Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1895, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. AND SONS, v MOSE S. KANN, SONS & 60., 8th and [Market Market Space. F Street, Corner Eleventh, Storage Warehouse, #24 near M. Upholsteries | holsteries rene Draperies Occupy two of the model de- partments in our store. All the new ideas, new colorings, most attractive designs in Uphol- stery Goods and Draperies in- variably find their first outlet in these departments. The mod- erate scale of prices that prevails throughout the rest of the es- tablishment you'll find observed here. Muslins. 000 yds. 36-Inch Figured and Dot- ted Muslin. Worth 25 cts. yd. For. 400 yds. 36-inch Figured Muslin, colored and white. Worth 30 cts. yd. For. . S50 yds. Figured Muslin, colored aid white. Worth 35 cts. yd. For. Denims. Splendid line Figured Dentme at 8T%e., 30e. and. Satines, Crepes and Silks. 200 yds. 26-inch Figured Satine, in seven colcrs. Worth 25 cts. yd. 15c. 300 yd. 36-inch Figured Cotton Crepe, In 10 colors, Worth 25 ets. ya. wae 500 yds. Figured China Silk, 31 aches wide, tn 10 coloce. Worth $1 yd. For.. ee 200 yds. Figured China Silk, 31 Inches wide, 6 colors. Worth $1.00 yd. For....... 2. Lace Cartains and Porters Big values in Irish Point Lace Curtains at $4 AND $5 A PAIR. Fine line of copies of Cluny and Russian Point Lace Curtains, real bobinet grounds. $4.50 TO $5.50 PAIK. Extra Heavy Cotton Damask Portleres. Special at $3.50 pair. Choice of five of the aost desirable colors, Special value In Derby ‘Tinsel Outline ae tleres at $5 patr. Diamond SALE. Stick to a reputable jeweler in buying diamond. Our reputation 13 sufficient guar- antee of the quality and ‘flawlessness” nel Uy eBvciisite LK. . Lovely Solitaire Diamond ae Bs $25. mn. Goldsmit on, Jewelers, g11 Pa. Ave. al sel su ae EV! ERYTHING SILY ER AND Gore ‘106.8. ALTIMORE STH PRICES {UD] 7 DIAMONDS, PEARLS, 4 BAPPHIRES, EMERALDS, : ETC, BTC. FINE WATCHES, JE . nolt-tm ‘ Art Wall Papers e the only kinds you can buy here. wery pattern ts pleked with extreme care and with a view of gathering to- gether in our store ll. that ts lovely, ‘ful and. artistic in wall papers, walitel fs—lust as Seon as they are pat on the marl Let us forni h you an vst’matw—we can prebabiy save you time and money. 8 Henderson, 1113 F St. *Phone 970. nolt-24d Tired of One Position? A Mark's Adjustable Chair will afford yon luxury and ease; can be adjusted to more than 50 positions without getting out of it. Call and see it or send postal for illustrated catalogue. So pyEIFT oii? 11TH ST. N.W. ON, Do you know that electricity is a cheaper, better, safer and more re- liable power than steam? It makes a better light, too-—better for stores— better for offices. It ts 48 fue ahead of gas as the modern electric locomotive Is ahead of the old stage coach. We furnish power only. Telephoue us to turn it on. 0. 8. ELECTR C LIGHTING CO., 213 14th street. ‘Phone 77. 0¢18-200 Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattans’ Crystal Dis- eovery Guaranteed to restore gray or Seded uate to tts natural color in wo 16 dias Positively not a dye. Stops the bair from falling out, arrests dandruff aud inukes the nicest dresving for’ the air one can use. No poison No seds- ment. No stuins. Price, $1. ‘Trial size, 0c. KOLB PHARMACY, SOLE AGENTS, 448° 7TH . N.W. Sent, express pre} to t the country ou receipe of pelea” SY Past Buy Your We have every style ve L Lamps on, the iarket. ur some $s Shad i rt and Silk Shades cannot dupttcated Oayx Table: a in a great variet, Alt'at_ popular prices. Drop ia and make a selection. Onyx Tables of Geo. F. Muth & Co., 418 7th Street N.W. Barzains In Long Hair Switches. 