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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 241 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 >? ®°rt?f nor . kee an ^ the large audience. | class. \\ by,who are interferring with your I **Sntsand who tramples upon your priv- ♦ lieges as American citizens? 'Organized The Meeting of the Annual Convention I de&?°wfrlSW,, at Riohmond Yesterday. 1 Ksperb Address of Welcome by Governor T.oe—A Heffro DelegateSpenkn—Grand Master Workman Powflerly’s Opening. Address, Etc. Richmond, Va., October 4.—The tap- ping of Master Workman T. V. Powderly’s gavel at 10:16 o’clock this morning, gave the signal for the opening of the tenth annual convention of the Knights of Labor in the armory of the First Virginia regi ment. He stood alone upon a small pine platform at the further end of the spacious rooms and looked out upon the faces of a thousand delegates; an assembly from every part of this country, representatives of a million men and women, white and black. The faces of men and women, bound together by a common object, met his view. The session was to beau open one, and in addition to the large body of dele- ni'ii ! I iifj'iiuot timi i> v, ,u ,, , W ill it be war to the knife and the knife to the hilt, or will there be a peaceful issue to the conflict which in your opinion is necessary to promote the interests of both? The helm of the snip ol this republic was constructed by different and apparently irrecon cilable views, and the constitution was only framed by a compromise of all the conflicting opinions. A compromise then gives us our constitution, and a compro mise will solve the difficult problem of the hour which you have assembled here to grapple with. The Knights of Labor, says the head of their organization, never will be a political party, but its members may one day co-operate with other thinking men in forming a party that will keep the country straight in the lines marked out tor it by the founders of the republic. “The great author of the bill of rights, a part of the constitution of this state, which has been used as a basis for republican con stitutions everywhere, has said, All men are by nature equally free and independ- gates were as many others not of the or- , ent, and have certain inherent rights of der as could find seats, or shared what lit- j which, where they enter into a state of so- tle standing room there was with its mem- ciety they cannot by any contract deprive and divest their posterity', namely: the en joyments of life and liberty and the moans of acquiring and possessing property and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. That wise sentence is one of the sfcraightest and clearest and cleanest inding bers. The large room looked like an mense banqueting hall with tables formed of plain pine board nearly the length of the room, in rows as close together as a possibility of moving between them would permit. ‘On either side of these tables were seated the ; lines marked out by the founders of the delegates. Neither flags nor streamers republic. There lias always been, and broke the severe simplicity of the white | there will always be, two great political washed brick walls and the unbroken paint j parties in the United States,' and room has of the arched ceiling. The only things never been found fora third. Wherever and a large gilt frame enclosing the phot graphs of the members of the Joel Parker Association that hung behind the little plat form. The latter is the property of the regiment, in whose quarters the conven tion met and was simply permitted to re main. While the sound of the master work man’s gavel still echoed, footsteps were heard approaching the entrance doors,and a moment- lateKlcn. Fitzbugh Lee, govern or of Virginia, entered. As ho walked up the central aisle leading to the platform, escorted by William II. Mullen, tlie master workman of the Richmond district, and Tom O’Reilly.of the telegraphers’ use mill v of New York city, the governor w us greeted with enthusiastic cheers,which re doubled as be stood on the platform bowing in response to this greeting. When the applause had subsided and Mr. Mullen had presented Governor Lee to Mr. Powderly, the latter stepped forward and introduced him to the members, announcing that Governor Lee was to deliver ty them the address of welcome and through them to those they represented throughout the entire coun try’. When tire applause that again broke forth at the mention of his name, permit ted him to do so, Governor Lee said: “Fellow Citizens: I am here this morning in response to an invitation from a com mittee of the Knights of Labor of Richmond for the purpose of uniting with them in meeting and greeting citizens from other stales who come within the gates oi this com monwealth to confer with a portion of her people—a conference which we earnestly hope will be productive of great benefit to all concerned. We are always glad to w el come strangers within our walls; giul to extend to them the hospitality ior which Virginia’s capital has been so widely known in the past; glad that the opportunity :« afforded for them to meet our citizens face to face and to see this beautiful city and test our genial climate. We are pleased that such numbers of them have an opportunity of ascertain ing tor themselves that this old state is marching on in the new era of prosperity in which she will credibly maintain her position in' the world’s race of progress and civilization. “Virginia, as you know, had much to do informing this great republic, in whose successful mission and future destiny we are all deeply interested. The hall of rev o lution which rolled from colony to colony and proclaimed liberty, freedom and inde pendence to three millions of people, started from Virginia’s colonial capital, but a short distance from this spot, and to day we have a great country inhabited by nearly 00,000,000 of people, and stretching from where frozen fingers are laid upon the icy lakes of the north, to where the father , , of labor and commodities docs not come : within the province of political parties, but the battle we are told is one oi' labor j against capital and capital against labor. Why, some capitalists ' are dem ocrats and some republicans, and the Knights of Labor belong to both ol the great political parties of to-day. j Will democratic knights fight republican ctip.H ilists, and will republican knglits | tight democratic capitalists? What a ; mixed com hat that would be. Let us fol low your chief’s adv ce and keep politics out, and let the contest be as it was origi nally staled, between the capitalists of either parly on the one side and the Knights of Labor, be they democrats or republicans, on the other. Rid what class’ | of capitalists are oppressing you, and whose : course is injurious to the lines marked out by the founders of the republic? I I divide capitalists into two kinds ur '■ I! j go with you and give the command, ‘For ward,’ and fight b.v your side against one | of those classes. Make war agai nst incor- - poraterl rascality and we will help you to ride it down. Combat the great moneyed corporations that seek to control your leg:'!atuivs, federal and state, by bribery : and corruption in order that they may get votes in the federal halls of legislation to j perfect and f.vben noon the whole country j legislation for their benefit and not for the benefit of the people at large. We will I march shoulder to shoulder with you I on that,. Draw the fangs from "the i money kings who seek to take possession J of tlie great telegraph lines of the coun try and deflect, them from their legitimate purpose by controlling them to defeat the j will of a tree people in an attempt to de- i fraud the whole country of their oonstitu- : ti inal right to elect rulers, and we will j order to your support, ‘horse, foot and dragoons'in that. Organize against capital- : ists who iur.iisn money to oarrv elections i and then cl ii.ii as their reward the selec- j tion of men upon whose shoulders shall be throw n tiie purple robe of the,judiciary,and ws are with you in that. You will feel tiie touch of our elbows in assisting to keep down any men or set of men who seek to depart ' from the lines marked out by our forefathers, and set up in this * country a strong central government to control the people whose fathers formed a government to bo con trolled by the people.” “But ail capital, my friends, is not used in this way nor for such vicioui purposes. Let us make no v.ar upon those who use their good fortune to alleviate the suffei- iugs of mankind, and whose eulogies are written in the hearts of thousands on ac count of their generous donations and lio- bie deeds and whose money is employed to whiten the ocean with sails and cause the wharves to be laden witli commerce; not against a class of our fellow-citizens of whom it was so eloquently of waters rolls his tribute to the warm I said that philanthropy would sing m ring- gulf and from ocean to ocean, the throb:-- lug chimes of their public charities■; that of whose mighty heart-beats are connected sorrow would find solace in then-deeds; by the breath of the iron horse, whose j thnt despair would be lifted up into hope shores are clo'-ely bound together by great by their voices; that there would be continental tines of railroad, and whose i churches whose heaven-kissing spires future glor and greatness Will indeed be | would chronicle then donate assured good The government fr — , .. fathers will then prove a blessing, and will demonstrate to the wandering world .tint j pro the problem of a free and constitutional t.n-i ’uture glor and greatness will indeed be would C T' , insured if justice and order, peace and j schools would claim themat r 00 cl will shall always abide m our midst. hospital benefactors .that sliuh fhe government framed for ns by the fore- j even lean on them w role her visior •others will then prove a blessing, and will [ mhmU-ty, a. c, th.. 'cij 4-.-v aU,. w’n in I iicr wnrttl tlllt i tH'Ot* I'CiSS \V 011.