Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-26
the GREAT CONVENTION
Of ths K, of 1. in Session at CIsvs-
land.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED YESTERDAY,
The CIearfeId Mine Strike Ended---lhe
Men Agree to Proposition OF
the Operators.

CLEVELAND, o.. May 25.-The general
assembly of the Knights Of Labor which
began its session here to-day is In
deed a close corporation. Everything is
done in secret, and all the proceedings
come to the newspaper press through a
committee of Knights appointed for that
purpose. The first meeting opened at 3
o clock and closed at Sto-night. At o'clock
the General Assembly took recess for the
purpose of giving Mrs. Mary A. Wood
bridge, OF Rsvsuna, o.. Recording Secre-
tary of the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union, an opportunity to ad-
dress them. Mrs. Woodbridge read let
ter from Francis Willard, Caroline B.
Buelle, L. N. Stevens and Esther Pugh,
which contained the following:
A TEMPERANCE LETTER.
I'VE earnestly urge upon you the i'm:
portance of retaining the rule by which all
persons engaged in that nefsrio1s liquor
trade which renders no equivalent tor
value received are declared ineligible to
membership in q society OF honest and
hard working men and women whose labor
is the great magician OF the world
and makes the wilderness to bios.
som "a rose. We are glad
that YOUR society proposes to defend the
r;obts of women by demanding equal
wages for equal work, and we assure you
OF our hearty sympathy in the heroic et'
forts of all sober minded toilers to improve
their own conditien and that OF
their families through such re-
forms as are rendered peaceabiy
possible by cooperation, arbitration and
the ballot box. That you repudiste, the
methods Of those misguided men whose
muster hall is saloon, whose inspiration
comes from a whisky cask and beer barrel,
whose weapon is dynamite, whose ensign IS
the red flag, we are fully assured.
AN EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION.
Following Mrs. Woodbridge came Mr..
Edwin Morton, manufacturer Of Chicago,
who read g paper on the subjuct OF the
formation of an employers association, to
be known as the American Manufacturers
Union. The object of the union is TO treat
With labor unions on questions between
employer and employee.
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.
The conference between the committee
composed of trades unionis;s and X. OF Ia.
was highly satisfactory. The trades union
lists presented the plan adopted by them in
Philadelphia for a solution Of the difficulty
existing between the two orders. The plan
will be- submitted to the general assembly.
1t seems tonight as i q perfect
understanding is altogether probable,
although there are pnmistskesbls bitter
ness among many OF the delegates. The
general assembly today accomplished
nothing save the appointment OF press
committee, and committee on credentials.
To-morroV the real business OF the Order
will be taken up. i
The Cigar Makers Union is represented
here, aud serious complaints are being
made against the X. Of l.. Cigar people
claim that expelled members of their
union are taken in by the K OF l.. They
also delsre the X. Of l.. label for cigars
must be Withdrawn. The subject is talked
about great deal and will be referred to
in the General Assembly.