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

James Hsnihn has been appointed organizer by
Local Assembly $50. X. OF L.
Henry kretlow. General Organizer Of the Inter
national cigar. Makers Union. ia visiting cities in
Tennessee.
bakers Union No. 1 will elect new ofhcers next
Sunday. also delegates to the Baltimore Conven-
tlon.
Branch 3 OF the STREET Cleaners and Hostiers'
Protective and Benevolent Association has It's an.
nual picnic to-day at Lion Park.
Furniture Workers Union No. 81 has called a
special meeting Tor next Saturday to discuss the
question Of Independent political action.
a special Committee has been appointed by the
Culinary Trades Council to organize the walters
and bnrtenders employed at Buffalo BINS wild
West SHOW.
John A. johnson, J. a. Abrosast and Charles
Wicnmann Will represent Local Union No. 80 at
the coming Convention OF the Flint Glass Workers
Union Of America.
.iournc, men S~tone.Cutters' Union No 20 IL
mourning the loss Of Thomas Pagan, one OF its
most active members. who recently died OF con
sumption.
William Stevens has been elected a member OF
the Executive Hoard Of District Assembly 70 to
MI The vacancy caused by the resignation OF Rob
ert Dnlhy.
lent Union gained sixty new members during the
last four weeks, and eight were admitted by card
from unions In other cities.
The Chicago colored Knights OF Labor have
recently admitted large numbers Of new mem
hers to their 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 Union. The meeting took place at 1926
Bo~ery. and sam Gompors was the principal
speaker.
'Gcrmanla walters Association holds an aslta.
tion meeting tonight at III West Thirty.second
street for west aide waters. James s. Ball,
J. $. Steele, Henry weismann 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 bylaws,
h M Nna m 3 n cot rid Of aNaTnI
who tried TO Use the council for their own benefit.
The receipts for dues OF the Journeymen Tail
ors Union OF America last month amounted to
50 l5t53. and 32t3. 50 was loaned from local
unions. The expenditures were son 6b. The
balance in the treasury amounts to soi7,67.
1t is stated by the striking journeymcn brewers
Frank bert and Leibinser & oehm the hours d
labor have been increased to twelve and thir-
teen per day, 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 NJ that organization for Sept. ~,
when It Ia TO be decided whether or not to Join
the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners.
The newly. elected officers of Branch 2 Of the
S. Klein. Financial Secretary: II. Gleason,
Treasurer; NJ. scnoenteld. Walking Delegate.
In Omaha. Neb.. the Central Labor Union
proposes to organize military companies OF union
men TO do picket duty In cases of strikes and
otherwise protest the interests OF organized
labor Attorney John L. Webster has. rendered
fectly legal.
British stockholders Of St. Louis syndicate brew.
cries are grumhling at the depreciation Of the
value Of their stock. caused by the labor troubles
In st. Louis. and 1t Is expected that the man
ayers Will be called to account. The American
breweries of Busch and Lcmp have settled with
their workmen long ago. and they are doing well.
Cabinet. Makers Union No. ! has Endorsed the
circular Of the building Trades Conference. and
from June l the cabinet, makers are pledged not to
handle any imported decorations. The members
working at Ricgers's shop were instructed to in.
sist upon union vases. the boss having announced
that he wants to make n reduction. The assess
mcnt for the support OF unemployed members will
be continued.
Mrs. Leonora Barry, formerly General Organizer
OF Women for the knights Of Labor. who was in
retirement for the last few years. is again In the
field, a~gitating against child labor and In favor OF
woman's rights. At 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 Board
OF walking Delegates In discussing the admission
No, . were laid over for another week. and In the
mean time an effort is to be made to settle the
differences with the Progressive numbers Assoc
citation. The credentials OF the Lathcrs' Union
were rejected.
Investigations made by the imperial sanitary
authorities In Germany disclose the fact that In sew.
latlon OF factory workers the average grown indi.
vidual receives as nourishment AZ per cent. OF
potatoes. ~ per cent. OF rye bread. ii per cent. oil
sauer kraut, and only s per cent. Of meat.
Among the questions to be discussed by the
coming Convention Of the Journeymen Bakers and
Confcctioners' International Union are the anal.
gamation Of the Offices of General Secretary and
editor OF the offcial organ; reducing expenses and
salaries OF officers: regulating beneht funds; ap.
pointing organizers; organizing the large bread
factories Of New York and vicinity. and voting
upon the political programme Of the American
Federation Of Labor.
The divers formerly employed by the Dock De
partmcnt, but now out OF work on account OF the
new law, under which contracts for work costing
over 1850 are to be given to the lowest bidder,
organized a union at rs South street last night
The new organization will be known as the Div.
es and Tenders Protective Association. and tn,
officers are: David Tulloch. President: John Bun,
dick. Treasurer; Ogden Chaplin. Secretary: Robert
Russell, Doorkeeper, II was resolved to Agitat,
against the Importation OF cheap labor and for ar
increase Of wages.
After a heroic struggle. lasting thirteen weeks
the protected silk ribbon weavers have given uI
their night for decent wages, and they accepted tn,
price list proposed by their bosses. giving them
small increase. amounting to 2 and 8 per cent
OF the 900 men and women In this city and Pat
erson, y. j., the Union claims to have lost hui
300 members who resumed work without permission
from the organization. The strike was erminate C
in order to prevent the Union from going TO pieces
and the strikers say that they we're compelled tt
surrender to save themselves from starvation.
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Mrs. Buchlaut Seeks Divorce.
Chief Judge Clement. Of the City Court, Brook,