The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-31

les have arranged an agreement with the
new Illinois Telephone company, and also
with the Northwestern L.
Colorado's legislature contains seventeen
members of labor organizations. the lieu
tenant governor, who presideS over the
senate, being a we'll known trades union
list
Missoun's State Federation of Labor
will meet at Sedalia JAN s. This is the
ninth session of that body. State Labor
Commissioner RlXey has been active re-
ker1eS and sweat shops in st. Louis, re-
ports of which supply substantial rea-
sons for the investigation.
The annual convention of the Interna-
tiOnal Brlcklayers' union will open at
Rochester. n. Y, Jan. s, and the third
meeting of the National Building Trades
the same day. Chicago will be fully rep
resented al both gatherings. The Ten
nesSee Federation of Labor will meet at
jackson for three days session Jan. g.
s. Favorable industrial conditions in the
United States are reflected in the increas-
ing stream of immigration coming into
the country, the returns for the month of
November showing $3.50, as compared
with 1886 during the same month of 1885
Italians are the more numerous, Austro-
Hungarians coming next Considering
the season this is big increase.
Milwaukee intends to be the convention
city of the country for 1900 Early in May
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
will hold their session there, while later
on the International Typographical union
Will assemble. arrangements for which
are now being satisfactorily carried out
by Chairman Nj. Z. Walsh, who reports
the most encouraging cooperation on the
part of every interest.
Eugene V. DebS lately appeared on the
lecture platform at Toledo, and took is
sue with the views which have been some
what generally eNpounded in that Locality
by TOiedos Golden Rule Jones. Debs
classified Jones efforts as impractical and
his reform ideas as made up of PATCHWORK
and of no benefit to the great mass of
workers, and ended the visit by organic
ing a club of the socialist labor party.
The members of the CigarmakerS'
unions of Chicago have been ftourishlnS
in such manner for the past year that
they have been adding to their surplus
at rate of 81 600 & month, which they are
judiciousiy investing in assets that can
be quickly realized on. The 1900 mem
beIs have assessed themselves 81 cents
each for the benefit of the striking piano
workers Business, Agent Dodd has Just
received the first instal@ment of $500 on
account of the assessment
The members. Of the Old-Time Printers
association have completed arrangements
for the proper GhSeTy atfon of Franklin S
anniversary. Jan. Il, 1900. The festivities
will embrace a -baIuust and speeches, to
be followed by d programme or dancing
and music The. affair VII take place at
will, respond to the toast, BENJAMIN
Franklin, Philosopher Patriot and Print
CT, ana Col. VII N1Schef Will nave Tor
his subject, The >Old-Time Printer
At the opening of the new year the ar
bitration board of the Amalgamated
Sheet Metal workers will convene fer The
purpose of settling the claim for the
wages of men locked out during the No
vember MISUNDERSTANDING. The difficulty
arose over the railroad fare of some Of
the metal workers who We're employed at
Moline. Ill Assistant Business Agent
Murray. Of the sheet metal workers. on
the night of his election was the recipient
of a richly chased loving cup from his
friends. $685.. -
Commissioner McAIackin. Of the New
- York bureau of labor statistics has issued
his bulletin Of the doipgs of his bureau
for July. August and September. Reports
were received from 1.231 labor organiza-
tons on Sept. 80, 1899, as compared with
LOST on the same day. of 1888 showing an
increase from 171oS1 TO 209. l2O in member
ship. This is the highest number reached
since the bureau WAS .esta blished. The
quarters returns of the non-employed
was 4,7SS. or 2.3#pera Serft, as compared
with 9,7S4, or 81 per qentafn 1898.