The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12
THE WORLD
OF LABOR.

There's a silk envelope.
Japan boasts a labor paper.
we send copper 10 Holland.
Quebec has q shoe factories.
japan has IS match factories.
Denver team owners organized,
China imports American stoves.
England uses American varnish.
Germany mas $4,000 working women.
The States contain over 5000 miners.
Fayette City. Pa, drivers demand y
a day.
izers.
Russia announces aluminium horse
shoes
Ncw YorA burcners held state con-
venGon.
81. Louis bridge workers enjoy the
eight-hour day.
New York printers sent money 70
Frisco strikers.
Boston grocery clerks demand We'd
nesday half-holiday.
Staten Isiand(N. " carpenters won
s275 and eight hours.
California Socialist Labor party has
nominated a State ticket
Racine CWis) nod carriers won
strike for - cents per hour.
Buffalo mason contractors CONCEDED
the s-hour day 10 $500 men.
All MARYLAND Socialist-Lahor party
printing carries the unionl label
The eieht-hOur day has been adopted
at Guinness breweries, Dublin
Connection Of convict printers with
free men has been abolished in New
York State.
The engineers employed on all the daily
papers OF Boston are working on an
eight-hour basis.
The Mayor Of Helena, Mont. wants
free water for the city dsDartments-or
a municipal plant
The Clerks Union wac fined si75 for
not sending delegates 20 the Belmont
Central Labor Union.
Helpers and chargers IN a Pittsburg
iron works struck for an advance. Inc
helpers earned sl35 a day and chargers
$40.
For 81. 70 be paid by the Central La
Dor Union. an Boston unionists VIII ne
given medical aid by the Emergency Hos
pital Association.
The Knee Pant Workers Union OF the
Knights Of Labor intend to enlarge the
cooperative factory they have estao-
llshed az Cleveland.
The Caledonian Club has Informed the
Boston Central Labor Union by letter
that in future all OF its printing would
bear the union label
The slxty-third annual report OF the
United Society. OF Boiler Makers and
Iron Ship Builders OF England an
nounces that the Union IS worth $780,
000.
The initiation fee OF the New York
PAYERS Assemblies IS now $40. The
Rammermens Assemblies charge $50.
The PAYERS receive $3.50 a day and the
rammermen 81 less.
One hundred laborers in the employ
OF the New York Park Department have
organized local assembly OF tho
knights OF Labor under d. a 40 and
named It the KlondIke Labor Club.
Newark printers denounced railway
workers for ordering picnic printing at a
non-union chop. Boycott their railway
and boycott the picnic" was the senu-
ment OF the maturity Of the delegates.
Cleveland's Board OF Control turned
down a nordinance providing that II
should be unlawful for grocers butchers.
druggists and others TO keep their places
Of business open between the dours OF
A. VI. and 10 p. NJ. on Sundays.
In accordance with a resolution adopt
cd by the General Assembly Of the Or
der at the convention, held in Louisville
IN November. the knights OF Labor VIII
keep the last Sunday OF this month as
Memorial day for all the dead or the or
ganization.
The United States Court has declared
unconstitutional a Milwaukee ordinance
that provided for Accent car fare. In
Milwaukee one company operates over
the entire city and universal transfers
are given. so that n passenger may 80
from any part Of the city 10 any other
part for a single scent fare.
In the appeal addressed by the single
Tax Lea que Of 81. Louis through MI
McCanna 10 the state Board Of Equai-
cation Il was shown that the steam rail-
WAYS in Missouri were assessed at VT
453 $50. while the actual value. accord
ing to Poor's Manual and other high
authorities was SOL 1875.
Preparations are being made by the
International Typographical Union 10
establish the nine-hour day In all job
printing Offices In Cleveland o. refer
endum vote is being taken by all the
members on the question OF assessing
every member 1 per cent. OF his earnings
for three months to build up a reserve
fund.
A new law adopted in italy requires
that every employer shall, at his own
cost. provide for his workmen compensa-
ton for all accidents the consequences
which last more than five days. The COM
pensation under the law is as follows:
II there shall result from the accident
disablement OF a complete and perman-
ent nature. the compensation will be an
amount equivalent 10 five times the
mans yearly wages but in any case not
less than $780, this amonnt is, as rule.
10 be invested In a life annuity for the
benefit OF the injured workmen.
chicago coopers may strike and
beer famine will ensue. When the Fed
Grafton OF Labor talked OF strike and
boycott. the delegates from the hod car
riers union said: Friends, you must
know YOU can't get along without beer.
what's more, you can't boycott beer
something Of that sort was tried here In