The sun., 1898-03-20
LIFE AMONG THE IOILERS
Hammer Taps From the Work
shops Of the World.
4 TALK Of WAGE EARNERs
Pointed Paragraphs From Many
I'hndS---itrn~ of Interest From
All Crafts.

England has 5000 iron miners,
New York has 100000 idle men.
England has iS1 900 coal miners.
Seals are branded by electricity.
North Carolina has 122 tanneries.
\ China cotton mill has 1000 hands
Detroit has a Polish Labor Alliance
tl'lcag" carpenters wants $3oja day
Baltimore retail merchants organized
Only women carpet wcavcrs in Prus
sia.
Japan is credited with 10000 umon
lists.
Detroit hasn't an idle union ma
Germany is first in beet sugar proluc
ton.
4 machine makes 800, 600 matches
daily.
Japan is building Il $1,000, 900 ste,
plant.
In Omaha BARRIERS must pass an cxam
nation.
Mrs. Wallace, Of Chicago, has a $50.
600 gown.
Chicago Ladies' Tailors Union is win
ming strike. tea. r~~
Savannah insurance rates have bee,
increased
Milwaukee street car fare will prob
ably be four cents.
Boston cigarmakers gave $3.50 to tn,
striking textile workers.
New York tIc-Iayers' helpers demand
an increase of % cents day.
Boston unionists meet IN halls Whose
owners buy nnion-made goods.
South birmingham, Mass, n,achin,
lastcrs struck for Is cents a case.
The treasury Of the United Pattern
makers Society, of England, contain.
$50, 600.
The Kansas City Times claims tha,
Kansas City Is the money centre Of tn,
West.
Los Angeles. tal.. butchers are being
prosecuted inr selling horse meat "A,
beef
Senators Sa>idge and Thompson ar,
members of the prtroi, longshorcmcn',
union.
\ 10 hour day law for street car en-
pIoyrs is before the New Jersey IAgisla
tulr.
Salt Lake City has fixed the maxi
mum rate to b" charged by the Natula
h'as Company.
Alexandria, Ind., glassworkcrs won
strike Tor the reinstatement OF one o
their number.
The city Of Chicago will do its ow,
garbage collecting instead of giving tn,
work to contractors.
Cleveland Building Trades Council ma,
not allow members to work with non
uni"nists after April !.
Detroit team Stcrs organized and i'm
n"dlateI y struck for - cents a load in.
stead Of 10. They refused 20.
\ tcn-hn'r day for railroad emplovc.
Will be secured by a bill Fcforr the Mas
Legislature.
The Indiana Retail Merchants \sSu
citation, as ! body, has decided to di>cun.
,lnn" the Use of the trading stamp.
Boston Typographical Union members
have subscribed $50 I" the widows and
orphans of the warship Maine.
Employees Of the city "i PltSbl,y will
enjoy the S-ho'r dav. Th,
printers wan, municipal printing
plant,
Cleveland, thanks to agitation. has brI,
II" sweat shop, and there are not cuuu, Il
.lI"nI-t> idir t. up the work ul the ru-
'lrraliyr shop.
Philadelphia Has uoW lu ordinance r..-
!urlng every Irhlr!" On tie stree, at
! lght and proceeding faster than walt;
a. carry a night.
The International Association Of MAJ
'IunI~l- il the hates, labor organization To-
''i"r premiums for any special work done.
"r he organization.
M amusement stamp has been issued
It Detroit. Merchants give them to
customers, and they are good at theatres,
N boats and for park amuSenrnts.
In Aberdeen Scotland, the cooperative
societies pay | cents an hour to tailors--
| penny better than some places which
Dclong to private capitalists.
Ice johnson, Kansas State Labor
commissioner. has compiled report on
he subject OF inequalities of taxation. lie
ays the small owner pays the taxes.
One meeting night in the month is set
sdc for the discussion of the political
!ncstions OF the day by tailors' unions,
Though none of the members are bound
q support any one candidate.
Chicago teachers who are receiving the
niximum Of $S25 or $50 per annum will
ct an increase of So. Each succeeding
ear they will receive $50 additional
mii Il maximum OF $1,000 is reached
pc,roit nnionists may establish CO.
pcrativc department store. "W,th
5000 or even less subscribed by unioni>ts
I - cents apiece at the staLt, in time
he store could be made paying in
c,lmrn.
Newark Trades Council voted condcln- |
alton OF the murder oi the Lattimcr
liners and the aequiltal OF sheriff
'al'in and bis hcpNics, and directed
'crctarv OConnor to write to President
ckinley to ask the Attorney General
assist ut the future trials.
The Equal Taxation Committee of the
. Louis Single Tax League claims to-.
we evidence that more than $3.50 OUO,-
" worth in actual cash value of real
tate and franchises in the city Of st.
)uis goes ,ntaXed.
A member Of Boston BARRIERS Union {
bmits the following proposition to or
nizcd labor: III a painter claims the
rbt to shave himself, why shouldn't