Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-15
Annual Meetings..
Three of Varied Interest Trans
acting Business.
K. OF L., BUSINESS MEN, AND WOMEN.

Tho knights Listen to Several Reports,
Including That on the Expulsion of
Barry-Business den Propose to Discuss
Matters Political and Educational
Prominent Women Talking Over Com
prehensive Programme.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Nov. IA In yester.
days session of the general assembly of the
Knights of Labor most of the time was used
in hearing reports of the general officers
That of General Treasurer Turner was the
first unlimited
Il covered the transactions of the treasurer
from July l. 1889, to June 80, 1888, inclusive and
set forth that on the first named date there was
a balance of sj,97el7. The receipts for the year,
including this balance, were s2222 507 90 while the
disbursements were Sc, 392 % leaving balance
July l, 1888, Of sl6i.s6. 1t wss further reported
thar the educational assessment on hand July /,
1888 was si6375.79 The expenses of the Mime
apolis convention were S17 45307, and the lee
lures during the year cost the order 81, 1898
After this report, which further stated that
efforts to establish cooperative business
had failed, was out of the way, that of Mrs.
l. NJ. Barry, the head of the women's de-
partment, was taken up
1t referred to her investigation of the condition
of working women in Chicago, Cincinnati, Tor
onto, Philadelphia, and other cities In Philadel-
phia tine women are better off than anywhere else,
but improvements can he made there She rec
commended that there should he more syste-
matte and practical way of carrying out the laws
OF the knights; that the duties of the officials OF
the order should be more clearly and coucisely
defined, and that more active and earnest en-
deavor I've put forth on behalf Of the working
women. She also recommended that more effect
i've childlabor laws be passed. and that those al
ready in existence be enforced more rigidly.
A report of the executive board as sub
mitted is very lengthy, and is simply COM
pilation of all the documents together with
the action taken thereon) that were before
the board during the year
The record of the proceedings with reference
to the expulsion of 7. B. Barry from the general
executive hoard show that in consequence Of the
complaints coming TO the general master work
man and the general executive board from the
order in all parts of the country charging 7. B.
Barry-at that time a member Of the general
executive board-with ilcompeteucy and viola
ton of his obligation a general officer and
member of the order. fair and impartial inves-
tigation was made by the general executive
board at which said 7. B, Barry. although &C
knowledging his guilt, refused to retract his
falsehoods, even TO refrain from pursuing a
like course in future Upon that the board is
sued cirtiilar giving notice of Barry's eXpul-
sion and warning the members of the order to
have 10 intercourse with him.
With reference to the resignation of Albert
A. Carlton-slso a member of the executive
board-the report shows that similar action
against A. A. Carlton was also taken, the
alleged ofPense in his case beirg refusal to
make satisfactory reply regarding his ex-
nensas for the past wear