Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-13
Proposed CelebratiOn Of Homestead
Day" Considered.
LATENT REVOLUTION IN Kgnl
Immense Cotton Warehouse al Bal
timore Burned.
MORE MONEY FOR THE FAIR
CELEBRATING HoNisrr,p NAV.
Ths ouestion Consid.rcd ~ the rcdsrsaic,
of Labor RAJ. Art-rasea.

Thc ouestian Considered ~ the Fcdsrstics
of Labor Thi. an-rassa.
PHur ur.pELPHiA, Dec. is-Afier the opening
Of this morning session % the taelfth annual
convention ot the American Federation of
labor three new arrivals Proseu'ed thoir ere-
dentials aud were received.
Telograrns " coagratula,iou ~ere rad from
the Bvotherhood ~ Locomotive hremcn. la
ternGfionsi Ordor 20 Boiler Nai.rs and others.
A message frCm he chicago Trades Assembly
asked hat tie federation tax" NJ action sith
reg"rd 10 tho Columbian exposition sunday
opyning question.
Tn committee GA rules reported. aud rales
were sdog'ed vl-h -umr sight modinrstions
similar o. those Cottruiug former consentions
The auditing committee reported AL accounts
correct. and oflef committscs rcluornea
progress Unanimous consent vas rcfu-cd %
'he immediate consideration q a tlAn a. e.tab-
hsh sinking fund,
Other resolutions Nere Introduces on the
following suai~cts: Tho al son question. ths
mous'ache question. standing - she kuights q
labor IL ihe federation. rohncai action grant
ms charter 50 central bolies. ccmpglsoTy srti-
irGtian, interference q courts aud ui,itArs,
two on tho national guard Chin.s. sailors On
Pacific mail sieamers. assisting immigration.
cniirg oui oi armed bodies during strikes di-
rect lcgislatlOn through iuitiniiss aud rsf"ren-
dIm, 20 amend he alien c0utrt Z iaN. uniycrsal
lahsi II establish sinking fuu1. fANortlg
smeuameut q ship coumissioner= lave. for
The opening of the sorids FAIR on Sunday.
Tor the pardon - the thirsyo
anarchist.. N-,be. Fielding ar1 Schwnh. Tor q
national eich hour lay. Tor the inang urAiioa
Of a cnmpstgu q ehu-afior by the feaCrNtior,
favoring the nhu.ishmsat q trust aud sueruls-
tiou IN toOd products, for the organization into
natioual hoiir- Of te various unions q
freight hand.,r- aud broom makers. 10 abolish
United States district courts.
Others wcrs introduced asking inveztiga'ion
Of several boyooits ana requesting o.hers
against the American Biscuit Company sud
unfair made ntts5Urg clothing.
IL Vas agreed 20 take up the question Of tie
ceieDra.lOn ~ I'll siaestead DAY at The after-
noon session. The Convention then listened 10
al address by George l. MacNcil.
An additional resolution from Que az the
Chicago delegation calling Tor a special session
of Congress next introduced.
President Gompers then read a cOmmnuics-
uon from Congressman Amos ]. Cummings,
who had received an invitation too late ~ he
present. In writing of the struggle of lAbor
for social equity he said; The darker aspect
OF the s;rugg.e which law ha- not rcmctiied h
seen IN the HOmestead Incident That Tlaut
had been conducted Like a rcl ubic. Sna1eulv
IL was changed 10 = monarchy. The hniocrat
presented scale and demanded submission
under penalty q exile. HisoSn violent resources
failed 10 establish his de.potism and the state
had 70 come TO Li- aid. Whoever instgAted
the violence IL had TO be crushed cut AZ the
claims Of public order"