Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-31
ORGANIZED LABOR

factory hands in Spain struck. April I saw
1000 Chicago plumbers go out in a demand
the same city over 1000 carpenters made the
| same demand. This strike spread to other in
dustries until the entire building industry OF
Chicago was paralyzed- April also saw strike
| of 5000 dock laborers in Liverpool. May l
was recognized all over the world Is labor
| day, and demonstrations took place in many
cities Maya over $4,000 workmen held a
/ monster demonstration in Hyde Park, London.
In June the New York cloakmakers struck:
In the same month strike involving $4,000
men took place on the Illinois Central railroad.
Five hundred freight handlers struck in east
st. Louis June rs, and July like number
went out in Cincinnati July also Witnessed q
curious strike among policemen in London.
July was also marked by many strikes among
| railroad employees in the west.
August has as its salient feature the big strike
of the Knights of Labor on the New York Cen
trail road. Thousands of men went out on this
strike. which resulted in disaster for the
knights. 1t was not declared of until Septem-
Der IL.
August the biennial convention Of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
was opened in Chicago. and August Is 2, 500 Of
the Westinghouse employees struck.
September was marked by many formidable
strikes in Australia December 5000 miners
at Birmingham. Ala, struck and on the 10th
5000 employees of the Clark thread mills went
out On the 18th of the present month the
Am, rican Federation or Labor decided that
next May the coal miners of the country should
strike for eight hours. to be followed by the
carrenters. December ~ 4, 500 railroad men in
Scotland struck.
WAR on BAcILLI TUBERCULOSIS.
During 1890 DIR. Koch, the eminent German
scientist, has discovered what is claimed to be
cure for consumption and other diseases
brought about by bacilh tuberculosis. Novem-
Der saw food of patients pouring into Berlin
to consult DIR. Koch and the discovery has car
ried widespread interest. The constituents of
the lymph, as it is called have not vet been
published: but a supply of the fluid has been
received in this country and many patients
inoculated, it is thought with considerable
benefit.
THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
Activity has been to the fore in politics the
world over. In our own country an important
election has been held and Congress has been
in session and transacted much business.
DOMESTIC POLITICS.
In domestic politics here are some Of the
events Associate Justice Brewer takes his seat on
the Supreme bench January 6; Gov. Campbell
inaugurated in Ohio January 10; Calvin Brice
elected Senator from Ohio and E. X. Wilson
from Maryland January IA; Afro-American
congress attend convention at Chicago Janu-
ary Is; bill for reimbursement to members for
Silcott embezzlement defeated January Is;
Ohio ballot-box investigation begins January
IS; commencement of civil service investiga-
ton January 20; Leon Abbott inaugurated gov
ernor of New Jersey January 81; House passes
custom administrative bill January 25; the
President receives the representative of Brazil
January 25; Speaker Reed rules that members
present but not voting can be counted in max
ing up quorum January 80; national cOnver-
ton of colored men met in Washington, ID. c..
February3 3.
New code of House rules reported February
6; Gentiles carry the election at Salt Lake
February 10; President signs proclamation
opening Sioux reservation February 10; Senate
passes Oklahoma bill February Is; House
adopts new code of rules February IA; National
Women's Suffrage Association meets in Wash
ington, ID. c.. February 10; W. d. Allison
elected to the Senate from Iowa March 4: Blair
educational bill defeated in Senate March 20:
Gov. Hill appoints Gen. Sickles sheriff of New
York March %: Gov. Hill vetoes the SaxtOn
ballot reform bill March 81: Pan-American
conference recommends international none
tary union April 2; Rhode Island election
thrown into legislature April 8; Gen. L. A.
Grant appointed assistant secretary of war
April g.
The President presents a medal to Joseph
Francis April IL; Montana election case dis
posed of and Sanders and Power seated in the
Senate April 10; Pan-American conference
adjourns April 10; Senate passes bill for pur-
chase of site for Supreme Court April 10: Presi-
dent signs bill appropriating S150.0G) for
Mississippi flood sufferers April Is: New York
assembly passes bill to abolish capital punish
ment May /. Senator Edmunds introduces bill
for National University May IA; Mr.. Bynum of
Indiana is censured by the House May II;
Richard vaux is elected to Congress from
Pennsylvania May 20; filibustering scheme to
annex Lower California is revealed May q;
Mr. Carlisle is elected to the Senate from Ken
lucky MAY 1.
The House passes bill for Rock Creek Park
Nav Is; the committee on civil service reform
exonerates Roosevelt and Thompson and CEN
sures Lyman June Is; Senate passes free coin
age bill June IL; George j. Collins appointed
postmaster at Brooklyn June IS; New York
court of appeal renders decision against sugar
trust June 25; Louisiana house of delegates
passes bill reehartering the Louisiana state lot
terry June Is; motion to concur in the Senate
free coinage amendment is defeated in the
House 1876 to l52 June %; Lieutenant Colonel
Richard Batchelder appointed quartermaster of
the. army June 26; Col. Canady retires and
VIM. Valentine made sergeant-at-arms Of the
Senate June 80.
The federal election bill passes the House
July 2; conference report on silver bill adopted
by Senate July 10 and by the House Ju IL;
President signs the silver bill July IA; Gen.
A. b. Nettleton appointed assistant secre-
tary OF til. the treasury and Prof
of war July 16; Wyoming celebrates her adj
mission to the Union July "a; Mr.. Blaine writes
on reciprocity July 25 Mississippi state con-
stitutional convention meets at Jackson August
ID and later adopts o new CONSTITUTIONS; Secre-
| tary Blaine speaks in favor Of reciprocity
August 20; John W. Ross appointed Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia September g.
| Representative Kennedy makes q speech at
lacking Senator Quay September 8: the ma
| tional reform party organizes at st. Louis
September 5; Maine goes republican by an in
creased majority September 8; Henry Sher-
/ wood appointed postmaster at Washington
September 10: E. Burd Grub is appointed to
the Spanish mission and Edwin Ii. Conger to
the Brazilian September 26; Postmaster Wheat
| of the House is Investigated September "a;
during the first session of the Fifty-first Con-
gress S462, 939 $50 was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| Der 20; Congress adjourns October /: the Ohio
/ legislature meets IN extra session October Is;
/ Justin s. Morrill, elected to Senate from YER
mont October IA; Gov Campbelrs bill making
4 the Cincinnati boards non-partis is passed by
the Ohio legislature October "A; 1000 persons
| banquet in honor of Allen G. Humans
seventy-seventh birthday November Is.
| Gen. John b. Gordon elected to senate from
Georgia November Is; the Brazilian fleet
| reaches New York November Is: James L. Pugh
| elected to Senate from Alabama November %
Congress meets December /; Supreme Council
National Farmers Alliance meets at Ocala. Fla
December 2; the House passes the Atkinson
railroad bill December 8; resolution to move
Grants remains defeated in House December
0; J. L. III. Irby elected to Senate from South
Carolina December IL Idaho elects G. L. Shout
w. j. Mcconnell ana +. T. Dubois to the Senate
December Is.
by q conflict at Wounded Knee between the In
dians and United States troops. in which Capt
Wallace and several of his men were killed, Al
we'll a number af Indiana