The sun., 1898-01-02
AMONG The 10|LERS.
Hammer Taps From the Work
shops Of the World.
TALK OF THE WAGE FARMERS
Pointed Paragraphs From Man.
l.an,is---ltrms Of Interest From
All Gratis.

Dctriot has a cOnS,ab!es' union.
The South has 4>3 cotton mills.
! Finland has women bricklaycrs.
Chicago hes fifteen lady druggists,
Japan has SIC, ZOO cotton spindlcs.
Siberia employs 10000 gold miners.
In Japan Iaborers..get.2 % cents day.
Texas boasts Il 3,26O,OOO acre ranch
London contains $50, 600 maid servants
Louisville unionists demand hcatc,
street cars 49,. -..-. 80 =. ~. a,ss az. .-.s
The Mayor of To!cdo.lrcsidrd at TN
Dcbs meeting.
Only one Toledo laundry does not uy
the union label
All Schenectady n. ~ municpa
printing must bear the union label.
Winnircg'- Labor party elected it
candidates tor mayor and several uhc
city officials.
-Four firms were granted the use Of til,
Iahcl Of he Cleveland Allied riutju,
Trades Council last week.
Washington, ID. G. bakers are nov
lace to iacc VII Il machine that will dis
place from ID to 70 men.
III" fr,rolt Trades Council has adopt
rd RESOLUTIONS protesting against the
passage OF the antiSca ping bill.
Richmond. Va. business men held ;
mass mrctlng and formulated IL bill tina,
will, il passed, rx,crmina,c the trading
stamp
Frisco Board Of Health wants Il law
to prevent persons suffering from inicc,
iIollS diseases from working in cgnl
factories
Piece work has been abolished IN the
works Of the Toledo Drop Forge Com.
mny and the entire shop j. now run on
the day-work plan.
At Detroit l2+ retail business l,o,,.cs
have Signed the agreement with the re.
tail Clerks Union for the G.3O o'clock
closing hour.
\ Cleveland ncnl cr of the Ohio Iryi.-
!ainrr will introduce Il bill compelling
children to attend school until lI,rv ar,
ID years Of age.
lna letter to he Hclrn, Retail Clerks
lnIon the W, {. +. t. fclicitatrS the
union on having barred from mclnEcr-
sap all engaged in he liquor trade.
Louisville h"rsr>h"rr> want a law re-
n'llflnG examination as to fitness Of those
engaged in the business. Apprentice,
should II i urged, serve iour Years.
r. uti., Il l., ,,,,,,, Il ,,,.
They c.ain thn, labor laws are not en-
forced, and ask ha, Il committee he ap-
pointed by the District Attorney iortlrir
enforcement.
1t Is the Intention ui the BARRIERS ul
{ incinnaij to work ior the passage OF u
hl.' recurring til" cNanjlaliu oi all bar
bcrs, before they can ,crur"A certificate
In" p,Nms "ls mist li3N >HtmIt ~ an
rNHIu!lWIrn.
In "l,!rr to >,t;'r" di,pEtr with thr
mccall rull>hrr~. nruNcl> # tie bicvc,r
W'rkcls' (nicn il T"'cd" hirirlr iactor
Ir:, where rpliphing j. dome h> them
agree that they shah use no emery high
rr than 50.
Tr'rhr lrijtyr> iayr agreed no, to in
lcrirlr with M.ncI Iinj>i. who are in
charge "l lln"iNlc machines. The nGl-
rhnsI> agl"" not to Interfere with com.
hnal"n men prim,rl-nachinst.. in
tlar.c OF plants in small offices.
Detroit has 100 union cigar iactulir~
lnh tie eight hour day prevails. III 1883
they received - dollars Il week. but to-
day, ing to tlr nunlNrr ui Wu,urn in.
ir"!ncr'. Il skilled h1an only makes :
fair living.
An"n' Tie cotton nsuIu a turing boom
in the South me AIrXundri% Va. Ga
z'llr says: "TIr South supplies the
material and the labor, but. H. usual. the
North Icar> lIr larger part Of the
Profit.
This ha~ been tine most prosperous
season among the merchants in san
Francisco winch they lave experienced
since tn" days Of thr Aiyonaju. The
merchants have had IT," fines, fall trade
ever hnown i'll IT." iis'o"y Of the State
TIE = neral strike Of tie New York
electrical wutkr's programmed iur .lanu.
ary 3 will not take place. \ compromise
has been effected Wy which tie demand
for an inrl";-" Ui wages from - to i Il
day OF eight hoUr. las uccn met hnIi
way namely, $3.50 IA Cay,
NrmLcr- of III" Dublin Ire. Glorcr>'
Assistants Associations, who worked on
Christmas Lay, hay" iucM cNlrlicd from
In" union. honorary mcnbcrS, whose
places were ul'u W"," a..o dT"prrd.
trNr'Hint. are made that tlr law re-
Gently passed NV tl" Ontario Govern
ncnl regulating the hour. Of workman in
bakeries IT, being violated hy different
concerns in Toronto. Il j. stated that
bakers are still working their men from
~ 10 ~ hour%H week.; AND l'nt many ui
the Shops are in an un.anitary condition.
TIE mortality among lakpr~ II HGluiltvl-
i the largest oi all tradosmcn.
Cleveland ruai, lurlu- VIII orgJuiHr
to stop tlr selling oi mcW at retail by
Who'y.a,r hUirUpr!. Tic retailers will
boycott t.,r "Iu.v..,.pJ- VIII" H'"p up H."
practice.
=. Louis Grloqmc+ t. the Federation
oi Epi,1 convention. rhii liuIucr, de-
cH}ri tD the Central Union ia,t Sunday
tIH ,h" Federation VIII ~ to pieces lo-
"aWar 81 it, conversation.
Amumr * Co.'s fight agnin-i the boy
roll ol tie Marion lIudJ. Central Trades
Council was pushed again today with
umrIuHod yigor. In one retail market
Friday the sales Of Armour meat, at less
than hai price, amounted to more than
22D0o. ! fine OF slows assessed 2gaim-t
each Union man buying Armour meat.
1t n meeting Of tie New York Cen
trai Labor 'niun George Warner, dec
gate "i the international Association OF