The evening world., 1894-05-17
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

James Hannn has been appointed organizer by
Local Assembly 800. X Of l.
Henry Kretlow, General Organizer Of the Inter-
national Cigar Makers Union. is visiting cities In
Tennessee.
Bakers Union No l will elect new officers next
Sunday, also delegates to the Baltimore Conven-
tlou
Branch Of the STREET Cleaners and IIostlers'
Protective and benevolent Association has Its an
nual picnic to-day at Lion Park.
Furniture Workers Union No 30 has called a
special meeting for next Saturday to discuss the
question Of independent political action
| A special committe, has been appointed by the
Culinar, Trades Council to organize the walters
and bar"nders employed at buffalo Bilrs Wild
West show
John A. johnson. j. A. Abrogast and Charles
wicnmann viii represent Local Union No. SO at
| the coming Convention Of the Flint Glass Workers
| Union Of America.
| Jonrncymen Stone Cutters Union No % Is
mourning the loss of Thomas Fagan. one OF its
most active members. who recently died OF con-
| sumption
William Stevens has been elected a member OF
| the Executive board OF District Assembly 10 to
MI the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Rob
ert Dalby.
lent Union gained sixty new members during the
/ last four weeks. and eight were admitted by card
| from unions In other cities.
| The Chicago coiored Knights OF Labor have
| recently admitted large numbers OF new mein-
| bers to thei local assembly. which is one OF the
| largest labor organizations In that city.
II was resolved by the newly organized Actors
Protective Association yesterday TO Join the Cen
trail Labor Unicn The meeting took place at 325
Dowery and Sam Gompcrs was the principal
| speaker.
Germania walters Association holds an agitn-
| tion meeting tonight at l47 West Thirty-second
street for west side walters. James S. Ball
J. s Steele Henry Weismann and others will
make speeches
Delegates not actively working at their trade
| have been debarred from the Building Trades
Council Of St Louis by recently adopted bylaws
| This done rid OF several politicians
who tried to nse the council for their own benefit
The receipts for dues OF the Jonrneymen Tail
50. a.l545a. and so loaned from local
unions The expenditures were Aoll.65. The
balance in the treasury amounts to ssl767
1t is stated by the striking journeymen brewers
| Frank 1ber and Leibinger Oehm the hours Ot
labor have been increased to twelve and thir-
| teen per day and that the mon have also been
compelled to work on Sundays.
The General Executive Board OF the Inter
national Furniture Workers Union has called a
convention OF that organization for Sept. "a.
when it is to be decided whether or not to Join
| the United brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joincrs.
| United brotherhood of Tailors are; $. Wilke,
president; Goldberg Recording secrresry' cre.sry
en WnHnr psess,e
In Omaha. Neb.. the Central Labor Union
proposes to organize military companies OF union
men to do picket duty in cases OF strikes and
labor. Attorney John l.. Webster has rendered
an opinion that such proceeding would be per
fectly legal.
british stockholders Of st. Louis syndicate brew
cries are grumbling at the depreciation OF the
value OF their stock. caused by the labor troubles
In St Louis and It is expected that the man
ayers will be called to account The American
breweries Of Busch and Lemp have settled with
their workmen long ago, and they are doing we'll.
| Cabinet Makers Union No. has indorsed the
circular OF the building Trades Conference and
from June the cabinet makers are pledged not to
handle any imported decorations. The members
working at Riegers's shop were instructed to In,
sist upon union wages. the boss having announced
that he wants to make reduction. The assess,
ment for the support OF unemployed members will
be continued.
Mrs Leonora Barry. formerly General Organizer
OF Women for the knights OF Labor, who was ir
retirement for the last isw years, is again IN IN,
woman's rights Al present Mrs. Barry is max
ing speeches and organizing mixed local assem-
blcs composed OF workingwomen in Indiana.
Nearly three hours were consumed by the BoarC
OF Walking Delegates In discussing the admission
Of two unions The credentials of Plumbers tnior
No. 2 were laid over for another week. and in th'
mean time an effort Is to he made to settle th'
differences with the Progressive Plumbers Asso
Esiation. The credentials OF the Lathers Cnior
Twere rejected.
Investigations made by the imperial sanitar,
au orities in Germany disclose the fact that in sew
eral provinces Of Prussia containing large popu
| lation OF factory workers the average grown ind
vidua receives as nourtshment ~ per cent o.
pota toes. 20 per cent OF rye bread II per cent o
Among the questions to be discussed by th'
coming Convention Of the Journeymen Bakers ant
Confectioners' International Union the anal
gamatOn OF the Offices Of General Secretary ant
editor OF the otfcial organ; reducing expenses ant
salaries of officers; regulating benefit funds: ap
pointing organizers; organizing the large breat
factories Of New York and vicinity and votini
upon the political programme OF the American
Federation of Labor.
The divers formerly employed by the Dock De
partmcnt, but now out OF work account OF th'
new law, under which contracts for work costin,
over $3.50 to be given to the lowest bidder
organized union at 70 South street last night
The new organization will be known as the Div
ers and Tenders Protective Association. and III,
officers are: David Tuloch, President John Bun
dick Treasurer; Ogden Chaplin. Secretary; Rober
Russell. Doorkeeper. 1t was resolved to agitat'
against the Importation OF cheap labor and for al
increase OF wages.
After a heroic struggle. lasting thirteen weeks
the protected silk ribbon weavers have given M
their fght for decent wages, and they accepted th'
price list proposed by their BOSSES giving them
small increase. amounting to and per cent
OF the 3, 900 men and women In this city and Pat
erson, y. j., the Union claims to have lost bu
200 members who resumed work without permission
from the organization. The strike was terminate o.
In order to prevent the Union from going to pieces
and the strikers say that they were compelled L
surrender TO save themselves from starvation.
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