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

James IIani1n has been appointed organizer by
Local Assembly $40, X. Of l..
Henry Kretlow, General Organizer OF the Inter
national CigarAlakers Union. is visiting cities in
Tennessee.
Bakers Union No. l will elect new officers next
Sunday. also delegates to the Baltimore Conven-
tion.
Branch 3 OF the stret Cleaners and Hostiers'
Protective and Benevolent Assoc alton has Its an
nual picnic to-day at Lion Park
Furniture Workers Union No. 32 has called a
special meeting Tor next Saturday to discuss the
question OF independent political action.
special committee has been appointed by the
Culinary Trades Council to organize the walters
and hartenders employed at Buffalo Bilrs Wild
West Show.
Wienmann will represent Local Union No. SO at
the coming Convention Of the Flint Glass Workers
Union OF America
Journeymcn Stone Cutters Union No 22 ia
mourning the loss OF Thomas Fagan one of its
most active members who recently died OF
sumption.
William Stevens has been elected a member of
nll the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Rob
ert Dalby.
The Journeymen Tailors' Protective and Bcnevo-
last four weeks. and eight were admitted by card
from unions in other cities
The Chicago colorcd knights OF Labor have
recently admitted large numbers OF new mem
bers to their local assembly, which Is one OF the
largest labor organizations in that city.
1t was resolved by the newly organized Actors
Protective Association yesterday to Join the Cen
trnl Labor Union. The meeting took place at 325
llowery. and sam Gompors was the principal
speaker,
Germnnia Walters Association holds an agita-
tion meeting tonight at l47 West Thirty second
street for west side walters James s. Ball.
J. 8. Steele. Henry wesmann and others will
make speeches.
Delegates not actively working at their trade
have been debarred from the Building Trades
Council OF 81. Louis by recently adopted hy-llws
! This was done to get rid of several politicians
who tried TO use the council for their own benefit
| The receipts for dues OF tho Journeymcn Tail
ors Union Of America last month Amounted to
| ST, "a 90. aud s2t350 was loaned from local
unions. The expenditures were s40il.65. The
balance in the treasury amounts to '9l767
| II s stated by the striking journcymen brewers
! Of Brooklyn that in the brewcrics OF Grauer,
| frpnk lbert and LeihinRer Oehm the hours IL
| labor have been increased to twelve and thir-
teen ner dry, and that the men 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, %.
the United brotherhood of Carpenters and
JolnerS
The neMl: elected Officers Of Branch Of the
President NJ Goldberg Recording. Secretary
Treasurer; NJ. schoenteld, Walking Delegate.
In Omaha. Neh, the Central Labor Union
proposes to organize military companies Of union
men 10 do picket duty in cases Of strikes and
otherwise protest the interests Of organized
an opinion that such proceeding would be per
fertly legal
british stockholders OF st. Louis syndicate brew
cries are grumbng at the depreciation Of th'
value OF their stock, caused by the labor troubles
In St Louis. and II is expected that the man
hrcweres OF Busch and Lemp have settled win
their workmen long ago. and they are doing well
Cabinet Makers Union No. has indorsed tn
circular OF the building Trades Conference, an'
from June the cabinet makers nrc pledged not Il
handle any imported decorations. The member
working at Ricgerss shop were Instructed to in
sist upon union wages the boss having announce,
that he wants to make a reduction The assess
ment for the support OF unemployed members viii
be continued.
Mrs, L.onora Barry, formerly General Organize
Of Women for the Knights Of Labor. who was II
retirement for the last few years. is again In tn
neld, asitotlng against child labor and in favor o
ing speeches and organizing mixed local assem-
bles composed Of workingwomen in Indiana.
Nearly three hours were consumed by the Boar
of Walking DELEGATES In discussing the admission
ot two unions The credentials OF Plumbers rnIo
No were laid over for another week, and in tn
Tn mean tine an "GSr' % ls to be mad to settle tn
ciatlon. The credentials OF the l.athers' fnio
were rejected.
lnvestigations made by the imperial santtar
authorities in Germany disclose tho fact that In sew
ern provinces ot Prussia containing a large pOpu
lntion Of factory workers tn" average grown nli
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potatoes. 90 per cent Of rye bread II per cent.
saucr kraut and only per cent OF meat
Among the questions to he discussed by III
> coming Convention Of the lourneym"n bakers an
Confectioners' International Union are the anal
Ramation of tho Offices Of General Secretary an
editor Of the oficIal organ; reducing expenses an
salaries OF Of1ccrs; regulating benefit funds; NJ
pointing organizers organizing the large brea
factories Of New York and vicinity and vOtin
nron the political programme OF the America
Federation OF Labor.
The divers formerly employed by the Dock n,
partmcnt but now out Of work on account ot N
new law, under which contracts for work Costln
over $3.50 are to he given to the lowest bidder
organized union at I5 South street last nigh
crs and Tenders Protective Association and N
officers are: David TulloCh President. John Rur
( dick Treasurer; Ogden Chaplin, Secretary: Robe
Russell, Doorkeeper II resolved To agitn
againSt the importation Of cheap labor and for a
increase NJ wages
a After heroic struggle lasting thirteen week
the "prntectcd" silk ribbon weavers have given I
their nght for decent and they accepted Il
= price list proposed by their bosses giving them
!, Ot the 900 men and women In this city and IA
! NrSnn. y j. the Union claims to have lost hi
i 300 members who resumed work without permissiI
n from the orEarlIAton. The strike was terminate
" In order TO prevent the Union from going 70 piece
a. and the strikers sAy that they were compelled
! . surrender TO sAve themselves from starvation.