Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-03

decided unconstitutional the law pro-
hibiting Sunday work by BARRIERS.
Washington unions, by a boycott,
forced a railway to rescind an order
prohibiting employees from joining la
Dor unions.
The Cement and Asphalt Laborers'
Union has reduced the initiation fee for
cement workers, employed in Brooklyn,
to $40 until June l.
4 Cleveland carpenter contractor not
only granted the eight-hour day, Dut
attended a mass meeting Of the union
and made an address in its favor.
The Los Angeles County (Cal) LaDor
Congress will enter politics and VIII
put an independent ticket in the field
when regular candidates are obnoX-
ious.
The San Francisco Manufacturers
Association will likely have a bill intro
duced into the Legislature prohibiting
the importation of prison-made goods
of any kind.
The Printing Trades Council, OF chi
csgo. has backed down from its lnde-
pendent position and will hereafter
work under the laws of the Information
al Union.
Toledo street car men demand nine
hours. 20 cents an hour, and the en-
ployment OF union men and citizens eX-
cluSively For men on extra runs they
ask % cents an hour
After July all union barber shops IN
San Francisco will close at s p. M, eX-
cept on Saturday. The BARRIERS are
boycotting BARRIERS supply shops that
sell to scent BARRIERS.
indianapolis ministers are trying 70
induce merchants to allow employees d
half holiday On some other day than
Saturday. in cases where Saturday hall
holidays cannot be observed.
The Cut-Stone Contractors Assocla-
ton OF Chicago signed the union scale
In future disputes basis OF aroitra-
ton. consisting of five men represent
ing the employers and as many union
men, will act.
The Vienna BARRIERS and Wigmakers
Union does not allow any apprentice 10
open a shop until he passes an exam
nation before the organizations com
mitteee OF judges. Women are admit
Ted to the body.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, the Marshall
Field factory is to have a successor
which is TO be owned and operated al
most exclusively by women who were
former employees of the Chicago man
concern.
The ten-hour day prevails all over
France. Carpenters are paid Sl.25 10
81 40 a day; stone masons, S1.20; ma
chinists. S1.25; iron molders, 81 to
Sips: locomotive engineers. $40 10 SOC
a month; conductors, $40; switchmen
So to $50
Price of ice in various cities: New
York. 10 cents per 100; Cleveland, %
cents per 100; Washington 80 cents per
100: Pittsburg, so cents per 100; Gin
cinnati, 40 cents per 100; Philadelphia
40 cents per 100; Chicago, 40 cents pei
100: Savannah. 35 cents per 100; At
lant0 20 cents per 100; Boston, 20 cents
per zoo
Brewers Union No. 8. of Detroit, has
started on a crusade against the Brew
| erS' Association. In communication
to the association. free beer at least
once an hour. is demanded. Union men
must be given preference when they
apply for work. 1t demands one APP
prentice to every five jourreymen, and
one to every ten general men. 1t wants
a nine-hour day with an hour for din
ner and Is minutes for morning lunch
1t requires so cents an hour for Sunday
work. or any other extra work. Dis
honesty. drunkenness. negligence or re-
fusal to do legitimate work, are al
deemed sufficient reason for discharge
| The mash-house men ask for an extra
dollar week. The day must begin a.
! I 4 M and end al ) d. m.