The labor world., 1899-06-10

at an end. The bosses granted an in
crease of per cent, with the promise
of a further advance when present
contracts expire. If the promise is
not kept the miners will strike again
in month.
The current number of the London
Justice contains bitter attack upon
John Burns. the labor member of
parliament, who is characterized as
an unscrupulous otfice-seeker and a
mere politician of the liberal capital
isl faction, which defended the govern
ment's shooting down and clubbing
of strikers. ..-
Sig. Chiese, Socialist who is serv-
ing imprisonment in Italy because of
his political convictions, has been
elected to parliament by an overwhelm-
ing majority. He is the third prison
er who mas been so honored recently
and the government does not like it a
little bit. -. s-s,--~.5 ,...-.a.&.
The glassworkers' strike in New
Jersey seems to be in bad way, as the
bosses are succeeding in their efforts
to procure scabs and operate their
plants.
Street railways in Wheeling are be-
ing operated in way by scabs and
the unionists are appealing for aid,
while their fellow-craftsmen in LON
don, Ont, and Saginaw, Mich, COM
plain: bitterly at the duplicity of the
magnates, who constantly violate
agreements, and trouble may again
break out almost any day.
The Horseshoers' International un-
ion grained 1850 members during the
past year. s@
P. H. Morrissey has been reelected
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. I,
Governor Roosevelt has signed the
bill amending the eight-hour law, MAX
ing it more rigid in enforcement.
tt is said that the business of the
Granite Cutters union of Toledo, o..
is suffering to an alarming extent
from the inroads made upon it by
convict labor in the various peniten-
tiaries5and state prisons.
The brewery workers Of Milwaukee
have had an, hour taken off each day,
making their work day consist Of
nine hours instead OF ten. The pay
remains the same, making a virtual in
crease of ten per cent in wages
The pattern makers OF Boston, Hyde
Park, Lynn and Cambridge, Mass,
have begun strike for the nine-hour
work day..
The granite cutters and polishers at
the works of Epps, Dodds & Co., st.
George, New Brunswick, are on strike,
and there is possibility that the diff
ficulty may effect other firms.
The laboring people throughout theZ
country will sympathize with Samuel.
Gompers in the death of his daughter,
which occurred recently in New York
City. 5s*
The City Of Detroit has appropriated
the sum Of $1,000 for public concerts.
this summer with the proviso that
union musicians only be employed.
There are over 10, 900 villages in Rus
sia where no schools exist.
The late convention of the. Street
Railway employees levied a special as
sessment OF 81 per member for fund
Of $4,000 to be used in prosecuting
the strike at Wheeling, W. Va.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees will be held in Cincinnati,
beginning June 10Th.
During the past year the Cigarmak-
ers' International union has paid out
for sick, death and out-of-work bene-
fits the sum of $364,000.
September 4th, Labor Day, has been
declared a@legal holiday in the Philip
pine islands.
Finland women work as carpenters
bricklayers, paper: hangers, etc, and
are allowed to vote.
Tehnessee's supreme court has de-
clared valid the law prohibiting Sum
day work by BARRIERS.
Reading, Pa, bricklayers have form
ed a union and adopted a scale OF
80 cents an hour for a nine-hour day.
The printers of Maryland are now
thoroughly organized in every import
ant city and town in the state except
Frederick.
The advertisement for letting tie
city printing of Rochester, N. Y, ,e.
stricted the bids to newspapers bear
ing the union label.
Colorado state federation of labor
convened in Denver June S.
4 Labor organizations throughout the