The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-13

A regular meeting Of the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly was
held yesterday afternoon. There waa
a large attendance Of delegates, but
business was rushed through. the day
being too flne for q long session In
doors. President N. F. Flghe
and Secretary Thomas v. Salisbury
were in the 'polnts"
The following new delegates were adj
mltted and obligated:
Musicians Mutual Protective Union
william Lewanslky, vice j. F. Blumen-
berg, resigned.
Prosperity Lodge. No. 8, A. A. Of !.
and s. W-Wililam Llewellyn and
James n. Sheridan, vice William Lewis
and Joseph Scott, resigned.
National Brotherhood OF Operative
Potters, Local Union No. 6-Albert
Krsft. vice G. @. Webster, resigned.
National Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters, Local Union 2S,-NicholRs w.
Garden, vice 7. A. Leyth, resigned.
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Jolners, Union No. &C. ". Mayer,
vice g. A. Beall.
TypoEraphIa No. 25.-Jacob G. Boes.
The assembly members OF the special
citizens committee on city charter re-
ported progress The special commit
tee on ways and means also reported
progress.
The special committee to walt on
council and work against an advance
In the price Of natural gas, made Its
report, which was to the eftect that
council had passed the ordinance ad-
yancing the price. The report was re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
The West Virginia legislative COM
mIttee reported having visited the city
gas board in regard to the boards coal
contract. The board had agreed to vote
against giving the contract to the non,
union coal company that last secured
Il. when coal Is again contracted Tor.
The committee reported, also, that the
chances are good that the bid of the
non-union company will not be accept.
ed. The same committee also reported
that 1t had been at work in an endeav-
or to have an eIght-hour day establish
ed in the Wheeling municipal estao-
lIshments.
The finance committee had nothing to
report, on account Of the absence OF
the treasurer and chairmanof the board
Of trustees.
The musicians union introduced q
communication regarding the hiring OF
non-union musicians by labor organise
lions and by clubs In which labor people
are prominent. The musicians asked
that only union musicians be engaged
in the future. The assembly endorsed
the request.
The horseshoers' union reported
having effected an organization IN
which all the shops In Wheeling ana
the over-the-riyer towns had peen aa-
mitted. except five which were named.
The union had placed a boycott on
these shops and asked the assembly's
sanction and cooperation. The mat
ter was referred to the arbitration COM
mfttee for investigation.
Several communications asking the
assembly to endorse boyootts on nom
union made goods were considered. The
Mug tobacco workers Of the country
appear to be divided into two rival or
ganizations. One of these presented q
REQUEST that the assembly boycott Bat
tie Axe" tobacco; no action was taken
on account OF the mixed situation.
A number OF bills were presented and
ordered paid. The secretary said It
would be necessary to make provision
for the payment Of bills, The president
and board of trustees were appointed
committee to provide for the payment
Of the bills.
A delegate brought up q motion pro-
vIding for the appointment Of q COM
mittee OF 1--WE to see the officials Of the
street railway company and endeaVor
to have the company issue books or
tickets at reduction from the regular
fare, 1--WE cents. President Tighe APP
pointed this committee: Messrs. Level
lyn, Morris, GroEan. Riley and Tighe.
Delegates spoke Of the fact that such
books are issued in nearly all cities and
that Wheeling is very much behind the
times.
Pr9sldent TIghe spoke of the fight Of
Garfield Assembly Knights OF Labor
(cigarmakers), against the "scab" pro-
duct that Is used to extensively here
In Wheeling. He suggested that the
local unions insert advertisements In
the papers, asking union people to
discontinue using non-unlon tobacco.
One OF the clgarmaker delegates said
the fight against non-uniOn tobacco
ls progressing IN an encouraging way.
A motion was made lhnt the local I'M
ions each insert advertisements In the
newspapers asking wOrkingmen and
the public generally to use union cigars
and tobacco
The statement made In the report OF
the Trades Assembly meeting Of three
weeks ago that the caoPers OF Wheel
ing made their kegs at eighty-tiVe cents
was mistake. The local union made
kegs sell at ninety-hve cents