Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-06
Strike GA Tie Shenau,;vei,
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Il silkc q co'o:ed la5orcrs On o.. S.
doah Valley railroad. 'hrce miles frja, r.. ,'''
vile, which WAS started tn Mcn.sy icr A;t
wages, culmioated yesterday in c liite ~,
militia company as tbe possec CT tho .bo,;s
Warren C uoy, to disoerse thu s,r,kr. -,
we're Interfering with other laboreS sol ~
s'ructiDg the work of track lsyiue. To i,3n,
the colored meu to work On Sunday las. ="
contractor promised to eivo them 81 80 n ms
day. their regular pay being 81 dsr ln,
Monday morning they refused to work ro,. %
they 90. every day the same rate Of u w.S:
which had been paid for SuGdsy. Bu. t "".e.
strike tho cars would have been ruori,r n, . we
Monday to Beutouvie. o. Tu,.I;y s %A
OF The regular track layers was sctt IL ro,I .|
toe strikers, and tic EeH corners VIZ, tt,..
eocd and prevented iroci Wo;kiac. J,!''
Iuraer, oil the Cllcli: Court, went from E.r,.
Royal the same evening aod read the ri,, ~,
to tie dlssurbcrs. and it was thouch. TIM, ~ ~
new meu would hsFe been allowed to =, -,
work. the cootrsc:os having gene 10 pgv ~ -,
dlschalgo the col2red rcr, aleu-. e. il nnn,t',.
The eXpto q i'm vas not realiz ID, hcwav,r.,,ii
ooorrd men would not them ,elsts respma pa.L
for 81, nor would they allow Others t. wnI ~,
that rrloe. The walk Being iGps,al5r ~
sheriff ual appealed to. AID he Went IA ~,
scene OF trouble from Ffont Royal with a MAJ,
OF IS men, srmed with cartiacs uuskc,s ri
end shoteuus, to pro:rc. the c,mrany i, ,hn
pros.cu ion of its NO k. 1t vas thought ,L..
there Woull be 20 difficulty 10 preserving 49,
peace and preventing the obstruction from -.
tlnulng. About i've fuadred I.aiats w.,
wolkiog on the road 10 the Same neishborh,,l
but they did not join the strikers.
The Question Of Moses ScttIcdatI.a,,
The Grand Council of Brothers and Sls,s-: =,
| Moses met in this city on the 4.h inst. AJ.,,
| Moore. Grand Master, presiiirg
The following lodges wore represented. >,.,
| Bethel Lodge Alexandria vs.; St John.
Warrenton, Va; Mt. OliVot Lodge, JclTo:so',on,
Culpeper co., Va
After transscting some routine b-sincss u,
following resolutions were passed.
| where's we, the Grand Council Of The G. l.
| y. OF B. 5. Of Moses are assembled ia c,uya-.
ton, pursusnt to proper authority. snl 6 :,
mtJ orlty of all the legally constituted oIyes.-
herein properly represented. snd As mrrb
trouble and oLtuson hss been caused lately hr
the improper, unauthorized and Illegal Sos G.,
| two expelled members of the society, VIZ: K |,
| Rrtlin and A. A. Jones. And whereas IT,:
convention has bean legally organ IL ID under NJ
act or INCORPORATION, passed by TIE Gorersl i.
sem bly, OF Virginia on the lGth day Of February
lSsO, and entitled IAN act - Incorporate thu
irand Ancient Order Of Sons snd Dluyhtcr.
| Brothers and Sisters OF Moses in the Slst, ,
VlrglEla-psgs 81. chap Gl, Scts Of Assembly
! therefore, be it
Resolved. That wo dnnounce tho aforesaid T..
! u. Hulil and a. A. Jones rs lmI ostars u,-
| worthy Of trust and confidence, and ,h4, ina
| Sons and Daua htors OF Moses are in no wise 70
| spor sb'o for their acts
Resolved further, That tho sforesaid rorsor.
having been expelled and TINT expulsion affirm.
cd, arc regarded by tkis council "a m ,r.l ur;.
| Jurers and dlsturbCrs Of tho harmony ct IT. ~.
ISOLATION only. ard wo call upon all p,rsrr:
connected with this society u shun them
Be it further resolved, That this council Gc
sires it to DO fully understood thst majority q
the members Of this society lie not nor never h
| been in accord with the aforementioned p,r,i,
| and that Adam Moore is tho Grand Master 81
| the State Of Virginia. and has been snce H.
election on the 2SLh cf February, 1850 nj :
meetir Of tho Grand Council held on lhst d.,n
Reso we'd BY this convention assembled en- tn.
i.h day Of May, 1850, that they do recosnr2.
Star Bethel Lodge, No. /. in Alexandria. rr,.
! aided over by George l.. Seston and other nsso
ciates with him rs being the true and lag'u
"
Grand Ancient Order of Sons and DaughleI.
B.others and Sisters of Moses in tho Ststs q
Virginia. and that wa do denourco RS bogus IL
| go called Star Bethel Lodge working now y
| one X. ID. Huilin.
Resolved by this convention, That the o,g ~
| cation Of the Board Of lncorporstors organ Z 4
March 18th by George l.. Ssston and Other. =.
| ISOLATED with him. is Hereby recognized b. IT,
convention ~ bong tho proper and rjgh;iu' "j
gsnIzstiC of The inco?ncra.0rs Of tho Sons al
Daughters OF Moses
A resolution WAS u ST. pissed excluding trcu
tho organization Nit Morish Lodga. No ,. =
tX.ndra. Va, presided over by Frank Chu,cH
will; as, . resolution expeling jas r. rips-
from The society for ninety nine years for CIa
bczzemsht, snd a resolution ordering the p;u
ceednas to be published in tho AleYa tsx,iir
sitter wh:cl The convention adjourned, su. e! =
the call Of the Grand Master
The incorpora!ors sra requested 10 meet Z,
friday night ST tue Pitt Street school htu.c. Il
O'clock, 10 transact business of imyortsncn
II GEORGE l.. SEATO%