The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-07

SESSION LARGELY ATTENDED
The meeting OF the Building Trades
council last evening was one OF the pest
that have been held In the past te"
weeks. with nearly every delegate TO the
body present.
The first matter after the preliminary
business OF opening the session was END
ed was the considering OF the report OF
the business agent. The report dealt
with the conditions as found by. observa-
t,on during the past week In the travels
of the agent and made a very interesting
document
The magazine committee reported prog
ress. stating that the magazine wouid Dc
placed in the hands OF the pubic next
week.
The field day committee stated tnst az
the preliminary arrangements mao oeen
| made for the events on May 1th ano tnat
the hammer and the cup offered by the
governor OF the state and one of the large
! dena rtment stores OF this city had been
| accepted and the competition anticipated
was of the keenest sort.
In addition to those prizes there were
/ also several other OF the smaller stores
| and business houses that were oner'hs
/ prizes.
! Following this for some time the busi-
J ness of the meeting was only OF the rou-
| tine kind. When that was over there
was a season OF talking on the good ana
! welfare OF the body. at which time
| Messrs Kearney Mccarthy. savage
! Coleman and Mccormick spoke Inc
meeting then closed.
MoLpERs SHORT MEETING.
The meeting OF the molders last evening
wa. short. though while the body was In
| session there was considerable business
J OF a routine nature transacted.
! There were no new members 10 be pre-
| sented according 10 the report OF the
membership committee
| Several communications were received
| and read. telling of conditions In tne
! other sections OF the country Also
report of the conference board was made
Another report that interested the as
sembly was that concerning the work AT
| the legislature in Connecticut relating
| TO the sanitary conditions existing TIE
| shops there.
The delegates 70 the Central Trades
| and Labor union made a report az 10
! the past two meetings
Mr. Donnely, the business agent OF the
union. was present and gave very In
teresting talk. stating that the present
| time there were but few OF the men who
were out OF employment and the wages
were for the greater part satisfactory.
The remainder OF the time was devoted
10 matters OF general interest. after
which the meetings closed.
HOSTING ENGINEERS MEET.
There was a very interesting meeting
of the Hosting Engineers last evening at
their rooms In the Hanley building. at
which time the chief topic OF interest
was the coal business and the action 70 be
taken relative 10 the agreement.
There were several warm speeches made
by the members present and some lively
debates The contracts az drafted we're
! discussed az some length. but no action
was taken IL being left for the meeting
Of the Coal Handlers Transportation
council to decide al the session tonight.
The delegates to the Central Body made
a report as TO the action taken there
at the last meeting. Letters were read
from several OF the other unions ~ the
city and several communications were
received from out Of town, all relating 10
the matter OF greatest import at this
time.
Several new members were taken into
the union and the strength Of the body
tested generally. Several suggestions
were made as TO the work in this city.
in their deliberations and nothing definite
took place.
One Of the amusing matters TO be devel-
oped at the meeting was the general talk
that is going the rounds as to strikes,
etc The members. one and all. seemed
TO take II as a great joke and TO think
that there were numbers on the outside
that were more than extremely interested
I'm the welfare Of the local
Feeling secure with the secret as &c
their intentions known only TO themselves
thcy were prepared 20 take all the rumo-s
tfac foated 10 their ears as very good
Jokes That was the sentiment expressed
as to the reports ooing circulated at this
time
The council meeting tonight will TAX,
whatever action has been decided upor
after that the true situation will be made
knc wn
SPECIAL MEETINGS.
There were special meetings last even
ing OF the Coal Handlers unions and tn,
Coal Teamsters' loca, for the purpose NJ
learning the sentiment OF the men I'm ca cf
on matters pertaining to their interes
and so that concerted action might be "a
sured
They were both among the most enthu
sisstic. and largely attended that have
, ever been known. Several phases OF th'
, question now uppermost In the minds n
when the old agreement expired but &
was decided to make nothing public unit
: after the Coal Handlers council had me
anl considered the suggestions. which tn,
, delegates were instructed 10 carry Il
them.
At each OF the MEETINGS several very in
terestins speeches we're made and the,
were full OF enthusiasm but were all YER,
conservative in their advices and state
nierts
STRIKE AT FALL RIVER.
There has been a general strike callet
n. Fall River amcng the coal mon. tn
question not being one Of wages OF hour
) but o: recognition uf the principles OF tn
, ubioi.
Tho decision TO strike was reached yes
torday morning after several conference
ned been held and tho men 10 the numbe