The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20


viii occur I'm December In Cincinnati.
Il look forward. says Gompers. ito tho
time when the five railroad organizations
will be federated in one Organization, por-
haps. TO DO known as the brotherhood OF
Railroad Employees, and In the course OF
time perhaps. federation viii give way To
Indignation"
The total value OF goods produced or
work done IN the United States for tho
various States and Territories IN all tho
State prisons and penitentlarles for 1895
was Sls.0i2.472.
a recent order OF tho Commissioner Of
Police OF Savannah forbids both long
boards and long mustaches. ana requires
that these appcndages when wortI shall
be neatly trimmed.
One Of the cardinal planks OF the pro-
gramme OF the new international Union
Of Seamen and Riverside Workers will Os
a demand that the wages Of CASUAL labor
ers az the docks shall be increased from
3D.. 20 "a. per hour.
The Dublin Trades Counci recently
adopted a resolution expressing their
warmest thanks to Archbishop Walsh
for the manner In which he has brought
20 a happy termination the unfortunate
dispute which so long existed In the Dub
lin building trade"
New York carpet workers struck
against cut OF 10 per cent. The strike
is tho result OF the action OF the u men
employed as card cleaners at S.f5. They
were followed out OF the mills by tho
printers, color mixers and color boys The
printers get about SO a week. the color
mixers si.35 a day and the color boys $50
n week.
At recent meeting OF tho Frisco Cen
-. 4
a shipmaster had tried 70 eyade the ado
vance law by signing HIS crew at Port
Townsend FOR s. per month and paying
them $50 I'm advance. Although the crew
was non-union, tho Sailors Union took
their case 20 the courts. resulting in tho
ship having 20 pay tho amount paid In
advance n second time.
Fan River Textile Unions VIII form
Central Union. In regard 10 tho excnr-
sion. tho committee thought 70 better IA
future 20 hold the annual excursion IN
July and the third Thursday in tho month.
which IS the anniversary N the passage
Of the JS-hour bill was selected. II was
also decided TO hold o. parade every Labor
Day
A fight IS on N the plumbing business
OF indianapolis owing % "a combination
OF tho leading firms with the iobbers 10
plumbers goods whereby the johhcrs re-
fuse 90 sell firms not Ga tho plumbers a.
ISOLATION. One ~ the rules Of the asso-
citation has the effect Of preventing any
plumber from Joining the association
whose place OF business IS mot on a
principal street"
At Detroit there Is n movement on foot
70 consolidate che different large milk
companies u the city and freeze ont the
q O. fa.fH N.N D.
has caused the peldlers 10 latoly organize
~ protective union. In Gaze Tho proposed
consolidation ever matefalzes n a. the
intention OF the re1liors 90 form a. Coz
operative association end enter directly
into a contract with the farmers for
supply OF milk
NEGOTIATIONS IN tho city OF Mexico be
tween the government and representative
~ the japanese Colon lzation Association
have been concluded for conces ION OF
10000 acres ~ land in Chiapas. Alfirfs
havo been received M San Diego TO the
effect that the japanese viii proceed
ance 20 place the J1rrnCre families a.i
coolies on the land FOR growing Coffee
tobacco and cotton. Tho land is given to
the Japanefe contingent upon making
cofnoleta surveys end the settling OF
-.,-an number of families within ten years
each family 90 re.c.yo a smau tract OF
land
.rhe ahleet labor lead .rs and those WHO
constitute the great toIling army or mo
rrnlf.l States. 0ur mechanics ana artisans
and non-skil'el w0r1mcn. aro not disturb
e~s OF tho social ORDER SAYS senator
White. OF California 'Ihfy arc TOT 'Ni
most nart. peacefully pursuing TOO wy
o.d abiv performing their allotted dniie'.
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