Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, AFTER NASEBY. BY DAV WECHSLER. (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Basheller.) (Continued from Saturday’s Star.) IL. For a moment my sudden and unexpect- ed advent threw the three men into some confusion, but quickly recovering from their surprise they rushed upon me with drawn swords. Parrying a fierce blow which the foremost trooper dealt at me, I got under his guard and passed my blade through his right lung. “A brave thrust!” As the man fell his two comrades dropped back and I bad an instant to look around. ‘The maiden stood: beside me, watching the confiict with brightly flashing eyes; her bosom heaved, her whole form was alive with the keenest excitement. Truly, it was no peasant blood which ran in her. “A brave thrust!" she cried again. “The king!” I shouted, “the king, confusion to his enemies! Somewhat taken aback by the death of thelr comrade, the two remaining men seemed in no great hurry to renew the combat. But I placed my back to the wall and stood on guard awaiting their on- slaught, and when they held back taunted them fcr cowards. I looked again to- ward the maiden, and she gave me a glance which set my heart a throbbing faster than had the flashing swords. Presently, recovering something of their lost couraga, the two men again approached, but this time with less fury and more method. The trooper came first and engaged me, while the sergeant remained standing behind, ready to spit me under his companion’s arm if opportunity should offer. For some moments there was the ring of steel against steel as we struck and parried, neither be- Ing able to obtain the mastery, while ever and anon, at a fiercer blow, bright sparks shot forth from the meeting blades. After the first few thrusts, indeed, I felt that I had the measure of my adversary, but I dared not devote to him the whole of my attention, requiring to be continually on my guard against a subtle thrust from the sword of the sergeant. At length, with a swift and sudden upward stroke, I deprived my opponent of his weapon. It flew from his hand and fell with a clink and a jangle upon the stone floor. It seemed, however, that the blow was likely to cost me dear, for in striking I stumbled over the body of the fallen troop- er, and in a trice the sergeant was upon me with flashing sword. I felt that my last moment had come, and made ready to die 2s became a servant of the king. Instead of & death thrust, however, a most uston- ishing and somewhat iudicrous thing camo 9 pass; for I found a most useful ally in the brave lady who had displayed so much t m the struggle. She seized the at was seething on the fire, and with movement poured the whole of the scalding contents into the fact of the ser- geant. He sprang back with a cry of rage and pain, and when he turned around again I had much ado to restrain my mirth, for his face at that moment resembled nothing #0 much as a boiled lobster. It seemed to be his purpose to wreak vengeance upon the lady who had caused his discomfiture, but I had had time to recover, and when he turned he found my sword point at his throat. Inferring, maybe, from that cir- cumstance that nothing to his advantage was likely to result from a continued stay he turned on his heel, and, followed by his disarmed trooper, went rapidly from the house, using as he did so many ungodly words such as I trow he had never found in his prayer book. We waited in silence until the sound of their horses’ hoofs had died away in the distan For myself I could even then do naught but Iaugh at the thought of the grotesque and most disfigured figure which the burly sergeant had cut. But the brave jady to whom I owed so much was of a dif- ferent humor. She plucked my sleeve and looked into my face with such grave and earnest appeal that at once I checked my merriment. “Sir, I pray you lose not a moment, but depart forthwith, for I fear me yon ser- geant will most surely return.” “Nay, fair lady," I answered, “I depart not alone; for, if I mistake not, this same fellow went off in a worse humor at thy greeting than at mine.” “You speak in riddles, sir; whither would you have me 50?" “Fo your home, sweet lady.” ‘And where may that be, most sagacious and st ‘Nay, I know not; y @ cottage such as this The maiden stood pensive, while a man might have slowly counted ten, and when she looked up there was a change come ovor her, for she had laid aside her banter- ing manner, and spoke in a voice of such exceeding softness that it was like the mu- sio of. some sweet instrument most skill- fully tuned. “Most’ valiant gentleman,” she sald, ‘I will tell you who f am, and whence I come, and why you find me here; for you have borne a brave part tonight, and it would ill-become me to deceive one who has wielded for my sake so trusty a sword. I am the daughter of the Earl of Morvale, whose purpose it was to give me in mar- riage to a