Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06

Headquarters to he Located i'm the Dis
trict of Columbia.

tional Trades Union has been reported to the
Senate by the committee on education and
labor, with An amendment making the head
quarters of the National Trades Unions in
Washington. The bill provides that the term
National Trade Union," in the meaning OF
this act, shall signify any association of work.
ing people having two or more branches in the
states or territories of the United States for the
purpose OF aiding its members to become more
skillful and efficient workers, the promotion of
their general intelligence. the elevation of their
character, the regulation of their wages and
their hours and conditions of labor, the protec-
ton OF their individual rights in the prosecu-
tiun Of their trade ar trades, the raising of funds
for the benefit o. sick. disabled, unemployed
members, of the families OF deceased members,
or for such other object objects for which work.
ing people may lawfully combine having i'm
view their mutual protection or benefit That
national trades unions shall, upon filing
their articles OF incorporation in the Office
of the District of Columbia become a
corporation under the technical name by
which said national trade union desires to be
known 10 the trade. and shall have the right to
sue and to be sued, TO implead and be impeaded
tosrant and receive. in It's corporate technical
name, property, real, personal and mixed, and
To use said property, and the proceeds and in
come thereof. for the objects OF said corporation
as In It's charter denned That an Incorporated
national trade union shall have power to make
and establish such constitution rules and by-
laws as IL may deem proper to carry out its
lawful objects, and the same to alter. amend,
add TO or repeal at pleasure. That an incorpo-
rated national trade union shall have power To-
and prescribe their mode of election and term
OF Office, To establish branches and sub-unions
10 any territory OF the United States. That the
headquarters of an incorporated national trade
nnlon snail be located in the District of Column
bia.
In the House yesterday Mr.. O'Neiu intro.
duced bill identical with the above.
Sunday Shaving.
A CASE AGAINST JOHN WEST INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED.
John West. proprietor Of the barber shop
at the Arlington, was before the Police Court
this morning, charged with keeping his shop
open on Sunday. The charge was brought by
Leonard e. Bailey, another barber and the
warrant was issued by magistrate. Col
Corkhill appeared for West, and said there was
going To be test case, either certified or APP
pealed to the other court, and this case was
probably brought out OF spite, as the police had
nothing To do with having the case brought be-
lore the court. He would ask that this case be
postponed indefinitely on the defendants per-
| sonal recognizance, which the court agreed to.
A MONTHS WORK OF THE HUMANE So
CIETY.-The executive committee of the HUI
nan. society met yesterday afternoon at 141O
animals have been purchased during the past
month and viii be erected; one near the mar
het corner OF n aud 9TH streets, and one corner
| of Sd and l. streets northwest. Number OF cases
| OF cruelty To children investigated in March
| 20 number OF abandoned infants found and
cared for, 8; number OF children Committed tn
| orphan asylum, =; number of children sent 10
hospitals. 2; number OF cases of cruelty TO ami
cruelty To animals prosecuted, 10; cases of ami
mails found unfit 10 work, 141; fines collected
500. Mrs. j. Arthur Beebe, OF Boston, donated
500.
| The GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK CASES. -
Today In the Criminal Court tho cases against
John Hitz and c. l.. Prentiss, charge oil MAX
| ing false entries in the books of the German.
American National bank, of which they were
president and cashier, were set for trial on Mon
| day, May Sd.
| IMPORTANT TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. visit
| Ing New FORK will do well to stop at the Buck
| ingham Hotel, on 9th avenue, conducted on the
/ European plan. with a restaurant unsurpassed
ana reasonable I'm price. This hotel is mapnifi-
| cent In It's appointments, and has been greatly
enlarged and beautified the past season. 1t has
cost between one ana two million dollars Ia
| build ana furnish, is supplied with superb public
| ana private dining rooms, billiard and reading
rooms, telegraph Office, Edison electric light.
elevators, news rooms. ETC., and is located near
| the Grand Central depot. Horse cars stages
| ana elevated roads 10 all parts, making it ac-
eessipe 10 places OF business theaters etc It has
| single rooms from one dollar per day upwards.
also most luxurious suites for families, who can
get more Tor their money at this hotel than at
] any other frst-ciass house in the city.