The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11

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to secure privilege to use the same.
The executive board of the pressfeeders and
job pressmen's union met Monday evening to
consider several dificulties referred to them
by the union and have since adjusted the
same satisfactorily. ]. E. Hofbauer was
elected chairman of the board.
The hack and cabmen's union, at its regular
meeting, resolved to engage counsel to test
the validity Of the half-hour stand asphalt
pavement ordinance. Two cases are now
pending in court.
The tin, sheet iron and cornice workers
union held a busy session Wednesday even
ing. One new member was initiated and four
delinquent members reinstated- Nomina-
tons for officers took place. and the election
will occur on Nov. IL, one week later than
usual, owing to the close proximity OF the
regular meeting night to the national election
day. For delegates to the union label league
convention the following members were elect
ed: Andrew Berg. Adolf Gobeil and Michael
Kelley. The special committee, which is
prosecuting a boycott the union Is interested
in, reported encouraging results.
until after 1 o'clock Tuesday evening, en-
gagged in the consideration Of business OF con-
siderable Importance.
Ed Dubois, N. johnson and F. B. Hester
will represent the carpenters union in the
label league convention. The adoption OF q
the local union last Tuesday decided to in
augurate a local sick benefit feature IL the
national proposition is defeated.
One Of the largest meetings of the week
was that Of the bookbinders' union Wednes-
day evening, every member in the city De-
ing present. Considerable business OF
routine nature and otherwise was transacted
and the session was not adjourned until late.
C, F. Miller, Alfred Anderson and Z. A.
Moeller were authorized to represent the
union in the label league convention; Frank
Honsa was elected to a vacancy on the print,
ing trades council delegation and EDWARD
Ahern to vacancy on the executive board.
The union was addressed by John O'Toole
on labels and discussion on that subject and
boycotts was INDUCED In The following gen
tlemen will assist the bindery girls union
In making their dancing party on the SOth
Of TINS month SUCCESS 9 FRANZ IRAN scSNif1 and
I. Klecatsky.
The pressmen's union has chosen ?. J;
Maloney Walter Mitchell and j. o. Driscoll
as it's delegation to the label league con-
vention.
several new members Monday evening. The
union will give a dance Nov. H.
A. R. u 214 announces that E. v. Debs will
be In st. Paul some time this month, but
no definite Information as to dates Is OBJ
tainable,
In the absence of President Hoffman, who
is representing the local cigarmakers' union
at the international convention In Detroit,
Vice President Kreiger presided over the
ing. Henry Leyder, George Murray and
Alfred Nord were appointed delegates to the
label league. Two new members and one
application were received. letter was re-
ceived from Delegate Hoffman to the purport
that the firm of Krebs, Wertheim Il Schiller,
the big New York cigar manufacturers whom
the information union is fighting, have applied
to the convention for the appointment Of
committee to confer with them with a view of
unioQtZinG their factory.
The Dual City Publishers association and
the typographical unions of this city and Min
neapolis have agreed upon a basis of arbitra-
tion Of their difficulties and an application
has been made to the state board Of arbitra-
ton for its services.
senting the local typographical union, and
B. E. Guernsey and Harry Holcomb, Of the
Minneapolis union, left Friday for Colorado
Springs to attend the convention of the In
formation Typographical union. which con-
venes tomorrow morning.
The convention of the Journeymen BARRIERS
Information union, at Evansville, opened last
Tuesday.
As result Of the movement of the sea-
men, dock laborers and river workers, an
international federation has been formed in
Europe. The lockers have already presented
their demand for an increase Of wages and
the recognition Of their unions In all likeli-
hood, a representative of the International
Federation Of Ship, Dock and River workers
will arrive In the United States within q
few weeks, for the purpose of aiding in the
movement here to bring about closer inter-
national alliance and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Federationist.
P. J. Mas and Patrick Enright, the dele
gates sent TO Mexico by the Chicago trades
and labor assembly to investigate into the
actual condition of the working classes In that
republic, have returned and will report at
special meeting of the trades and labor as
sembly this afternoon.
Secretary Hammond, of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor, in accordance with the in
structions of the Minneapolis convention, is
sending out blank reports to the affiliated
unions with a request that they be filed out
and returned. inquiring into their member
ship, number of unemployed, changes in
working conditions, and other matters of
interest.