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anything vet. There will be meetings
of this Assembly at various places to-
night and 1 think the result will be
few In number. compared with assem-
blics in the West, our men are among
the most loyal In the order, and have
ever been among the FIRST to respond
heart and hand In aid uf distressed la
Dor men,
From another source II was learned
tkat three delegates each from the
rs many more from the lodges IN Ho.
boken, Weehawken,' Union Hin and
Union Township, would hold an eNecu-
HAIL TSird street gear Monmauth he" to
take some definite action in response to
their chiefs aPpeal, ,,o was,
popular among the labor leaders IN
Jersey. city, and u member of Local
Assembly. No. 3.033, said to an Even
Ing, World" reporter:
suit of to-night's meeting will be. The
men will vote to strike. OF that l am
assured.
Last night, for instance, three local
assemblies met and passed resolutions
indorsing the attitude of the strikers
and Offering to aid them in any way
they could. Those locals were Raleigh
Third street; Local Assembly No. .5,0ll,
which was In session at Humboldt
Hail ON Newark avenue, and Local No
1852. iron workers, which assembled at
bergen Hall, corner of Grand and Ivy
streets. They are among the strongest
as well as the most conservative OF the
local assemblies in u. A. 1877"
Have any men gone out as yet!' he
was asked. >.
Not one OF course. they will wait
| for the action OF the body. However
when they are called u I,;, l am sure
! A number OF the rank and file OF the
knights in Jersey city and Hoboker
were seen. and to the reporters inquiries
they all made the same answer:
''If we are ordered out we Will go. OF
course"
In spite of these assertion on the
police of Weehawken. Hoboken and
Jersey City are confident, or seem to
be, that the men will not go out, order
or no order. and that there VIII be nc
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S0VERElGN'S CAREER.
cowboy, MarbIe-Cuttcr, Greenback-
or and stump SPEAKER.

james Il Sovereign, General Master
Workman IF the knights of Labor, is
about forty years Oil. From 100000 to
10000 workingmen stand ready to-day to
dboy the wave uf his hand
Sovereign was born IN Cassvllle. Wis.
May 80. 1854 His parents died while he
was bah and he was reared in the
home Of his grandfather.
He Joined the knights OF Labor in 1882
rs a member Of II marble cutters union
in Iowa. In November last Sovereign
was elected General Master Workman
Of the knights of Labor, to succeed T..
Y. Powderly.
General Master Workman Sovereign's
boyhood days were spent Oh his grand
II 1857, after the old gentleman
died young Sovereign went ranchlns in
Texas uni Kansas In 1874 he was APP
nG wSSssS % a, the he rds
made secretary OF the Iowa Marble-Cut
tcrs' Union and also Identified himself
with the Greenback movement, when 1t
was rife, IA dozen years ago. He received
the Greenbach nomination for Congress
In the Ninth Iowa District, in 1882. but
was not elected.
In 1855 he started the Cherokee la
Weekly Free Press, and later started
the JEFFERSON DAD Argus and the Du-
buque Industrial. and labor and Green
back organs.
In 1897 Sovereign was nominated by the
Greenbackers for Governor OF Iowa, and
In 1855 he was nominated by the same
party for Congress. He was not elected
either time.
In 1859 Sovereign stumped the state
'or Gov; Boles, and upon m latter
Sta tistician.
Before his election as General Master
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Brig. Gen. Louis Fitzgerald. in answer
World" reporter this morning. returned
this answer by his messenger:
81 have no news. no information. moth
ing to say"
THE public would like to know
whether any orders have been received
from Albany. calling out the First Bril-
gade. or warning II to prepare for SER
vice, or to any other purport." the re;
say forcefully TO the attendant:
II have said all that have TO say"
Mayor Gilroy did not answer the ques-
ton any more directly.
The Mayor received calls from Supt.
Byrnes. Gen Horace Porter who is Vice
President of the Pullman Palace Car
Company. and committee OF railway
men during the forenoon.
Afterwards he said:
Because l receive calls from Supt.
Byrnes, Gen. Fitzgerald and other ON
cials. there Is not necessarily any sig
nfcance 10 be attached. We are simply
keeping en- rapport with each other"
When asked II he contemplated calling
for help from the militia in view of the
proposed strike In this city. Mayor Gil
roy replied:
II ant.cipate no necessity for calling
out the militia ] apprehend no trouble
IN New York, However, prudent public
NC pitpdici.
You have seen Supt Byrnes here.
We talked of the police investigation.
Gen. Horace Porter came to talk with
me about the law recently enacted ap-
pror-i ting SO.oO a wear 'or the err 'c'ion
of statues to distinguished New York
ers. lne cuni..il.ee OF railway nuen
came to invite me to be present at the
opening OF the Convention Of Railway
Men, Sept. IL. I told them that l would
be away on vacation at that time. So
you see. these calls had no 81 gnifcance.
II do not bel'"v" New York ia Going
to have any strike or any trouble.
believe thai the newspapers should do
all in their power to convince the peo-
Pile that there Is to be no trouble. That
wo lid go a long way towards averting
trouble"
Supt Byrnes was hailed as he emerged
from the MAYORS office.
What are doing In preparation for
possible troub,e?" he was asked.
1T Is very fine day, and am feeling
very well. Indeed" was his only reply, as
he hurried away.
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l.. I.R. R. MEN NOT ORGANIZED
steinway Trolley Employees Are
knights, but No Strike IL Likely.

