Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
5000 to the New York Photo-Engrav.

5000 to the New York Photo-Engrav-
erS.
The Binghamton Farm and Factory
prints an advertisement announcing
union label chickens for sale at a
grocery in that city. meaning thereby
that the poultry is from farmers who
belong to the union recently formed.
Brooklyn uniOnists are commencing
to place themselves upon record as be-
ing in favor of citizens rights and
privileges for the workingmen Of
Puerto Rico.
A penalty of S. on any union plumber
discovered working in Brooklyn with
an apprentice deficient of the card and
So day during the time any subse-
Quent offense lasts, has been imposed.
Bronx Borough On. Y) Carpenters
Union has notified all members who
are engaged in Jumping" or sub-con-
tracing to either give up their organ
izaiton or withdraw from the organiz-
alton at once Members discovered
working for Jumpers will be fined
SIS.
Capital rewards and honors its cham
pions, and Furnishes any one who
dares to interfere with its schemes. II
hundreds of men who are now dead
were alive, they could tell how labor
has rewarded its defunct friends
John Swinton.
Among the functions of the Gov
eminent of New Zealand is the provid-
ing of work for all who may apply.
This has been done for some time, and
every New Zealander is sure Of a job
at 81 per day of eight hours.
The Street Railway Mems Asocia-
ton of Brooklyn withdrew it's annual
order for summer uniforms from firm
of clothing manufacturers In Brooklyn,
because they had forfeited the right to
place the union label on their products,
and the order was given to a union
house.
The bill making an appropriation for
the Ohio Centennial and Northwest
Territory Exposition has passed the
House of Representatives. The bill pro-
vides for minimum wage rate of 81 so
per day; the employment of citizens OF
Ohio to the exclusion of others; union
labor in all organized lines of industry,
etc, etc.
A demand has been made by the
Kings County District Council OF the
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners upon the. boss carpenters of
Brooklyn for Saturday half-holiday
and a wage scale of IS cents an hour
to commence on May /. The council
has also instructed local unions under
it's Jurisdiction TO raise their initiation
fee for membership to $40. At present
the initiation fee is S..
Labor organizations in Brooklyn
have been notified by a large dry goods
store on Fulton street that the firm has
made arrangements with its employees
to keep open until Q O'Clock on Satur-
day nights, for the convenience of the
local wage-earners. In return for
which the employees agree to work the
additional four hours required on Sat
urdays. the firm undertakes to give
employees a half hour each morning and
a half holiday each week.
The ten biggest Individual unions
in the United Kingdom in 1898, with
their then membership. were. in order
Of size: Amalgamated Society Of En-
gineers, 1850: Durham Miners Asso-
citation. 60,954; South Wales Miners
Federation. 1000: Amalgamated So
ciety of Carpenters and Joiners. S.
s34; Amalgamated Society OF Railway
Servants, 81. 42e; Yorkshire Miners Az
ISOLATION, 50. 900; United P0iler Makers
and Iron ShipbuiIders. 1895: Gas