa.
Davenport, In indianapolis. Ind. ~lrooklyn. y
1885, 10 was expended.
The General Executive Board of the Journeyme
Brewers National Union has approved tn
contracts made with the bosses in this city
IS. "a. so and Gg. A boycott was ordered agains
q brewery at Auburn, y. Y, for refusing to rec
osnize the organization. To enforce a boycott
In Philadelphia $500 was appropriated. Tn
to S6S5. ~. For the loCk,d-Out men In st. Loui
81. ZIG, 80 has been collected,
The trouble between the Progress Association
steamntters' Helpers and the Enterprise AFsocla
both ore" %nlEatons met In Clarendon Hall las
Sunday d drew up a list Of propositions whic
was suhn ted at the meetings Of both organi1i
Association will instruct all HELPERS whom the
have enrolled IN their organization TO attend
meeting Of a committee which was appointed at
meeting OF the Progress Association to rctur
their blue card and receive the regular red car
~ the Progress Association. The above committe
having in charge tho issuance OF the red cnrI
viii meet in Clarendon Hall this evening :