Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-18
NEWS Of LIE LAnoR EIELD.
items Of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

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Items Of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
The annual convention Of the Inter
national Seamens union convones in
New York city Nov %.
Miners at flolsopple. Pa, who went
on stiike because union man who
assaulted an independent worker who
was dismissed are back at work.
The executive council OF the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor has refused
to indorse the label Of the United
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Join
ers.
A determined effort is to be made
to organize the coke workers in the
Connellsville district. Eighteen years
ago the organization was wiped out,
Over $4,000 is available now to In
duce workers into joining.
The International Brotherhood Of
Blacksmiths elected John slocm #
Moline Ill, president changed the
headquarters from Moline to Chicago
and decided to mold the next conven-
ton in ST Paul in October, 1905.
The farmers have organized an in
ternational union and made applica-
ton for charter from the American
Federation of Labor, The latter is
making an investigation to determine
the exact status of the organization.
The conference between the en-
ployes Of the Baltimore C Ohio and
the officials of that company ended in
an amicable settlement. There were
number of points Of disagreement,
but these were narrowed down by mu-
tual concessions.
The members of the Mine Hosting
Engineers Union of Illinois, in annual
convention at Peoria, drafted a new
wage scale asking for an increase of
is to 25 per cent. The scale win be
considered in Joint session of the mine
operators and engineers.
An employers association has been
formed in Cincinnati, which is intend
ed to amalgamate the forty trades en-
ployers' associations into one organi-
cation to antagonize boycotting and
abolish discrimination on public work.
It viii also champion the open shop.
Judge Holdom lssued-a temporary
Injunction restraining the striking
members of the Franklin Union of
Pressfeeders from piclseting the plants
of the Chicago Typothetae. The firms
that are fighting the union have i'm
ported girls to take the strikers
places and all plants are operating.
The membership of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen Sept was
$4,000, an increase for the past eight
months Of almost 10000 There were
600 lodges in the organization; the
amount paid in claims Sept. was
1851. 1856. The amount Of insur
ance in force approximately is $75,
100000
The 200 laborers imported from St
Louis were put to work at New Or
leans by the ship agents under the
protection of a reserve police force
and a deputy United States marshsl
Two thousand striking screwmen ant
sympathizers gathered on the
wharves and watched operations. bui
no interference was attempted.
The Pittsburg Association Of the
Pattern-makers' League has formally
declared off the strike against the
Manufacturers' Association of Pitts
burg. All of the shops in the district
have been declared open and the meu
are working for tile wages the manu-
facturers offered before the strike was
declared
President John M. Finley Of the
international Union of Flour ant
Cereal Mil Employees rendered his
resignation to tie executive board
having created much adverse senti
mant by advising the Minneapoii.