The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

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into distinctive union. A musical and
literary programme will be rendered
each evening in connection with the
meetings, and every one interested is
invited to attend and to bring their
families. The Hon. w. w. Erwin will
deliver the principal address this even
ing, his subject being Reorganization"
and the lighter numbers viii be con-
tributed by local talent of a high or
der. The organization committee Of the
trades assembly have immediate charge
of the meetings.
The union label league met in reg
ular session Tuesday evening, with T.
f. Thomas presiding in the absence of
the president. Candidates were re-
ceived and delegates seated from
unions. as follows: Pressfeeders and
job pressrnen's, Martin DUEL; garment
workers, Kate Gehen, Lena Schmidt
and Lizzie Stencil; trades assembly,
A. ]. Kringle; bOokbinders', Howard
Russell and F. Eue; carpenters, John
Schmitt, tailors, 7. Neal. The eXecu-
tive board reported drawing distributed
the petitions among the members of
about fourteen unions, which have had
meetings since the leagues last. The
circle check system was reported I'M
faVOrably by the board and the report
was cOncurred in. The labor exchange
investigating committee requested and
was granted further time in which to
make a final report The label fair
proposition was formally disposed of
by Indefinitely postponing, the trades
| assembly having previously decided
against it for this winter. The commit
| tee on label goods made a partial re-
port, with several recommendations.
| These were to appoint additional men,
| berS on the present committee Of five,
which number has proved inadequate
! and the appointment Of a committee
Of three to devise ways and means for
! the issuance of a pamphlet, pocket
size, in which will be contained a di-
! rectory of all places where union label
! goods of various kinds may be OBJ
! tanned, and were cOncurred in. Dele
gates Collins, Thomas and Pampusch
will constitute the latter committee. A
/ delegation was heard from the theatre
! cal stage employees union relative to
their boycott on the Metropolitan opera
i house. and the same was Endorsed.
! Nominations for officers were made as
! follows: President. T. F. Thomas; vice
president A. J. Kringle; secretary
| treasurer, T. Dickens; sergeant-at-
| arms, T. Neal; executive board, Martin
DueII, G.. N. Gies, Robert Jardin, Kate
| Gehan and : Aft Anderson; auditing
! board. Maggie Mcclure, Frank Jelin
/ eek and John Schmitt; delegates to
trades assembly, G. G. Collins and
| Robert Jardin.
The strike in Donohue & Hennebery's
| printing establishment, Chicago, still
| continues, and the situation is growing
| more interesting as 1t progresses, the
| latest move being an application by
| the firm for an injunction to restrain
the union men from alleged interfer-
| ence with their employees.
! In it's application the firm sets up
| that it could secure all the competent
men it might need if it were not for
the interference on the part of the
| union men. 1t is claimed that the firm
has already lost SIS 900 and a number
| of valuable contracts, and that it is III
| danger of losing $4,000 more If the de-
| PENDANTS are not restrained 1t is said
| that there is $500. 900 invested in the
| printing plant, and that it's general
| business is being interfered with. The
| trouble originated over a contract with
the printers broken by the firm several
! weeks ago. @
| committee of three was appointed by the
| BARRIERS union last Monday evening to provide
| WAYS and means for advancing the BARRIERS Ii
! cense bill The committee consists Of NJ Sind
| ke Joseph Fleck and Charles Plonske. A reso
| luton was aQOpleu lHuOISfHS the Stdte eiH-
! ployes' boycott the Metropolitan, and pro-
! viding for a fine of 81 on any member dis
/ regarding it and 81 if accompanied by lady.
| The newly elected officers were installed. and
vote Of thanks for efficient services rendered
/ was rendered those retiring from Office. The
union regards the Sunday educational and or
| ganization meetings, which will be inaugu-
| rated this evening by the trades assembly as
| a good idea and decided to attend tonight S
! meeting in a body. One member was
! initiated and two were reported sick, and will
be cared for by visiting committee appointed
| for that purpose.
The garment workers union will give a
| grand ball and weight" social on Wednesday
| Feb 10. at Assembly hall. Tn arrange
ments committee has met several times since
| its appointment and at the last meeting the
following unionlsts Of the sterner persuasion
were selected to assist in the management of
! the event: Joseph Scharfbillig, mastr Of
| ceremonies; Louis Nash, Frank Valesh, NJ. e.
| Murray, Frank Pampusch, Lawrence Heating
! Thone, floor committee. The reception com
mittee will consist of the Misses Heating
! Manning McGaughran, Pampusch, Bracken
| Kundson WhaIen, Sullivan and Conrad and
| Messrs Henry Feyder, H. Giese, T. F. Thorn
! as and William Matheson.
Deputy Sheriff William A. Mathieson. the
new night jailer at the county jail was pleas
! antly surprised by number of his friends
| last Sunday afternoon, who presented him
| with a sterling silver star, bearing the in
| scrption of his Office and appropriate words
| from the donors. All of the parties to the
| surprise are representatives Of organized la
! Dor, and when Mr. Matheson was summoned
! to Assembly hall, he mysJifed as to the
| purpose OF the message. When he arrived
| he found company of his friends gathered
| about festive board, and Louis Nash, who