certain courtier of the king, a man I had never seen, and who I did not doubt was devoted solely to puffs and frills and such things as are becoming only to women—and that kind of man, indeed, which in my injustice I did at first conceive you yourself to be. But since I had no great desite to be pa: from hand to hand whether I would or no, like a pleze of merchandise, and my father not ceasing to press me, I left his roof to seek that of my mother’s sister, who lives on the border of the county of Worcester, until such time as his humor should have changed. But, being unused to traveling unaccompanied, I mistook the path and went grievously astray, so that when night fell I had wan- dered far from my direction, and this good dame, seeing my dilemma, took me in and gave me shelter, Then the troubles broke out in this quarter, and I could not with safety resume my journey. So my good mother lent me this peasant’s dress, that I might be the less easily recognized, and here for six days I have abided.” A most astonishing but vastly pleasing Possibility had borne itself in upon me while she spoke. Yet.I could not be wholly cer- tain, and so I said: “You have told me much, madam, and yet not that which I most desire to learn. Your father being the Earl of Morvale, have I the privilege of addressing the Lady Cor ica Temple?” She inclined her head to signify assent. “Ju it then possible that the courtier of whom you speak is Sir Lionel Mordaunt?” “You have again guessed rightly,” sald the lady, gazing at me in some astonish- ment; “though how you come to know so much that concerns me I assure you, sir, Iam at a loss to understand.” “And yet,” I answered with a bow, is by no means wonderful, as you will presently perceive. For the moment, we t make your safety our chief concern, of Morvale lies from here not ‘he night is fine, b ng forward without delay should before the dawn. Once there you will be safe, for the Earl of Mor- vale taken no active part in the Shall we go thither?” the courtier, sirran?” exclaimed the . “You forget the courtier. My father will surely seek to force this marriage vpon n “As to that,” prehend for tt am I sure ‘tis not “tt I replied, “you need np- no further embarrassment; and very reason, that the unwitting all your troubles stands before I made her a low bow. “I, madam, am Sir Lionel Mordaunt.” the. that I had made my an- somewhat too suddenly, for ed with confusion. A d ner cheek and neck, head. When at last she looked up she Was smiling through her plushes Yet I fear, sir.” she said, wita a -om- ical look, “that the earl will still refuse to h his desire. ou, madam," I answered; “you me with a and yet with a “Lam a dutiful daugh- her tiny hand in mine, and, bend- y before her, kissed it i woman hi listened while we talked, sitting on a low stool before the fire vr withered Se r and again emitting a muttered exclamation. I laid a purse of money on the table, that she might not regret the kindness she had shown to us both, and taking my lady's hand again In mine, ¥ led her gently forth into the open. There I placed her upon my own horse, and mounting myself the one which had belonged to the dead trooper, we rode out into the night. ‘The end.) IN COMMAND TODAY Chief Marshal McHngh and His ; Staff. MEN HONORED BY THEIR ASSOCIATES Leaders Who Were Chosen .to Captain Today's Line. PERSONAL SKETCHES Mr. James F. McHugh, the chief marshal of the Labor day parade, numbers his friends by thousands throughout the coun- try. He Is a man of commanding presence, over six feet tall and is well proportioned. He is handsome, business-like and square. Mr. McHugh was born in Lacrosse, Wis., in 1856, and consequently is in his thirty- ninth year. He is a stonecutter by trade, which he followed actively until he was elected general secretary-treasurer of the Stonecutters’ National Union and editor of the Stonecutters’ Journal, the official organ of the National Union, several years ago, since which time ‘e has devoted him- self wholly to tne duties of those positions. He had been secretary-treasurer of the or- ganization but a short time when it be- came evident to him that the interests of the union could be greatly advanced by having the headquarters of the order in Washington, and through his inflaence this was accomplished. Mr. McHugh is now enjoying honors such as fall to°but few men in the ranks of or- ganized labor. Less than two years ago he was almost unknown here personally, though as secretary-treasurer of the Stone- cutters’ National Union he was known in every section of the land. His first position here was as one of the delegates to the Federation of Labor, and, after serving but one term, he was chosen president of the Federation. He is a model executive of- ficer and his rulings are always respected. ‘While serving his first term as president he so endeared himself to the members of the body that when the time arrived, a few weeks