The evening world., 1894-03-27
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.

Contcct!oncrs in Venezuela cannot earn more
than Sn6 n month.
New officers are to be elected next Monday
by United Machinists' Union No. ..
Twelve strikes were satisfactorily settled by the
Shirtmakers' Union last week.
The Cotton Workers Protective Union OF the
United States has Joined the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
Journcymen Brewers National Union. is sick with
pneumonia at his home in st. Louis.
Thomas P Connors is the new President Of
Metal Polishers' International Union No. 8. and
John \. Myers has been elected Secretary.
DELEGATES OF Cigar Makers Unions in this state
VIII ho!d a laoel agitation conference at Water
town, y. Y. on Monday. April o.
FROM May ! union walters will be employed
at the Turn Hall, Fast Fourth street. For years
the management was opposed 10 the WaiterS'
Union.
out in 1899 for refusing to work nine hours per
day have since been reunionized by the United
Wood-Carvers' Association.
The Purcell Manufacturing Company has made
an agreement with Bakers Unions l and so to
employ none but union bakers and confectioners.
A large order for locomotives has been received
az the Rogers works In Paterson. n. j.. and
the unemployed mnchinists believe that many Of
them will ~et work.
Union machinists IL Brooklyn complain that In
some OF the shops In that city men are compelled
per week.
There will be no strike OF linemen on the Brook.
lyn Heights Trolley line. as the Company signed
the Union's contract yesterday guaranteeing pay
ment for overtime.
Another daily paper published upon the CO.
operative plan by compositors thrown out Of en-
ployment by machinery has made its appearance.
1t Ia the Washington ID. c., Times.
7. P. Ruane has been elected President OF Elec-
Union No. IS. The Recording Sec
rotary is John J. Lewis. 2lss Third avenue. j.
+. Casey was chosen as Financial Secretary.
A decree has been Issued by the Government
OF Holland threatening with fines and imprison-
ment any Government railroad officials who Join
the Railroad Employees Organization OF that
country.
Next Friday evening delegates OF the Socialist
Labor party and the Central Labor Federation
to consider arrangements for the annual eight
hour demonstration on May l..
The new oficers Of Laborers' Union No. I are:
President; r. Donesan. Financial Secretary: j..
Gilmartin, Recording Secretary: J. Caliaghan.
Treasurer; Patrick Noonan, serseant-a,-Arms
X. Donegan, Delegate to the General Council.
Upon his return from his tour through the
United States to brisbane a purse was presented
to MT: Classy. the Australian labor member of
Queenstown. reimbursing him for the cost OF his
travels.
Henry Miller. President OF the National Broth
members Of that organization that arrangements
have been made to put union men exclusively
on the Cataract Electric Companys work at
The Socialist Association OF the Seventh As
sembly District proposes to establish a school
for agitators and public speakers. Further infor-
nation will be given by II. Scheurer, g. Eas,
Fourth street.
To make arrangements for the annual eight.
hour demonstration on May 1 the Brooklyn Contra
Labor Federation has called a conference OF all
other labor organizations OF Brooklyn at Humboldt
Hall; 200 Montrosc avenue, for Monday evening.
April ..
The Bookbinders' Advance Association elected q
special committee yesterday to make propositions
to be submitted to the Bookbinders' National
Convention which will be held at Albany in
May next. The delegates to the Convention will
several shops where. II is alleged, members have
been treated like slaves.
More than a. 900 signatures have been secured
for the petition by which the Legislature is to
be requested to appropriate additional funds for
the employment OF men out OF work. The petit
tion Will be forwarded to Albany by secre-
tary Edward Henckler on Friday or Saturday.
General Secretary Treasurer John W. Hayes. OF
the X. Of L., has written to President Sam
not setting a date for the conference proposed
between the two great labor organizations wal
that the railroad unions are not yet ready to
participate as they must lay the matter before
their annual conventions.
Strikes against the employment Of member
OF Painters Union No. ISL were ordered on new
buildings at Thirty-drst street and Fifth and Sixth
avenue. by the Board OF Walking Delegates. II
was reported that Brotherhood Carpenters took
The places OF Progressive Carpenters on these
Jobs. and a special committee with J. p. Archi.
bald as Chairman. was appointed to proceed
against the Brotherhood men, by demanding Of
them. as otherwise all building trades men will
go on strike on their Jobs.