The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

rid of, and at the same time exempting others
whom he wished to retain. P. j. Geraghty,s
and the members Of No. 30 were requested to
push 1t along by extending financia! aid
In the form Of cash subscriptions. Petitions
from outside the state from asplrants Tor the
Office Of public printer under President Nc
Kinley, asking the local union to adopt meas
ures favorable to them, on account OF several
promising candidates from Minnesota being in
the field were laid over until a future meet
ing. A committee from the Theatrical Stage
Employees union appeared. and was granted
the floor The chairman explained that the
union to give a social hop, and announced
that he would be pleased to have all attend.
meeting of the unemployed, at which sew
eral hundred were in attendance, was held at
Assembly hall Thursday afternoon, when reso-
buttons were adopted calling upon the city
council to provide relief, and committee
delegated to present them to the assembly
Thursday evening. The resolutions stated
that over 500 men were out of work and some
of them in need of the necessaries of life. The
city council was asked to take some action in
the matter, and II possible, provide work
for the men, such as shoveltng snow on the
streets, or anything that would allow them
thought the $40, 0O0 fund for the best interests
Of the city might be used for the purpose Of
paying the unemployed for work on the
streets, and moved that a committee Of three
be appointed to consider the matter. Messrs.
DAILY Reardon and Kirke were named as the
committee, and meeting will be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock to take some
action.
The German printers union held its annual
election Of officers at last Sundays meeting,
with the following results: President, Albert
Goerlich; vice president, John Hammers; sec
rotary, Joseph Steiner; treasurer, Mic Will
werschied; delegate to the trades and labor
assembly, John Klaus; delegate to the allied
printing trades council, George Pusch Fred
Haag and John Matasek, these also constitut-
ing the unions delegation to the label league.
Cob ahnifn all cd fnr
one year. A report rendered by the COM
mittee in charge Of the unions recent social
event, showing it to have been success.
There should be a large representation of
cigarmakers at this evenings open meeting OF
the trades and labor assembly, If the decision
ing to attend in body is observed by the
members. Quite a lengthy discussion was
had on this popular subject. A request for
sanction to resist a reduction Of thirty per
cent by New York union approved.
Four members reported on the sick list.
The third member Of the Blue Label Advocate
appeared yesterday.
The trades assembly Friday evening adopt
ed the following resolution in recognition OF
the work Of certain members Of the must
meetings: Resolved, That the tn; nks of
this assembly are hereby rendered to Messrs.
Brass, Hodgson, F. Brown, schlecta, Lemen,
E. Brown and Miss Helen Atkins, well as
to the entire musicians union, for their as
sistance in the open meetings now being con-
Quoted by the assembly"
A cinch party, to be followed by a dance,
will be given by the musicians union on
Feb 20. At its last meeting this organization
installed its newly elected officers. The COM
pletion Of the directory of musicians an
nounced, also the establishment of an official
organ of the national body, with the publ
cation office at Cincinnati.
Last Tuesday evenings meeting Of the
coopers' union was a we'll attended one,
| though nothing Of unusual interest occurred