ago, to elect a president for the present year, Mr. McHugh was chosen without opposition, although at the time he was absent from the city. Almost at the same time Mr. McHugh was re-elected for the fifth time as general secretary-treasurer of the Stonecutters’ National Union, Mr. McHugh has traveled extensively, and, being of an observant character and a great reader, he has become thoroughly posted in labor matters. Before holding bis present place in the Stonecutters’ Union Mr. McHugh served as vice presi- dent, chairman of the general executive board and president, in each of which of- fices he gave entire satisfaction. Assistant Marshal Stickels. Mr. W. H. Stickels, who was selected by Chief Marshal McHugh as his special as- sistant for the Labor day parade, though not an old man, is a veteran in the cause of organized labor. Mr. Stickels is a plas- terer by trade, and he early became identi- fed with an organization which was in ex- istence twenty-eight years ago. From some cause that union went out of existence. but soon after the Knights of Labor came into existence he and a few others tock out a charter and erganized the present body known as Plasterers’ Assembly. Desiring to see the knowledge of the ben- fits of organized labor spread among work- ing people generally, the assembly ap- pointed, mainly at Mr. Stickels’ suggestion, an organizer, whose business it was to secure all the members he could for the Knights of Labor, but if they preferred to affiliate with the Federation of Labor to enlist tkem under that banner. Mr. Stickels has been frequently urged to accept office, but has steadily refused to do so, preferring to remain as a worker in the ranks. He, however, has the highest admiration for those young men who desire advancement in the order for the purpose of advancing the interests of their fellow craftsmen more effectually than they can do while they remain as privates in the ranks. Mr. Stickels was the first delegate elected from the Knights of Labor of Washington to the General Assembly, but even then he declined to attend the convention. and allowed his alternate to take his place, sooner than violate a rule he had laid down for himself to accept no place to fulfill the duties of which any one could, by any pos- y he was seeking notoriety. Mr. M. P. Canty. Mr. M. P. Cant: the marshal of the fourth division, is twenty-nine years of age and is a native of Washington. His first active business engagement was as a news- boy for The Evening Star, and this he fol- lowed for several years. Young Canty was apprenticed to William Price to learn the trade of bricklaying, but served the last half of his term of ap- prenticeship with Ambrose Douglass. He was admitted to the Bricklayers’ Union in April, 1886, and was elected treasurer of that organization on February 28, 1890, and he has served in the same capacity with masked fidelity continuously since. In 1892 he was elected delegate to the Bricklayers’ and Masons’ convention, held in Indianapolis; attended the Baltimore convention in 1893; was again elected to the Omaha convention in 1894, and in this convention was elected vice president of the Bricklayers’ and Masons’ Union of America, in competition with seven candi- dates. During the year of 1894 he served on a number of committees, being chairman of the committee sent to treat with the Chi- cago local union, resulting In the Chicago union sending a special committee to the convention held at New Orleans January, 1895. ‘At the latter convention Mr. Canty, upon retiring from the vice presidency, was presented with a magnificent gold ‘badge in which there was set a valuable dlamond, and which was the official insignia of the International Union. During the last few years Mr. Canty has been energetic in an effort toward having additional inspectors employed in the oftice of the building Inspector of this city. Mr. Dominick A. Walsh. Probably no better Mlustration could be drawn to show what pluck, energy, intel- ligence and ability can accomplish than a brief sketch of Dominick A. Walsh. At the time of Dominick's birth, twenty- nine years ago, his father was foreman on the Thurbes’ Cathedral in Ireland. Dur- ing the uprising of 1867 the elder: Mr. Walsh was obliced to leave Ireland for the part he had taken in it, and going to Scot- lard, where he opened a monumental yard, and at the age of thirteen, Dominick start- ed at the trade of a stonecutter. His father emigrated to America, and after working at various jobs, including the heating of rivets in a River Clyde ship yard, Dominick also determined to seek his fortunes in the states and came over in 1885. He finished his trade at Avondale, N. J., and after working at various places went to Newark, N. J., where he was elect- ed master workman of L. A., No. 22, K. of L.; delegate to No. 90, K. of L., and presi- dent of the Stonecutters' Union. He was then not quite twenty-one years old. It