(1 Ot. Jiiiiiu.lii , that patrons and I e would I is swept I very footsteps of andalled by | satisfacton Ti my opiti employe coinn*') i what t! not government has been at 1 worked out on this continent. “The constitution under which we live has now become a test ot war. I rouble- some and unadjusted questions were sub mitted to the sword, and by the sword they have been decided. We, ot the sonic, placed a different interpretation upon i • terms of that instrument tro.u that held by the north, but bow in submission to the settlement * »m:» decreed, and now having with all others accepted the common Hag, a common country, a common government and a common destiny, are as much intoresteu in the prospecting grandeur ol those United States as they. The action ol the founders of the republic is vindicated to day by the verdict of the nations ol ivarupr, where the power of the privileged classes are being gradually transferred to tin; hands of the people. Formerly, as one oJ ^ Richmond’s most eloquent divines mis , vour business on the law of the king- said, loyalty to a king was a nobler thin* 0 ‘f heaven: ‘Thou shall love, thy neigh- than loyalty to a constitution. Men we ^or as thyself.’ That will lead you in the acknowledging now no master but equi- j tJl G f peace table law, giving allegiance to principle; rather than to a prince. Freedom ae- - have a right by combination or velops its truest manhood and patriotism j ^at jou^ ^ vent others working upon attains its noblest growth , the terms and conditions you have rejected, ernment aptly defined as of the people, > ..... desire to do so. The people of this - thepeople and for the people. • country can never be satisfied until liberty j “And now. what part are the j-epre , ^tiycan^ c ^ nceded to ail. Sampson | w against benevolence. and charity, ^rights of all men ure going to be pro- tedla this cou utry*. Employers, as b is n well said, have no right to lock oul a do. shop full of hands to brin" a few viking ones to terms, nor have they, in ”,n, a right to engage with ot her s to fix a rate for them to pav or l to remain idle, but they have a verei.se their just judgment as to dealing and justice demand and y would be willing to give for they want, and afterwards, if ; a hiss, to say that they would e to give so much. Vou can have •our factory, says Washington :jv you can have heaven there, sh. I fir is hell, you want to si ness in the law of hell, which •y m in for himself and the : hindmost. Out of savings) and dig the chasm separates the employer and em a great deal deeper and wider than It how is, and to sow seeds of jealousy and spite that will yield a woeful harvest through many generations. “It is a great mistake to think that all classes are hostile to the laboring classes. The national prosperity is not promoted by having in our midst a degraded class of laborers. How can the manufacturing and mercantile classes be benefited by reducing the laborer to the verge of starv ation. The laboring man rents and buys houses, purchases food and cloth ing, and money with this class means money to those from whom they purchase, and the better the condition of the work ing man, the greater the purchasing power. The better, therefore, the state of the laborer, the better the state of the whole community. We are all interested in the laborer getting property and becoming anxious for a stable government, so that his aid will be required in building up liia fellow men and not in pulling them down, and your organization, whose aims claim to be the maintenance of order and the enforcement of good laws, should have no sympathy with those whose aim is to break down and destroy those laws. The employer will never be allowed to press the conditions of employment and exact service on his own terms, to say ‘I will give a sum and you shall take it,’ nor will the laborer be permitted to dictate his own terms of service, to say ‘1 will work for a certain sum and you shall employ me.’ A 11 things whatsoever ye would men should do to you, do unto them. If a man cannot legally do an act a combination of men cannot do the same act. It is wiser, therefore, gentlemen, to have peace between conservative capi tal and the laboring classes on the issue between them. That which cannot be adjusted peaceably becomes an electric sword and paralyzes and transfixes both. It is wise to find remedies for the existing troubles. The divine law says six days shalt thou labor, and do all that thou hath to do and makes the sevent h dny a day of rest. The governor of the great Empire state stated that he would be willing to try the experiment of live days shaft thou labor, making Saturday a holiday for all working classes, and gives good reasons therefor in the over crowded cities of the country. A candi date for governor of tPennsylvania would place the wage-earner on a dead level of legal equality with the wage-payer at every stage and in every particular of tlie several transactions between them. De mand must regulate the supply in all things, and I see trouble only where the latter exceeds the former. If there is not work enough for everybody to get, there must be idle men, but the hinds in many rural districts are inviting and a remedy cou! be found by men in the over crowded cities, working over more space where more room e:tn be found, room to