Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-08

THE GATHERING AT sHBAS HALL. LAST HIGHT-AD-
DRRssks MADE BY REPRESENTATIVE WORKING
MEN FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF TIE COUNTRY.
Lastevening q public meeting Of workingmen
was held at Shea's hall. Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 9Th and 9TH Streets at which nearly every
branch OF Industry was represented, and the hall
was crowded. The meeting was called to hear ad-
dresses from some OF the workingmen summoned
here by the committee on education and labor.
Mr. T. s. Denham called the meeting to order. Mr..
Robert .: Layton, Of PIttsburg, Pa. was intro
said they did not conflict with trades unions, and
that both organizations had work to do. He urged
tnat every workingman should be In some organ.
izatlon, Ior IL was only by union that they could
succeed.
Mr.: Frank Foster, of Massachusetts,. the next
speaker, said that as they had a man with a bad
chusetts, some OF the beacon street people we're
AFRAID something would happen, and he thought
tnere would, Tor Gen. Butler IS looking into the
LABOR problem. They have some curiosities In
Massachusetts, but the greatest were the two
senators, and he hoped, as they did not represent
others who Wouid NOV sometnine Of the needs
OF the WOrk1ngman. He said the
SYSTEM OF CHILD LABOR
In the wooden and cotton mills of Massachusetts,
Is the biggist disgrace in the country.
MI, MT: Gumpert. OF New York, spoke Of the child
labor In the tenement houses of New York, de-
ScrlD1ng some OF the scenes he had witnessed as
disgrace to the age, children being sacrificed on the
duced on this subject The workingmen here, he
said, could do 1ncalculable good, and he urged
tn Mr 70 Rs watch ~ leg hd
the e. 0A'a'o' u the hcknafo coal mlnes' spoke OF
LIFE OF THE MINER,
who. at in the morning, drags his 13year-old son
into the mine, where he is worked for fourteen
hours per day. No time is left for him even to in
form himself on the news OF the day, and he is
dWarfed and stunted physically and mentally. He
cared little for party, but wanted men elected who
urged also that the work1ngmen OF the District
should watch Congress, and keep the working
classes fully informed of legislation affecting
them.
Mr.. Mcguire, {carpenter,) Of Pennsylvania, the
last speaker, said the condition OF the workingmen
now was much the same as that of Texas mule,
ana they were to-day worse of than thirty years
ago, for then mechanic was more respected.
Her Majesty's Opera.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR
Mr.. Mapleson has announced the date and num-
Der of performances to be given in Washington by
Her Majestys Opera Co., and now the proper
thing for the public to do Is to rise and demand
that he shall announce the repertoire and artists
IN each cast before single subscription is taken.
action Similar to his Chicago
weeks ago. In that city the repertoire was not
announced until after the subscription sale, and
found themselves with tickets for one night each
o. 91o Patti and Abani, and no end OF Juch, Dotti,
ROSS1n1. and FurSch-Madf. We bear no fll-Will
toward Her MaJesty's gallant colonel the con-
trary his pluck In engaging Madame Patti on the
terms OF 81, 400 for each performance commands
our admiration,-but he must deal fairly by the
public, and give us opera as he presents It in New
York. Philadelphia and Boston, The subscribers
certainly have the right to know what they are
purchasing seats for end Mr.. Mar.econ !s rely
lust,ner. III using The names of his principal art
lists to advertise cheap opera. Let him give us
Patti and Scalchi in "Semiramide" and 'Linda,"
and Albari In "Faust" and 'Rigoletto." and we
VIII cheerfuly take Rossni and Dottl in
"L'Africaine," MierZwinski In "Guglielmo Tell"
and I'll Trovatore," with Madame Fursch-Madi us
the lachrymose LeonOra, for the remaining per-
operas; we only want good opera and II Mr..
Mapleson gives it he can be assured Of the support
OF MANY SI7RscRIRFRs