was in Philadelphia, where he after- ward removed, that Mr. Walsh began a course of studies in drawing and modeling, which have stood him in such good stead, and from this time on he confined his at- tention almost entirely to the delicate and artistic work copnected with ornamental masonry. Sacrificed His Place for Principle. When the exterior work of carving the granite on the new Congressional Library was begun Mr. Walsh came to this city and secured employment on it, where he was soon regarded as one of the most val- uable men engaged in the important un- dertaking. As a recognition of his superior abilities he was transferred to work upon the marble decorations of the interior by Superintendent Boyd. After working over fifteen months on the marble work it came to hi& knowledge that some non-union carvers from New York had started in to work on the building, and although the local union, of which he is a member, claims no jurisdiction over government work, Mr. Walsh declared to the shop foreman he Would not work on the same job with a “scab and stopped work im- mediately, thereby sacrificing one of the best positions at his trade in the coun- try in defense of his union principles. Several years ago the idea suggested itself to him that there ought to be a modeling school in Washington. He dis- cussed the matter with several of his as- sociates, and they appreciated the notion. A class of eighteen was speedily secured, and they were extremely fortunate in se- curing the services of Mr. William Boyd, the superintendent of the decorative stone work on the library, and one of the lead- ing architectural sculptors In America, as @ critic and adviser. Walsh learned a Under his tuition Mr. great deal. Before the expiration of the school term he was doing the interior decorative modeling of the Equitable build- oe Baltimore and the residence of Mr. Leiter in Washington. Contributions to the Labor Cause. Since coming to Washington Mr. Walsh has taken an active interest in the affairs of the local branch of the Journeymen Stonecutters’ Association, haying at vari- ous times been elected to fill the position of president, corresponding secretary and dele- gate to the Federation of Labor. There is another matter in connection with Mr. Walsh's endeavors to elevate the condition of his fellow-craftsmen, not y in this city, but throughout the coun- that is of great interest to the general public. This is a series of articles on practical stone carying, which are being published in the leading magazine of the country de- voted to the interest of stone. They com- prise criticism on the evil methods now practiced to a great extent in all the large cities by which the carving on public and Private buildings is being degraded by cheap and unskilled labor, and illustrating how ‘the evil can be overcome by proper practice. His arguments are well and forcibly written and highly illustrated, showing the author to be a writer of marked ability, and many of the building trades journals have reproduced his articles, while the compli- ments paid him by editors, architects and builders have gained for him an enviable reputation. Mr. Geo, A. Tracy. Mr. George A. Tracy, the marshal of the second division, is one of the brightest young men in the art preservative today. He was born some thirty odd years ago in the town of Monmouth, Ill, where he served an apprenticeship to the printing business. Upon attaining his majority, he went immediately to Pittsburg in search of employment, and became a member of the Iecal union there. He has since worked in nearly every city in the east and west. Mr. Tracy paid a short visit to Washing- ton in 1881 on one of his pilgrimages, and did not again return there until 1885, when he was assigned cases on the Congressional Record in the government printing office. A change occurring in the foremanship of that publication, said to be “one of the finest” daily issues extant, he was pr moted to the assistant foremanship, which position he held until the appointment of F. W. Palmer as public printer in 1889. Mr. Tracey then tried Philadelphia, but scon returned to Washington, and in time was given cases on the Post, afterward succeeding to the assistant foremanship in that office, remaining in that capacity until he again returned to the government print- ing off'ce last year, shortly prior to his ap- pointment as foreman of the Record, the position he now holds. Since his admission to Pittsburg Union Mr. Tracy has been conspicuous in matters pertaining to the union of which he hap- pened to be a member at the time. It is fmpossible for him to observe a passive course when questions he holds nearest at heart are under discussion, and, as a mat- ter of course, he seldom occupies a neutral position when union election day rolls around. Any cause in which he becomes interested is championed gallantly, and he is with his friends to the last ditch. Possessed