The labor world., 1899-11-18
AROUND THE WORLD
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Htt iod AIIllC. ldDOl pIpSi
published at Oneonta. n. Y, has gone
up the flume.
Ten more of the Idaho miners have
been found guilty of interfering with
thing OR other.
Dispatches state that all the auto
mobile combines are to be merged into
a 5000 900 trust. t.~,-.-'>
After years of fighting the brewers
union has succeeded in bringing the
largest brewery in Philadelphia into
line.
Chicago contractors. and architects
have combined to smash the building
trades unions. A big fight is predict
ed in the near future, a =
In Antwerp and other cities of Bel
gium large demonstrations have been
held by the jubilant socialists to cele-s
brate the successes in the recent mu-'i
nicipal elections: go ~'sa., ~
For the first time since the &forlna-
tion of the legislature OF: Oldenburg
Germany, socialist won a seat in
that was held a few days. ago. 49,.
Cooper shops in. four states have
organized a trust. The coopers union
has finally allowed the union stamp
to go on machinne-made barrels, and
the fight with the brewers. is settled.
The new telephone trust, whichwil,
control over 1000 independent COM
panies, as well as telegraph a nd cable
lines, will be capitalized at $4,000, 900
OF course, Standard oil interests are:
in the deal. s@'-t'37'f f'}+ &74'! -a.i
Prof. Geo. c. Heron has at last lost
his job in the Iowa State university
stall the plute officials who were plan
thai is he resigned in order to fore
ming to discharge him because of his.
"socialistic teachings ,,Is%sg?l
The conversion of the flintiest,4
toughest limestone into soft, white
wool is now one of the wonderful ac-;
accomplishments Of this marvellous age,
which will shortly appear in prac-l
teal way to the, public. Il
Bye-elections for members of the
provincial council in Carrare, Italy,
resulted in the triumph Of two social
list candidates. In theSlocal contest, at
.
socialist ticket was elected. ,${s..s 7,
Social deomcrats report new branch;
es in Springfield and Holyoke, Mass.,t
and Houston, Tex. The S. L. p. sec.
ton in Pasadena, Cal, is reported to,
have become disgusted with the New
York row and gone into the SD F.
The national convention of the sp-s
Icia1ist labor party will meet on Janu-:
ary %, the place to be designated by =
referendum vote which is now being
taken. Basis of representation will be
one delegate for every thousand votes
or fraction thereof in congressional
districts. -' "&s. = ! II. .N.&, (,
| Edison says automobiles can be
manufactured for the price of a good
team of horses. The great demand
| for horseless vehicles and the big prof.
it in making them is the, reason
plants are being established in an
tlarge cities to manufacture %automo-'
biles and prices are bound to fall.
| Newspapers report that the lecture
tour of Debs in the West was a phe-
nomenal success. In Seattle and other
cities the halls were packed to the
doors, and in many instances miners
and farmers travelled overland ttWen-
lty miles or more to see and hear the
famous champion of the working
class.
The American Federation of Labor
| is reported to have received an offer
! from certain wealthy Chicagoans to
donate land and capital in or, near the
IWindy City to establish a sort Of u11-
ion labor colony, where headquarters
of national organizations, printing Of
fices, supply factories, etc., can. be To-;
Gated. The offer is to be looked into, 1.
The Carnegie company are about to
invest $7,00O,O00 in new and improved
machinery, an operation which means
more leisure for skilled Yworkmen, says
\ the Chicago Workers Call. The ma
chinery will do the work, and common
average labor will attend to it because
it is cheaper, and it will remain
cheaper until the skilled laborer be-
comes sufficiently hungry. 80.
The Plaindealer, of Reno, New, one
of the oldest reform papers in the
country, has ceased to exist. DR.. Ho-
gan, it's editor says the people of his
community seem to be satisfied to pay
tribute to money sharks and profit
mongers, and he sees no reason why
he should attempt to pull them out OF
the old rut. He has lost wad of
money and is broken down in health.
Little can be learned Of the social
list vote cast on Tuesday. In another
| ;oio
tnounced, a more definite idea may be
had Of the situation. 1t is known
however, that James F. Carey, the So
| cial democrat, was reelected to the
Massachusetts legislature over re-
publican-d democratic combination in
IHaverhill, and that the socialist vote
Increased largely. In New York and
New Jersey, owing to party differ
ences, the S. L. P. vote decreased.
The photographic pressmen are con-
[fronted with an improvement that
promises to revolutionize their busi-
ness It is known as the Halligar,
|jobbing machine and has been in sue
cessful operation in Australia, the
LAND of it's birth. The patentee, ac-
1 cording to the Glass Struggle of Sar
Francisco, is now OIL this side of the
world booming his invention, and, If
twhat he says is true, 'lithcgraph