The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-23

coming. which was nbn the evening Of
the same day. After plying the men
off. the company notified its printers
that their services were no longer re-
ouired. and the organizer was called in
by the latter. After q lengthy consul
tation with the executives Of the
unions involved in the affair, a salts
work was resumed on the following
day.
All arrangements for the boot and
shoe workers. union epicnic at Russell
beach, Chisago lakes, on Saturday, June
IL, were completed at meeting of the
committee held last week. The follow
ing list of prizes is announced: Sweat
err gallon best port wine, silk umbrella,
gold pen. silk umbrella, fancy table
snread. twenty-fve-pound box crack
ers. two pounds 50-cent tea, pair lady's
bicycIe shoes. pair lady's slippers, gold
plated belt, fan, two base balls and
bats fve-pound can baking powder,
case Hamm's Excelsior beer, half dozen
bottles claret wine, hat, water set, box
union-made cigars, pair shoes, pair
mems bicycle shoes, half dozen bottles
port wine. lady's silk umbrella, straw
hat Round trip tickets to the picnic
will be rs cents for adults and 95 cents
for children under twelve years of age.
The train leaves for the grounds at
$50 a. m.
bulletin board has been erected by
the carpenters union at Assembly hall
to be used for the purpose Of recording
daily the names OF unemployed mem
hers and it is hoped by the union that
when any one has an odd job of car
nenter work to be done they will con-
s11Jt fine board and give the work to
some member registered thereon. Six
new members were initiated at Tues
DAYS meeting Of the union. Several
additional applications for member
ship were filed. A. delegation was i'll
attendance from the Minneapolis union.
interest of a proposition to organize
a regular building trades council which
would embrace all the building trades
unions Of both cities. 1t was deter
mined not to send. a delegate to st.
Cloud. but the union will continue it's
affiliation with the. Federation Of La
Dor.
The garment workers. union has in
structed it's executive board to formu-
late plans for starting "a shop to be
owned and controlled, by members Of
the union. The board will render re-
mort at the next meeting when some
definite action will be decided upon.
A number of merchants have already
agreed to handle the output OF the pro-
posed factory and the situation is very
encouraging. At last Thursdays meet
ing of the union the organizer was in
structed to investigate the reported or
ganization of a sick benefit society IN
Guiterman Brothers establishment
The objects of the union and Of sick
benefit societies are in hearty accord
to large extent the difference being
that the former has greater scope and
opportunity for doing good, and the
union has ordinarily no quarrel with
them, but in such instances as the one
related, it is claimed that they are in
stituted to antagonize and prevent or
ganization of unions.S
Two notable victories of the boycott
recently recorded are those over the
and the Anchor Milling company of
Superior,TWis.- Botheof these concerns
have agreed. to every demand insisted
upon by the unions parties to the re-
spective controversies, and have been
removed from the unfair list OF the
American Federation Of Labor. In adj
dition to it's agreement to the demands
of the packers and nailers' union, the
Anchor Milling company has s1gnlf1ed
it's willingness to use the union label
ION all it's products.
The Utah Federation of Labor is
making a strong fight for the eight
hour law of that state. The lower
courts have declared the law consti-
tutional, but interested parties have
carried the matter into thee supreme
court. All the labor organizations in
the state are taking an active interest
in the proceedings, contributing liberal
ly to the fund made necessary to carry
on the contest. Recently the Western
Federation of Miners subscribed $500.
John B. Wood, delegate Of the local
musicians union to the recent conven-
ton Of the American Federation of
Musicians, held at Kansas City, return
ed to the city last week Mr.. Wood
expresses himself as satisfied with the
results of the gathering, particularly
with regard to the dispute with the
National League of Musicians, which
he believes will end ultimately, and at
no distant day, with the federation on
top. The next convention will be held
in Louisville, KY.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Street Railway Employees in convention
at Toledo, decided to hold the next
meeting at Syracuse. N. Y. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: w. d.
Mahon. Detroit, president; J. II. Carr,
Toledo, first vice president; John De
laney, Syracuse, NJ T., second vice
president; J. M. Sturgeon, Galveston,
Tex, third vice president; Reesen Orr,
Fort Wayne, treasurer; executive
board, Daniel Dilworth, Detroit. FL. ".
Ryan, Toledo; Harry Haworth, Muncie,
Ind.
James Mccarthy oftener called
"Jim," has become a familiar figure
around assembly halls of late, where
he and his corps of aides have been
kept busy ministering to the wants OF
the inner man at social functions given
by the unions "Jim" holds a card in
the II. r. e. N. A, and has become
deservedly popular with the various
unions as a caterer. The BARRIERS ban
quet was served under his d1recClon,
and he also officiated at the recent
dances Of the pressfeeders' and JOB.
pressmen's, bookbinders' and musicians,
unions.
A meeting was held yesterday by the
committee of arrangements for the Ice
cream social and hop, which VIII be
held under the auspices of the bindery
girls union on June 2. at Assembly
hall. Preparations for the event We've
completed. = ~
The ordinance reducing the license Of
bill posters from $50 to S., passed by
the board Of aldermen and in which the
stage employees union )lwas deeply m
terested, was killed in the assembly
Thursday night. .Assemblymen DAILY,
Kirk and Mabon supported the ordi-
nance, and AssenabIynen Albrecht,
Craig, Dix, Thompson and Arosin OPP
posed 1t. nn
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