hEG
knights, but No Strike Is Likely.
LONG ISLAND CITY. July 1.-THE
Long Island Railroad Is a non-union
road. The men have no organization
here except the Order Of Railway Train
men. According to Station Master
Franklin. this Is benevolent rather
than an industrial association.
There may be one or two knights Of
Labor scattered among our employees"
said he, but there 10 no organization
whatever among them. and they. do not
smv Nth the ,Ss sad
spoken to on the subject, said no mat
ter what call was issued by Mr.. Sover-
eisn It would be ignored by men on the
dition OF that road and to the close
watch which was placed on the men,
they can never organize:
That Austin .Corb,n has anticipated
some trouble within the past week may
be gathered from the fact that recently
he sent circulars to the employees on his
road; =" Jollying them along and thank
which they handled the vast Influx of
excursionists that had travelled over the
road during the preceding. week.
The men laughed a good deal over the
thing was never done before by Cor
bin.
The surface railroad. known as the
Steinway Trolley Company. is manipu-
lated by knights Of Labor, every man
almost in its employ belonging to that
organization About two months ago the
then Superintendent. A. b. Mouton,
tried to crush the Order. A strike fol
lowed Immediately. In which the knights
of Labor were successful and Moulton
was forced to get out.
The leader Of the knights in this city
is Peter Hunt. a motorman. When spo-
ken to about the strike. he said 1t would
be bad policy for Sovereign to call out
the surface railroads In the East. and
he doubted II the Knights would re
spond to It.
financially, he said. but inasmuch as
they Had no personal grievance against
their roads. he did not think they would
strike.
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NEW YORK BUILDERS QUIT.
But Few Men at Work on the Ho els
Majestic and Marie AntOinette.

The only men at work on the Hotel
Majestic, Seyenty-first and Seventy-sec-
ond streets and Central Park West. to-
day, are the stone-carvers and Venetian
blind makers.
More than 800 men went out last even
Ing at the Hotel Majestic
The men who struck were plumbers,
steam-ritters, decorators. varnishers,
painters, fremen, mosaic tileworkers,
trainers aud electricians,
Two policemen are stationed there to-
day, but their presence was not needed,
the strikers all being in good humor.
The Hotel Marie Antsinette. at Sixty
sixth street and the Boulevard, the In
terror OF which is now In course of COM
pletion, also felt the effect OF the labor
troubles this morning The only men re-
naming AT their post are the steam
iitters and the wood workers and var
nishers.
There was not the slightest trouble OF
any kind, and none of the strikers was
to be seen in the neighborhood of the
building. II was said by some of the
foremen that the marble-N orkers and
decorators would probably return to
work Tomorrow. regardless OF the sit
un ton In other parts of the city.
The men admit that they are out be-
cause of sympathy only. We didn't
want to 20 out yesterday afternoon"
said one Of the carpenters. but our
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RUMORS IN HAWAII.
Trouble Was Feared at Hono1ula
ON July 4.
(By Associated Press. }

