Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-17

mcu III UotSle. III tudl pttiou o.VVo'""V
have been killed In peaceful employ
ments.
Employees OF the Dominion Coal
Compan yof Nova Scotia will re-
ceive an aggregate Of $4,000 more 10
wages each year as result OF the
award recently handed down by th2
board Of Cancellation appointed to In
vestigate the questions at issue.
Grass Valley. Cal, Miners Union,
Grass Valley Surface Workers Un'
ion aud tho Nevada City Miners Un'
ion have adopted resolutions that
hereafter there shall not be served
any. malt. vinous or spirltuous liquors
at any function of these unions.
Denver, Col, is soon to have a uu'
ion labor hospital, accommodating $50
10 600. to be managed by the Ma.
tional Labor Hospital Association. IL
the Denver venture proves a success
similar labor hospitals are to be es.
tablished In other large cities.
The shoemakers Of Italian birth IN
Phlladelphia have been organizing
society for mutual benefit. The so
ciety has been In existance about 4
month, aud has made application FOR
q charter under the laws Of Pennsyi.
aiiia, with the title Italian Mutual
Aid and Beneficial Society Of Shoe
makers In Philadelphia"
Low prices Of the last two months
In the English iron and steel trades
have resulted In a reduction In wages
Of I'd. per ton, and an equivalent on
other wages under the North Of Eng-
land board of Cancellation and arbi'
tration, This. of course. will SINH
larry effect The Midland wage board.
7 According to Mrs. Henrietta J.
Goodrich, secretary of the Woman's
educational and Industrial Union. BIOS
ton, the increase IN Homework wages
durine the last Ave years. as shown
bv the records of the Domestic Re
form IIeaS,,e, Is as great II not greater
than In any, other line Of work.
The label council of the Women's
Auxiliary of Greater New York mas
for It's purpose the inauguration OF
systematic movement. by the traces
unions to make the union label neces
sary to employers as a means OF sell
Ing their goods. II Is composed OF
one representative from each woman
auxiliary belonging to a trade union
ia the greater city and one represeh
tativc from each trade union having
an auxiliary In Connection there"itn'
There appears to be fair prospects
NJ the threatened lockout In the en-
rineering and shipbuilding trades on
syerted- The recent conferefice be,
tween the Representatives OF the EN-:
Movers and Of tho shipwrights and
ioIners did not aairm . settlement
but proposals were made which NAG
To- be submitted to the men, and tneii
leaders Il Is understood, strongly ad
y,sed the men on strike to accep'
them.
the prime movers In the c6ort io'
q national labor party started oy tne
United Trades and Labor Council. ~
Cleveland. Ohio. calculate that II VIII
embrace the 2.9O0.0o0 meubers OF the
American Federation 81 Labor. tne
!. 600 900 members of the unattached
national and local organizations OF
the country, the 100000 members
Of the farmers national union, the
500. 900 members OF the socsaiistss
marty and the 100. 100 members OF tine
American Society Of Equity. making
. total Of 1900. 900 ~ . foundation.
II Is reported from 81. Paul. Mimi
that. refusing 10 agree TO the new
working schedule proposed by the OF
f.cjals Of the road. and despaifing o.
reaching IN amicab3e understasdins
on any other basis. the commiuee
rsPrSjeufine the engineers. CONDUCT
ors, brakeMeu. Aremen and switenmeu
on the Chicago Great western mas
asked the interstate commerce com
mission and the commissioner OF u
Dor TO intcrene. under the Erdman
.scs. which provides Tor the arbitration
Of diAcul,ies arising between the O.
acisls spd employees Of railroads
which threaten TO interfere Win IN
terstatc cu0merce."
British Hcme-o6Rtc statistics fof
the year 1871 show tbs. In the Mo
iand dissric: the versous employed
10 produciss cosl and otber minerals
sumbcred IIs.s0s. and the total out
pst vas .s.s.s.. 20 tons. the output
per person beins a3s.s tons. Tnts
graduation ~ the largest 81 any dfs
trict In the sinsioML the next he'ne
Yorkshire. which. hcwcevr. IS nearly
Two miIiSoo soas lcxs. Nowhere has