Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03

on an operation that employs one non
unionist
English coal miners will demand ~
per cent. advance.
Boston printers want a munlcipal
printing office established.
All demands of Cork (lreland) car
penters have been conceded.
Carpenters inaugurated the eight
hour day at Detroit on January l.
The Kansas City co operative print
ing shop is overrun with orders.
MINNEAPOLIS walters struck against
the employment of rival unionists.
Wholesale auctioneers of New York
want fake auctions prohibited.
X. Of L. and Brotherhood carDen-
ters at Chicago have amalgamared.
The Street Railway Mems hssocla-
ton is the largest labor union III De-
troit.
A Pittsburg department store gave
away 100000 books as Christmas pres
ents.
Minneapolis walters have inaugural
ed a series of open socia! and educa-
tional meetings.
Cleveland Labor League will make
candidates at the spring election IN
dorse their demands.
New York Socialists have so far col
lected over SIS for the striking dock
workers of Hamburg,
There was only one death in the or
ganization of Detroit Ironmolders' IN
ion No. 81, during the pass year.
At Detroit twenty-five retail hard
ware dealers have pledged to handle
only stoves bearing the union label.
An international congress is to take
place at Brussels next summer'for the
purpose of discussing the subject OF
accidents to workingmen.
The fourth semi-anuual joint con-
vention of the Massachusetts and
Rhode Island State branches Of 'he
Bakers and Confectioners Information
al Union was held last week.
An eight hoIr agitation meeting OF
gigantic proportions is to be held IN
Boston on Washington's birthday.
Boston printers denounced the at
tempt of Congress to increase The pos
tai rates from l to cents on second
class matter passing through the mails.
Superior clerks want stores closed at
$50 p. m.
Superior wis., coopers ever since
the strike for higher wages have Deen
in business for themselves, making
barrels by hand in competition with
the non-union men. They have beSn
quite successful.
Nashville Unionists want the Gov
ernor to pardon d. B. Monroe, VINO Is
serving a sentence in the penitentlary
for participation in the Coal Creek
riots of 1892. His sentence is seven
wears. two for unlawful assembly and
five for manslaughter.
San Francisco's Trade and Labor
Alliance condemn the unemployed for
organizing to work at half wages.
Cleveland brickmakers will organize.
At WATERFOWL, n. y, mass meet
ing was held to secure 81 a day loT all
Government laborers.
The Printers Home will be enlarged. 1t
is omen to broken-down printers of either
the United States. Mexico or Canada.
4 bovcott forced Buffalo merchant to
agree to handle nothing but union goods
in the future and employ only union men.
cleveland master plumbers will call on
Mayor McKisson to ask him to compel
the Board of Plumbers Examiners TO
labor six days week or resign
Some time in the near future Secretary
Howard thinks that the National Spin
ners' Association will take up the matter
of Southern organization.
The Detroi, railway employees have
adopted a rt'o ;ict in future promotions
must be made on the basis of age in the
service. with no changing of men from one
barn to another.
A resolution has been passed by the
Ruffalo Labor Council making 1t an OIL
Tense for any organization affiliated with
this body Except the painters uniohs) 10
do painting of any kind.
II Is the intention of the Rochester Cen
troll Union TO ascertain the names Of all re-
+oi1 and wholesale dealers who do not nam
die Rochester made goods, and system
atic attempt will be made to compel them
to do so.
Massachusetts street car law says:
"An,, nerson who shall act as driver
! CONDUCTOR or starter. within the limits OIL
the CITY. without being licensed shail lot
feit sum not exceeding $50 for each OF
fonse The fee for license Is - cents
netroit Trades Assembly adopted res
h,,,.;o, expressing the opinion that local
stores should be closed on holidays. An
other resolution was adopted calling Ior
state law making weekly payments
mandatory. pr,.,-
Txnelled members of Cleveland BRICK
,o,-Srs, 1-nion are endeavoring to form a
Ill urion They will work ten hours Tor
60 Tho union scale is 40 cents an hour
~ aipht-hour day is TO be inaugural
/ cd II is hoped. on April /.
! indianapolis horseshoers orgariLeU'
why. in the midst Of superaDunoSn'