St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-17
lon with other business while in WI

ton with other business while In Wi
mona.
THE executive board of the allied
printing trades council held meeting
Thursday evening and transacted rou-
tStine matters. The board discussed the
difficulty between the German printers
and the Volkszeitung, but nothing was
given out for publication.
7 = 1.-The Truth" is the name of a paper
being published by the members of Ger
man Topographic No. 13, which recites
the difficulties existing between the
members of the union and the Volks-
zeitung, of this city.
Gen. Kelly, of Coxey army fame, is
quite favorite with the socialists of
the city, and will again address joint
meeting of the Scandinavian and Ger
man sections at Assembly halls this
afternoon.
| A committee of the ST. Paul Typo
thetate, composed of Messrs. Treacy,
Harnick, Rich, Randall and Collins, and
the executive board of Typographical
Union No. 80, will. hold conference
during the week and discuss the propo-
sition of the typographical union rela-
tive to an increase in the present scale
of wages from 26 2-3 per hour to 80
cents per hour.
A large membership was present at
the meeting of the plumbers union
Tuesday evening. The entertainment
to be given Nov 80 at Assembly halls
was the principal topic of conversation,
and the arrangements committee was
instructed to Issue invitations to broth
er members in Minneapolis and Du-
luth. The committee reported that an
excellent programme was being consid-
cred, and those attending will be en-
tertained in royal manner. Only those
receiving invitations will be admitted.
Charles Reichers, general secretary
of the United Garment Workers OF
America, will be in the city about Nov.
20 for the purpose of consulting with
several firms of the city relative to the
use Of the label and perfecting the local
organization.
The Retail Feed Dealers association
held meeting at Assembly halls Tues
day evening and transacted routine
business.
About twenty hack and cab drivers
attended a meeting called at Assembly
halls last Sunday evening for the pur-
pose of forming an organization. Moth
ing definite was decided upon and an.
other meeting will be held this evening,
when 1t is expected that an organiza-
tion will be perfected.
The brewery workers union will give
Its third annual ball at Assembly halls
next Saturday evening, and the COM
mittee announce that all ARRANGEMENTS
have been perfected
The bricklayers' union transacted
routine business Thursday evening.
Business Is reported dull, and the busi-
ness Of the union will be light for sew
eral weeks.
Tickets will be placed on sale during
the coming week for the vaudeville en-
tertainment to be given under the au-
spices of the trustees of Assembly
nails, for the purpose of purchasing a
piano. The entertainment will be given
Dec g.
Excelsior Educational union will hold
an adjourned netting at Assembly
halls next Sunday afternoon. Frank
Valesh, deputy state labor commission
will
Workings of a Trade Union" Frank
is we'll posted on trades unions, and
the paper will undoubtedly be an in
teresting one. The executive board will
issue a number of invitations
A large number of machinists en-
ployed by the Minnesota Iron company
at Tower, Minn., are on a strike. They
J. demand. an increase in wages of %
cents per day.
The meeting of the Retail Clerks
association was we'll attended Wednes
day evening, and the members trans
acted considerable business. One new
member was initiated and four new
applications were received. The COM
mittee having charge of the annual
ball announced that all necessary ar
rangements had been made, having Sc
cured Central hall, over Yerxas gro
Gerry store. The ball will be given next
Thursday evening, and is an invitation
affair.
The national organization of the K.
of L. have been in session at Washing
ton. D. c., during the past week, but
little information of general interest
has been given out
The entertainment given at the Peo-
pies church Friday evening for the
benefit of the Garment Workers union
was not as well patroniZed as the ex-
cellent programme rendered would
warrant, which consisted of vocal solos
by Percy B. Churchill, duet by the
| Misses Frances and Katy Dwelly,
solos by Mrs. Charles X. Harman, an
address by Col. w. H. Plumber, and
several humorous selections by Press
Woodruff, the Arkansas humorist.
Mr. Woodruff is broad, good-natured
and lucid. He is an open-hearted
! mimic, brfrnming over with fun, and
| certainly won the admiration of all
| present Col Plumber discussed labor
organizations and their necessity, des
| pite the wrongs or errors which they
sometimes made. He called special at
| tention of the workingmen to the neces-
| sity of paying closer attention to the
| ballot box, and hoped there would
never be any necessity to resort to
| force to right the wrongs imposed on
labor, but predicted revolution if the
growing evils reached beyond certain
| line. The entire programme was well
received and all responded to numerous
encores.
| American Railway Union No. $50
transacted routine business Friday
evening and initiated several new
| members.
| The following organizations are
scheduled to meet at Assembly nails
during the week:
Sunday-Scandinavi and German
| sections S. L. P, Gen. Kelly.