2.50. Formerly Hae 80. Formeriy Formerly $10: rica ratteaanee tne Hale Dressing, unre “Cariette.” for keeping the hair wees HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N.W. Clocks of “our Daddy’s” Put in a thoroughly up-to-date timekeeping fash. eat for very little money—I may add. ct, Af it’s anything In the way of timekeepers that need repairing—I can guarantee to put i in first-class we condition. Hutterly, Timepiece Expert, 632 G St. ‘mol1-124 ft ours. : eaiaice Diamond Rings, $7.50, $10, $12.50 Diamond Solitaire Ring for ==! == NO STORK IS PRETTY WITHOUT COSTUMERS. Broad aisles and plenty of spare room to scatter stock and make ar- tistic draping might look pretty to the eye, but it is often death to the man that runs the show. WE RATE ENT A. THE FIRST OF NE Crtt cnt Wat REST {OF SUACE TO SPARE TO USE AS NG SPOT. ‘stock A PULL HOUSE AY ALL A LINE OF SP<CIAL GOGD VALUES AGAIN FER TOMORROW. WHAT 2c. WILL BUY IN WOOLEN DRESS GOODS: “ALL-WOOL PLAIN CLOTH, COLC 3 SHADES OF PROWN, 2 NAVY iARNET, MY! ie by 39 PL ‘Lor. NO. Less TH PAN Las . COLORED FANCIES. ALL AT 25C.AYD. This is one of the reasons of a crowded store. SeINCH ALL WOOL LIGHT, GRAY AND TA CLOTH, H D TADS Hs 2XND WOOL NOV™? £0 ABLES. | ALL-Woot. ARDO FANCIES. COLORED UBNIIETEA AND SERGE . INCLUD. ING BLACK, ALL AT 39C.AYD. This is one of the reasens of a crowded store. COTTON Underwear over warm flannels com- pletes a part of a lady’s toilet, and as long as these goods are being bought no better value can be found than the goods advertised for tomorrow. als oe ue ae iT This i is one of ‘the reasons of a crowded store. DOMESTICS ARE LIKE BREAD. IT’S A STAFF OF LIFE. A zen ON i SAN BETTER DO WITHOUT SILK THAN | 01 < tf COTTON STU GENUINE FRUIT OF 1B LOOM, 36 INCHES Aa WIDE. GENUINE LONSDALB canpnic aT 834,¢. UNBLEACHED CANTON FLAN- VAR We. QUALITY, AT Ye, UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, WORTH 5c. A YAKD, AT 2ke. RTER NEW YORK MILLS BLEACHED ; WORTH 25c. A YARD, AT 10. UTICA MILLS BLEACHED SHEETS, SIZE 72x90, DEEP HEM, WORTH 5ic., AT : 39¢. 100 PIECES OF WRAPP! FLANNEL, IN PER- SIAN AND FRENCH DESIGNS, 10 AND 12%c. QUALITY, AT EXTRA HEAV NEL, OUR REGU TEN. SH BET! we TWILLED. PLANNED TAVORTH Den A AID, aT Gth and I sts. n.w. If the shoe fits you, buy it ‘That's the Idea. Tomorrow will be a grand cleaning-up day here. Going to close out all the odds and ends in stock. Don't Judge the qualities by the prices—tiey ought to be froin three to six times higher in every case. DOC. a pair —for your choice of a lot of Ladies’ Fine Slippers and edd pairs of Shoes. Good picking. Only 25c. a pair tomorrow. oe. a pair. aly That's the price we have set on @ good assortment of edds and ends in Ladies’ Fine Shoes in small sizes—left from several tines of $3 and $4 grades. 0c. 2 pair tomorrow. 15. a pair our choice of a broken Tot of Ladies’ ring-heel Shoes. Worth $2.50 a pair. a pair tomorrow. The new Murphy puzzie difficult and very amusing—given away to- morrow. J acob ” @trasburger, acob Ss trasburger, Cor. 7th & I Sts. N. W, World's Fair! HIGHEST AWARD. UPR GRANUM, The STANDARD and BEST prepared FOOD An easily digested food. Safe and absolutely pure. Is unquestionably a most valuable food in the sick room, where either little one or adult needs delicate, nourishing diet!! Sick room diet would often be the despair of phy-= sicians, mothers and train-= | ed nurses, but for this most valuable food. Sold by DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE! Jobo Cerle & Sons, New York. XMAS GIFT. aN NNN » ee Bon Marche, 2 of | Sit and 316 7th 2 a a (ak eee * style ‘Figured Silk Lined" English * Box Reefirs of the “very rough’? fabites beeusht out by the “swell”? mantifacturers for wear at the horse show at New York. These are the most stylish coats introduced this senson, and the faney silk Mnings look yery ‘swell? when the coat is thrown back. ae 98 to $25. Coats for r $6.98. Se . . . . . ** Rouh, Broad Waled — 2-bntton * * Box Reefera, biz ‘‘mandolin™ sleeves, * © ripple back; can be but- oe toned cluss to the neck. $0 value for. 10 Suits, $8. 