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wegian printers at SO cents.
Victoria, N. S. W.-Trouble Is
threatened at Hebburn and other New
South Wales collieries unless the non
unionists there join the Miners Fed
Grafton.
Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania |
railroad, owning to difficulties in Sc
curing men, has raised the age limit |
for those seeking employment from 80
to As years.
Utica, N. Y.-One of the earliest
records in the United States OF a pro-
test against convict labor occurred at
a mechanics convention, held in this
city in 1884.
Norfolk, Va.-The union printers
have made a demand for an increase
in their wage scale of $3.50 per week
The increase is based on the in
creased cost of living.
Philadelphia. - The Journeymen
Horseshoers' International Union has
raised the per capita tax to 20 cents
month and adopted the stamp sys-
tenn for the payment of dues.
Philadelphia. The increase OF
wages of ten per cent. TO all the en-
ployes of the Reading railway system
whose salaries were less than S2OO
| per month affected $4,000 workers.
| Ottawa. Canada.-Much interest is
| being shown by labor over the new
bill introduced by Minister of Labor
Lemieux in parliament, and which VIII
| make it a crime to strike or for en-
ployers to lock out their men.
Philadelphia. - The Philadelphia
Central Textile union has decided to
urge all it's affiliated organizations to
prepare at once to demand an increase
in wages and set definite time when
higher wages must so into effect in
the textile trades.
Washington.-The postal clerks are
moving to restrict their working time
to six days in any one week. They
also demand that six hours work at
night be considered equivalent to
eight hours in the daytime. They
likewise ask for an annual increase OF
500 in wages, ranging from mini
mum of 5000 a year to $1,4OO.
Washington.-Sev meetings will
be held here the latter part OF Feb
ruary between employers and repre-
sentatives of labor. The National
Civic federation officers are making
the preliminary arrangements. Presi
dent Roosevelt agreed to meet w. II
Mallock, the English lecturer on 50
/ 10 Of u.
7 speakers at the meetings.
Portland, Ore.-There has been in
q augurated by trades unionists, an or
8 ganization known as the Moyer-IIay
wood league. It's members will raise
funds to help defray the expense!
of the trial of the men named who
are being held on weak charges of thu
murder of former Governor Steunen
t berg. They have been awaiting tria
in an Idaho penitentiary for year
q and it is due them that they be givei
II speedy trial.
New York.-It is stated that tn
:, first official appearance of Coy
Q Hughes at a social affair was whe
IT he was the guest and speaker al
a smoke talk by the Albany bricklayeri
ir union. He emphatically declared hi
II belief in the principles of organize
labor and its work fos the bettermer
of their fellowmen Labor should
: fairly treated, he declared, and he ais
stated that when labor gets togethe
by honorable means. it is goo
thing, not only for the workingmal
but for the country at large.
Chicago.-Benjamin Meyer, Is
Blue Island avenue, was fined SIC
and costs by Judge Newcomer Of Oh
Harrison street municipal court fC
the illegal use of the cigarmaker
blue label.
Philadelphia.-Th $4,000 TEXT
workers of this city have been Writ
ally assured an increase in wages
10 to Is per cent. This announc
ment was made by the Upholstei
Manufacturers association, compose
of nearly all the upholstery firms
the city. The schedules go into effe
February L. The increase affects a
branches OF the trade.
Boston, Mass. - The firemen
unions OF the state have appointed
committee to endeavor to secure
amendment to the smoke nuisan
law so as to relive the firemen
danger of fine or imprisonment. Y
der the present law if heavy smol
issues from chimney for six minut
or more the fireman can be fin
800. In not one case out OF 100
the firemen in charge, but is und
orders, and there are, the union
ficials say, a thousand and one thin
beyond his control, so he certain
should not be held responsible.
San Francisco.-Trade unionls
are watching with much interest {
outcome of the proposed union ira
ing stamp project at Chicago.
adopted and successful at Chicago
is highly probable that the plan "
be tried at San Francisco.
Mexico City.-It is estimated III
10000 operatives in the cloth Fl