Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-10
RICHMOND CONCLAVH.
The Knights Of Labor at Last Get
Down to Work on the important
Matters Before Them,
Powderly Telegraphs the Postmaster
General Protesting Against Issu.
ance Of a Government Contract.
The Report that an Appropriation was
Made for Those left Idlo by the
Gould strike Denied.
rnE HOME CLUE sArLsrIRp.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 9.--It is under
stood from unofficial sources that the re-
port on the Home club case Is satisfac-
tory to the members of the club and its
friends. Mr.. Powderly was asked to-day
II II was true, as reported, that the assem-
bly, yesterday appropriated sl2,0 for
those left idle by the strikes on the South
western railways. He said IL was not.
No appropriation had been made for them
nor was any needed. The fund OF $780,
900 raised for their relief has been dis
trlbuted. There was no suffering now.
He said report Ind also been circulated
that District l0l had Been Injured by the
strikes, but the district has Ave delegates
in the convention, showing membership
Of 5000. AS a matter of fact it has 2000
more members now than before the
strike.
STILL DOING PRELIMINARY WORK
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. Q This is the
sixth day that the general assembly,
knights OF Labor, has been In session.
Each delegate as he passed through the
doors on entering the convention hall
this morning was presented with bundle
OF printed pamphlets and circulars. One
OF these was the supplementary report
written Dy Ralph Beaumont, chairman of
the committee on legislation, In which is
proposed congress Of workingmen at
Washington TO sit while the United States
congress Is in session. Another was the
proposition OF A. M. Dewey of Detroit,
Mich, TO establish weekly journal to be
the organ Of the order. The purpose of
this was that each member should be fully
acquainted with the subjects when
brought up for discussion. OF the com
mittees TO be appointed only a portion
were named yesterday and when the con-
vention met the work Of completing the
list was at once resumed. Even TO day
the work being done is mainly prelimi-
nary DOUBTS are expressed as to the
possibility Of the convention completing
its work within the two weeks.
PowDERLY's ACCOUNT.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 9.--At the close
of the morning session the following ad-
dltional account OF proceedings was OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Powderly: Reports from
several committees were received, among
the same were the reports Of the commit
tee appointed at last convention at Ham
ilton, Ontario, on woman's labor, and the
| report Of the committee appointed at
Cleveland, on revision of the constitution
OF the order, and the report Of the commit
tee accompanying the congressional com
mittee on the tour to Investigate the
Southwestern railroad strike.
Yowdeyly was authorized 81 gend the
following telegram TO Michael Cudahy,
president Of the Packers association,
Chicago, ILL.,; OWN you postpone con-
templated action on the impending
troubles between the packers and
stockyards employees until the assem-
20 TIT Ntan 20. oil
you with view Of settling the difficulty?
Answer"
The following telegram was sent to ii.
II Silliman, Cohoes, N. Y.i "Wlll you
open the factories at Amsterdam and
allow all employees now out to return TO
work as they came out, and meet our ex-
ecutive board for settlement Of this
trouble and to prevent future troubles2"
On motion, it was resolved to send
Thomas Barry OF the executive board,
to accompany Master Workman M. j.
Butler Of District 81 to Chicago, for the
purpose OF endeayoring 10 settle the
trouble between the packers and the en-
ployes. They will leave here on the FIRST
train, which starts at this evening.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 0--At the after
noon session 1t was ordered that tele-
gram be sent to the postofilce department
at Washington protesting against the let
ting OF contracts for erecting public
buildings at Baltimore to persons employ
ing convict labor. This was done, Mr..
Powderly said, because 1t was understood
that frm employing such labor intended
TO bid.
The roll was called for presentation Of
resolutions, etc, and fif,y or sixty were
offered to the committee on distribution,
which will distribute them to the appro-
PIRATE committees The same action was
taken in regard to all reports of commit
tees submitted and reports OF the secre-
tary and treasurer and all those reports
presented In printed form. The roll Of
districts was then mlled and occupied
the remaining time OF The session.