30. TO oe New Shipment of Serge Box Coat ado dada Sutta, skirt lined throughout, velvet °° bound, black and © Cannot he equiled ander Seoc eee * $8.39. Fur Capes, 5 $7.08: *** Let this stand for our big stock of Furs. 24 and 30-in. French Coney Fur Capea, Boaght to. sell $7.98. for $0 und $10. Only 19-inch Ve cardinal and = Re 50 Special tomorrow. vets, in brown, green, all the other popular shades. ular value, $1. Tomorrow, urd, 21-inch Velveteens, in all the new fall shades and black, for cap skirts and sleeves. Regular price, 20-inch ne Velvetina” and Velours, in all the new fall shades = and black, Regular price, 65c. Tomorrow, 50¢. yd. °¢ 2tin. new “Boulevard”? Velvet for = * * high-class costumes, capes, millinery, . ip all the lack aults a ewes * 1ssin., siuk “Vets v in all Ge fal - shides aml bh eee in # ¢ Se pricg this season has been $1.25. ronierrow) Su ae MARCH E, $ and 816 7THST. it DA ‘Doesn't Hurt —a bit when you undergo an operation performed by our painless methods of dentistry. No unaestheties used, hence no sleep—no danger—no aftermath. — It's a simple solution, which, on being ap- piled to the gnms—temporarily deadens the ne Painless extraction, 50 cts. Evans Dental Parlors, ee Penna. Ave. N. W. oo Let us make you a dozen ‘‘Mezzo Tint” 06 oo Photos at $t a dozen to give to your oo oo friends for an Xmas present. They will o oo muke grand gifts. Make your sitting now oo a in oo —before the Xmas rusb. oo . + We are best + aipped in every wa; 1_Stalee, 1107 F St. OSS e meee, Then we Suceessor to M. B. Brady. noll-16d of Photo- latest nse Go to Siccardi, Bargains in Hair. Genuine, bona fide bargain prices are prevail- Ing Just now. ‘And you can select from the finest of Hair and Toilet Goods ever shown in Washington. Next Palais R 1 Next Palais Royal— qin with St., Fomeny 120 bway, N.v. eck ‘mis ,| POST PONED! We have POSTPONED our removal to our new store, 1203 F street, uml JANUARY 18. FRANKLIN & CO., Opticians, 1227 Penn. ave., Our present store for rent from January 18. isc. YARD" ALL-WOOL FINE WHITE FLANNEL, WORTH 50c. A YARD, AT 39c. This is one of the reasons of a crowded store. oakdSuitDept. LADIES’ BEAVER CLOTH JACK- 98 ETS WITH LARGE supers AND Goat - BACK. IN jee SIZES. GOOD V. G3. 88 LADIES’ PLUSH CAPES, INCH LENGTH. WITH A SWEEP neon ae INCHES, o4. WITH = FU GOOD V. ALTE aT $8.00... $4.98 G5. 98 LADIFS’ KERSEY CLOT a H DOUBLE CAPE, EDGED AKOUND UPPER. THE COLLAR AND CAPE WITH 5 98 GUOD VALUE AT $7.50. o $10.98 98 LADIES’ Si PLUSH_ CAPES, L 24 INCHES LONG, WITH A SWEED OF 126 INCHES, SILK- BOUND COLLAR, AND FRON EDGED Wi ra FINE F ee * $10.68 | $15 00. Lense for sale. oc18-3m WHY PAY DOUBLE PRICES For your UPHOLSTERING and REPAIRING, when you can save 20 per cent by giving it to Upholstering and Repairing of all kinds, Furniture made to order. Polishing and Finishing. Antique Work a specialty. Mail orders promptly attended to. H. O. KALE, no6-6t ST. N.W. Wilson’s made-te-order SO SHOES Master shoonakers—best leather, best Hnings —fit—style—durability—and comfort guaranteed. Let us measure you. Wilson’ S, 929 F St. 09-364 $12, es QUALITY SATIN, “OLLAR. — GOOD S12, 20 CHILDREN'S NAVY BLUE_BOU- CLOTH REEFERS, WETS SLEEVE #5 $4.76 This is one of the reasons of a crowded store. S. KANN, SONS & GO.,| f° STH & MARKET SPAGE. RNR TAT TTS isn’t $3.50 Too i (ruc To Pay —for your SHOES? It aD be—when you can get the $3. the uptown ators Latest fall styles— for Ladies oud Men, Ty $3 t ‘We can suit you for $2.50. A splendid shoe for that price. Cohen & Son, 630 Pa. Ave TOWN AMERICAN SHOE MEN. IP, FLAT, Li SHAPED NOSES, Projecting to UG Ne SES the other features, Send. st amp for book on Beauty. J. H. Woodbury, 127 W.42d st., N.Y. Branch offices: Boston, Phila.,Chicago,St.Louts, ‘ocSt-th,s,tu,1y proved Cam tion In soanble prices ha continually is to the newest Mow Our very. rea. to do with ein aid see us some time, H. H. Brown, roto F St. r 1012-2000 Mme. Weber’s Lace Cleaning Establishment is now located at 518 roth St. N.W. near F. 0d CORSON & CO., Proprietei S comes from undue For E TH Apor : POR Nervous BATH is ste ° Refreshing, Exhaustion, and'restoring, it braces t » Whole nervous sys- s ae a tonfe braces: L. P, HOSFORD, M.D. oeevan M. LETT. Hlectrictan, st. n.w.nol2-10e0 -—-for double the price there’s no Tea you'll find so enjoyable as BURCHELL’S SPRING LEAF