The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
AMONG THE LABORER8
EVENTS TRANSFERRING IN THE DO
MAIN OF LABOR.
Intenesting Items for WaEewOrkeF
Gathered From All Parts Of
the Country.

party, is an Evangelical union man and
a Christian preacher. Joseph Arch, the
organizer Of the agricultural laborers is
local Methodist preacher Fenwick, of
the miners, and member of parliament,
is or was Methodist preacher. Sam
Woods occasionally occupies a pulpit,
but he is not particularly religious. Tom
Mann had thought of entering the Epis-
copal ministry. Ben Tillet is Congre
gationalist, and Tom Burt and Henry
Broadhurst are good Methodists. John
Burns has no use for the church; nor
has Aveling or Jonn turner, The rank
and file, however, are as a rule not
church-goers.
In Paris work is about to commence
in preparation for the worlds exhibition
in 1900. The city Of Paris advertised re-
Gently for bids for the work Of clearing
the grounds for the erection of the build
ings for the exhibition. The bids pro-
vide that any cooperative body Of ar
tlsans which shall bid for the work shall
have preference over other bidders in this
particular; that If its bid is not the low
est, 1t shall be permitted to make another
bid; also 1t is provided that IL two CO.
operative bodies of artisans shall have
/ put in the lowest bids and both for the
same amount they shall be permitted to
bid against each other with all the other
bidders excluded.
To correct the defects in the state min
ing laws, general act will be introduced
in the Pennsylvania legislature, which
will apply to the entire anthracite and
bituminous regions of the state. The
measure will have the sanction of the
1 state authorities, and will establish a
bureau of mines in the internal affairs
| department with q chief whose qualif-
| cations will be similar to those required
| Of mining engineers and mine inspectors.
Rev. F. F. Passmore has been expelled
! from the Methodist church for 'unmin-
| isterial conduct" Rev. PASSWORDS crime
consisted in roasting the bishops and
clericals of Colorado and Nebraska for
not considering the labor problem. He
| declared that they were corrupt and
paganish and ccwardly, Rev. Passmore
is highly regarded by organized work.
ing people in the western states.
1t is now stated that the international
longshoremen's union, which is being
rapidly organized in this and other coun-
tries, will form an offensive and defen-
sive alliance with the American Railway
Union. Some widespread move for better
conditions may be expected in the spring.
A new machine, invented at St. Paul,
is creating CONSERVATION in the ranks of
the coopers. 1t is a hoop-driving appar-
atus, and is a pronounced success. 1t has
double action. 1t drives the hoops and
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only a few common laborers being neces-
sary to watch the machine.
A traveller who recently visited Sweden
says every farmer who has a hundred
acres or so of land has long-distance
telephone, and that the system is the
most magnificent and cheapest that he
ever saw. In America the farmers are
blessed with mortgages having long-dis-
tance interest attachment.
Washington, d. c., unions are prepar-
ing to hold a series of revival meetings,
and they may go in for eight hours not
withstanding the cold water thrown upon
the movement by the incomretents in the
A. F. of L.
The Brotherhood of the Cooperative
Commonwealth issued six charters week
before last. An election for national Of
ficers is being held, and it is about set
tied that Eugene V. Debs will be elected
| organizer,
1t now turns out that the Boston street
railway strike was started by emissaries
of the company in order to break the
backbone of the union, which was becom-
ing too powerful. The scheme of the
bosses worked successfully.
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women and children are forced to work
extra long hours in a bindery where
school books are finished. 1t is undoubt-
eddy a scab joint.
Coal trust has taken advantage of the
restored confidence to raise the price Is
cents per ton. 1t is stated that that
means an additional profit of $4,000, 600
for the trust this year,
Horseless mail wagons will be tried in
New York. and 1t is claimed that a trial
of a horseless fire truck in Brooklyn has
proved successful
Rev. Richardson, of Little Falls, N. Y,
denounced organized labor. and next day
a trades and labor assembly was or
ganized. Great preacher. that.
Machines are being placed in western
mines. Each one will do the work of
eight men. The machines are a success
and the miners are taking holidays.
City councils at Davenport, Iowa, Rock
ford, ILL.,, Louisville, Ky, and Muscattne,
have decided that printing done for them
must bear the union label.
Thousands upon thousands of union
label circulars and sticI1ers are being sent
out from the bakers national head
quarters.
Unions of Butte, Mont, talk of starting
a paper. Butte is regarded as the Glib
raltar of unionism in the west.
The Omaha labor temple is now a pay
ing institution. Its first anniversary was
celebrated last week.
Sells Bros, circus men, are reported to
have declared that in the future no nom
union horseshoers viii get their work
Eugene V. Debs visited Chicago this
week and from there he went to Lead
Wills, Col.
Cigarmakers win spend a thousand
dollars in securing union label laws in
states where there are none