The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-02-08

I FlttSDurS, Pa.-At the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie Railroad company
here President w. H. Newman and
the entire board of directors were re-
elected. A 10 per cent. advance in
wages was granted to employees
| Marion, Ill.-The annual conven-
ton of the National Farmers union
met in. this city, beginning Tuesday
Many delegates from Illinois, Indiana
missouri, Arkansas and other states
were present. This union is a con-
solidation of number of farmers
clubs in different parts Of the country
and for the last year reports show
very large increase in membership.
Seattle, Wash.-"We may be pre-
vented from completing construction
OF our extension to the coast by the
| spring of 1909 because of the dearth
OF labor said President A J. Earring,
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul.
Il find labor conditions in Washington
and the northwest unparalleled in the
history of the country. Railroad con-
struction. equipment and operation
will be greatly handicapped by the
shortage"
Lincoln, Neb.-Child labor reform
ers received staggering blow in the
lower house of the Nebraska legisla-
| ture. The country members opposed
the proposed measure unless change
was made to exclude the rural dis
tricts from the operation of the law.
1t will be impossible to pass the meas
ure unless children are allowed to la
Dor in the fields. The farmers agreed
to indorse the bill if it was made to
apply exclusively to cities.
Indianapolis.-Indi was Sc
lected as the next meeting place of the
! convention of the United Mine Work
ers to be held in January, 1908.
Thomas Burke, of Illinois, and Patrick
Gilday, of Pennsylvania, We're elected
delegates to the international con-
gress next summer in Salzburg, Aus
tria. A resolution asking for legiSla-
ton by which voters may directly in
struct their representatives in ma
tional. state and municipal Offices by
direct nomination, direct election and
the right to recall was adopted.
Chicago.-The af1iliation of the
T
the American Society of Equity, the
farmers union" opens up a new solu-
ton of carrying on strikes. How to
carry on a strike and furnish food for
the strikers families has in the past
been one of the greatest problems
which the union men have had to face.
Now the farmers step in and say:
Wen help you out on thaat score;
we'll feed your men" and they are
practicing what they preach. Down in
Greensboro, KY, where large num-
Der of wagon makers are on strike,
the farmers have stepped in and are
furnishing supplies from their farms to
aid the families of the strikers.
Chicago.-Cornelius P. Shea de-
manded 100000 of the Transfers
Joint council to defray the expenses
of the trial brought to close. and the
new one that the state says will be
begun Immediately. The bills of the
attorneys who defended the accused
labor leader and the general expense
of the trial is responsible for the de-
mand. Shea, in his address to the
members of the council, did not say
how much the bills of the attorneys
amounted to, but said that the stenog-
rapher's bill alone was $4,000. He said
that organized labor and not Shea
was on trial, and that union men
could not afford to drop their end of
the burden until they have been
cleared of the charge of conspiracy.
Chicago.-The strike of electricians
against the Chicago Telephone COM
pany was settled and the men re-
turned to work. The men secured
recognition of their union and a wage
increase of so cents a day. Under
the terms of settlement the installa-
ton men are to be paid minimum
scale of three dollars a day and the
cable and switchboard men four dol
lars day.
| Chicago-The conductors and
trainmen refused to drop their de-
the request of a committee of general
managers of western railroads which
met Chiefs Morrissey and Garretson
of the employees brotherhoods in con-
ference at the Railway Exchange
building No progress was made in
the wage negotiations except the for
mulating of rules to govern the con-
ference One rule adopted was the
opening of the meetings to all repre-
sentatives of railroads and employees.
In attendance at the conference, &C.
cordingly, will be a committee of fire.
men. Ira G. Rawn, second vice presi-
dent of the Illinois Central, was
chosen chairman of the managers
committee, which represents 80 roads.
San Francisco.-The steamer Ala
media arrived from Honolulu with
about 200 Japanese laborers aboard.
These were refused landing by Immi-
grafton Commissioner North, under
instructions from Washington. 1t is
presumed that the Japanese came to
Honolulu under contract and after
i serving q short term of emnloYment