Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-04
A worktnsmen,s Mass Meeting.

A WOrkfngmens Mass Meeting.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT ODD FELLOWS HALL
SATURDAY NIGHT-THE woRKINGAEN ADVISED TO
ESFoRCE THEIR RIGHTS THE BALBOA PRO-
TEST AGAINST THE NQN-ENFQRCENENT OF THE
EIGHT-HOCa LAW.
mass meeting OF the workinymen OF this Dis
trict Was held at Id Fellows hall Saturday night.
The hall was about one-thlrd full, and among the
audience appeared several ladies' Mr.. A. NJ
henaday. presile of the Labor Federation, pre-
sided and opened the meeting by reading the me-
mortal which had been Left at the PRESIDENTS
lou during the absence of the President synop-
Sis OF this paper requesting the President call an
extra session OF Congress TO Iegislate upon ques-
tlons OF Importance to workingmen, has been pub
llshed n The STAR
RESOLUTIONS ADoPTED.
Mr.. Brock, from the committee on resolutions,
submitted series CT lengthy preambles and reso-
lutions, setting forth the wrongs against the
workingmen by the tariy recognition on the part
OF the general government OF the eight-hour law;
TIE prompt enforcement OF ir by Presidents john
son and Grant. and It's rejection by President
Hayes ana his successors in Office, and by the de-
partinents OF the government. including that Of
its chief law officers &c. The resolutions extol
the virtues and integrity OF President Lincoln, and
say OF his son, "that tn, refusal OF Secretary CT
execute the eight-ho1r law shows that he inherts
none OF the greater qualities which have made
his fathers memory as enduring history Itself,
and that TO him tie immortal w0ris Il govern
m2Et OF the people. for the people AMI by the peo-
He might as well have been uttered I'm an I'M
labor organ:Z stons and laboring men generally to
the negiect and refusal or Secretary Lincoln to
enforce the eisht-hour law in his department.
WHICH embraces many thousands of mechanics
ana WorkinEmen, and further, the wOrkingmen of
this District expect the workngilen OF the state
of Illinois TO use the ballot effectively In his cas-
lie Office"
In case OF failure to secure satisfaction the reso
iut'oho ADVISE the W0rkingnen TO appeal to Con-
greSS TO pass an explanatory act iGstructing the
rresL:ent TO enforce the eight-hour law and full
Ing N tElS to so direct b fore the people. The
resolutions also declare that no more ublic land
should De voted 10 corporations; that Congress
mas already grossly voiat ii Its duty in not dcclar
Ing forfeited unearrei railroad lands given away
assabS.dies; that progressive income tax should
De enforced from men with $4,000 and upward
income per year; an protest strongly against mo-
nOp01e5 and the central Z.tion or wealth. Tie
resolutions were adopted unanimously.
ADDRESSES
Mr. Brock then made an address against the GEN.
traliz alton OF wealth. and In favor OF the enforce
Eleht Of the eish:-hour law. He reviewed the
struggles OF the workingmen In England and In
this country, ard eulog!zo ID Gov. Butler o. Massl-
chustitS, for Ills efforts in behalf OF worLingnen.
Addresses were also made by NJ. Thomas, Of the
government printing Office. and MI Richard En-
mons: Eote o. thanks to the speakers was passed
ana resolutions were adopted in support OF the
PIdSterero union, and GenOuncng certain eInpl0y-
Ing pias'erers for hiring Eon-uniCn plasterers..
MARROW ESCAPE OF AN ELEVATOR BoY--A door
opening into the elevator shaft In the Department
OF Justice fell from the top story this morning
ana struck upon the elevator, which was standing
at the first roor. The elevator boy, hearing the
noise and looking up, saw the falling door. lie
stru:k with tremendous crash TIE TOP OF the
elevator was crushed in, and had the boy not
jumped at once he would have been seriously in
Jufct- No blame Is attached to the carpenter who
W&s working on the door, He saw the door Slip
ping away ana reached Tor If, but was too late.
lie lost his balance, and but for the wire rope,
which he caught, would have fallen also.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
To-day, III the Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur.
the case @: Olive A. Hopkins and Ira A. Hopkins
against the District OF Columbia, was resumed.
rms IN 81, Is an acton to recover damages Qaii at
S2J,aU FOR injuries received by Mrs. Hopkins, Feb
rury 23i, 1851, In falling an obstacle on the
Sidewalk OF "a street, between Pennsylvania ave-
nenly injured her hip 50 as to prevent her from
walking. Messrs. \. L. Merrlnan and E. W.
band de- appear,Gd for the plaintiff End Messrs:
that the obstacle was an iron pipe, to be used in
eftd'ln5 Tue aTc.cs Ter the i2ausuraion OF Gar
that the pipe was laid across the pavement and Ct
others that the pipes were laid in the gutter.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF TEE WASHINGTON AND
Es1ERN RaILRoAD.-The Washington ana West
era railroad, formerly known as the alexandria,
ington ana OHIO" andssWas hngton and western.
which was recently sold under decree OF the
Virginia courts. WI 1ch sale has been Ratified has,
It appears, been bought in the interest OF the
Shenandoah Valley railroad. which runs from
Hagerstown,Md-,t TO Roanoke, Va, connecting the
pennsylvania system with the southwestern syS-
tenn Mr.. 5. NJ. Brophy, formerly OF Altoona, Pa,
ana l3terly assistant 10 Mr.. Sands. superintendent
or the :. Y. X. R,IaS been made Superintendent
or The Washington and Western and under his
management theW.& W-will be extended from its
present western terminus to near Btrryyille, on
Inc y v X X, 4 distance Of only II miles, and 1t
IS calculated that te!ore Christmas OF this year
cars Will be running over the W. and w. direct
from New Orleans into this city. IL Is also coz
templated 10 carry the w. and w. right on to tie
coal felS, and 1T IS expected that the new life In
fused in the w. and W. WIZ result in improving
business az Alexandria and In this city.
DESIRABLE LOT Fer SALE-One Of the most de-
slraoe building sites i'll the city Will be sold at
auction Tomorrow afternoon CTuesday) at $50
O'Clock, fronting 20 feet 18th street and GO feet
On CorCOran street There is asphalt pavement
on both streets. TIE lot is suitable for one large
or four good-Size dwellings
BIADY,S CARRIAGE WRECKED. Mr.. Thos. ].
Brady team ran away Saturday evening from the
corner OF nth street and New York avenue ana
ran into The iron fence surrounding, the reServa-
l!OIl at The intersection of New York avenue aud
street. one OF the horses was badly injured and
the carriage was wrecked. The occupants OF the
Carriage at the tine We're George Cab On, the col
ored driver and two OF his coiOrcu friends GIE-
son " as quite badly hurt.
THE COLUMBIA TURN FEREIN.-The Columbia
urn Nertin az its Seii-aRnuai meeting held yeS-
ltIuay at the gymnasium, elected officers as fol-
lows: Speakers, Christian RupprechI and T. c.
DieieTlch; secretaries, Otto Hcidemann ard Otto
Franz Bergman and Hugo LANCE; jantors Geo |
hroegcr ana Eugene Brown; librarian Joseph |
SchWtltZer. 1t was decided TO move the gyInna- |
STUN 1or the summer months from its present |