Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-24
trade assemblies throughout New Jsr-

The Nebraska supreme court has de-
clded the eight-hour labor law uncon-
stltutional.
Three thousand union garment maxi
ers OF New York secured a Saturday
half holiday.
New cooperative associations have
been formed at Omaha, San Diego and
Marshall. Mo.
New York Central labor organlza-
lions have not yet succeeded in get
ting together.
Operations are being generally re-
sumed at the iron mines In the Lake
Superior region.
There are more iron safes made in
clrcinr att than in all the cities OF the
Union combined.
ganlzed a union. which was chartered
by the A. F. OF L.
The nine central labor bodies OF New
York have not been able to agree on
any plan for unity of action.
After stormy session the boot
blacks OF Chicago formed union and
elected Jefferson King president.
The Laborers union in New York
City is divided into English, German
and Italian speaking branches.
The shops in Altoona, Pa, of the
Pennsylvania railroad company. have
been opened for work on full time.
Reuben Hadheld. labor organizer of
Akron, Ohio. calls for volunteers with
$3.50 capital each to start u cooperative
colony.
The knights Of Labor and American
Railway Union have affiliated and Will
unite in all movements" for the eleya-
tlon of laborers.
The union wages for laborers on
buildings in New York City IL thirty
cents an hour. eight hours to oonsti-
tute days work,
The locomotive engineers convention
Endorsed the cigarmakers' blue label.
and pledged the patronage of Its MEM
bers to union-made cigars.
George e. McNeill "the father OF
the eght-hour movement" though nd-
vonced in years. Is stlll doing good
work for the cause OF labor.
Coxey has been invited by the
Knights of Labor and all the other In
dustrial bodies OF Minneapolis and st.
Paul to speak at the former city on
July I.
Charity is necessity to prevent nc
tual starvation among the luboriug
people at Pullman; yet the Pullmans
give vast sums for churches ami other
institutions.
The Brooks Locomotive Works.
Schenectady. N. Y, have received an
order for thirty passenger locomotives
| and thirty locomotives for the Central
railway OF Brazil,
The Missouri State Federation of La
| Dor decided in favor Of free books and
compulsory education up to 10 years OF
age, the single tax system and the
Initiative and referendum.
Delegates from France. Belgium.
| England, Germany and Austria IRE
| expected at the coming International
| Congress Of Textile Workers. which is
TO be held In this country.
Spinners are the only textile workers
| In this countr" whose wages have not
| been reduced during the panic and
their union comprises ninety per cent
| OF the workers In that trade in the
| United States.
| The American railway union, though
| only year old, has been called upon to
| settle twelve different strikes. and has
been victorious in every Instance.
Some 500 delegates attended its Ees-
sion In Chicago last week.
Delegates from the various railway
brutherhoods held convention In
New York and resolved to watch leg
islatlon, and also condemned PARTISAN
| politics on the part CT working men,
declaring that they should be indie
pendent,
A large proportion OF the delegates
! TO tho Populist state conventions I'm
South Dakota, Kansas. Ohio and sew
eral other states, are making their way
across the country In wagons, preach
Ing their doctrines and holding meet
ings as they go.
Judge Caldwell recently said that
SSB,OOO0OO of the capital stock of the
Union Pacific railroad represented nm
INVESTMENT or tive cents ON each dollar.
hel the people are paying freight rates
suthcient to pay an interest on this
enormous amount OF water.
on the 10000 acre Dalrymple farm I'm
North Dakota 1870 Deerlng binders are
used, 20 gang plows. 40 eleven foot
drills, 30 Deering mowers, 7 steam
threshcrs, 800 head Of horses and
mules, and $50 men In harvest time.
Bonanza farming must pay there.
The industrial army bill proposed by
Congressman Davis provides thut the
war department shall enlist a portion
of the men now idle and seeking work
into companies and regiments 10 Gerry
on system of public improvements
The CoNey scheme Is very much ike t.
also.
The anthracite coal companies have
entered into an agreement TO rcstricl
the product during the coming eeanon
and thus increase their own wealth By
preventing the increase OF the wealth
OF the community. Al the same Tim,
the railroads OF the West have cnte eC
into "gentleman's agreement" 10 re
store old rates on freight, through Ia,
New York price OF May whear s'nc,
the suspension OF the silver issues has
, further fallen from IS Ii &c cents
hushel. They probably intend 10 in
I crease the production OF wealth /!
, forcing farmers to use grain Cor fuel
because they cannot paN the trauspor