The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-11

to oppressive heat was postponed until Tues
day evening of this week.
A committee from the garment workers
union Thursday evening figured up the re-
ceipts of the entertainment recently given
by the union. The result was so satisfactory.
the profits amounting to something over SIS,
that the members of the committee concluded
to give another in the near future
Bricklayers' Benevolent Union No. 1 voted
on increased representation to the Trades and
Labor assembly Thursday evening AS a
result two additional delegates, in the per-
sons of Charles Harpke and Oscar Berger,
will attend the next meeting of the assembly.
Organizer Harry Franklin is authority for
the statement that President Prescott of
the International Typographical union, has
given up his life of single biessedness and
become a Benedict.
The first annual picnic of the "curbstone
merchants" in other words, the hack and
cab drivers' union, will take place at the
Chicago garden, on Edger;on street. at the
end of the Mississippi street car Inc, next
Sunday. The committee having charge of
the affair is making extensive prepare tons
fer gala time.
Phil Liesch ofl1he Pioneer Press book and
job chapel, spent the glorious Fourth at his
home in New Ulm.y Phil says that he had a
good time, and that the Fourth was cele-
brated on the 4th, and not on the 5th.
Secretary McE@en, of the state federal on
of labor. in compliance with the action of
the late convention at s. Cloud, is sending
notices to the union organizations of the
state calling for an assessment of one cent
per month on each member in good standing.
NJ. F. Mostert, a well-known and active
member of the local pressfeeders' union on
Wednesday took unto himself a better half
in the person of Miss Annie c. Spiel. of
the b!ndery girls, union. Congratulations are
EXTENDED with the hope that there will be
the groom in the new union of which he is
supposed to be the head.
Tuesday evening business of unusual inter-
est will come up at che meeting of the theat-
rical stage employees union. Members failing
to answer to roll call are liable to a fine
The joint agitation committee of the cigar
makers unions of the Twin Cities will meet
at Assembly hall Monday evening to make
further necessary arrangements for the steam
boat excursion on Sunday, July 25..
The local bookbnders union received graf
flying news from Chicago Thursday One
week since the members of the union of that
city employed in four of the principal bind
cries went a strike to enforce certain pro-
visions in the scale in force, but which the
management of the four offices refused to
concede. The result of the strike was a
complete victory for the men.
communication from the trades council OF
Superior, Wis.,, was read at the meeting OF
the cigarmakers' union Thursday evening in
forming the members that the anchor -four
mills at that city and the packers and nail
ers' unions had adjusted the differences ex-
listing between them, and that in the near flu
ture the mills would again be turning out
union made -four. special committee of FIVE,
consisting of NJ. Fichtenau. P. Zwickel ].
Rapp J. H. Amos and F. Hoffman, was ap-
pointed to assist the agitation committee The
proposition to increase the representation al
the trades and labor assembly was favorably
voted on. fellow workman, who was in
jured In the recent small cyclone on the West
s:de was materially aided by the donation OF
a purse Of money Two candidates for men,
bership were initiated and several applica-
tions received. q III
Nominations for officers, which were tc
have taken place Friday evening were only
partially made owing to the late hour when
that order Of business was reached. Presi.