The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
THE WORLD
OF LABOR
80 hnrs AmerLcan IL.

France buys American silk.
Melbourns hasn't begsar
Glass canteens are announced.
! England has 1900 90 unionists.
] England has woman grave digger.
Tho Oldest industry is corn milling.
Beer costs "a dime a glass In oregon.
! London has q sandwicnmen's nome
! Chicago has go union musicians.
! london factories make ancient coins.
/ our watches are sold I'm south AFRICA
Germany contains 403 beet sugar.
| ireland has IoJ Woollen manufactures,
Lima (O) PAYERS won strike for $3.50
in France 39e5 is exacted for ton Of
coal.
Connecticut bakers held a State con-
yenti0n
Nashville unionists want tenders on
street cars.
Sacramento has a railway employees po-
litlCal club.
An international labor congress was
| held at Antwerp.
Unionsts operate six cooperative WIZ
dow glass plants.
Aberdeen Scotland masons STRUCK Ioi
II cents per hour
washington d. c. Union granite cut
ter get $500 a day.
New York PAYERS won a strike for the
discharge Of nOn-unionists.
English and Welsh miners demand 10
per cent. advance IN wages.
When Abba Ga) miners struck the
company abandoned ifs mines.
"a homo for barkeepers Is to be es-
tabiished az Wankesha, Wis.
Joaseph Leicester has been secretary
on the English Giassworker's Union for
lG years.
President Barter. Of Michigan Fedora
ion of Labor, urges Unionists 20 enter
politics.
solus CN. y saloons closed az 1880 2.
IT. last week on account Of the revival
meetings
Brewers censure Gompers for speaking |
at the Omaha Exposition, Non-union !
beer Is sold there.
The leading job printing plant Of VIII
mmgt0n. Del. is owned and managed |
by a 2iyear-Old girl
Montreal retail dealers IN novelties. +
fancy goods. etc., protest against whole /
salers selling at retail
New York unions have contributed 20
a fund 10 secure a pardon for Berkmann,
the Pittsblrg anarchist.
The English Trade Union Congress /
delegates included two representatives. of
Ja1ans 1900 uui0nsts.
1IUENlUH. LNDl. AlNAoN 10 y uNttl1 !
gathered "a. Toledo for i5.~ miners and
their families at Jobs, o
Prominent Houston negroes requested
the colored men of that city % not take
the place OF negroes on strike at Calves
ton.
Eleven hundred unlonists AZ Newark
have protested against the nomination
for Freeholder of n boss halter, who has
been opposed 20 unions.
Ry a majority OF 1900 the miners OF
Fife and Kinr0ss. Scotland have agreed
10 accept the per cent advance offered
hv the coal owners and 10 continue al
work.
Iae Minnesota Iron Company has vol
UNFAIRLY raised the wages Of its employees
10 take effect October 7. After the date [
mentioned they viii receive s. q day in
stead OF SL1.
British unionists oppose the renewal OF
and amusement license un- .
less the licensees agreed 10 pay their em-
1loyes trade-union rates and grant them .
2 six-day week.
chicago w00dw0rkers struck last June
for a minimum wage scale of 500 a day, /
and the nine-hour day. Last week the
Employers asked the Circuit Court TO pre-
vent the boycott
I'D New York any person who gives a
rect CAR AAftrAEA ~ HAAFNAANA NA any NNAr ]
on who accepts one from an unauthor- z
zcd person and offers II for use is guilty
Il mfrfe~leanor and liable 10 impris0n-
nent and fine.
"A Department store bill passed by Den
ger Aldermen will abolish these places. ! ,
, store selling dry goods, clothing, furni-
ure. crockery, millinery. shoes, athletic
.Ools books. and pictures, very few de- I
lartments for one OF the big Denevr
torres. would have to pay a license Of
3W per annum. and each department
dded no matter how Insignificant, would
a just $500 added % the license account :
the firm.
The formation Of 4 tremendous inter-
ati0nal organization Of seamen. dock
rs steved0res, railway employees and D
raiuInen. comprising the loEgsh0remen q
nd transport workers Of all the large H
ommercial centres OF the world Is about L
.cc0mplished. This announcement was J Z
lade last week when Il was reported ! =
1at the lOngshOrcmen - New York =
ave decided 10 join the great interna- | =
Onal union. together with 5000 long | Z,
1oremen OF the Pacific coast. OF the | r.
ulr OF Mexico and OF the great lakes, II
There are 20o00 lOngshOremen In the | c
n tropolltan district alone. These un- n
ms were branches OF +. and L. O
I pledge the Journal 10 the support OF u
I good measures proposed by other a.
.wspapers l urge upon the men whose m
,wer gives them such great response al
utv the importance OF formal editorial
,lon-not for private profit. but Tor the II
lbllc good. There can be no question, ] 50
n instance. that workman should be NJ
Gated fairly. that union should be ei
that good wages should be ~
IA and that eight hours ~ work are y
.ougn. Let Us. therefore all work for IN
ese ends. The defense OF the weak. l III
q encouragement OF the deserving. the