of a sunny, genial tempera- ment, adversity has few terrors for him and defeat but lends energy to his efforts. Although reserved and retiring in disposi- tion, his natural ability and inborn love of the game of politics constantly shove him to the fore. He is a man of sterling worth, and discharges every duty with the impar- tiallty and conscientiousness of an upright judge on the bench. In 1888 Mr. Tracy was one of Columbia Union's delegates to the international con- vention at the Kansas City session. For several years past he has identified himself with the administration party in his union's political affairs, ghd was last year the can- didate of his Side in the union for the presidency, and was elected without oppo- sition, no one having suffictent courage to contest the honor with rim, while at the recent election he was, as stated in The Star at the time, re-elected by an immense majority He is one of the most popular members of Columbia Union, No. 101, and ig ever willing to Jend a helping hand to a fellow-union man in troutle, During his incumbency of the foreman- ship of the Congressional Record he has done much to endear himself to the printers of Washington by reason of the fact that he was mainly instrumental in the employ- ment of something over a hundred of the out-of-work contingent during the late ses- sion of Congress, enabling them to weather @ long, hard winter and lay something by for the summer of dtliness which is always experienced by printers after the adjourn- ment of the nation}, tegisiature. ' B. Hyde. Mr. William ‘Hyde, who has been designated as adéttfénal assistant to Chief Marshal McHug ia native of Brooklyn, N. ¥., where he Was born about thirty-five years ago. Early“in‘life he was brought to Washington by his parents, his father hav- ing been for a longtime employed in the bindery at the gdvérnment printing office, and here young Hyde received much of his education, sk: Later he returiied to Brooklyn and be- came an apprentite in Appleton’s bindery, where he learned ‘his trade and labored continuously for'twenty-one years. He joined the Bookbinders’ Union in New York city when it was a local assembly of the Knights of Labor, and passed through all the chairs, including that of master work- man, and when the assembly withdrew from the Knights of Labor and became a branch of the international body, he be- came its president. When the first international convention of the Brotherhood of Bookbinders met in Philadelphia, May 5, 1892, Mr. Hyde was elected president, and served three terms, declining re-election to a fourth because he was not in good health at the time. Mr, Hyde was one of the prime movers for the organization of the International Brotherhood, and he is looked upon with feelings of respect and admiration by all men connected with his craft in every part of the United States and Canada. Speaking of the work accomplished by Mr. Hyde, a friend of his said to a Star reporter: “Prior to May, 1892, there was in the United States a condition of organiaa- tion that was of that ‘value which made each local union a union of itself, and in consequence was instrumental in forming in the minds of its members a feeling which caused tardiness ‘in bringing about that which many members are now striving for —a brotherhood in its fullest sense—one that will compel every member, whether he or she be situated in New York, California, Washington or any other section of tis country or Canada, to feel an interest in what concerns the craft in general, and that interest to be born of education by coming in contact with the brotherhood and profiting by its influence. “The objects of the great union, which has been formed mainly thrcugh the instru- mentality of Mr. Hyde, are to insure the most harmonious feelings between the em- ployer and his employe. There is, in M Hyde's opinion, honest, fair-minded be he either employer or employe, but will say that their interests are iden- tical, and, if the. urtion of workmen insure good to him, it must of necessity insure much greater gogd to the employer as an individual. oe “The following out of the plan of the union will, Mr. Hyde believes, insure to the members and those dependent on them better homes and,;a greater chance to prop- erly clothe, educaig and maintain their families. It will also regulate the trade so that there shall'“te a uniform scale of wages and prices, to, above all, place in form an apprenticeship law that will be both just and equitable to employer and employe, which, Mr, Hyde believes, is the panacea for much of.existing evil, for noth- ing will stop the, stihdividing of the trade but insistence by the members that all boys shall serve.a,regular apprenticeship and requiring that. the employer properly teach such boys the trade—not one sub- branch—but tat ngrt of the trade which Is regarded as legitimate. “It is also prispesed to see to it that the work day shall