TEA. Pure and deli- cious. Only 50c. pound. noll-lid . W. BURCHELL, 1325 F st. YES, J. JAY GOULD (421 9th st.) has thing for paper fancy work, Suen gay th Ings you can make for the Christmas tre Pinsel, “‘snow,'? em- hossed strap “hook — pictures,” papar dof, paper napkins, lanterns, ete nd4-1in® WANT TQ RENT YOUR VACANT HOUSES? Let us paper your vacant houses artistieally — —fetchingly—make them irresistible to the —— next housd huntér that comes along. Our — prices are tery loy. Write us. McC. Fatr & Co., 1115 G St. _Dol1-164 (ate of Louts Dieter.) Do You Ladies Know —that we ‘spick and span" new coat H COAT? Not altering LEANING it. "Twill . Our wagon calls, 906 G St., MATCHLESS PROCESS DYEING AND CLEANING. ne11-10d) -| SKIN LIKE VELVET. Just as soft and be 1 if you use BRIGHT- WELL'S COMPLERTON CRE. a Hemoves blackheads, pimples and wrinkles. x. Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St, It’s “Town Talk.” Reading Club ‘‘Fad.” ‘They're making their headquarters here. We're putting vers low prices to clubs of S13 $2.50 less for larger clubs. Thousands of books % select from, Imperial Circulating Library, 511 11th st. Miss Whittington—Librarian, noll-164 To Remove That Tired S Feeling, Take YER? THE ONLY WORLD'S FAIR’ Sarsaparilla Over Half a Century Old. Why Not Get the Best? AYERS PILLS cure Headache. If THE BARY 1S CUTTING TEETH BE SURE od nse that ofl and well-tried remedy, Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the zum, allays all jain, cures vind colle and is the heat remedy for sen. {3 a bottle. selv-ly Palpitaion of the beart, nervousness, tremblings, vous headache, cold hards and fect, pain in the and other forms of weakness are relieved by ter’s Iron Pills, made specially for the blood, nerves und complexion. Exess = soso = ne word From you Wiil start Our wagons Your way Loaded with Furniture. No notes No interest. CREDIT! Tee TS = Teseeeveeeeeeee Js free—we'll arrange the pay- ments to monthly. please you—weekly or All Carpets made and of Cost—no charge for matching figures. See Solid Qak $12.50 Sideboards re- New Mahogany Furnt- (xXEXMERE EMEA MREMEOR REESE EEE E REECE this week See the ture and the Parlor Lamps, and the Onyx Tables on our first floor, CXEKERKE EERE EE) | e| | | Grogan’s Mammeth Credit House, 819-821-823 7TH STREET N.W.. BETWEEN H AND I STREETS. nol2-Sid The Luxury of Coffee Drinking. My 38e. to be the finest th Java and Mocha—IMl steke my reputation ever greced a table! The get- ting of it-v.as a plece of prve luck—as It was in- tended to sell at a Ligher price. es a drink as clear as old wine—is unusually delicious tasting. N. H. Duvall, 1923 Pa. Av. ‘Prone 1084. ‘1 Ib. Crate White ‘ ‘Clover Honey, 20c. ate RUCKWHEAT HONE uapowder, TEA Mo oo Angostura Bitters, a pare vegetable tonic, mw health aud bealth makes bright, rosy cheeks and happiness. That Were Never Before Seen. From the New York World. ‘The water in the Niagara river is lower than it has ever been within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. It has been stead- ily going down for some time, until now rocks which have never before been seen are plainly visible. < ‘The mcst noticeable evidence is in the Gorge. The docks on both sides of the river stand up on the banks several feet from the present margim. The water pours out very slowly from the rocks beneath the American falis. At the Horseshoe Falls the volume is so diminished that the deep thundering tone has changed to a lighter. Table Rock is entirely dry, and no water tumbles down the cascades between the Three Sister Islands. ‘The Welland river, which is the largest contributory stream to the Niagara river hereabouts, has row no perceptible flow. Fear is expressed that should castern gales spring up the river may run nearly dry, as the water would be forced up the lakes. - ‘The present state of affairs is caused by general low water in the lakes, whose lev- els were never before so low. 5g Poster Exhibit at the Cosmos Club. Last evening the members of the Cosmos Club had an opportunity to see