CHICAGO LABOR NOTES. BY P. J. MAAS. THE city employes have asked for an increase of wages. THE calcium light operators in the Chicago theaters have been organized. THE third annual charity ball of the Chicago Musical Society occurs March 26. CHICAGO labor organizations have commenced a crusade against prison-made goods. THE Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly will consider its reorganization plan on Sunday, April 14. THE Plumbers' Union has a bill before the Legislature to license master and journeymen plumbers. THE Chicago Herald and Times have consolidated, throwing a large number of printers out of employment. The Bricklayers' Union is considering the advisability of publishing an official organ to agitate a six-hour day. THE Switchmen employed on the different roads leading into Chicago met recently and perfected a new organization. THE Western Newspaper Union has put in nineteen linotype machines, and is publishing a daily paper for the West Side. THE Knee-pants Makers' Union, employed in Stern's sweatshop, on West Twelfth street, is on strike for better conditions. A CENTRAL organization of the seamen on the chain of lakes was recently organized here, with T. J. Elderkin as president. THE Boot and Shoe Makers Union is on strike for the reinstatement of several members and a raise in wages at West Pullman. CLEMENT, Bane & Co. have filed a bill in the courts to restrain the United Garment Workers' Union from prosecuting a boycott against the firm. CHICAGO Typographical Union has followed the questionable scheme of other labor organizations and withdrawn their delegates from the Trade and Labor Assembly. J. J. LINEHAN, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and one of the handsomest men in the labor movement, has been appointed head janitor of the city hall. THE Committee from the Trade and Labor Assembly, which is raising funds for the defense of the imprisoned miners in Targewell county, is meeting with encouraging success. CHICAGO Typographical Union, No. 16, has appropriated $4,000 out of its general fund for the benefit of its unemployed members. It is also about to publish a one-cent daily paper. THE Building Trades Council fined the Gasfitters' Union $300 for permitting its members to work in the boycotted Marquette building, and suspended the union from membership. CONSIDERABLE activity is seen along the river, where hundreds of vessels are tied up at the docks. It is the general impression among vesselmen that the shipping season this year will open early. THE "committee" of three which recently held up and relieved ex-President J. J. McGrath, of the Trade and Labor Assembly, of his overcoat, fur cap, watch and money, has been captured and bound over to the Criminal Court. DURING the recent cold snap the employes in the Chicago postoffice nearly froze to death at their work. Great drifts of snow had blown in through the cracks in the building, waterpipes had burst, filling the basement with slush and ice a foot deep. THE United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners is perfecting the organization of the thirty-two local unions into one, and then to divide the city into nine districts, each district to have a business agent who will report to the central organization semi-weekly. THE annual arbitration between the Bricklayers Union and the building contractors was held recently. Eight hours is a day's work, at 50 cents per hour, and the men to be paid off when discharged, and if not paid then, the men are allowed one-half hour's time per mile for the distance traveled in collecting their pay on the regular pay day. THE labor unions which have seceded from the Trade and Labor Assembly, together with Socialist clubs, debating societies, Knights of Labor, Populist clubs and other wings of the labor movement, have formed a labor (?) union, styled the Trade and Labor Congress. MALCOLM MCNEIL, the skipper-chaplain of the Seamen's Union and the United States Marine Hospital, opened a home for poor sailors at 85 Grand avenue, January 20. During the first month 3,250 free meals and 400 free beds were furnished. Shoes, clothing, underwear, socks and bedding are needed. COPIES of the list of unfair products can be had on application to this office. SUBSCRIBERS not receiving the FEDERATIONIST will confer a favor by promptly notifying this office. THE Fishermen of Columbia River, Astoria, Ore., have adopted a label for canned goods, and which was endorsed by the Denver convention. THE Reed, Rattan and Willow Workers, 6454, St. Louis, who had been on strike some weeks, gained their demands on February 19, and all parties returned to work. THE Armour Packing Co., of Kansas City, which was declared unfair by the Denver convention, made an agreement January 9, with Beef Boners' Union, 6151, to pay Chicago prices, and to give members of that union the preference. THE executive council of the A. F. of L. has decided, on the disagreement existing in the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, to recognize the convention which met in Cleveland last December, and the headquarters in Baltimore, Md., of which J. T. Elliott is secretary. THE attention of organizers is called to the following provision (Art. 13, Sec. 4) of the constitution: "The A. F. of L. shall refer all applications for certificates of affiliation from local unions, or federal labor unions from a vicinity where a chartered central labor union exists, to that body for investigation and approval." AN effort is being made to organize a national body of the agents and canvassers. It is proposed to hold a convention on May 20, at some central point. Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, have been suggested. Organizers are requested to co-operate with C. H. Sidener, President American Agents Association, Piqua, O. There are unions in Cincinnati, Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburg, New York, Albany, etc. FOR five new subscribers to the FEDERATIONIST We will give one copy each of the following pamphlets: "Philosophy of Trade Unions," by Dyer D. Lum; "The Safety of the Future Lies in Organized Labor," by Henry D. Lloyd; "The Philosophy of the Labor Movement," by Geo. E. McNeil; "The Economic and Social Importance of the Eight Hour Movement," by Geo. Gunton; "Universal Education," by Senator Henry W. Blair. For ten new subscribers, in addition to the above, we will give one copy each of the "Proceedings of the Denver Convention" and the "Discussion on the Political Program." 100 00 37 50 II 25 2 50 2.00 42 4. 3. Attending meeting of ex. council, J. B. Lennon, N. Y. J. Duncan, Balt'o T. J. Elderkin, Chi. P.J.McGuire, Phila. Lecturing tour, John Burns, of England 40 00 10 50 34 50 75 00 13 25 100 00 75 00 7. 4 20 33 3 25 10. 2 doz. charms, 1⁄2 doz. pins, A. F. of L., Pierce & Co., Providence, R. I Services on seamen's bills at Wash., A. Furuseth. Commission on advertising, H. L. Palmer, Chicago. Gas, December, Consolidated Gas Co., New York Organizer's exp., L. B. Schraeder, Ludington, Mich. Envelopes, Burnton & Co., New York Salt bag, Reid & Co., New York. Dextrine, matches, etc., C. C. Parsons, New York Nails, James H. Drake's Sons, New York. Postage stamps (1-cent.) FEDERATIONIST 250 00 Brittania wkrs 5809, tax, d. Meat cutters and butchers 5769, supplies Superior musical 6462, tax, d Horse-nail wkrs prot. and ben. 6170, tax, n, d, Subscriptions Bartenders mut. and prot. asso. 5472, tax, o, n, d. Federal labor 6322, 0, 11 Packers and nailers prot. 6152, tax, jan Copies of FEDERATIONIST Subscriptions Roll wkrs 6457, tax, d 16. Federal labor 6458, tax d Longshoremen 5678, tax, n, d, j Detroit expressmens prot. 6467, tax, u, d. Federal Labor 6415, tax, j, 40c; supplies, 5oc 17. Subscriptions 19. Hod carriers 5886, tax, s, o, n, d 17. Twine, Burnton & Co., New York Teaming, Perez & Co., New York P. Schaffer, New York. Car fare, E. H. Blick, New York Burlap, 44 yards, Hilton, Hughes & Co., N. 90 Expressage, W. J. Coleman, New York 75 " 90 Penn. R. R. Co, 6 30 I 50 Musicians mut. ben. asso. 5579, tax, o, n, d 32 12 42 Tobacco wkrs 4087, tax, d 1 90 Whip wkrs prot. 5940, tax, n, d, $2.89; supplies, $1.25 4 14 One-half month's salary, Samuel Gompers 75 00 45 00 Butchers and meat cutters 6260, tax, jau .. " " Horse-nail wkrs prot, and ben., supplies stenog., H. H. Stoddart, N. Y. office boy, G. Seinner, N. Y 39.00 15.00 Packers and nailers 6152, supplies 21. Wrappers, selecters and stemmers 6048, tax,a,s,o,n,d, Magic city federal labor 6335, tax, a, s, o, n. Composition and roofers 5758, supplies 1 25 4 50 3.99 Fred Cook, Indianapolis Miners and mine laborers 6371, tax, jan., 86c; sup., $1 Motor and car repairers prot. 6466, tax, d, 60c; sup. 5oc Badges. Federal labor 6480, sup I 00 23. Manuals 50 19. Teaming, H. C. Roesner, Indianapolis Helper, Wm. Holman, Indianapolis. 7 50 I 50 I 00 136 30 275 I 50 12 00 25. Federal labor 5335, tax s, o, n, d $4 Invoice book, wrap. paper, etc., Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis. Pattern mkrs nat. league, tax, d Coal handlers 5718, tax, o, n, d бо 29. Packing-house employes 6393 Hod carriers prot. 6398, tax, Jan Wacker & Birk Brewing Co., adv Two days' services stenographer, H. Parmalee 5 25 3.34 60 00 72 20 35.00 Carpeting, Wm. Kotteman 114 65 The CO. Prudential Insurance Company of America issues Policies in its INDUSTRIAL BRANCH to suit all classes, for amounts ranging from $10 to $1,000. Premiums are paid weekly, in sums of Five Cents and upwards. This company insures every healthy member of a family between the ages of one and seventy and every policy now issued by it is in immediate benefit ard guarantees a paid up policy after a certain number of premiums have been paid. It has issued over Eight Million Policies. It has paid in Death Claims over $18,000,000. In its ORDINARY BRANCH it issues various forms of Policies, for from One Thousand to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, embodying advantages which appeal to the different classes of applicants some of which are offered by no other Company. Home Office, NEWARK, N. J. JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. LESLIE D. WARD, Vice-President. EDGAR B. WARD, 2d Vice-Pres, and Council. Special Motice Each and Every Union Member in good standing is hereby appointed a committee of one to see that every retail clothier in his district carries a full line of Union Label Clothing and none other. Failure to comply with such request being the loss of patronage not alone of all union members, but their friends as well. Kahn, Schoenbrun&Co. ADAMS AND MARKET STS....CHICAGO ARE THE EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS OF THESE GOODS IN THE WEST |