movejaround in, and to breathe andjto be free. In tlie differences between capital and the army of discontented laborers seek ar bitration, formed and controlled by regular and legally constituted tribunals, and both sides submit to their decisions. Do not let us increase our troubles in this world. We have already enough. Sorrows’s cloud has stripped our mountain tops; desolation has swept over our plains and valleys; the earth itself, even in our fair land, has been shaken, and amid the ruins of cities and in the shadow of human terror we are taught our insignificance and how weak and help less we are and how small our hold on hu man life. It behooves us then to be eirir- itable towards e i :h uttier, to be willing o > compromise differences in the line of the motto which I have recommended to float from our flagstaff— ‘Equal and exact just ice to all men of whatsoever persuasion, religious or political.’ “And now, gentlemen, permit me to ex press the hope that your stay in our city may be pleasant, and that you will carry back agreeable recollections of your vise. I hope that your deliberations may oe har monious, that these old men around you. who, like Itecla, wear crowns of snow, and yet like Hecla, have souls of flame, may he temperate in their counsels and judi cious in their speech, and may young men here remember that upon their shoulders future peace or war will fall, and act their part wisely and well, so that it may be said of each and every member, as the years roll on and the days darken into nights, and nights in their turn brighten into days, that this meeting was made to contribute to the prosperity of their country, and to the promotion of the happiness of you people. Tlie ship of the republic ! was launched over a century ago ( in the presence of the world. May it be the duty of all to see that her . sails are filled with friendly breezes and I are not spread to catch the breath of pas- | sion, and that she is manned by united and i contented crews. Then ind. i a, will she j safely ride over the stormy billows rolling 1 in the path of her destiny until she is at j last anchored in a safe and constitul.on.il ! harbor over which she will forever shine' in the greatness of peace, in all the splen dor of unclouded majesty.” large audience listened with cl j he replied to Governor Lee’s address of welcome. Powderly began by returning thanks for the reception they had met with, and pleasantly alluded to the fame of southern hospitality. “The fight in which the Knights of Labor are engaged,” he said, “is not a war of labor against capital, but a war iu which the manhood of American labor is fighting for its institutions. This was it: 11 must bo determined which shall rule, monopoly or the American people, gold or manhood. A popular disregard of political duty und tolerated continued polit ical corruption will weaken our govern ment and destroy our liberties, for a worm can eat its way through an oak which a storm or tempest could not beud, and political dishonesty will strike where the lightning could never reach. If this land was worthy chat brave men should die for it. it is at least worthy that unselfish, thoughtful men should live and work in grand devotion to veal, true democracy. We come here not alone to settle the question of dispute iu regard to wages or hours of labors. We come here partly to study and learn some lessons of the head and heart in practical citizenship. To rescue the toiler from the grasp of the selfish is a work that is worthy of the noblest and best of our race. It is to the accomplish ment of that grand object that every Knight of Labor should bend his every en ergy. A lack of success or encouragement must not dishearten him. Fancied friends must not turn him aside from his purpose. A love of liberty must not prevent him from work. “ The question is asked : ‘Why have you such an organization os tlie Knights of Labor?’ We are Knights of Labor be cause we believe that tlie declaration of independence means more than mere words and beautiful sentences. We are Knights of Labor be a use we believe that *it is wrong for a monopoly to oppress t lie people and rob them. It iw also wrong for any other man to oppress or rob his follow creatures. We are Knights of L ibor because we believe that the rights of the poorest and humble should stand treated with mor con ferns th pvr. fr.; her in U Mu m tin II.I >f tr nd I r vipeet Limn tlie l or stolen bv the e We are Knights dans and political •graded and de- mse I bey have ton tgh deception and t he confidence re- civ deserted i tu ntion, and on J. Fa >f the delegation of di jociatos refused to take in i he hotel in which li pphiuse marked >f the principal poinl < ae governor had taken the- platform Frame a colored member IT tlie common people and knelt at the mu iie of gold. We arc Knights of Labor be- c.ius-t we helieva that, law and order should prevail; that both should be founded in equality. We are Knights of Labor br- cau. wo believe that a thief who steals dollar. - * ij worse than a thief who opens a home or vault, and is no worse than the criim.otl win.) destroys or orders the de