Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-09
THE X. OF l.. DECLINE.
A List of the Grand Army of the De-
scrters.

scrters.
CHICAGO, August s.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. The forthcoming member Of the
Knights of Labor will say: The general
master workman has stated that the present
membership of the Knights of Labor was
about 100000. In connection with that state
ment the following figures are interesting:
The report of the Minneapolis convention
shows that the total membership in good
standing is 259,0o0, and that District AS
sembly No. 1, OF Philadelphia, had 2,314
members. It has since lapsed and returned
its charter. District Assembly No. ., of
Camden, N. j., had 2T5 members and has
since lapsed. District Assembly No B. of
Pittsburg, Pa, had membership OF 6,l03.
1t has barely one.third of that
number now. District Assembly No. IL. OF
Scottdale, Pa, had l,702 members. 1t has
gone out Of existence. District assembly
No. u, of Youngstown, o., with Cos menl-
bers, has collapsed. District assembly No.
Is, of Elmira, N. Y, with 430 members, has
collapsed. District assembly No. 10, Mr..
Powderly's own district, has been reduced
from 1886 to less than 1000. District
assembly No. IL, OF st. Louis, Mo-, with n
membership Of 1913, has been nearly wiped
out. District assembly No "A, of Chicago,
had 3,5o3. 1t now has less than 500. District
assembly No. 25, of Cumberland, Md, had
59l members. 1t at present has no exist
ence. District assembly No. 45, tele-
graphers, has quit with a membership of
l25. District assembly No. AZ, of Cleveland,
o., has been reduced from 2,469 to less
than !, 500. District assembly No 4S, of Gin
cinnati. o., with membership OF 4,5sI,
has lost $500. District Assembly No 40, of
New York, had l5,42l. 1t is wiped out OF ex-
istence. District Assembly No. 80, of Dc
troit, had 1856. 1t has now scarcely 800
District Assembly No. 35. of Newark, N. j.,
has collapsed with 49l members. District
Assembly No. SO. of San Francisco, with a
membership of 226, has also gone, District
Assembly No 55, of Muskegan, Mich, has
only rs members, but they have followed the
grand army of deserters. District Assem-
bles No. GO, 62, "a and 65, located respec-
lively at Utica, N. Y, Bloomington, H., New
York City ana Gloverville, n. Y, with n
existence. District Assembly No. 6S, of
of 2isO, has nothing left but its secretary,
Joseph h. Mansion, who is still pursuing the
Fuller & Warren boycott. District Assem-
bly, No. 40, OF Philadelphia, with MEMBER
ship of 22S, turned in Its charter some
months ago. District Assembly No. n, of
Lynn, Macs. has collapsed with its 1853 mem-
bers. District Assembly No. 49, of Bay City,
Mich, remains IN the order, as it announces,
W "aVSu VIC poNSiey. paioco w oSo sho'
it is not gobbled up by the gen
eral officers District Assemblies No. 103, of
New Brunswick, N. j., l04 of Cohoes, N.
Y, LOG, of Indianapolis, 20T, of Kansas City,
lib. of South Norwalk, Conn, and lA of
Manchester, N. H., with an aggregate mem
bership of 2,045 have all gone. District as
sembly, No. 147 of Albany, N Y, became
disgusted with the boycott of Fuller & War
rem that was kept up at the instigation of
Joe Mansion, and has lost more than half its
QQeamDlv
Kingston, N. Y, has practically quit with q
membership Of 9, 146.
There has been falling off from tho vari-
GUS state assemblies of more than rs 100
Illinois may send delegation to the next
general assembly. but it is extremely doubt
full, and IL Kentucky does he will represent
nothing but u barren Ideally. Inside in.
formation will probably reveal the fact that
the noble and holy order has to-day less than
one hundred thousand members In good
standing. Verify, the knights of Labor has
ceased to be factor in the solution Of the
labor problem.