The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-03
IN THE FIELD
OF LABOR.
India exports coal.


Ceylon's tea crop-i25 900 900 pounds.
There are 1900 union iron moulders.
United States have 10000 railroaders.
Terre Haute unions held a convention.
America has 100000 cotton spindies
Detroit hasn't an idle garment worker.
ONO printers Will hold State conyen-
ton.
New York Journal demands threc-cent
car fare
Chicago carpenters demand forty cents
an nour.
New York painters demand $3.50 for
eight hours.
Syracuse carpenters want eight hours
on Nav lat.
New York Worlds managing editor gets
$4,000
Hartford unions have appointed
Labor Day Committee
Ar lawrence Mass. printing must
bear the union label
Tho municipality OF Raleigh. n. c.. T.
20 butt a tram road.
Berkeley. Cal. printers struck against
a cut % SO a week.
Toledo, Ohio. Central Union wants a
conductor on every street car.
Toledo unionists want Ohlo-mads school
books used exclusively.
Detroit school contractors must en-
plON union men exclusively.
Cleveland Socialists have nominated
a ticket for local officers.
Denver cigarmakers want a home
industry" association formed.
ST. Louis bricklavers may demand hfty-
1--WE cents an hour on April ist
wheeling miners struck against a cut
from forty to thirty-thrce and one-thlrd
cents a ton.
Wages OF tonnage men IN 4 Wheeling
steel works arc 70 DO reduced.
Lemont. H.. quarrymen want the eight
hour day and 81. 3 on April ist
Baltimore white street cleaners refused
10 work under a c0lored boss
Denver machinists will attempt 70 ahol-
fish overtime and piecework on May lst.
Belmont Ohio. MIR Dealers Union Will
withdraw from the Central Union
Delaware's Legislature killed bin that
would have abolished trading stamps.
W0onsocket. r. r. Christian Endeavor-
ers want the number Of saloons reduced.
Denver unonists will test the constl-
tutionahty OF the military poll-tax law.
New York Swedish Machnisfs' Union
sent So 10 New Bedford textile strikers
New York Socialists will hold shorter
work day demonstration on April 81.
The workingren's ticket was victorious
at the recent Worthwhile. Mich. election.
Houston. Texas. street railway work
ers struck for nine hours and twenty
cents per hour.
Some New York cabinet makers struck
10 enforce the minimum rate OF thirty
two cents an hour.
Texas unlonlsts are kicking against
the horde Of Chinese that Is coming from
California
Newark. n. J.. machne stone workers
struck for eight hours and a uniform
scale Of wages.
A bin requiring horseshoers 10 pass an
examination IS before the Massachusetts,
Legislature.
A bnl before the MARYLAND Legislature
Is 10 compel street railways 10 sell six
tickets FOR o quarter.
Longshorcmen will demand n uniform
rate OF wages for Detroit. Toledo, SAN
dusky and Cleveland
AZ North Adams. Mass. a retail iinuor
license costs s. 200. The saloon keepers
demand a renuciion.
'Frlscos city attorney has notified ths
civ Supervisors that national banks are
exempt from taxation.
club has been formed at Toledo n
raise money 90 send men 10 Dcbs' CO..
operative colonies IN WASHINGTON.
Pnughkecpsie untonists defeated for
re-elec Ion three local candidates be-
cause they opposed the union label.
Judge Culver Of St. Joseph. Mo. has
decided unconstitutional the law reQuir-
Ing vestlbules on electric cars.
Frisco business men are up I'm arms
against the bin creating the Office OF
Inspector OF Welghts and Measures
New York has two unions Of coach driv-
ers. one organized bv the Socialists and
the other by the trades unionIsts.
Labor wants no war: labor has % hght
the battles and then enslave themselves
IN nav the debts OF war.--MOtorman and
Conductor.
me National Bakers' and Confectoln-
ers' Union has determined not 20 furnish
the unions label 70 the makers OF ma
chlne-made bread.
Erie Central Labor Union declares that
any law 10 prevent a purchaser from
disposing ~ y railroad ticket q blow 40
personal liberty.
Miss Kate Doodv objected 10 smoking
by delegates AZ the meeting OF the De-
trolt Trades Council. and that privi-
leee IS M LONGER enioyed.
Tho New York Central Labor Union
uoclined an invitation 20 "Big SKIS
forfv.eiehTh BAH because Il Is 10 be held
m a nor-unlon hall.
Detroit bartendcrs are IN tho W1iters'
Union M present but claiming that thcy
are skilled nen. they talk OF forming r.
separate organization
Corporation Counsel Fullerton has no.
tf0ed Toronto. Can. aldermen that
hv-low calling for the "union LABEL on
all civic printing. etc. would he illegal
New York Machine Stone Workers ana
Kubbers Union has demanded uniform
workdav OF eight hours and m Increased
scala OF wages. beginning June lst
An UNIONS IN the Detroit Trades Coun-
cu desiring the assistance OF the eNecu-
rive or any other committee must nay
tne committee at the rate OF twenty-five
cents an hour. VI.
r legislature proposes 70 fine or imnf@on
= person convicted OF representing hul-
self or herself to be a member or or 20
represent labor organization nor w eN-
,s,once n the State at the time OF such
representation 80,
Tho Municipal Voters League Or chi
cago requires all candidates for Aldermen
ubo sock rs indorsement 10 agree IN
r,r,tiog not 10 vote for ff,v-vears fran-
chlses IN any circumstances Twenty
voars ls DESIGNATED as the maximum time
for which such grants should be made.
President HAYS Of the Flint Glass
vvorkers. Association. Gays: I'VE 90 NOT
dcs,ro "a anta1onlze the Introduction OF
-,,ebinarv we 10 want 70 stop me
efforts being made 20 cut their WAGES
and make them work longer hours. we
NAV have 10 call upon the legislature
IN assist us IN regulating hours
~, "a the right" says MAYOR Quipcy. OF
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