There was a short session of the delegates to the Label league conference held at Assembly hall last night, at which twelve delegates were present from the various organizations. The meeting was a short one, devoted to routine business, after which the conference ajdourned, to meet again Wednesday evening next, at which time very important business will be taken up.

All delegates to the conference are urgently requested to be present at next Wednesday night's meeting.

Woodworkers' Union.

The joint committee of Nos. 40 and 80 of the Amalgamated Woodworkers' Unions of St. Paul, met at Assembly hall last night and completed all plans for their fourth annual picnic and outing, to take place at Carver, Minn Sunday next.

A special train will leave the Minneapolis depot, foot Broadway and Fourth street, at 8:30 a. m.

Louis Hanson, of Minneapolis, chairman of the general committee of arrangements for the two cities, was present at the meeting.

Cigarmakers' Union.

The agitation committee of the Cigarmakers' union held a short session in the committee room, assembly hall, last night. The meeting was presided over by Henry Giese, Jr., president of the Trades and Labor assembly, and was devoted to the discussion of plans for the agitation and use of the union label.

After an hour's session the meeting adjourned, to meet again the early part of the week, at the call of the chairman.

Hack and Cab Drivers' Union.

At a meeting of the Hack and Cab Drivers' union, held last evening, it was decided not to take part in the Elk parade on account of [there] being such a demand for cab service that day.

A committee composed of Martin Igo, H. P Arington and Charles Freeburg was appointed to confer with the council asking a reasonable reduction in their license, in consideration of the fact that expressmen only pay a license fee of $1, when they pay $11 for double team and $6 for single horse. The nomination of officers was postponed until next meeting. Receipts, $8.50.

Painters' Union.

At a meeting of the above union last evening there were twelve new members intiated and eight applications for membership were laid over.

E. F. Geer was appointed delegate to the Trades and Labor assembly in the place of Frank Ellis, resigned.

The question of a delegate to the State Federation of Labor was laid over indefinitely. Receipts, $36.95; disbursements, $32.30.

Sixty Plumbers Idle.

There are still about sixty idle plumbers awaiting settlement of the strike. Out of the eighty-two members of the union about a dozen are at work in the city and the rest have left town. There have been no new developments since last week.

Gravel Pit Strike.

A strike at the gravel pit at Ortonville, Minn., has been lingering along since Monday. About eighty men went out, but nearly half of them have resumed work. The men wanted an advance from $1.50 to $1.75 per day, to which the company refused to accede.

Barbers' Union.

M. E. Murray, of this city, has organized a barbers' union in Benson, Minn. It is the intention of the Benson branch to effect a county organization.