The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-19
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

New ofnccrs will be elected by Cigar-Makers'
union No. 10 next Sunday
Labor organizations in Pittsburg propose to
establish Labor Lyceum.
Textile-w workers in Philadelphia say that trade
In that city and vicinity Is decidedly Improving
The machinists working for the American Meter
Company have Joined the Meter Makers Union.
Painters Progressive Union No. 6 has decided
| to seek readmittance to the Board OF Walking
| Delegates
Members OF the Architectural Iron Workers
| Union failing to parade on May will be fined
| 30 cents each.
Cigar makers struck at the factory of Forster 4
Co.. in East sSty-third street. yesterday against
| a reduction OF wages.
The building Trades Section OF the Central
| Labor Union received credentials yesterday from
| the Granite Cutters Union.
Unless Norcross Bros accedc to the demands OF
the union carpenters by next Friday number OF
building trades strikes may be expected.
| A strike was ordered yesterday at Gauer' 8
| brewery In Ridsewood, l.. l. The proprietor re-
fuses to sign the annual contract Of the Knights
| Of Labor.
Cigar Makers Union No. lIi gained eight new
members this week. The receipts during the last
| three months amounted to A7lS.Si, and $3.50 10
was expended.
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners. will be
| the principal speaker at the eight-hour demon
| straton on May In Philadelphia.
| The Central Labor Unions OF Concord, Dover
| and Manchester. n. H., held convention In
| Concord yesterday and organized the Federated
| Central Labor Union OF New Hampshire.
! The Socialist Labor Federation has settled It's
differences with the Central Labor Federation OF
Brooklyn. at least for MAY |, when both will
unite in making an eisht-hour demonstration at
Fort Greene.
From May the members Of the Metal Roofers'
Protective Association will demand So for nine
hours work Men working on out-ot.tow Jobs
must not leave the city before & 80 A. NJ, and not
return after $40 =. NJ
Local Assembly Il? X. OF L., taiiors, has called
special meeting for next Monday to discuss >, a
| Buchsbaum and Sam. Lewin have been elected
delegates to the Central Labor Federation.
| The Trades and Labor Conference, which is
| agitating for the demands to be submitted to the
State Constitutional Convention. Will meet at
| so East Tenth street this evening to take definite
| Convention.
According to. the report OF A. G. Wines Cen
era Secretary Treasurer OF the International Typo
| graphical Union, the receipts Of that organiza-
! ton amounted to t3.376.53 last month, while
5000 was expended. The balance on hand
| is s39. 6e7.52.
nominate a stae ticket. to be held at Syracuse.
June .. In the mean time Organizer Max Forker
| Is to mako an agitation tour to several smaller
cities In this State.
| United MachinIsts' Union No. has adopted
resolutions censartng Brewers Union No l..
| Bakery Union No. l and Cloakmakers' Union
| No. for refusing to take part In the eight hour
| demonstration on May !.
Business OF much Importance will come before
| the Constitutional Convention Labor Conference
at It's meeting to- night at 257 East Tenth street
As the date for the opening Of the Constitutional
| ance OF delegates Is expected.
Walking Delegates Crotty Heating, Fullam,
| Smith Boyle will meet committees from the
| Friday evening to consider the question OF ad-
hitting Progressive Painters Union No. / TO the
Board Of Walking Delegates.
Brickayers' Union No. II has instructed It's
| n hn riCkl IN
propose that all unions represented In the Council
take part in the eight hour demonstration on May
| l. The members working for Boss Lochmann have
been charged with violating union rules.
According to what the railroad employees in
Grand Forks. Minneapolis; Helena and Spokane
other big guns" of the different Bro.herhoods
are about to be superseded by Eugene V. Debs
and his American Railway Union
| Lodge No. 43l OF the International Association
| OF Machinists has been installed with seventy
four charter members in Brooklyn by Grand Or
se viii he arc
| Fulton street, where meetings are to take place
every second and fourth Saturday OF the month
Bradley q Currier have caused their non-unon
varnishers to Join the organization OF their Union
In order to avert strike, as Progressive Yarnsh-
ers' Union No. and the United wood-Carvers'
union men were engaged
Louis Hecht representative of the Architectural
Iron Workers, Union, and Samuel Johnson OF
the Elevator Constructors Union. readmitted
| to the Board Of Walking Delegates yesterday.
johnson paid the fine imposed upon him for dis
| obeying orders.
OF Harris Cohen. Baxter street and Park Row.
| to discharge the Knights of Labor in his en-
q. w. who claim that the K. Of l.. men were
suspended and work for non-union wages The
| matter is now In the hands Of the Miscellaneous
| Section OF the Central Labor Union.
| Yesterdays conference OF the striking press
| feeders OF the American LithographIng Company
| with the representatives OF that concern did not
n fha rpf,,a
| cede to proposition to work at reduced wages
for the next three months. They say that a few
years ago they got tl+ per week. while their
wages now amount to SIC, so and $3.50.
Cigar, Makers Union No. 90 has elected ].
Sim: Financial Secretary: s. Jacobson, Auditor;
F. schaefer, Delegates to the Central Labor Fed
| GRAFTON. Preparations are being made TO take
The Secretary was Instructed to request the New
| York Representatives in Congress to vote against
permitted to immigrate to this country.
| Uphoisterers' Union No 20 reconsidered It's
| resolution ndorsng the boycott against down
town theatre. giving as its reason the stand taken
| by the Theatrical Protective Union against the
| organizations represented In tho Central Labor
Federation The upholsterers have voted for the
city OF New York as the place to hold the next
Convention OF the International Furniture Work
| ers' Union.
To assist the carpenters. unions in their fight
for union wages. the Board Of Walking Delegates
| ordered strikes yesterday on Jobs at one Hundred
and First street and Park avenue. Twenty fourth
street ana Nlnth avenue twenty second street and
| Sixth avenue. and Fifth avenue, near Twenty
first street These strikes lasted but a few hours
when the demands of the men were conceded.
Norcross Brothers also have settled with their
penters
The Delegates Of the Independent Iron Workers
| Union complained to the building Trades Sec
| tion OF the Central Labor Union against Boss
Williams. who employs Poles and other foreign
non-union labor. Williams promised to put the
| non-u union men into another shop. but didn't
keep his promise The delegates announced that
q special meeting OF the Union would be held
tonight to consider the advlsability Of a strike.
Two hundred and ffty men will be affected. The
mora, assistance OF the Section promised In
| case OF strike. The delegates. however, were
advised not to take any definite action In the mat
| ter until their grievances were laid before the