struction ofjhe property of a railroad or telegraph goia^.m.v, and we believe that the same JfUy.sXmdd reach out wit-ha firm, unsjiuketji -qpftlHi and punish both criminals) according to the magnitude of their guijjB It is also wrong to steal land wheroofctho grain was raised, from which bread iyas made, and if the land was stolen according to a law made by dis honest, time : saving politicians, we believe that tho law "nould he repealed and the laud restored to the people. We are Knights of Labor because \yn believe if an article munuhietured by the hand of an American—made labor is worthy of pro tection from foreign competitors, that hand whose skill lendi-j v iiiu to the. articles should bo protected, and we have deter- min. d to protect our labor independent of politicians or political parties. “.Slavery, thul died twentv years ago, was terrible, but bad as it was, it never de veloped millionaires, but many of them are developed nowadays. It dictates not alone wh.it the price of labor shall lie, but regulates the price of money as well. This new slavery counts among its victims the servants of the state, who have been chosen by the people to ex ecute a people’s will. Not alone does it control the legislator at the state capitol, but in the halls of national congress you will find its most willing, cringing slave. It reaches out even farther,and holds in its iron grasp the judge upon the bench. Not that alone, but it has the power and does confer the judicial ermine on its most subservient creatures. l)o I overestimate its power? Have I made a single misstatement? If my word is not sufficient, turn to the pages of the history of the day, the public press, and you will find testimony to prove that what i have said is true. “ The lash was stricken from the hand of tlie slave owner of twenty-five years ago, and it must be taken from the hand of the new slave owner as well, fhe mo nopolist of to-day is more dangerous than the slaveowner of the past. Monopoly takes land from the people in million acre plats; sends agents abroad and brings hordes of uneducated desperado men to this country. It imports ignorance and scatters it broadcast t hroughouL the land. It, and it alone, is respon sible for every manifestation of anarchy that our country lias watched. All may not be willing to ■ admit this statement is true, but when i monopoly does wrong, no more anarchists | will be born unto this country, for anarchy is the legitimate child of monopoly. “While. J condemn and denounce the deeds of violence committed in tlie name of labor during the present year, I am proud to say that Hie Knights of Labor, line than their brothers would not find a place in some of the hotels. This was in accordance with what had long been the custom, and old customs and prejudices do not readily vanish. There nad been particular mention made of one instance where a delegation numbering sixty mem bers had only one colored member among them. He was refused admission to the hotel where they intended to go, and the. delegation standing by the principles of the order which recognizes no distinction of creed, nationality or color, went with their colored brother. That, he said, was why he made the selection of that brot her to introduce him to them, so that it might go forth that they practiced what they preached. At the close of his address Powderly re quested that all those present who w.ere not delegates should retire, and thanked them for having came to the opening session. Mr. Bonnot, of the Richmond district, moved a vote of thanks to Gov. Lee, and after this was heartily and unanimously given, it was followed by n burst of rousing cheers for Virginia’s governor. All but the delegates then left the hall and the convention settled down to practical work together, and in which they bid fair to be engaged for the next two weeks or more. In tiie secret session the only business done was the appointment of a committee on minor credentials. An adjournment was then taken to 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. The committee on credentials of the delegates will probably work till early morning. The contests are not numerous, the principal one beingthat of the Brantly Montunk Protective Association, which claims to be entitled to a charter for the local assemblies separate from District 49. A delegaiiou of tho can makers unions, Baltimore, with a brass band, marched to the governor's residence and serenade him; then to Ford’s hotel to serenade Powderly. B >!h the governor and Mr. Powderly were absent. Tlie governor accepted a box in the Richmond theatre to-night with Mrs. Lee, Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Jeff Davis, and other friends. Powderly, with Messrs. Hayes and Bailey, of the executive committee, and ol her knights, sat in the opposite; iiox. 