not increase, but that a shorter work~lay will come in such a man- ner that it will do nothing to injure or embarrass the employer. “In short*the objects had in view by Mr. Hyde are to insure ‘to the membership these inalienable rights wh'ch belong to every man, and such results, “he thinks, can come in no way but by..the hard work of the rauk and file of the craft, and by the rank and file he means not only the male members, but the female as well. “Mr. Hyde has decided views in_refet ence to strikes, concerning which he has said: ‘While I know there are times when a strike is unavoidable, yet I firmly believe the strike in a vast maiority of instances is the result of imperfect organization. Where a perfect organization exists, it will be hard to find an employer who is so in- different to his own interests that he will inaugurate a strike, and I believe that the majority of strikes are brought about by the belief of the employer either that the union is useless, or that it is too imper- fect in its power to withstand a continued struggle. But while I am against strikes, I say in time of peace prepare for war.’ ‘Mr. Hyde was also the prime factor in a movement which is now being considered by the societies interested throughout the United States for the consolidation of the pressmen, -printers and bookbinders into one brotherhood. The subject was discuss- ed and approved at the last international convention of the bookbinders and by it referred to the referendum, whose report thereon will be submitted to the next con- vention. “Mr. Hyde is now president of the Wash- ington local union of the Brotherhood of Bookbinders, to which position he was elected soon after he returned to Washing- ton, a little more than two years ago.” Mr. John F. Whitemore. Mr. John F. Whitemore, the marshal of the third division, was born in Alexandria, ‘Va. He learned the trade of cabinet mak- ing with James Green, and afterward, un- der instructions, acquired that of a car- penter with Messrs. William and George Davis. When the war broke out he espoused the cause of the Union, and was appointed master carpenter and assistant superin- tendent of mechanics for the construction of buildings for the government, in which capacity he served until peace was de- clared. Subsequent to this he was in the mail service, traveling on the route between Richmond, Va., and Greensboro’, N. C. He came to Washington in 1866. For more than twenty years he has been associated with organized labor, and has had cll the honors which could be conferret upon him in the holding of offices. He served as president of the Federation of Labor five terms, resigning to go to Pittsburg, from which place he returned last June. Dur- ing his residence in Washington he has worked on the State, War and Navy build- ing and the extension of the post office and patent office buildings, besides doing tauch important work for private parties. For ten years of the time he was employed in the navy yard. Mr. Whitemore was a charter member of Union No. 1, and has been its president, and in which he still retains his mem er- ship, is a prominent Mason and Odd Fel- low, having filled all the chairs in the lodge and encampment to which he belongs. WHAT IT MEANS Labor Day’s Significance Interpreted by Leaders. TS PROMISE FOR THE FOTORE Its Influence in Educating the Peo- ple. A . GREAT HOLIDAY “The significance of Labor day lies in the fact that it is a living evidence that for the first time in the history of mankind the toiling masses of humanity by them- selves, of themselves and for themselves have set apart and dedicated a great na- tional holiday for 70,000,000 of people, Mr. Henry B. Martin, editor of the Knights of Labor Journal and a member of the sev- eral executive boards of that order. “As we look over the dim vista of the years and centuries that have passed away We see that down to the time of the setting apart of Labor day as a holiday all the holidays or holy days have been handed down from above, not come up from below. as Labor day did. Holidays were always set apart by the dignitaries of the church, the sacerdotal classes or the chiefs of the state. But now we are entering upon a new epoch. The masses of those who labor are not only reaching out and grasping political and industrial power, but they are also beginning to decree what the so- cial life of the people shail be. “Intelligent labo> organized and united ig the coming savior of the race and of civilization. Labor day is a sure sign and indication that labor is to make and un- make not only the political and industrial av. Henry .. Martin, Institutions of our time, but that it ts to reconstruct the social and moral side of life as well. Labor day tells us in language too plain to be mistaken, that for the future all other powers and potentates must crumble and pass away and that labor is to be king, 's fact of the coming supremacy of the masses of