The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-10

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| E. Murray secretary Of the state BARRIERS
| board, Wednesday evening, and was the guest
| of President Collins, of the State Federation
| Of Labor, during the remainder OF his stay.
| He left for home Friday evening.
| Eleven new members joined the tailors'
| union at meeting Monday evening. ihere
| will be special session tomorrow night. All
| members are requested to be present.
The bindery girls union will give card
| party and social hop at Assembly hall, Tues
| day evening Union music will be furnished
| for the hop and union-label cards PROVIDED
I for those who prefer a game of cinch, euchre
| oS Seven-up.
Topographic No. 1S initiated two members
| at Wednesday evenings meeting. me quar-,
terly report Of Mic Willwerschied, hnanclai
| secretary, showed a good balance on hand:
| The proposition to hold biennial session Oh
the International Typographical union was
voted on and defeated The strike OF the
| union employees at Foot, Schulze & GO. LOT
recognition was upheld. 1t was decided to
| make an effort to unionize one OF the Ger.
| man weeklies in the city. The boycott agalnst
| the Badiscnen Londes-Zeitung, OF New YORK
city, was Endorsed.
An enthusiastic and well-attended meeting
of the tin, sheetiron and cornice WORKERS
transacting considerable business Of an i'm
portant nature, four new members were adj
mitted into the union. A special meeting
is to be held Wednesday evening
The proposition of the grievance committee
of the assembly relative to a scale
to be submitted to the management OF the
Grand opera house, was adopted at meet
ing of the stage employees union Tuesday
evening.
The web press helpers dance will take
place Oct. rs. RUDE Shoenemann was chos-
en- chairman of the committee on arrange
ments at Monday evenings meeting OF tne
union. Election Of officers will occur next
month.
The recently instituted union of painters
held its first regular meeting MONDAY eVe1-
ing. Seven new members were initiated.
Permanent officers will be elected tomorrow
evening.
The BARRIERS union met in special session
Monday evening last. The difficulty with
the International union. which has been
published time and again, was up for con
sideration and was thoroughly gone over.
The final outcome is anxiously looked for
by the friends of the members OF the union.
son, Albert Peterson and August Seymour,
at meeting of the boot and shoe WORK
ers' union Friday last, were elected dele,
gates to the Trades and Labor assembly. a
stronger delegation than the five named
would be hard to find.
No. 80 will meet at Assembly hall tomorrow
evening.
The Musicians Protective association met
Sunday afternoon last. The financial secfe-
tary made a report showing the finances OF
the association to be in excellent eono1uon.
pointed members of the grievance commit
tee communication was drawn up and
( ordered sent to the bakers union relative
to music for their dance on Oct To-
Since Harry Franklin succeeded H. w. Den
nett as organizer for the Tenth district or the
International Typographical union, with the
assistance of his sub-deputies. he organized
a union of printers at Deadwood, 5. D., with
charter membership Of thirty, and at WI
mona, Mimi, with twenty members He also
settled difficulties in the Northwestern and
Tribune Offices at Winnipeg, Man.; on the
P.a.ndealer Grand Forks, and at Fargo; ad-
justed a strike at Moffat & Thurstons, Min
neapolis, and with the aid Of J. W. Hayes,
recently instituted union of the photo-en-
gravers of the two cities.
At the meeting of the Federal Labor union
Tuesday evening it was decided to call
mass meeting of all laboring men not connect
ed with any union organization. Tuesday
evening was selected as the date. Good speak
ers will address those present on the subjects
of the organization.
well-attended meeting of the carpenters
union was held Tuesday evening. Amend
ments to the constitution of the interna-
tional union were voted on. Ten new men,
bers took the required obligation and quite
number of applications were handed in,
which will be acted on at the next meeting.
AS the Minneapolis union has voted in favor
of a n;ne-hour day at twenty-five cents per
hour, the St Paul carpenters will no doubt
make an effort to secure the same wages
and hours as are expected to prevail next
year in that city. Ten dollars was voted
towards defraying the expenses of series
of mass meetings at which some of the lead
ing labor lights of the country will be pres
ent.
The electrical workers union met Thursday
evening. Secretary Kelly of the national
organization, was present, as was also w. e.
McEwan, of Duluth. The following
were elected officers for the ensuing term:
w. NJ. Tritchlen; recording secretary, E. B.
Powers; financial secretary, w. F. Schoene-
man; treasurer, ]. ]. Hayek. Three new
members were initiated.
Two new members joined the stereotypers
at melting of the union held Thursday even
ing. There was good attendance.
Bricklayers' Benevolent union considered
several important matters at Thursday even
ins's meeting. A goodly number of the boys
who have been out of the city for the past
four months were present.
The horseshoers' union initiated two new
members Tuesday evening, and will have sew
eral applications to act on at their next ses-
sion.
Joe Black ex-president of the Trades and
Labor assembly, was visiting friends in St.
Paul last week. He has been residing at
Chicago for several years past.
SATURDAY. evening next the bakers union
will give their twelfth anniversary ball at AS
sembly hall. Union music will be in attend
ance.
Martin Igo, a prominent member of the
hack and cab drivers union and a dele
gate to the Trades and Labor assembly from
that organization, surprised his numerous
friends in the ranks of the of toll last
Tuesday by taking unto himself a life part
ner in the person of Miss Gertrude Dfckey.
The ceremony took place at the Church of
the Assumption and the happy couple left
for Duluth on the evening train. The men,
bers of his own organization as well as
his acquaintance in the ranks of labor, eX-
tend congratulations and express the hope
that the fare he will receive in future
will be of the best.
W. E. McEwan president of the Duluth
Trades and Labor assembly of this city Fri
day evening. He stated that the organiza-
ton which he represented had as repre-
sentatives delegates from 81 unions, that the
business men attended the open meetings of
the federation and that economic subjects
were there discussed. The wives and chill
dren of the members have become deeply
interested in the cause of the workingmen
and are proving a great factor in aid of
hoe IF