the poster exhibit which has just been opened in the assembly hall of the club. The exhibit will be continued today and tomorrow, admis- sion being by card. It is the first exhibit of | the kind ever given in the city, and there was a great deal of curiosity to see the re- sults of this comparatively new fad. With few exceptions, all the posters in the exhibit are from the collection of Dr. Swann M. Burnett, who furnished, in artistically print- ed form, some bright and pertinent notes and comments on posters, which were of great use in appreciating the display. Most of the exhibits were byAmerican artists, and among them was, according to Dr. Burnett, the first artistic poster designed for an American magazine. It was for the Christ- mas Harper of 1802 and was designed by Grasset. There were some specimens of the French art in this line, and altogether the display, which included a large number and variety, gave a very good Idea of the state of the art. Rear Admiral Shufeldt’s Will. The will of the late Rear Admiral Robert W. Shufeldt, dated November 14, 1804, has been filed here. The National Deposit, Sav- ings and Trust Company ts named as exe- cutor and trustee, to collect all rents from the estate, which are to be paid to Mary A. Shuteldt, an adopted daughter, during life. At the death of Miss Shufeidt ‘the estate is to be taken by the daughter of Dr. Robert | W. Shufeldt, a son of the testator. The de- ceased requests that the plainest headstone be placed over his grave, and also requests that naval ceremonies be omitted at his funeral. _——— Lunacy Proceedings. Applications for lunacy proceedings to determine the mental condition of John R. Walsh and Wesley Harmless have been filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. KNIGHTS OF LABOR General Assembly Begins Its Work - Today. DELEGATES FROM STATES AND CANADA Proposed Amendments to the Laws of the Order. SOME OF THE OFFICERS ————— The nineteenth annual convention of the General Assembly of Knights of Labor, embracing assemblies in the United States and Canada, was called to order this morn- ing at 10 o'clock at Mechanics’ Hall, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 4 1-2 street. There were about seventy delegates or alternates present, delegates from Mon- tana, Texas and a few other points in the west not having arrived. They are ex- pected to report during the day or by to- morrow, when the entire convention wiil number, it is thought, about seventy-five or eighty delegates. The work of the convention today con- sisted of passing upon the credentials of delegates, the chief point involved in this work being the determination of the right of delegates, not declared entitled to seats in the convention, to take part in proceed- ings during corsideration of appeals be- fore the coramittee appointed to hear them. _ The conyention fixed the hours for hold- ing session from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. The various committees will meet during the evenings. Most of the ess to be transacted by the delegates relates to the government of e order. Amcng other propositions fs one ding that the per capita tax amount- to 2 cents per month shall be paid to ie central bedy through district assem- Dlies rather than by having the local as- semblies forward this assessment directly to the centre] body. It is thought the con- yenticn will provide a way for members of the crder to remain in 1t when residing in iocalities in which there are no local bodies. In the past when a member has moved away from a loculity where there has been a suberditate body of the knights he has been obliged to give up his membership after the expiration of about one month. General Foreman Bishop. Michael J. Bishop, general worthy fore- man, was born at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12. 