The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-11
LABOR NOTES.

Wooden mills in New England are en-
forcing 10 per cent reductions.
Textile workers of Fall River, Mass,
have asked for a restoration of the old
wage rate.
Denver Trades Assembly has re-en-
dorsed the theatrical mechanics fight
against several theatres.
In a tobacco raising district of Ken
lucky the farmers recently burned their
tobacco owing to the low price fixed by
the trust.
Marlboro boot and shoe workers are
still on strike. In other parts of Massa-
chusetts wages in the trade have also
been forced down
The Economy cooperative colony at
Beaver Falls, Pa, semi-religious insti
tuition, is on its last legs. Several local
schemers are getting control of it.
Union people of Denver are raising
popular subscription TO erect IA monn-
ment to the memory OF Rev. Myron r.
Reed, the we'll known reformer, who
died recently.
New York promoters are trying to in
terest capitalists in a plan which contem-
plates the formation of a gigantic COM
bination to control the American soap
output with S90,0OO.000.
On Il straight vote as to whether or not
political discussion shall be tolerated in
the printers union of Atlanta, GA, the
socialists, who took the affirmative, won
out by vote OF four to one.
Pastor Paul Gohre, the leading social
writer among the German clergy, says
that it is useless to expect the return of
the masses to the Christianity as taught
and practiced by the churches of today.
In Bedford, Va, the tobacco workers
have not received any money in five
years The pluck-me store has allowed
them to exist, and that is all. Still they
claim that slavery has been abolished
The Central Federated Trades of New
York adopted the greater part OF the
Cleveland G. L. L. political platform. At
least half n dozen central bodies i'll var
ious parts OF the country have done the
same thing.
In mill at Allentown, Pa, puddlers
wages have been raised TO 81 30 n ton
which indicates that the 81 rate is not
being paid to any considerable extent
The foregoing advance is being loudly
heralded as n sample of prosperity, when
everybody knows that it is beggarly
wage for the labor performed.
A congressman at Washington saws the
eight-hour law is now practically dead
letter owing to the action of United
States attorney general in suspending il
during the late war.
The British employing printers have
formed an organization for the purpose
of compelling linotype operators to com,
to their terms. The workers secured
the eight-hour day and restriction o.
apprentices, and the bosses are kicking
The Indiana Legislature killed the two
cent fare bill. The railway corporation.
worked the same old game-got then
willing slaves to circulate petitions pro
testing against the proposed law, rs thei
wages might be reduced. Other and us
ual. influences were cxerted.
The miners convention in Charleroi
Belgium, recently held, adopted a resolu
ton calling upon the craftsmen to max,
preparation for a general strike by oh
tanning sufficient provisions and funds
Higher wages are demanded. and incl
dentally greater freedom of suffrage.
A prune trust is being formed in Cal
ifornia, while in Baltimore, Maryland, tn
breweries have formed combine. Il
Pittsburg a brick trust is in process q
formation with "A capitalization of 81
100000. Kentucky distilleries have con
soldated with total capitalization q
S32 100000. Other new trusts announce
are: Print goods, 5000, 100000; stear
engines, $25,O00,000. a trust is also an
nounced on candy and bananas, object
to increase the. price.