The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

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either the United States, MeNico. or
A boycott forced a Buffalo merchant
% agree 10 handle nothing but union
goods in the future ana employ oi"y
union labor.
Cleveland master plumbers viii call on
Mayor AlcKisson 20 ask him 20 compei
the Board Of Plumbers ENaulncta TO
labor six days week or resign.
Some time in the near future secretary
Howard thinks that the Nationtl s-'iH
ncrs Association viii take up the mat
ter Of Southern Org niIation.
The Detroit Railway employees N"N'
adopted rule that iu future promotions
must be made on the basis az age DID luc
service. with no changing OF men from
ono barn 90 another.
a resolution has been passed uy the
Buffalo Labor Council making II an OF
fence for any organization animated WIN
this body Except the painters uniOns)
TO 10 painting OF any kind.
To is the intention Of the rochester
Central Union % ascertain the names OF
AN retail and wholesale dealers W-o 40
not handle Rochester made goods. ana
systematic attempt will be made to
compel them 20 do so.
\ Mas-aClfff strcet-Car law says.
ANY person who shall act as driver,
conductor or starter. within thc limits
OF tho city. without being licensed shal
forfeit sum not exceeding go for cADh
offence The fee for license is % cents.
Detroit Trades Assembly adopted
resolution expressing the opinion Itt
local stores should he closed on holt
DAYS. Another resolution was adopted
calling for "a State law, making weekly
payments mandatory.
Expelled members Of Cleveland Brick
layers Union are endcavOrlng 90 form
mia 10 FUH.H. 81 H
for S. The union scale Is 40 cents IN
hour. and the cisht-h0ur dag D. 20 be
inauEuIatcd II DIS hop I'D. ON April ISL.
indianapolis horsesAocrs organized
Why boz the midst OF su.erauundant
wealth. do men and women and children,
biameicss OF wrOnsdoils, suffer lor lack
OF the uece-earles of life, Why does
our civilization present this CHASTITY IN
dictmcnt OF itseif3-Ncw York Journal.
Michigan vehitie makers average $50
l. per day.
The railroad organizations Of the South
will meet at Knoxville January 18th.
Chief Arthur and Gompers VIII DE pre-
sent. General Manager Green, o- me
Southern railroad. has sent out instruc-
ton that employees of his line be allowed
leave Of absence and furnished free
transportation 10 and from the meeting.
Iron Mountain CAilch) miners struck
for 10 per cent. advance. Tho men
had been receiving from $50 20 sl.to a
lars I'm the bank and Will pay 10 ont NJ
tho rate Of % cents day for each
miner until the strike Is won or the
funds exhausted
After several years trial the death benz
cit feature az the American Flint Ilass
Workers Union has BEEN abolished.
There alsC seems 10 be- O sentiment
throughout the trade for the abolition OF
the.annual convention. and IN favor II
all questions being referred direct 10 the
trade-at-large.
Ile Amhglmatad Society. Of Iarpen-
tiers and Jolners. Of Great Britain. mas
q membership of a. 200 ard l23 branches,
IS Of which are IN the United states.
The available funds OF the so. .ety
amount 20 S41G,I20 an increase Of So, w1
during the last twelve months In Bel
fast alone upwards OF $3.50 was eN-
pended In replacing the tools destroyed
IN tho late fire a. queens Island
The majority Of the hotels and restau-
rants OF Minneapolis employ union help
There arc reported on the other hand,
10 be three restaurants which are back
Ing the mutual aids" To Times IN
terviewer proprietors declared hey pre-
fcrred union helD and found IL sausiac-
tory Since the establishment or the
union IN this city. both the character or
tho help and the character or the res
taurants had been improved.
During the past four years there mas
not been a labor organization that has
not lost members except the cigarmak-
ers Every fraternal society and other
voluntary organizations have made the
same complaint But. while they We're
ana are stin complaining OF loss OF mem
bership. the organized cigarmakers have