185 His childhood and early youth were spent in Europe, but he returned to the United States upon the death of his fa- ther in 1 For the sixteen sub- sequent years he worked at the bus- iness of baking, mea: and pastry cooking. visiting, in the pur- suit of his eccupation, all the territory north of the Rio Grande and east of Fort Scott, Kan., catering for all classes and conditions of men, from the levee and camp laborer to the guests of some of the finest hotels in the west and south. He joined the Knights of Labor in 1882, and soon became prominent in the order. From July, 1886, to the present time he has served almost continuously as a district and state delegate. He was also a delegate te the Gereral Assembly of the Knights of Labor which met at Minneapolis in 1887. aiso that at St. Louls In 1892, and Philadel- phia last year, and is now concluding his second term as secretary-treasurer of the State Assemb‘y of Massachusetts. The Bos- ton Weekly Index {s published under his direction. The Secretary-Trensurer, John W. Hayes, the general secretary- treasurer. was born in Philadelphia De- cember 26, 1854, and resided there until 1871, when he re- moved with his par- ents to New Bruns- wick, N. J. For the next seven years he was employed as a brakeman on a rall- road, and while fol- and perilous occupa- tion met with an ac- cident which ended his railroad career and nearly ended his life. While attending to his duties he was John W. Hayes. thrown under one of the cars and had his right arm so badly mangled that amputation was necessary. Maimed as he was, he turned his atten- tion to learming a new business; studied telegraphy, became an expert operator and worked at the key until the great strike of 1883. He became a member of the K. of L. in 1874, and after becoming a telegraph op- erator worked zealously to organize the members of the craft. His efforts were successful, and he was sent to Chicago as a delegate to the national convention of telegraphers, which met in that city in 1883, and ordered the Western Union strike of that year. His activity in that uprising made him corspicuous, and he was among those who were blacklisted by the Western Union Company. Mr. Hayes was one of the organizers of the New Jersey labor congress, and served two terms as president. At the Philadel- phia mecting of the General Assembly, during the following year, he was efected a member of the general executive board; at the Hamilton se: 2, he was re- elected, and at the Richmond meeting, the following year, he was elected for a’ fur- ther term of two yezrs. At Indi 3 of the convention fer the position of gen- eral secietary-treasurer, which office he has since held. Thomas B. McGuire. Thomas B. McGuire, one of the members of the executive board, is probably better known among labor people throughout the country than any of his colleagues. He was born in New York, December 22, 1849, and at the age of fourteen entered the army. He had a very meager educa- tion in the publ schools of New York and later became . marble polisher. H has been active tn the order of the Knights of Labor since 1874, and was soon chosen to office. ‘As an officer of the Knights of Labor he was engaged in the great Southwestern rail- road strike In 1886, though he was known at the time as T. B. Brown. One of the incl- dents of his work in this respect was his carrying $40,00) in his pockets to distribute among the men, and his report of the use of every dollar, for the purpose for which it was appropriated. One of Mr. McGuire’s greatest boasts is that whatever he knows he learned from the Knights of Labor, and his main purpose in life Is to educate men up to abolishing the wage system. Henry B. Martin. Henry B. Martin of the general executive board is one of the wide-awake men of the order. He was born in a log cabin in Min- nesota in 1861, and lived the life of the average farmer boy until he was ten years ald, when his parents removed to Austin, Minn., where he at- tended the village school for five years. \t sixteen years of ge he started to .earn the painter's trade In his father's shop, and followed that occupation for a number of years. He removed to Towa in 1875, and jo‘ned the Knights of Labor in 1881. Five years before