The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-20

Three of the crew were arrested and
one. an Engiishman. receiving assist
ance from the British government. got
OF with a 1O-year sentence. Slarke AMI
a sailor named Miller were sent TO jail
for life. Miller died and Clarke ts an
imbecile. A plea will be made Tor MS
pardon.
The federation struck from its con-
stitutlon the 3 cents per capita tax TO
support striking organizations. h was
done because Of the difficulty o
tered in collecting the tax and for the
reason that IL has been the means OF
disappointing many striking bodies VINO
expected help hat never came.
The ironclad boycott Of the Cigar
makers union against Carl Hoffman,
the New York cigar manufacturer. was
Endorsed by the whole Federation OF
Labor. and hereafter trade unionists
Will refuse to buy cigars made by the
Hoffman company. The Cigarmakers
have been in a bitter contest with Hon-
man for some time. Recently the man
ufacturer threw down the gauntlet. re-
fusing to employ any union cigar
makers at ali. Committees that inves-
tigated the boycott reported TO the
convention that Hoffman was employ
ing women and children and paying
them sweat-shop wages to make cigars.
The fight between the Typographical
union and the machln:sts for turisdtc-
ton over the men who repair ana take
care OF linotype machines in printing
offices was renewed at the AFTERNOON
session. on the second day OF the con-
vention James O'Connell OF Chicago.
grand master of the machinlsts. ohsied
a resolution giving the machinists such
Jurisdiction. The resolution was re-
ferred 10 a committee n from that
committee the convention this afternoon
took u up. Reporters were excludei
and the matter was considered IT exc
cutive session.
The report Of the committee. which
was against action on the quesuon .!
Jurisdiction in the Typographical Union
case until the result of the j. T. L. ref
erendum should be announced IN Jan.
I. 1899. and suggesting conciliation. was
finally adopted with but three dissent
ing votes. These were OF
Chicago. Warner of New YosS and Reid
OF N.v York.
Samuel Il. Donneily OF New York.
president OF the Typographical union,
who led the fight against the machin-
lists and fought for the adoption OF the
committee resolution, claims the vote 70
be a victory for the union.
When the committee made It's report
his afternoon IL was strongly opposed
by the machinists, led by Delegate
O'Connell of Chicago. and aided by
Delegates Warner and Reid. Donnelly
Of New York; Frank Morris. secretary
of the federation. and j. +. OSullivan
of Boston mad strong speeches In de-
tense of the committees report. Final
~ O'Connell moved that the report OF
the committee be non-concurred in. This
was voted down. A. to ~. The vote on
the adoption OF the committees report
was then taken and IL was adopted with
three dissenting votes.
When the convention came out of
executive session. the recommendations
Of the granite workers for assistance
in their coming struggle and the report
for a settlement of the trouble among
the walters were taken up and set
tied, as stated.
1t was voted TO install a national or
ganization OF teamsters, the charter
local organization having been formed
in Kansas City.