St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
which he affiliated. and wllls regretfully


which he affiliated. and willisbe regretfully
missed.
The stage employees, at their last meeting
indorsed the strike of the cigarmakers work
ing in the H. e. Dreise factory and also tho
giving the marble heart" to the cigars
manufactured by the firm. and voted to levy
a fine of 81 against any member caught pur-
chasing non-union made cigar. They also
passed a resolution favoring the elections of
organized labor candidates on the different
tickets. The resolution received from the
knights of Labor was ignored, no vote be-
ing taken in the negative or affirmative.
The stage employees association will give
a social hop in Mozart hall on Thursday
evening April 80. The best music to be OBJ
taired in st. Paul has been engaged, and
Mr.. Bonn, one of the committee in charge Of
the affair, promises those who attend good
time.
The shoemakers met at Assembly halls
Wednesday evening, but beyond the trans
action of the usual misunderstanding of the
minutes Of the previous meeting, auditing
bills, etc., nothing of interest occurred.
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The Scandinavian section Of the Socialist
Labor party will convene at Assembly halls
lCcay at 1:5U p. IN.
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The boilermakers and BARRIERS are down for
their semi-monthly sessions tomorrow even
ing, and the plumbers union meets Tuesday
night Wednesday no meetings are sched-
uled, but on Thursday Bricklayers' Union No.
will hold it's regular weekly session.
Friday evening is the regular meeting night
claimed by the horseshoers, and as business
I'LL f,,II
is requested.
The pressmen will complete final arrange
ments for their dance and supper on May
2, Saturday evening, while the letter car
ricrs' association will consult on matters of
interest to the members.
Bookbinders' Local Union No. 81 hold their
next regular meeting at Labor temple, Min
neapols, Tuesday evening". May 5. The af-
fairs of the union are in good financial shape
and in a general prosperous condition. They
are most thoroughly organized, every shop
in the city being in line An invitation has
been extended to Nos. 81 and 50, of Mime
apolis, by No. 81 of st. Paul, to attend an
entertainment to be given in the near future.
Both unions will probably attend in a body.
F. G. Tefft will leave Saturday, May 2, to at
tend the international bookbinders' conven-
May 5. Business continues quiet, although
but two members are out of employment.
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]. F. Tobin, of Boston, Mass, general pres
ident of the International Boot and Shoe
makers union, addressed the local union at
Assembly hall Friday evening. Mr.. Tobin
is making tour Of the West in the interests
of organized shoemakers. He reports the or
der as having a membership Of between 49,
md nd hat rx-ha fhnro
formerly three associations they are now
amagamated under the title given above.
Owing to prison-made goods being thrown on
the market in competition with the boots and
shoes manufactured by honest labor, the
membership during the past few years had
fallen off considerably, but since the three
bodies had been merged into one and a
general movement inaugurated against the
products Of state prisons, Mr.. Tobin believes
the near future will witness large increase
in members. The next convention Of the In
teInational union will be held at San Fran
cisco, commencing June Is. Yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Tobin left for GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The executive committe of typographical
union will meet at Assembly halls this after
noon and will consider the secretary's report
in relation to non-union Offices.
Mr.. McCool, formerly Of Louisville KY.
but now resident of this city, appeared be-
fore the trades and labor assembly Friday
evening with a proposition to publish a di-
rectory Of organized laboring men of st.
Paul. The matter was referred to the exec
utive committee for Investigation.
There is to be mass meeting of the So
cialists of the city at Assembly halls on Sun
day, May 8.
The shoemakers' union will hold weekly
meetings hereafter.