those who toil, bodes well for the future of mankind. It has been said in the past that the king can do no wrong. This is far more true of king labor than of any other king who has ever swayed imperial power. The great masses of the honest wealth producers have less interest, less inclination and Jess temp- tation to do wrong than any single indi- vidual or class of individuals when clothed with sovereign power. “The ever growing intelligence of the great body of workingmen and women ir- resistibly lead them to establish better institutions, enact juster laws, and pro- trote the advancement of a higher and bet- ter civilization. We shall see labor estah- lish a society in which men will not strug- ele blind y and brutally for mere personal ment or mere selfish gain from ortunes or oppression of their low men. A state wherein each will fel so safe and secure in the possession and enjoyment of his or her personal righ a the full fruits of their labor, that there = be no incentive to oppr: er to gain wealth for ourselve: “There are those, who, always with th gaze fixed on the dark side of human natu end human capabilities, doubt the possi- bility of so brigit a future as this for eivilizaticn ruled by those who labor. But let them remember that the heart of hu- manity is naturally good, that the great swarming millions of those who toil, and the labor of their hands and brains pro- duce all the good things of this world are raturally just and generous, kind and gor yielding readily to all appeals to their b ter nature, and higher sensibilities, slow to erger and to resent oppression and injus- Uce, enduring evils as long as they are bearable, possessing gigantic physical and political strength, yet they t mildly and gently as a child; their faults are the faults of generosity rather than of greed, of gentleness rather than of ¢ overmeekness and ness rather than of demineering and selfiskness. “Looking at human nature in Its true light, who can say that in a society domi- nated and ruled by the intelligent will of the majority of the wealth produce: we shall not have a happier civilization than the world has ever yet enjoyed? And whether we like it or not, the supremacy of labor is bound to come. It is ordained of fate and the irresistible evolution of na- ture forces it upon us. Whether we like it or not, the music that shall shake the air on Labor day is a bugle blast of triumph, recitative of the victories won in the past and prophetic of future conquests. The cently danger lies in ignorance. Let u broaden the mind, develop the intelligence of the masses, #nd we may all rest safe and secure as to the future.” Mr. Thomas Levy. others in Mr. Thomas Levy, president of the Bricklayers’ Union, in conversation with a Star reporter, said he thinks Labor day Is destined to be one of the greatest of all the holidays which are observed in this country. The majority of the people have not yet come to realize its immense im- portance, simply because its adoption as a holiday has been of so recent date. Its general observance will serve to set at rest the {mpression that labor is arrayed against wealth. The last two years have heen ex- tremely dull, but the tide has begun to change, and as time passes away it will be seen that to be prosperous wealth and labor must be in harmo! “There are even some labor peaple who kick about the manner of observing Labor day,” he continued. “I do not find with these kickers. Kickers are neces It is only by kicking and doing so ly that reforms are brought about. Speaking of the pi te for the Labor day celebration in Washington Mr. Levy said: “I think the demonstration will be a great success. We expect a very line pa- rade. The bricklayers will certainly turn out 6%) or 700 strong, and if all our mem- bers realized how important the ¢ is we would have fully 8 men in line. E. M. Binke. “Labor day means a great deal,” said Mr. E. M. Blake, when asked by a Star re- porter what the significance of the day was, “In the first place, the establishment of a holiday by law dedicated to the toilers of the nati is a recognition of labor, the value of which will be estimated more highly as years go by. It came at a time BAUM'S st 7tust. BAUM'S During the rebuilding of the exterior of our store we will give Io per cent off on all goods, and offer special bargains every day. Blackness Reigns Supreme. When we can buy stylish dress goods such as these below ruling prices a goodly share of the saving goes to you. The following are good examples: 38-in. Figured Brilliantine, 2gc. The 40c. kind. 38-in. Figured Granite Cloth, 35c. The soc. kind. 3o-in. Sicilian for skirts, 33c. The 45c. kind. 52-in. Storm Serge, extra value, 48c. The 65c. kind. 46-in. Jacquards, in neat designs, 58c. The 75. kind. 46-in. Mohair and Wool Crepons, $1.00. The $1. kind. =< E Black Goods. Teo Dnreedr ode gedeste ised eee srdretedreortpeetes price, 12}c. sizes. Regular price, 