The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01
In L0DOr'S
Field.

Of the bookbinders, composed of A j.
Krengel, e. 3. Lott, A. Meier, T. M.
Housa, J. E. La Gross and ]. w. Baker
met last night at Assembly hall to cor
slider four applications for membership,
all of which viii be reported upon fav-
orably at the next regular monthly meet
ing which will take place Tuesday even
ing instead of Wednesday.
NJ. z. Neary, president of the S ate Fed
Grafton Of Labor, spent yesterday after
noon in the city in consultation with w.
ID. Spencer, secretary of the international
union, in an effort to effect an adjust
ment Of the JOuTneymen plumbers strike,
which from appearance looks as if an
early settlement was in sight.
Wednesday being a holiday there will
be no meetings held IN Assembly hall as
all meetings for that night have been
changed to either Tuesday or Thursday
nights.
The Typographical union will hold a
meeting this afternoon in Assembly haIl.
The Retail Clerks AssOcia ton of Vino
ma will esk their employers to close their
places OF business on the fourth.
There are 172 walters in Kansas City, of
which $50 belong to the Walters union,
which is demanding an increase in wages.
An effort is being made to have all the
restaurant proprietors sign an agreement
In which case all the walters who flock to
the city next week will be compelled to
join the union.
The first local organization of equal
wage earners has been effected in Muncie
IND. Elwood, Anderson, Alexandria and
other cities in the eastern part of the
state have petitioned to be represented.
The order is of benevolent nature and
all honest working and business men are
eligible to membership
The Boot and Shoe Makers Union Of
minneapolis held their annual picnic ar
Lake Minnetonka yesterda".
The annual labor picnic will be held
"Wednesday, July 4, at Columbia Heights
1t promises to be the largest outing ever
4 lob =,
ana the seVentySiX unions with a mem
bershlp Of nearly 10000 will turn out al
most to a man.
Mammoth union label ratiica fion
meeting was held last evening in the
BiJou theater, Minneapolis, at which.
! rank Scoby acted as chairman. The fol-
loS% aia5+, was the the evenings programme:
Address, Frank A. Scoby. chairman of
union. Go0P0t
Address, Organized Labor" Maurice
p Mclnerny, Plumbers union. S'N' :
by. Prof. II. Messing.
Address, Direct Legislation " 3e,v g
s,wannee quartette. Messrs McKinzie.
Tyler Oliver and Holmes.
u. address I The Eight-Hour Workday,'
Vocal selection, William Kelly.
ADDRESS, Union Labels, John w
AiSy ie. president Typographical union.
address white Slaves" Rev T G
Mont gomery. y
Tenor solo, A. S. Cabling.
"a, "A chalk talk and reading, r. c. Bow
address, "Injuncticns." w. w Erv.in =.
me minneapolis Central Labor unions
I haXe b len discussing the question of
felIihg peer at labor organization nir
MICS. The question was brought IN hI,
Nd Gould, the editor of the Union VIII
sald mat a protest against the practine
on selling beer at picnies had b.en signed
py l'VVV names. when one of the mem
DerS claimed that the laWlessness com
pIaihed OF was not the result of beer
ssfelIlng to the members of the organiza
tons which held picnics. but nv 5ercort,
not members of the unions who b5 Pa b Soiis
uIaWh 10 the grounds through the sell
IlS OF Deer and became so Obnxious
tIlaL the people could not be blamed
Tor the protest they had entered II
vas taken by consent that the central
e eoay was opposed to selling beer at
Sunday picnics. ''
ta9}llshment of the small town of Ne
nlIIes. Belgium, disclosed an astonish-
anSly loW rate of wages prevailing. The
s DIV s,.,t. earnings Of seven employees was
,Iactlon under 212d g cents) per hour
while one-thought to be The devil 70
CsIVed ga q cent? per hour Thu aut0-
c ct foreman grew fat on 41bd 49,
T o5s per hour, What an oppressive
load OF dignity that fellow has to carry
on such wages?
Chicago unions have sent out plan
70 FORM a stock company which is to
control the labor funds of this coun ~
. Try o9ni Tor the purpose of fighting organized
fa After ,,, several years. of internal war
ton has. been split into two factions
me brotherhood of Painters and Decor,
atorS or America IS again united and
peace once more reigns
,, one Of the attractions at the Elk car
nlVal was. at the booth Of the peorsIe'e
Portrait pi Co, where. a young girl was
Emily Kelley, showed exceptional abiiifS
al aS,,t q poser loser Many could not believe her
awe only for making her laugh or
touching her Miss Kelley was hieh GI
commended by the people for her artistic
ability as poser. She is also a portrait
painter. poi u AT
The funeral of Miss Lucy D. Barns. who
died Friday at midnight, will be held
this afternoon at o'clock from the fam
lily residence, 159 North Grotto street Tba