'Pile audience cheered Powderly and his parly when they en tered. Uheers also greeted the entrance of the governor and Mias Davis. Tlie Situation nl rimi'h'slon. OfiAitrjKMTON, October I. The day passed without the slightest shock, and the feeling is that tiie disturbances have entirely ceased. Tlie weather lias been cloudy with rain indications, the tempera ture higher and the conditions generally la\ orable for i he work of repurntion,which is being energetically und generally prosecuted. Applications for relief in repairing property are still coming in slowly, and as fa/.! as examined and the houses inspected tho money is advanced and the work of r begun. The committee ha her 9 as the last • .ty L.r n priations, when the work rapidly. Preside.. 4 . ’U to the confederate home, u a sympathetic letter. fixed Oct. vi.a*; appro- anpaniect l>,y ••hir. Baltimore, October 4.-—The steamship Anchoria, of the Alienor Line of steamer 1 ', has not yet arrived at this port. She lo!\ Glasgow on September 10 and slopped nl Londonderry to take on 1J2 passenger.?. In all, she had about 400 passengers n . hoard, and was dm at this port Weduc What is Transpiring on the Other Side of th« Waters. An KxHthif Mooting In Solls—Tlir People lie- voltinur Alist KhnnIh's hcniumj*—ImligtiHiit Irinl* lUirristtrs OMoT Mutter* of Interest. Sofia, October 4.—All but seven of the officers who were under arrest tor com plicity in the deposition of Prince Alex ander have been released. AW EXCITING MEETING IN BULQARIA. Sofia, October 4.—Five thousand per sons attended the meeting held yesterday to hear from Dr. Voultcheff his report of tho conference last Thursday between Gen. Kaulbars and 714 Bulgarian notables, head ed by the doctor, who called upon the Russian agent to request modifications in the Russian demands. The audience cheered Dr. Voultcheff during his narra tive, and uttered a groan for Russia. Dr. Voultcheff proposed and the meeting adopted a resolution declaring confidence in the government and assurance to it of moral and national support so long as it continued to maintain tne independence of Bulgaria and the constitution an<J laws of the country. During the proceedings a Russian arose and shouted, “Long live the czar” and “Down with the government.” He was at once set upon by the audience and roughly handled, and would probably have been killed had not the police con ducted him to a place of safety, While the proceedings were in progress General Kaulbars suddenly and I unexpectedly appeared and ruount- j ed the tribune. His appearance made a sensation. The audience became 1 quiet and respectful. He addressed them j and said lie was there to express the czar’s 1 desire. He was at once loudly interrupted by shouts of, “We want no desire!” “We will listen to advice if it is good!” j Kaulbars, when order had been restored, continued, saying: “I have heard that a Russian has been beaten because he cheer* | ed for the czar.” I Here there were fresh interruptions and . shouts of “Was not beaten for cheering lor the czar, hut because he cried ‘down with i Bulgaria!’ The same fate will befall all ' saying the same tiling !” Gen. Kaulbars then attempted to explain three paints in the Russian demands. The crowd cried out that they would receive no orders. Among the shouts were “The state of siege has already been raised!” i “Political prisoners will not be released!” “The people will stir them if'lhey are free!” “The election will not bwadjourn- , ed!” “The law must be respected, othor- 1 wise progress is impossible !’’ When the crowd had ceased shouting, Kaulbars declared that the czar would re fuse, unless the elections were postponed, to recognize the great sabranje elected to chose a successor to Prince Alexander. Tho audience again became tumultuous. They shouted at Kaulbars. “We don’t care; i we will stone who ever violates the con- i stitution!” Kaulbars’ patience finally be came exhausted and in a menacing tone lie throw the responsibility for refusing to listen to Russia’s advice on the country. ‘ ! : .any as a nation,” lie said, “do not 'de-in *i constitution; only a few men in . Hi" • • ■ .try want one.” 1 T 1 uting here became most violent and K i.ilhars was compelled to withdraw n the tribune. A popular orator im- day profes last. The to I com pa: ilici.i '.■he *pk has occurred beyond ti breaking down of some machinery. TI: - would necessitate the steamer having u> resort toiler sail ; from the fact that hea’. weather has prevailed lately. Fa irs ur entertained for the safety of the Anchor! Friends of the passengers on the over-du steamer are at the ofiice daily inquiring for news. ^ ^ At, InimciiNi* iniiiimstration. Pittsburg, Pa., October 4.