The sun., 1898-03-13
THE SUN WILMINGTON, DEAWAR SUNDAY. MARCH l8 1895


this country, having productive capa.
city Of abont G75, ,OOO boxes per month.
This is the highest point OF production
and activity ever reached.
j A bill providing for workmen's com.
q is,1nsa ion for accidental injuries in The
course Of their employment is tie name
OF a measure introduced simultaneously
in the two Houses Of the New York
Legislature last Monday.
The Farmers Cooperative Society of
Rockwell, la, ''has handled over half
a million bushels OF grain, and other
normous interests have been looked
after" 1t pays for grain from one to
three cents more than individual buyers. -
A monument has been erected at Flor.
e.nce, \. G., to the memory of 7. W..
Talbot, founder OF the machinists organi.
zation in 1883. Talbot was killed several
years ago while in the act Of horsewhip-
ping. man who had insulted his
daughter.
Chicago tailors held a mass meeting.
lhcy want sweat shops abolished.
Nv olld 1t not be advisable" said Judge
luley, ito circulate petitions among our
citizens by which the sgners will agree
to buy no clothing which does not bear
the union label ?'
Guinness X Co., the Dublin brewers,
have practically adopted the eigllt-hour
law. Their hands 60 to work at s in the
morning and leave off at $50, with an
hour Oft for dinner. On SATURDAYS work
stops at noon, making week of 4G.
hOllls.
A request was received by the Detroit
Central Labor Union from ,be Detroit
wheelmen, asking that the petition for a
$4,000 bicycle shelter on Belle Isle be
lndorsed. 1t met with opposition from
the socialistic element, but was finely
passed.
Atlanta (ia. Tax Committee mas pre-
pared all ordinance assessing license
tax OF $lOO per year on all persons, firms
or corporations not in the printing bust
ness who solicit orders for printing or
book-bindimg, no license to issue for less
than a., one year '-EE11 lxttss-s .s
The Chinese merchants Of British
Columbia passed resolution in conven.
ton to Ii Hung Chang, asking him TO
redeem his promise and use his influence
with the Canadian Government to pre-
vent the imposition Of a tax of $500 per
head on Chinese coming into Canada.
The reports from Muncie stating that
Ball Brothers have unexpectedly dis
placed Il large number OF skilled men
by machines is not good new to the
trade. 1t is too soon yet to accurately
gauge the situation, but it seems sure
that a grave problem is facing the trade.
-Pittsburg Commoner and Glassworkcr.
AT New York on Thursday last the
Nineteenth Century Club discussed the
question, "Ought Public Bodies to
Recognize the Doctrine of the Living
Wage?" Edward Atkinson, Samuel
Gonlpers and Professor Edwin K. A.
Seligman were among the speakers.
London, Glasgow and other European
cities have recognized the 'living wage"
and there is demand in some quarters
for its recognition by the Government.
'The English engineers strike was
failure SAID Gompers, but | want to
say to you that over 90 years ago some
OF the engineers in England were en-
gagged in strike for a nine-hour day and
were defeated, but in less than two veal
they, got the nine-hour day, and l am
willing to risk my reputation as u pro.
phet that in less tnan two years the
English engineesrs will get the eight.
hour day for which they have just
struck"
In All address at Syracuse Mrs. Phoebe
klack said: 'The New York news
papers abound with descriptions of
fashionable balls and weddings where
the four hundocd appear in costly robes
and rare jewels. One lady at a recent
ball, it is said, wore 81 100000 worth of
diamonds. Think Of this in the same
city where there are other people who
are literally starving to death because
they can find no work to do"
Indiana window-glass workers have
received printed slips and are voting on
4 resolution favoring their national as
fostering the idea and practice
Of cooperative by loaning the money
in its tlvasury-which always amounts
TO about $lOO,OOO-to members wishing
to engage in manufacturing on the CO.
operative plan, limiting the loans to
200 to each member. 1t is thought that
both the Pittsbulg and Indiana districts
will vote almost solidly in favor Of the
propositions. 4
1t should as well apply-this police
DOWer OF the State-tO the laws rea,lir-
ng proper regulations and provision in ,
vi mines and factories to preserve the
health Of workmen and protect them
rom avoiding accident. But it doesn't
II Pennsylvania. Our Courts are quick !.
o set aside tie rightful police powers of
he State, as expressed by legislation, in {
'rder to promote the overlnastering in. &
erests OF corporations. Our labor laws I
re far and away behind those of Great I
Britain in their care for the health and !
ife OF employees. s.-Pittsburg Post. ;