The evening world., 1894-04-11
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Chicago building trades workmen are threatened
with general lockout.
The cigar-mAkers Of Il. otnig. SIG Fulton street.
Brooklyn. are on strike for higher wages,
Brass Workers Union No. / has adopted reso-
lutlons In favor OF woman suffrage.
Ten thousand Alabama miners Endorsed the
State ticket OF the Peoples party.
Mnchnsts Union No ~ will celebrate It's
third anniversary on Saturday. April IS,
A canvass OF the factories at Ansnnia, Conn,
shows business increasing and prospects good.
by a vote u rs to the Holyoke Central Labor
Union has decided In favor OF independent political
action.
rltty-nve new members were enrolled at the
the last regular meeting OF the suspender Max
ers' Union
The building trades workmcn In this city arc
agreed that In the near future there Will be no
more protracted strikes in their line OF business
James Smith. c. II. Yourell and Thomas
Tyrrell are the newly elected representatives Of
the Ornamental and Operative Plasterers' Society
In the Board OF Walking Delegates.
The initiation fee OF the Journeymen Plumbers
and Gas Filters Progressive Association has been
raised from 81 to IS. This week the organization
gained nve new members.
labor bureau OF Bakers Union No. IS. The other
candidates for the odce were Edward Nolte
Henry Mas and William staertzenbach.
Union shirt makers won strikes this week in the
shops Of contractors A. Eosenfeld. l55 Division
street Cohen Timon, 1874 Norfolk street: J.
Engel. Is Delaney street. and NJ Lischewsky. ~
The General Executive Council OF the American
Federation Of Labor has requested organized labor
to inlorsa Congressman MaGures blls for the I'm
provemcnt Of the condition OF American seamen.
Carmakcrs have been successful in their strike
for higher wages at the shops OF fechner nrothers
and Kaufman & Baker Their union gained about
800 members during the last few days.
Bricklayers Union No. II has decided that its
members must not take any sub-contracts without
tn" permission Of the General Executive Board
Henry Erhardt was elected member OF the Ar
bitratiOn Committee.
Branch 10 of the brotherhood of BoohbInders
elected; Walter Roche, President; W. r. Gubitz
Recording Secretary William Gansman. Finan-
oanlsn, Inspector: Michael Kelly. Guide; Charles
Finch. sergeant-at-Arms; j. r. Sheridan. Stalls
tcian.
The intelligent, honest laborng man is the
true American. II there must be any distinr-
lions made aside from that Of honest manhood
ssai2st meanness and knayery let it be that Of
based on wealth and Poverty should have no place
In this land OF equality. "-Tralnmen's Journal
Edward Hencklsr was reelected Secretary and
Charles Anders was made Financial Secretary Of
the tpholsterers Union last night. The now au-
ditors are Messrs. Serge Lehman and Heyn. A
motion to withdraw from the Central Labor Fed
form Joint Executive board with the other up
holsterers' unions in this city and vicinity.
y ciE1r. Maker, Union No IA elects: F. Bsrentz,
Recording Secretary; NJ Damp. Financial secre.
iary; G. Gnckert, Trustee; NJ. Goldsmith. @.
Rape. l.. Goldsten, Auditors: l.. PHO Sergeant
alarms. The Union has resolved to Join the
Culinary Trades Council At the next regular
meeting the question Of Independent political
bers were initiated this week.
Master Workman George McCaddn, Of n A.
-, X OF L.. T. n. Wakeman, OF The People q
party; Edward Hencklcr. OF the Central Labor
Federation: Charles Sntheran, OF the Socialist
Labor Party. and J; ouaey. Of the Manhattan
sngie-Tax Club, will meet at Union square to-
night as subcommittee Of the political confer
ence called by the Peoples party. TO consider
measures, means and ways for the coming cleo
ton campaign The sub-committces report will
be rendered to the conference on Monday, April l6
Matthew Mcguire. the knight Of Labor who
was elected Alderman in the Eighth Ward Of
Paterson y. J.. yesterday, as a candidate OF the
Socialist Labor party, was born on board an
emigrant ship in New York Harbor. which
his parents came from ireland. in 1880 He has
been In tho labor movement ever since 1872. when
he organized local branch NJ the Machinists and
Blacksmiths' Union in brooklyn. In 1850 he he
Of the charter members OF l.. A. l.6G2
by which the Central Labor Union and District
Assembly 40 organized. Mack is known
all the country as an earnest advocate Of
the rights OF the masses