- Tin* traders’ demonstration to-day was the largest and finest display of its kind ever witnessed in this city. The procession was twelve miles long and occupied three hours in passing a given point. The affair wound up with a grand picnic at the Home Wood Park.. The day was auspicious and business and private houses along the route of the pro cession were tastefully decorated. It h estimated Unit at least 40,000 strangers ar. in the city. To-morrow the annual parade of the Grand Army of the Republic wib take place, and fhe city is still filling up with persons anxious to participate in the demonstration, which promises to excel any previously held. ON THE TRACK. Tin- Uii •if f (ilonfti Fiirlt IVsfcnfu). | Gladden, or ; just as you w build your bu is simply eve devil take the will get figliting, parential and unrelent- iu«r. "if it is heaven, you ^ want ^then to It i ! that ) dui*J I will Gov tin- up their qu.u h was refused ( equal footing, ascend tnd taking his stand beside ti dfiecr’s table, said: :eeii nc.y, the Governor of Vi i lentl"iV;en of t lie Conventim (1 gratificntic respe of’ til* isib /.at ion, is tv, such light the other id t hat it i any way duct. lie >f Labor anarchy by strangles lut •II v hi 1 l.l Mr. T. V. ins.ylvunia, wh of welcome e eh is one of th of political i.' it be admitted on your side j right by combination or ocuiativcD vuv. *=* . | • __ . Knights of Labor going to play j but it is instructive, says a wise writer, to ssssss^rss jsassfjsKWS j b» wztaepssSi k, .sir 1 gas. JSJssi rsrsssuss Knights of Labor,” says Mr. lo «dtrlj, , tri | )Ute to it with their heads, “whom I am glad to see arid meet here , P )aw „. jt j protect both capital and gov’erenmenl! “surely telnM&Sted i labor, and behind the statute law is the I I Breat bodv of the law which has existed in that. One of Virginia s greatest states j g at o civilized life and which is men has said: ‘It is proper you should ion- *“™“^" mra on Jaw. Each state in the derstand what I deem the essential punt J t he union inherents this system pies of government.’ What wet-o the prm- croun or the ^ enforce It * The oiples of government laid down by t, ° Students of political economy are um versi- wise man? ‘Equal and exact justice t v irereed that the right of the working all men of whatever persuasion, ally agree^tha^u ^ que3Uoned) religious and political. ( . Fr , 0 . 1 ?A h ® ™vs Gladden, and he adds that the com ing folds of your flag unfurl t >at sentenc ■ ■ . . bfjth gldea are so strong that and the ground on which you maith wi mudit. to be aide to do each other •^SfflssslSSt. .*.*8;, sSt-S* ‘jrtsafi u-p repT.""' -■ ,j .-j gL£i». of thi.- state, w oldest states iri tlie arein ftuenc& of our country. He is one of tin men who recognizes the importance <>)' this gatheiirig of the toiling men of this growing republic. It is with extreme pleasure that we delegates from every sec tion of our country recognize the words of congratulation in our modest efforts to improve the condition of humanity. It L. therefore, that tiie welcome of Virginia is so gratifying to us all. As Virginia has led in the aspirations of our country in the past, I look with much confidence that she will lead in the future to a realization of the objects of this noble order, which in cludes the abolition of those distinctions which are maintained by class, by creed, by color and by nationality. I believe I present to yob a man whose mind is above the superstitions which are involved in these distinctions. Here we should stand as brethren and as equals. My experience in the noble order of the Knights of Labor and my training in the district to which I belong, has taught me that we have advanced very far to wards the elimiqaAitft unfortunate and r«. B,, v ** “ As we recogni' deuce in all w to society, so fidence in labor, T. A' to you.” Mr. P' was race’ head in our co that because of tiie in eigners’ manric rs and wealthy we have forgotten constitutes a true eitizi has si Rather i lportat io it trim of for- hy the hat it is t hat republic Men who still believe in the little red school house on tlie hill should take one holiday and visit the mine, the factory, tiie coal breaker and tiie mill. There doing the work of men will be found the future citi zens of tlie republic breathing an atmos phere of dust, ignorance and vice. The little red school house must fail to do its work properly since the children of the poor must pass it by on the road to the workshop. “It is the duty of every Knight of Labor to assist in creating a healthy public opin ion on the subject of labor and the justice of its receiving a full and just share of the value or capital it has helped to create. In this work, the eo operation of all right- minded, honest men is expected. We work not selfishly for ourselves alone, but ex tend the hand of aid and fellowship to all mankind. Lower down in the scale of poverty and oppression, the greater the need for our extended hand. The sentiment which prompts man to proclaim to the world that we amalgamate with none, finds no response m the heart of the man who properly in terprets his obligation as a member of the order. Every true Knight of Labor be lieves that the divine teaches that ail mankind of every description is his neigh bor.” In conclusion of his speech Pow derly said that some of the members of visiting delegations who were of a darker Cincinnati, October 4. The first race at 1 Lutonia park, there being so many starters, was divided. First section, for two-year-old maidens, i ?. of a mile; Cora L. won by half a length, Nina B. 2d, Hussion Hd; time 1:04,L Second section, Rose won, Linda Bayne ‘2d, Violette close third; time 1:04. Second race, seven furlongs; Wahoo j won, Dawn of Day 2d, Skooelotf 3d; time' 1:30. Third race, 1 mile; Little Fellow won, Kirkland 2d, Emmu Johnson lid; time 1.46. i Fourth race, ti furlongs; Jacobin won, i Donny Brook 2d , FI are mo re fid; time 1.17'. Fifth race, 1 J . mile; Berlin won, Panama 2d, Ilattie J. Iki; time 1:51. Tin* l oliiimi Trade. Danville, Va.. October 4.