Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-20
The Eight Hour Rule.


THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR AND THE MOVEMENT
GRAND MASTER PowDERLY TO WRITE A LET.
TER ON THE SUBJECT.
Grand Master Powderly was asked by a STAR
reporter to-day what the Knights OF Labor
would do concerning the eight hour move
ment on the list of May. lie replied hat no
did not want TO say anything on that subject
further than what was contained I'm his recent
letter until he did so over his own signature.
However he would say that the knights had
taken no action except TO educate the people
up 10 H. lie would shortly write a letter upon
the subject saying what he had 10 i'm lew
words over his own signature.
Mr.. Powderly WAS interviewed I'm Scranton
before his departure for this city, and was
quoted as saying substantially what he said i'm
ms letter Ina relation TO the eight hour move
ment on May i: mo such movement L. con-
tempiated by the knights OF Labor. The
country Is not yet ready Tor the eight hour
order of things, and before any step can be
taken toward such a movement the subject will
nave TO be thoroughly aud lntelligently dis
cussed by both manufacturers and working
men. III must be fully understood 10y employ
ers and employees before any attempt Is made
TO enforce the eight hour rule. You know how
sincerely and heartily am I'm favor of n reduc-
ton OF the hours OF labor, but do not want 10
see IL done rashly or radically, and 1 do not de-
sire TO see any effort OF that Kind undertaken
that would prove a failure, and thus relard
rather than advance the object that We have in
view."
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR AND THE CLERKS
MI. w. Ill. Daniel, the president of the Clerks'
Early Closing association denies the published
statement that there Is great dissatisfaction
among the members because the association
has Joined the Knights of Labor. tie says thns
a lew OF the members withdrew from tie ASST
citation on this account bun only few.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage license,
have been issued by the clerk of lIc oourt 4,
VIM. ii. Campbell, jr, and Julia Williams. Il
Tuckahoe n. j.; Nm. Tyler ana Amelia lyfcr:
Thomas Whiting and Virginia Hall; W "
Kitchen and Mary Wapie, both oi Fairfax
county, Va.
HORSES FROM MEMPHIs.-The stable 81 Ne.
Green II. Morris, consisting OF Bersan, Favor,
Con Cregan, Whizyig, Error, Erinina and tx,,
Others, has been shipped from Memphis, Tenn,
To Ivy CITY. The two rirst named are ted .ls
among the beslfour-y eaT-oIus OF the Year and
will be "A drawing card at the Jockey clubs
meeting next month.
A WARRANT FOR A Police IIErTFxANr-
Mr.. X. Ia. DeAkers to-day swore out "a warrant
charging Police Lieutenant Arnold with AZ
sault and battery. The alleged assault was coiu-
United Ia the lobby of WIZARDS hotci. on tns
evening OF sunday, the / ltn inst. Nj he Aksr.
on the following day made complaint Ia MAJOR
Dye, but says his complaint received 40
attention. In his complaint Mr. DeAkccs saws
that he demonstrated with Lieut.. Araold to-
permitting barber shops 10 remain open on
sunday. The lieutenant said MI. Dc Akers wa,
drunk, and Mr.. DeAkers retorted by calling ti!a
lieutenant a liar. Thereupon the lieutenant,
MIR. DeAkers charges, Roughly dragged him to-
wards the door, and then let him go, after
threatening arrest
HIS THIRD TRIAL FOR MURDER-In tho
Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur this morn
ing, the third trial OF Charles Hamilton on aa
Indictment for the murder OF George Hill on
the night of September 2oih, lSS2, was re-
sumed-District Attorney Wortnington prose
cutting, and Messrs. 4. NJ. Smith ana = r. MI
Ter Tor defendant. Yesterday ten OF the forty
two witnesses for the government testified as
TO the occurrence. The testimony to-day did
not differ materially from that given in the for
liner trials.