Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-01

The workingwomen Of this or any
other civilized country are upon as hlsh
a plane of purity as any class In the
community. ID. Wright.
The Longshoremen's Council, en-
bracing Duluth, Superior, Bayfield,,
Washburn and Ashland, was formed
last week.
The National Union OF United Brew
ery Workmen has forwarded $21 coll
lected by Subordinate unions to the
miners in Idaho.
Grand Rapids tailors' Union in
cludes Germans, French, Polish, Swed-
ish, Bohemian, Dutch, Jewish, lrisA,
English and American citizens.
The section of the Frisco Labor
Council constitution which precluded
political nominees from retaining
seat in the body of the council was
stricken out last week.
At Pittsburg the carpenters and
painters have Withdrawn their dele
gates from the Central Union because
the dues were increased from s 1-3 10
% cents.
The total contributions OF the Ma
tional Union of the United Brewery
Workmen for the lockout union work
ers in Denmark now amount to nearly
$500.
Canadas trades and Labor Congress
wants the Alien Labor Law amended
so that it will cover all aliens imported
under contract, mo matter from what
country they come" A labor political
party is projected.
1t is said that in 1888 the average
% q hnrca GA 81. in 1SQI
$31.51. In the thirteen years from 1884
to 1897, while the number of horses in
the United States had increased by
more than 100000, their total value
had decreased nearly $400,000,000.
Cincinnati's Building Trades Council
has twice endorsed Gubernatorial Cam
didate Mclean, an evidence of his un-
usual popularity, for its constitution
forbids the discussion of political or re-
ligious subjects.
New York pattern makers reported
that the iron moulders had during the
past week handled non-union patterns,
and the offending organization was de-
cIared suspended from the Central
Federated Union.
Chicago Federation declares "all the
remaining public lands of the United
States should be sacredly held for the
benefit of the whole people, and that no
grants of the title to any of these lands
should ever hereafter be made to any
but actual settlers and home-builders
on the land"
Six thousand New York union car
penters enjoyed the newly inaugurated
weekly half holiday on Saturday. Sixty
assistant walking delegates are in the
Manhattan field looking after the COM
plete enforcement Of the advanced scale
of wages, which has been granted by
the great majority Of employers.
The Amalgamated Society Of Car
penters and Joiners in England has de-
cided to ballot whether they are in IA
vor Of paying a levy or not more than
one shilling (24 cents) per week for the
purpose Of establishing a building cor
poration and joinery works on the CO.
operative system.
Be strong, be true to yourselves, be
true to your organization; make your
union school Of instruction and study
all economic questions. Mix thought
with your toll. Think for yourselves.
In your home, with your wife and chill
dren, study all economic questions.
Wheeling retail clerks found among
the merchants little opposition to the
Sunday and evening closing hours.
In Kansas City the Building Trades
Council has increased its membership
in one year from 700 to $500. The car
penters have doubled their membership
in three months. The Woodworkers
have unionized all the shops but two.
Out Of % building trades, 20 have eff
fected agreements with their employers
to hire none but union help. The
Newspaper Writer'S Union practically
includes all the best writers In Kansas
City. This union is about three months
old. 1t is antagonized by only one pa
per. The carpenters have a member
ship Of $40.
At Frisco the boilermakers employ
ed by the Risdon, the Fulton and the
Eureka boiler works have been con-
coded the eight-hour day for work on
transports. Last week the boilermak-
ers on the Tacoma and Sheridan struck
They demand ten hours pay for days
work Of eight hours. and twenty-six
hours pay for nights work OF eleven
hours. The contractors offer ten hours
pay for a nine-hour day and twenty
two hours pay for an aleven-hour
night. The night scale applies on both
sides to Sundays and holidays. The
demands OF the machinists have been
acceded to.
From the report just Issued by the
Labor apartment OF the Board OF
Trade, Of the United Kingdom. it APP.
pears that 70 feHer than Toll, 1e9