-The annual : report of the Danville tobacco association shows that the sales for the year were HI,- ; 1553,942 pounds, at an a erugo of9-41 peri hundred. This does not include the sale of SjOOO/XX) or more pounds purchased in this market and not bandied by the ware houses, thus making a grand total of more than 43,000,000 pounds. Lynchburg, Va., October L—The To- , baeoo Association reports sales for the ; fiscal year just closed of 49,332,000 pounds , ol loose tobacco, 90 per cent, more than was ever sold before in one year. .Join** and Small. Boston, October 4.—The Baptist minis ters at the meeting to-day refused to co- | operate with the Methodist Episcopal ministers in furthering the appearance of Revs. Sam Jones and Sam Small in a series I of revival meetings in this place. Texan Fever. j Harrisburg, Va., October 4.—J. P. Swank, a cattle dealer of this county, a ! short time ago purchased about thirty-five i head of cattle in Baltimore and brought | them here to graze. Some ten or twelve j have died with what is called Texas fever. I A Supposed Suicide. NEWARK, N. J.,. October 4.—At 8:30 | o’clock this morning John Schmidt, who i shot liis wife about a month ago, and who ' was indicted for murder in the first degree, was found dead in li is cell in Essex county jail. It is supposed to he a ease of suicide. Frost in South Carol inn. Auguta, Ga., October 4.—Specials to the Chronicle from Edgefield and Newberry ! counties, South Carolina, report frost with slight damage this morning. nded it and asked the it were true that they desired the constitution. Tiie crowd loudly protested that it was not true and made' (meats against any one who should a' le'iipt. to tamper with the constitution. I A committee was appointed to go to i Pn ..iLt Uadostovoff’s residence and pre- i sent him with a copy of the resolution adopted, and the meeting then adjourned. The premier received the committee and i listened to the resolution. He declared he ! would always follow the policy he had ; hitherto adopted and maintain the laws • and constitution of Bulgaria in order to j assure its independence and liberty. This I declaration was received witli great ap- | plause by the committee, and when com municated to the great crowd which had followed the committee the people became extremely enthusiastic. They crowded in upon Radostovoff and carried him about ' in their arms, cheering wildly and singing I national anthems. I rein ml# Journal warns Lord Randolph Churchill that if he really believes bis st atements that the! Dish difficulty h solely agrarian, lie will flounder fr m lui.'Jc.k. sintocrimes. IND'GNANT AT A MAGfSTK .TU. Belfast, OctoU.r ^ appointed to inventbyile t i causing and atb riding I lie > to-day. All the !>amsb-r; t end ; he ie vesl i .n. ex sled irmte s. fib. an nurse !»> adopt. Ju .*(1 to grant an adjournne dd be a waste of time. ii despite t, ster.- pr. amission :»j.stances ri ds met / i to at- ;• two, in- >r a few to decide Day^re- . The justice protests of :<l to ex amine witnesses, whereupon the barristers present rose and left the court room in u. procession, taking their bags, briefs and hooks with them. Several solicitors, priests and Orangemen interested in the investigation followed the barristers, Barrister Oshaughnessy said that lie was indignant at Justice Day’s conduct, and adde d : “Tlie Irish bar is not used to such treatment.” ’Plie only witness examined by the com mission was Inspector Carr. Several meet ings were held to-night to draw up the indignant protest against Judge Day’s treatment of the Irish barrister, it trans pires that Messrs. French and Adams, Irish members of the commission, sup ported the request for an adjournment, while Messrs. Buller and M. C. Ilaidy sup ported the chairman. It is rumored m legal circles that Mr. Adams will retire from the commission. Those acquainted with the true state of affairs are of the opinion that the whole thing will end in a farce. It is thought that the constables will he the only witnesses. Hnplaml. A GREAT PETITION. IL\warden, October 4.—Gladstone and his wife to-day received Mr. T. D. Sulli van, the lord mayor of Dublin, and a depu tation of Irish ladies appointed by the women of Ireland to present the ex- premier with a mammoth petition in favor of home rule. September 21 had been appointed as the date of the recep tion, but it had necessarily to be postponed because of the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Dew, Gladstone’s daughter, who is at present almost recovered. The petition bears tlie signatures of500,000 Irish women. Great crowds flocked hither all day in view of the event. Culm. THE TWO ELEMENTS UNABLE TO AGREE. Havana, October 4.—In consequence of the striking cigar makers and the manu facturers being unable to come to an agree ment, the latter with the exception of six, have resolved to suspend work, thus cut ting off the aid the strikers have been re ceiving from operatives working the Vuelta Abojo leaf.