Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02

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The international linton Of Sheetmetal
workers has decided to affiliate itself with
the American Federation OF Labor.
Cleveland ore handlers want 111z cents
per ton.
Representative Pope. of Kanabac, has
introduced into the Minnesota Legislature
a bill to empower City Councils of cities
containing more than 10000 to fix the sa-
loon license at $1,500 and in cites of less
than SO, COO population at 1900 year. The
bill fixes above amounts as the minimum
which the City Councils may increase as
they determine.
The Socialists of this city have collected
81 for the striking shoe workers of Mari
boro and $S7 for some striking plush weav-
ers in Europe4
All Omaha municipal printing must car
ry the union label.
Locomotive engineers have SAG unions.
A bill before the Washington Legisla-
ture will. if passed, provide for the estab-
l;shment of State printing plant.
Kansas City is to have Labor Temple
Nine plumbers unions of New York
have formed plumbers council.
The initiation fee of the New York
Amalgamated Society of Plumbers and
Gasfitters is now So
New York bricklayers want IS cents an
hour.
The ST. Paul clerks union is dead, and
the merchants talk of closing their stores
at p. m. instead of 6.
Springfield (Mass.) printers have been
conceded the 912 hour day.
The Labor Lyceum and grounds have
been engaged by the Brooklyn Central La
Dor day picnic next September. A feature
this year will be vaudeville show
Uncle Sam pays his printers at Wash
ington 81 day.
A ma jority of the union shops in and
about New York use the iron holders I'M
ion label on the stoves and heaters manu-
featured by them.
Among the amendments to the Michigan
State Constitution to be voted upon by the
people at the coming election is one pro-
viding for the establishment of a State
printing office. That the members of the
Legislature considSr it an economic neces-
'sity is apparent by the fact that out of 49,
members in both Houses, but nine voted
against it.
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case arising from the restitution of the
strikers in the recent coal strikes in South
Wales rendered judgment that strikers are
entitled to Poor law relief if they ask for
it, even when they intimate a strike for
higher wages.
Philadelphia bricklayers want IS cents
per hour.
The New York electrical workers union
has raised it's initiation fee from S to $40.
A Portland, Ind, judge decided uncon-
stftutional a State law prohibiting en-
ployers from discharging men because
they are unionists
Employees of the Boston water works
demand the eight-hour Gay and a half
holiday on Saturday.
Boston Provision and Grocery Clerks
union is opposed to the employment of M
nors in provision and grocery stores.
Bakers have 1876 local unions.
Cincinnati's May-day celebration will be
held on Sunday, April so.
Finland has(women carpenters.
Milwaukee carpenters demand the eight
hour day and 271A cents per hour
PfttSburgs United Labor League wants
all city employees to receive union wages.
Organized labor and the churches are to-
gether opposing a bill before the Connecti-
cut legislature to permit the running of
steam trains between 1880 a. m. and p.
m. on Sundays.