The morning times., 1896-08-02

expected to take part In the parade and
make It the largest i'd the history Of Chat
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Tie action OF TIE windO W Glass Workers.
Observation-Disclosures from the Knights
OF Labor may yet result In an active row.
Under X. OF l.. Jaws, ten members OF tue
seeding organization may continue to
hold a X. OF L. charter and under 1t claim
allti'e5 fundsaAd PsOpersy.Qt3he body With
drawing. -
An old age pension bill has been In
tEoduced in the New Zealand Parliament
The measure provides for the paymeD OF
Los. q, week Ia an persons over saxty-rtye
years OF age, and the funds from which
itis'propOAed to pay tbepensions are to be
raised by tax Oh amusements and an In
crease In the stamp duties. 80 - 2 'e
T. During the past few months the Brother
hood OF Electrical Mechs nicians' Union,
1t is said, has succeeded in having the non
union company's bids rejected for the
work on the public library building. Trude
building and county Jail, and the Officers
declare that the fight Will bc kept up for
years, II necessary, to force the company
to recognize union labor
Employees of a Buffalo psIHp works struck
because q man was discharged for violating
q rule. witch sa ysnone ofthe eniplo yes shalt
LUNCH. before, the neon, hour This man
took bite OF peQr. They held meeting
and demanded the abolis hment, Of the
lunch rule, payment of time and balf for
working overtime. and payment OF double
timefcr workiDgsundays.
The Milwauk ee street railway men lost
their strike. hut they. secured FRANCHISE
for company that win parallel the prin-
Cipal lines of the other oOfnpany. The
strikers are now engaged in the tonstruc-
ton Of a new, line. and the company VIII
doubtless employ every man who lost his
job through the strike. The public VIII
also benefit, as six tickets will be sold for
Il quarter.
. Sixty delegates attentied'tbe State COZ
vention of the Maine Federation OF La
Dor. They demand "A law. compelling
textile manufacturers to post bill OF
particulars to the weayers and other
piece workers. describing the particulars
OF their work, such as length OF cuts.
rate or wages per cut, etc, They Will
ask candidates for the office of governor.
Senator. Representative, etc, 10 announce
where they are at on the bill making "a
hours d weeks work.
- The ppeilate court, oof Indiana has
decided that any number OF men may
In wfully quit work Tor the purpose Of get
ting rid of an undesirable workman, and
says further that I'VE cannot believe IL To
he in accordance with the spirit OF our ln-
stitutions to say that body or men must
respond to damages because they peacea,
bly, and quietly quit work, which they are
under 10 obligation to do, rather than
remain at work with one who is for any
reason unsatisfactory To Them"
Five firms applied for the shoemakers'
union label this month. One large firm in
Massachusetts requested the stamp, ana
upon being told that the only wayto obtain
il was to have Il union factory. requested
the.executive board TO send the organizer
and they would BE- unionized In short order.
New Bedford. Mass. weaycrs struck
against the introduction of piecework.
They had been earning S. per week. The
boss told them TO try the piece system tor
two weeks. and If they shall not earn ~
lie will make up the shortage. They &C
cepted his proposition.
X. OF l.. wen It's strike at Boreas, Ohio.
after troops and deputy sheriffs had been
on hand several weeks. The company
agreed TO take al its old men back into
its employ; not 70 employ any new men
until each and every one of the old ones
had been offered a job, 10 reinstate the
men as fast as its reyiving business
would permit. Ia cherish no III feeHnS
toward any who may have served on
committees OF who took more active
part in the troubles than the others; to
restore the old rate OF wages when I'M
proved business would warrant the same
10 receive a committee OF its employees
when they might believe they had griep-
ance
"Can the State of Utah 20 into the min
ing business asks the Salt Lake Tribune.
If the views the state board or land CON-
missioners are correct, 1t can at least own
mineral ground and sell or lease the same
to other parties. In all the grants made to
the State OF Utah there is no expressed
reservation of mineral lands, and. this being
SO, the board argues that the State has 4
right to select !nerai-bearing ground as
well as ground of any other nature. 1t is
known that mineral lands are owned and
leased by the State of Colorado, but II is
explained that there this condition came
about by the discovery or mi nerais on school
sections.