The evening world., 1894-05-12
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The number Of textile workers In this country
Is estimated at about 800. 900.
James Brogan is the newly elected Correspond
ing Secretary Of Iron Moulders' Union No. AZ.
A union OF bartenders has been formed at Utica,
N. Y. The city has about $50 bartenders.
The operative Plssterers' Society has given 800
to J. J. striking shoe workers.
Secretary Patrick Murphy, Of Dis,ric, Assembly
organize an assembly OF hatters.
Local Assembly 1853, X. OF L., yesterday in
dorsed the bill now before Congress by which 1t
is intended to raise the wages OF letter-carriers.
Local Assembly SEE. X. OF L., walters, has
elected Michael Kelly to succeed Hugh Sweeney.
who resigned the Office OF Secretary.
A Besf- Boners' Union has been organized In
Kansas city. Mo.
The union clerks at Nashville, Tenn. have or
ganized a hfe and drum corps.
The 'Longshoremen's National Union is now
about one year old, and 1t has thirty-two local
branches.
In Italy at It's last annual Convention, held in
Milan, resolved to Join the Socialist Labor party
in a body.
General Secretary Counahan, OF the United Asso-
citation OF Journey men Plumbers Cashiers, Steam
a tiers and ~Steamnttcrs' Helpers. is In Philadel.
phia, where he has succeeded in organizing local
Union No. 1923.
The Architectural Iron Workers Union has
agreed to assist the plumbers who are represented
In the Board OF Walking Delegates. Members In
arrears must settle within two weeks to avoid
suspension.
A general boycott has been ordered by the
Knights Of Labor upon all -four manufactured by
the Washburn Crosby Company, OF Minneapolis,
whose packers and nailers have been locked out
for being members OF the order.
This week Cienr- Makers Union No. 90 gained
twenty new members. The central body has re-
quested all members to whom private loans were
granted while they we're out OF employment to
reimburse the union at once.
The Hudson County Textile Workers Union en-
rolled thirty new members this week. The union
has been divided into three branches, composed OF
Americans and Eng~lishmer, Germans and Italians,
and the constitution will be printed In the Lam
guages OF these nationalities.
Within ten years, according to the United States
census, the value OF the entire product OF the silk
Industry has increased nearly 80 per cent, while
the amount realized by the manufacturers. In
creased from 6S TO II per cent. although the rate
OF pronts somewhat decreased and wages fell far
below the standard OF 1850.
The Tin and Sheet Iron Workers Union reports
that non-union men were discharged yesterday
from a Job on One Hundred and First street. be-
tween Park and Madison avenues.
Smith a McNells bakery is to be unionized by
Bakers Union No. SO with teh assistance OF the
Magnolia Assembly. X, OF l.. walters and hotel
employees.
Genera, President J. W. Mckinney, OF the
brotherhood OF Painters and Decorators has issued
from chicago. where their craft have been locked
out by a combination Of the bosses.
Henry wichert, Of bakers Union No. ! has
Trades Council; The Creden,ial Committee Ia
composed Of Delegates schmidt, Meis"i and BALL
The Council has r%eqn'sted Local Assembly $3.50
X. NJ L., brewers, to send delegates.
william Morten. well known as an organizer,
OF typographical Union No. IA, was stricken
down by ~apopleSy while working at Frank
bcrs Street Hospital,
The Convention Of tho Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trninmen will assemble
organization at present is Mrs. sophia j. Granger.
Miss Amy A. downing acts as Grand Secretary
Treasurer.
H. -. - er - q 4. .lNI. -lt,
ribbon weayers Of Paterson, n. J., decided yes
terday not TO hold another conference with the
msnItasturers The strike VII be continued,
$50 to the strike fund,
OF the $4,000 bookbinders In this country hardly
.;ooe are organized An snTrt to bring them into
coming twelve months by NJ. F. Quinn and R
F Downing. Organizers Of the International Broth
erhood Of EOOkhinders.
The building trades strike m the Jobs at Sixty.
Hrst street and Fith avenue against members
o. Plumbers Union Nc. ? has been settled, as
mental PlASterers' Union claims that non union
plsstersrs have been permitted to continue work.
ing
a reduction ~ hours. and they have resumed
work at nine hours a day. II IA conceded that the
hrld, as too, many non union men offered their
services to the bosses when the union men went
out.
Mrs ", r Hoy, opened the annual Convention
Locomotive Engineers in st, Paul, MINI, yester,
dav, Mis- W. \ Murdoch, President Of the AUX,
Hilary, said in her address that during the laSt
four years the organization had grown from six
charter members 10 ?,3E,
Journey men HorseshocrS' Union No. | has RAISED
its initiation fee 10 SO from July / The dele.
gates elected to represent the Union at the Con.
ycntion nf the Horse shuerr' National Organization
are 4. Ford, r KirWan and II Hamilton. They
will receive their Instructions at a special meet.
ing of the linton next Thursday evening.
arrangements are being made by the Intorna.
tioual Piano Makers Cnion for an excursion to
Long Island, the place not yet being selected.
It has been discovered that bogus tickets Tor a
picnic at Sullcr Harlem River Park have been
sold by irresponsible persons, the International
union having decided not TO have any picnic
this summer
At this weeks meeting % the central body of
the Journeymen Tailors' Protective and Beneyolent
union the Secretary was instructed to inquire Of
Cabinet Makers Union No. : II the sum advanced
to that organization during its strike for cish,
hours could now be repaid, Messrs. Grote
schiedel, ulrich, Mergardt, Halter, Rheis. Her
wig. stuhr. Gustafson. Welsh. IIRdqulst. Bur
E2rmeiSter, llonnc,t, Jordan and Elfstrom wer,
nominated for members OF the Picnic
The Social Democratic Party. OF Germany,
will not hold Its annual congress at Nuremberg.
as contemplated. because the Bayariln authorities