The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-07

ton: In Galveston we succeeded In pre-
venting n reduction by strike, and In
Denver and Pueblo. Col. we nave stavea
of for three months reductions which
tho companies insist upon
The Midland Railway Company re-
| Gently advanced the wages or certain !,
classes or signalmen by %. week anu
| reduced tho working hours IN the mo1e
| important boxes from twelve 10 eisht
hours day. Midland firemen are also
receiving an increase Of Is. 5d. week
while the London e. Northwestern hail-
way Company has advanced the wages
OF draymen by Is. per week.
According to the Labor Department OF
the British Board of Trade. the state
OF employment changed very httle our
ing January, there being, II anything
a slight falling off. Compared with a
year ago the most important industries
are better employed, the most notable
exceptions being the textile trades. Al
most all the changes OF wages recorded
during the month were in an upward
direction.
The officers OF the Uniform Rank.
Knights OF Labor. which is the title or
the military organization which was IN
stituted by the workingmen or Cleveland
about the time OF the Brown strike are
making arrangements for a furtherahce
OF the work during the coming summer
Tho regular u. s., manual OF tactics Is
employed and many OF the recruits are
said to have made remarkable progress
In two or three drills
a bill before the Minnesota Legislature
provides for a loan OF $4,000 OF the States
money without interest for period OF
from five 10 ten years to cities in the
State having more than $1,000 inhabitants.
The money was to be used 10 relieve tho
immediate wants of the poor and distress
ed and the unemployed. ana then the
remaining part Of the sum 10 conduct
farming experiments after the Plngree
plan.
At a meeting Of the Rochester Central
Union delegate called attention 10 me
fact that many European exports 10 this
country were invariably packed previous
to hipment. and said that II the Amerl-
can mills would grind the wheat II would
necessitate the manufacture OF barrels,
and would give employment to mlllers
and coopers.
During the past few weeks n deputa-
ton representing the Dublin Trades Coun-
ell and the Industrial League have been
busiy engaged interviewing the leading
merchants and manufactures OF the
city. and soliciting their support ON be-
half OF the proposed exhibition Of irish
manufacturers.
There was a bill passed by the Mis-
souri, House which many people call tho
servant-girl bill. Tho measure, which
was championed by Martin. Of Barton
provides that common laborers. and SER
wants can file suits In the justice courts
without giving any cost bond.
The St. Paul plumbers union has es-
tabIished scale ranging from SIS 10
81 a week. according 10 the number OF
years experience. while non-union plum
bers receive almost any sum from 50
10 SO a week. The hricklayers have a
scale Of $3.50 n day and nine hours; the
nOn-unonists work ten hours at % and
% cents an hour. Press feeders have
scale ranging from So TO Sl2 week
with an average of $50; non-unionists
receive from 81 TO 81 for the same kind
of work. The printers have scale
which ranges from SIS a week for job
printers 10 S25 a week for night compost
ton Of the dailies: while some Of those
outside the pale Of the union receive as
low as 81 a week.