this, however, he had become prominently identified with the greenback labor party. ‘As a member of the local erganization with which he Is connected he has filled all the important offices. He was also asso- lowing that urduous | clated with General Master Workman Sov- ereign on the Iowa state assembly board, and was a delegate to the General Assembly which met at Richmond in 1886. The same year he wae discharged from the service of the railway company by whom he was employed on account of his activity in the labor movement. A little later he became editor of the New Era, @ labor paper published in Iowa. Subsequently he went back to Minnesota and became editor of one of the oldest labor papers in that section, now called the Union. He was also a delegate to the Toledo session of the General Assembly in 1891, and to the ere session in 189%. In 1882 he was the populist candidate for secretary of state of Minnesota, and re- ceived 37,000 votes. He is now the editor of the Journal of the Knights of Labor. Charles A. French, Charles A. French, another member of the executive board, was born in North Brookfield, Mas April 12, 1857, his par- ents belng direct de- scendants of some of the early settlers of that region. His fa- ther was a prosperous shoemaker, and his son, after having been educated in the public schools of North Brookfield went to learn shoe making in a larg: factory. He became a mem- ber of the Knights of Labor in 1883, and served in nearly all the offices of his local until the strike of 1887. During this strike he had charge of the dis. bursement of the funds of the local as- sembly until the strike was declared off. Mr. French prides himself on the fact that during the whole time he was business agent of the local assembly there were but two strikes ordered and these were suc- cessful, as they were declared off after two days’ fight. He is widely known in the organized shoemaking industry of the east. Jnmes M. Kenny. James M. Kenny, another member of the executive board, was born in Wyoming county, New York, in 1856. He removed with his parents to Nebraska in 1803, where he lived on the farm until ten years later. In 1877 he moved into Omaha and secured work in the shops of the Union Pacific _rail- road. He joined the Knights of Labor in 1884, and was a dele- gate to the first fed- eration meeting of railroad employes ev- er held in this coun- try. Mr. Kenny is a member of several secret erganizations. He has filled every position of honor and trust in the Knights of Labor in Nebraska, He was a candidate for the state senate in 18%) on the populist ticket and the following year was a candidate for sheriff of Douglass county by the same party. Mr. Kenny on one occasion was discharg- ed from the employ the Union Pacific road for endeavoring to organize the men into the Knights of Labor. SS THE ROAD BLOCKADED. Travel on the Anacostia Line Stopped Last Night. There was considerable excitement last night between 7 and 8 o'clock in Anacostia over the non-arrival in the town for nearly half an hour of any of the cars of the An- acostia Railway Company, and an Investi- gation resulted in the discovery that a number of the ex-drivers of the company had thrown car No. 18, William Chinn, driver, from the track at Missouri avenue and 4% street nerthwest. A statement of the affair made by Chinn was to the effect that three of the locked- eut men boarded his ear near the point named, and one of them asked him to make chang for a note which he offered to Chinn. As the latter turned to comply one of the other two, it is alleged, struck Chinn in the face and knocked him from the car. The others, it is charged, with the help of men who had meanwhile , threw the car across both tracks, thereby stopping travel in both directions for some time, and dur- ing the delay the windows of car No. 20 Were smashed with stones. Word was telephoned to police head- quarters, and a detail of officers was sent from the fourth and sixth precincts to re- store order. On their approach the rioters fied. The