35c. SIS es ss es Be houfs mentioned above. Special Sale For Two Hours. i Tomorrow morning between the hours of Qand 11 o'clock we will offer four special bargains: __ 65 dozen All-tinen Bleached Huck Towels, hemmed, fringed and hemstitched, size 18x36. Regular price, 1 5c. each. Special Price for Two Hours, gc. Ladies’ Wrappers, made of grounds, with pink, blue and black figures. Regular price, $1.50. Special Price for Two Hours, 75c. 50 dozen All-linen Handkerchiefs, in four sizes. Regular Special Price for Two Hours, 7c. 10 dozen Scissors, made of best steel, in four different Special Price for Two Hours, gc. These goods will be on sale only between the BAUIPVS, 416 Seventh Street, Better Black Silks. The most surprising value we have ever known in high grade, fast dye, up-to-date goods. Black Gros Grain, good quality, 72c. the yard. Never sold less than 89c. eee Gros Grain, superior quality, at the yard. Worth $1.25. = e Black Faille, good width and exceptional value, at 72c. the yard. The 95c. quality. Black Brocaded Duchess, very stylish and the kind that every woman wants, at 85¢c. the yard. Usual price, $1.25. Black Taffeta, good quality at 92c. the yard. Worth $1.25, Other Silks just as cheap ac- cordingly. woven dimity, in light when the task laid out for the leaders of Crganized labor seemed almost too great to be accomplished. It brought with it en- couragement to those who were strneggling for the recognition of the rights of iabor. It not only encouraged them; its influences have been of active assistance to them as well. In every city in the land today men and women are giving their attention to the great questions summed up in a gen- eral way in the expression, ‘the labor movement.’ It may be they did not think of them yesterday, and will not think of them tomorrow, but they are thinking of them today, and will think of them again a year from today. Having faith in the justice that underlies these questions, and confidence in the fairness of the American people as a whole, I must believe that the principles represented by Labor day can- not fail to make headway when they are brought so conspicuously to the attention of the public. Yes, Labor day means a great deal in the way of education. “Of course, there is much to be done yet before the aims of the great labor organ- izations are accomplished. The battle with greed and monopoly will be a long one, but it Is not hopeless. The man who fails to derive encouragement from many recent events, and, most notably, the general rec- ognition of Labor day, must be, indeed, sunk so deep in discontent as to be beyond extrication. “Labor day has Its lessons for the youn: it is a recognition of the dignity of labor. It has its iessons for the old; it gives them substantial evidence of the fact that the workingmen of the nation form the chief element of its strength. It has shown also that the workingmen are true Am>ricans, and do not ‘yield to any in the quality or quantity of their patriotism, despite the efforts often made to represent organiza- tions of workingmen as in scme way hos- tile to good government. If the principles of justice and right that animate the great labor organizations could prevail among all men of the land the American flag would, irdecd, become a beacon of hope and a sig- ral of joy to the oppre: glorious flag floating over a land where true freedom and justice rule, and where in every law and in all the relations of men with each other are recognized the father- hood of God and the brotherhood of man.” Many Go to the Istand. There was a notable increase in the at- tendance at Alexander Island today, the regulars being reinforced by a large crowd, due to the day bei a holiday. The card for today was a good one, both in size and fast. bouks track was dry and clear and pleasant. Five Weather were on. GAIL BORDEN EAGLE Brand «CONDENSED MILK.. Has No Equal LODGED IN MARLUORO’ JAIL. Serious Charge Against Mason. Special Dispatch to The Evenigg Star. MARLBORO’, Md., September 2.—Graham Mason, a colored man, was brought here today from Branchville, charged with as- sauiting a colored married woman named Rachel Ross. He was commit! by Justice Whalen. aaa Graham —_—~—>___ Jr. 0. A. M. Rew mn, The Junior Order of American Mechanics held a rev*.o2 at Harper's Ferry Saturday, under the auspices of Jefferson Council, No. 100, I. O. A. M., of Harper's Ferry, and besides those who went from this city there were present delegations from Baltl- more, Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Martins- burg, Brunswick, Saxville and Cumber- land. Speeches were made by J. G. Burch- field and A. J. Boyer of this city, H. E. Burton of New York and R. M. McComas | of Chicago. The exercises were in charge of the following committee: Messrs. Will- = eas chairman; B. F. Meyer, R. = igeway, H. H. Chambers, L. W, Decker and T. A. Flynn. 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