The evening world., 1894-04-24
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Eighty members Joined the international
Taio"s' Union last week.
The newly elected President OF Carpenters
Union No. l04 is E. d. Gregg, and ]. p. Hapnsr
was chosen Secreta'y
OF 6s2 strikes Al per cent. were successful In
England last year. rrecting 352.947 employees.
Cove -nment railroad conductors in Germany
average SEQ yea and work from thirteen TO
twenty hours day.
On May l the bricklayers unions OF this city
and Brooklyn Will demand that their annual con-
tract with the bosses be renewed
About hv. hundred thousand people depend upon
the cigar industry In this country. not quite
80 OOo Of whon belong to labor organizations.
CHARTERS Of the Socialist Labor party were is
and Rendvlls. o.. and Clinton and Davenport,
Charles Burns, of District Assembly 22o. X Of
L., has reorganized Firemen's Local Assembly
7.7sb and he is now hard at work organizing the
brickhandlers.
The striking silk weavers of Paterson. N. j..
the factory OF Ashley & Bailey work was resumed
by the broad loom weavers yesterday
Emile Book has been elected Treasurer pro TEN.
Of Brewery Engineers Union No. !.
Local Assembly 9.4s3. X. OF L., has draped its
charter in mourning to honor the death OF Nicholas
Rogers. who was one OF the most active organizers
among the surface railroad employees In BROOKLYN
1t was reported at the headquarters OF the strik.
ing silk ribbon weavers yesterday that the united
Hebrew Charities have been supplying union 1H
men to fill the places Of strikers at several tac-
tories In this city and Brooklyn.
Railroad men and electrical workers have done
more to spread the principles OF the labor move move
because their trade makes them travel more than
the others
Division No. 17s of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers has elected: william Donneliy.
| Chief; Robert Battersby, A. J. Ford and J. IL.
Pilkington. Assistants; ]. c. Wits. Secfetay
Treasurer: Warren Kerr. Gude' H. ~ SMITH,
Chaplain.
A motion to withdraw It's delegates from me
Central Labor Federation OF Hudson Ioun.y ,nsii I'M
Framers' Union. The contract with the bosses
was signed without any difhcuity'
Former members OF the Kaweah colony In Tu-
coIeny laTe cT"n nsaT cSsonve Genesee County Mich
The number OF the colonists has been limited ihen
to 2il, each OF whom may not nave more '"""
ten shares, at $40 each.
Newark. N. j.. has about 900 jewellers who
are employed only six months year Former. Former.
ly they earned SIS to SIS per week. but s'hev 'hev
receive rC - only T si2 to sii There is a movement
on foot to reorganze the Assembly.
An assessment of two cents has been leyiea na
May The receipts during the las, qaTtsss 1ss
s3,777 % remains In the treasury.
| In Catalonia, Spain, Is singular custom.
whereby lahorer plants upon the properly o. a =
thirds or three-fourths OF the product OF the
vineyard during the life of the vines BY rea.
OF Improbable soil have been converted into
remuneratve vineyards. and many thousands OF
| poor labOrers raised TO the position Of SEMI
| propriotors OF the soil. Drunkenness and pau
| perism are almost unknown In the wine dis
tricts.
The Journeymen Brewers National Union IN
Joining the Knights of Labor has changed IL:
name TO National Trade District Assembly of
Laber-B Beer Brewery Workers. The officers are :
q. " Dechtold, Master Workman; A. PrieTters-
| bach, Worthy Foremani u. Kurzenknabe Sec
retAry-TIeamrer: 4. Schultz. statistieian; y
| Strelt Guide. J. Reiser, Past Master Workman;
A. Prtesterebach, Judge: O. v. Bschtold, Judge
| Advocate: E. KurzenknAbe. Clerk. The next
conyention will take place on tbs third Sunday
\ In September. at Cleveland, o. .-
The General Executive Coencii OF tho Amefi-
can sedsfation q Labor has adopted rsaolptlcls
Ssnfsalns @ 20 n that oossZs Army T., BE- sysR hf.sss