policemen were, however, kept en duty In the ne'ghborhood until the cars ceased running for the night. Steps were today taken to prevent a repetition cf the trouble. Shortly after the attack on Chinn several men boarded car No. 19, Joseph Newton, driver, while the car was passing along Canal street. One of the men went to the front platform and asked permission to smoke there, which was granted. The rest of the crowd went to the rear platform, and by jumping up and down upon it en- deavored to throw the car from the track, but did not succeed in doing it. There were a number of passengers in the car at the time, and they were greatiy annoyed by these proceedings. At about the same time several men got on car 13, Willlam Stewart, driver, while the car ¥.as descending the E street hill. The actions of the men were so suspicious that Stewart feared trouble, and proceeded down the grade very carefully. Upon reaching the curve which turns in- to Canal street Stewart found the track filled with rccks, any one of which was large enough to have thrown the car from the track. In each instance the police, who were no- tified, respcnded with promptness, but the persons who caused the trouble had made their escape. —_——___ Mr. Wolf's Addrens on Cuba. The annourcement that Mr. Simon Wolf would speak on the Cuban question attract- ed a large audience of representative colored people to the hmilding of the Colored Young Men’s Christian Association last evening. ‘The address was made under the auspices of the literary society of the association, and the president, Mr. C. C. Waring, introduced Mr. Wolf with a few appropriate remarks. In his eloquent dissertation, which was frequently interrupted by applause, Mr. Wolf stated that it would be strange if an audience of colored persons did not express sympathy with a people striving for eman- cipation and liberty, and added that It was natural for the colored people to ask that a Hebrew address them in regard to freedom for the oppressed. As both the Hebrew and | the negro had experienced the oppression of tyranny, he said, a common bond of sym- pathy related them to one another. Mr. Wolf referred to Cuba as a “God blessed, but a man cursed country,” and told of the persecutions inflicted on the Cubans. In closing, the speaker stated that in his opinicn the day is near at hand when Cuba will be recognized as a republic; p2rhaps as a bright star in the American states, and he asked the sympathy of the colored people of the United States in behalf of Cuba. sScsomie Eckington Mission. Sunday, the fifth anniversary of the es- tablishment of the mission, the Eckington Mission and Sunday School House was formally opened for public service. Irwin B. Linton, the superintendent of the mis- sion, had charge of the exercises, and, in addition to his opening address, marks were made by Rey. Joseph T. Keily, pas- tor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church; Rev. W. C. Alexander of the West Street Presbyterian Church; niel McFar- lan, Charles Lyman and John W. Foster. The Eckington Mission and Sunday school was established five years ago by Mr. Linton and a band of young men and women, and has received assistance irom the Presbyterian Alliance, of which Mr. Foster is president, and from other sources. There is only a $2,000 debt resting upon the new structure, and a considerable por- tion of this amount has been pledged. The beginnings of this mission were in @ black- smith shop, and the promoters of the en- terprise are much gratified and encour- aged over the success that has so far al tended their efforts. en Notice. Pending the decision of the restraining order now before the court it has been decided by the Washington Market Com- pany not to collect anything from the farm- crs and actual producers who are stand- ing upon the sidewalk adjacent to the B treet wing of the Center Market, but all thcse who have heretofore stood there will be protected in their privilege until a de- cision is made, or until further notice. P. 8. Smith, clerk.—Advt.