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Show INDUSTRIAL ITEMS. The Christian Socialists have recently organized a branch in Chicago. Rev, Dr. Bliss, of Boston, is very actively engaged en-gaged in this work. As the Cltristian Socialists are striving to bring about more just social aud industrial relations than at present exist, the laborer is interested in-terested in their progress. Where the carpenters have won unconditionally un-conditionally in the reoent strike tho now scale provides that overtime shall be paid for nt the rate of time and one-half one-half and Sunday work as doublo time The latest issue of The Carpenter reports re-ports the following as the results of the May struggles in the carpentering trado: Eight hour day secured in twenty-seven citios and towns; the nine hour day in soventy-two cities and towns; increased wages iu eighteen. A recapitulation shows victories in 117 towns aud cities, with 40,197 workmen benefited. It seems that the organized workers of England are divided in their opinions on tho advisability of adopting the eight hour bill which was introduced in parliament. parlia-ment. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Rail-road company is true to its rocord. Its latest move was to order all conductors to leave tho Brotherhood or theoad. This action was taken because the Brotherhood Broth-erhood at its recent convention repealed the anti-strike clause of its constitution. There are indications of another strike soon by the street car men of Chicago. Tho men don't like tho methods of jtr. Yerkes auy better than they did two years ago. The Unitod German Trades of New York have adopted a resolution to punish all members of nfliliated unions who patronize grocers selling "scab" bread. Reports from San Francisco to General Gen-eral Secretary August Delabar show that the co-openttive bakery established by the union in that city is a thorough success. suc-cess. Report indicate that the workingmeu of St. Louis re more stirred up over the need of organization than ever bsfore, ai.J unions are mul flying rapidly. The competition of Russian and Polish Hebrews in New York has reduced the pay of shirtuiuking from $i to 73 cents a dozen. j |