St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19

were passed around and 1t was the last car
for the metropolis, that brought the boys
home. % tf
The coopers' union will hereafter meet on
the second Tuesday in Sthe month instead Of
the second Saturday, their regular meeting
night heretofore. The difficulty over the scale
OF wages has been adjusted by the barrel
manufacturers signing it for the present
year. ~ =
The bakers, at their regular meeting last
Saturday, indorsed the strike and boycott Of
the cigarmakers against the H. e. Driese
company and promised moral support and
financial aid if needed: AS the international
association has a surplus strike fund
of over $1,O0O,00O and allows its
members 81 week while out, it
will be several days yet before they become
bankrupt. One application for membership
In the bakers union was received and re-
ferred to committee to report at next meet
ing.
1t can now be stated for certain, with Or
ganizer bennett as the authority, that the diff
f1culty Of the several printing trades unions
of the city with the publishers Of the Volks-
zeitung has at last been finally, and 1t is to be
hoped permanently, settled. 1t was supposed
to have been adjusted two weeks since, but
some of the members of Topographic No. 13
kicked over the traces" and negotiations
had to be again opened up, which have at last
| resulted to the satisfaction of all.
Plumbers Union No "a held it's first regular
session for the month Tuesday evening. 1t
voted moral support to the cigarmakers' union
in its action in giving the marble heart to
the cigars manufactured by one of st. Pauls
factories, and elected Martin Feehan, Peter
McQuillan and James Doherty as members of
the board of directors.
The plumbers unions throughout the coun-
try are voting on the advisability of electing
officers of the United association by popular
vote of the members, instead of through dele
gates, as heretofore.
The following officers of No. AZ of the Mime
| apolis Typographical union were elected at the
last regular meeting: President T. E. Lees
vice president, E. G. Erickson; recording sec
retary, E. E. Stevens; financial secretary, H.
s. Woodward; treasurer o. Skone; sergeant
alarms, E. Volkert; doorkeeper, g. w. Hyde;
auditors, H. Bunker, L. w. Wright j. L.
Chapman; delegates to trades and labor coun-
Gil, E. E. Stevens, F. w. Schmidt, ]. L. Chap
man, William Roske,- H. Bunker; executive
board, A. Daily, L. w. Wright, A. Henderson
H. Holcombe, ]. Hayes.
The boilermakers met Monday evening
but, aside from voting to do all in their power
to assist the cigarmakers in their strike and
boycott, confined themselves to routine busi-
ness.
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AT the meeting Of the Iron Moulders' union
saturday evening a committee was chosen
to visit the business houses Of St. Paul and
request them not to handle the goods Of a.
certain Rochester, N. Y, shoe factory with
which the shoemakers' union of that city is
having trouble. One application was re-
ceiVed and referred to the proper committee
for investigation.
The Scandinavian section of the Socialist
Labor party had largely attended meeting
at Assembly halls last Sunday afternoon
The usual subjects-the differences between
capital and labor were discussed, and So
cialism upheld as the only means of leading
the working classes out of the wilderness
into which they have wandered in trying to
better their financial condition.
The Monday evening session of the Bar
oers union was mostly confined to business
of a routine nature. Three applications for
reinstatement were received, and one who
had allowed himself to lapse was placed in
good standing again. The strike Of the cigar
makers was indorsed and moral aid prom
Used.
H. S. Woodward, formerly organizer for the
international Typographical union for the
Tenth district, but at present acting as fnan
ctal secretary of No. AZ, Of MINNEAPOLIS is
about to go into the newspaper business at
Shakopee, this state.
One of the handsomest invitations of the
season Is that sent out by the garment work
ers for their social hop on Tuesday evening.
April 2S. 1t is to be a leap year party, and
Will be given in Assembly halls.
There are already thirty-three representa-
tlVes OF twenty different lines Of business in
dustries In st. Paul connected with the La
hor exchange, located on East Eighth street
and II indications go for anything, an evoIu-
ton in business methods is in sight. Near
ly every industry in the city, from the LAWYER
TO the taXidermist, is represented each of
which agrees to accept labor exchange checks
as readily as they would gold or silver.
Alfred McCallum, assistant factory inspec-
tor, on Wednesday submitted a report on
child labor in Duluth. The report shows an
excellent condition. The inspector found but
hfty-six cases that called for investigation.
and of these very few were in factories,
most of the children being in department
stores or telegraph offices. In most cases the
children obtained certificates, and In only
seven cases was 1t necessary to proceed to
extreme measures to have them returned to
school.
Bricklayers' Union No. passed the follow
ing resolution at their meeting Thursday
night: Resolved, That the brcklayers' union
Paul hoa ind
nomination of Cornelius Quincy and John J.
Ryder, candidates for the assembly branch of
the city council. Both of these gentlemen
have always been conservative and able sup
porters OF the cause of organized labor. and
nave been ho1ored at different times with
the highest office within the gift of the union
men of the city of st. Paul. We believe II
elected to membership in the city council
they Will prove themselves an honor to the
city. as we'll as a credit to the cause which
they represent.
The hack and cab drivers will hold an inter-
esting meeting this evening at o'clock Ac-
ton will probably be taken in their trouble
with the union depot officials by bringing suit
against the company to compel 1t to show cause
why j. B. Cook & Son are allowed privileges
in regard to certain favorable locations for
hacks, which are denied them.
The German section of the Socialist Labor
party will talk in their mother tongue at As
sembly halls this afternoon.
The Sons of Denmark and A. R. U. No. PA
hold meetings at Assembly halls tomorrow
evening. &"
t3ss
The stage employees, carpenters and walters
are scheduled for meetings Tuesday night,
while the retail clerks are billed for Wednes-