VICTORIA. b. C.. July 1l.-Hou. Sam
Jamon, Minister of Finance G: the Pro-
visional Government OF Hawaii. arrived
yesterday on the warrimoo. on. he
said, private business. He believes he
will hold his present position In the new
Cabinet.
Royalists met at Honolulu on July 2.
and the new Constitution was denuun-
ced. Old run1ors of trouble we'G- re.
vived, and 1t was said that there would
be trouble on July 4. when the Con-
stitution was to be promu, gated. As a
safeguard. the Government doubled the
number OF guards on duty. 1t was as
serted at Honolulu that William Corn
wall, exMinister of Finance, offered the
heads Of the American League SchoSzen
Club $4,000 to go over to the Queen.
The extreme annexationists are now
suspicious of Admiral Walker. 1t is
said. because he went on a fishing party
with Parker and Wildman. The ew OF
the Warrimoe report that there was no
change In the Samoan situation since
the Monowai sailed. Greater and more
valuable deposits Of gold are being found
at Coolgardie. Sir George Dibbs's scheme
for the unifcation of New South Wales
and Victoria does not seem to meet
much favor.
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STREET.CAR MEN REFUSE.
Brooklyn Men Say Sovereign Can
not Order q Strike.

At noon to-day the statement was
made by Secretary Dennis Donovan. of
District Assembly No. Is. to the effect
that there would be no strike among the
street-car men in Brooklyn. A meeting
Of the Executive Board was called for 10
o'clock, and At P. M. 1t was still In
session behind closed doors.
Mr.. Donovan left the meeting to
make this statement to the reporters.
He said that no ofiicial request had been
received from General Master Workman
Sovereign for astrike.
Mr.. Donovan said also that II was not
strike. He might make a request. but
the question of calling out the street-car
lines would have to be passed upon by
the local assemblies and a majority
1.-THE motormen and conductors Of the
various railroads have entered Into an
agreement with their employers which
he. 'As long as the companies keep
their agreement there will be no street
the s:I present the
men. have no reason to strike. Of course
all faboring men sympathi.e with their
brothers In the West, but II Is doubtful
" The Executive Board today passed a
resolution, which was offered BY Local
Assembly, No. 621, expressing sympathy
for the Pullman strikers. and Offering
land and other officials were denounced
for some Of their actions since the
strike was begun .u,v c,.,-., ., D,.-
trict Assembly 200. which has jurisdic-
ton over all the X. Of l.. organiza lions
in Brooklyn except the railroad men,
was seen while at work in M. & e. Con-
ley's cooperage. at Conover street. near
Hamilton avenue.
Il have not been of,icisliy notified Of
General Master Workman Sovereigns
appeal to labor orsanizations. said ne.
''but Of course / know that II has been
"The Executive Board Of District As
sembly No. 22O will meet at $50 Fulton
street to-night; They will take them the mat
sub-committee to hire hall for q gem
eral meeting of all the delegates In the
District Assembly.
oR Thh, % s g. held f1h FridsS night
Where it viii be held cannot tell
I'm reference to the prospects Of =
general strike in Brooklyn. ! can. cannot
would benefit us any.
mir. Sovereign cannot order US out.
| He may appeal to us and then we may
III there is tv be a general strike de-
4. 22o viii call Its 5000 or 5000 members
"iIowever, that matter will be deter
mined at the meeting Friday night. The
| whole matter will be thoroughly dis
cussed and the decision reached Will be
IF We decide we can better help the
Chicago strikers financially. then there
will re no strike IN Brooklyn.
'"whiIs We sEs I'll against Pullman
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ENDORSED BY TAILORS.
Local Strikers, in Mass-MeetinE,
synipathise with the A. n. u.


sympathise with the A. n. u.
The big Western strike received an
other Endorsement last night from the
Custom Tailors' Union. at Its mass
meeting in Cooper Union. to explain to
the public the reason for the strike
against the 10 per cent. reduction in
wages by the Merchant Tailors' Society.
Amorg the banners displayed in the
accompanying parade was one reading
Labor Must Hang Together. or 1t
VIII Hang Separately"
Treasurer John Is. Lennon, Of the
American Federation of Labor, tarried
at the meeting for u few minutes on
his way to Chicago. to attend the Elk
ecutive Councils meeting. and members
OF the Joint committee on mass Injecting
of the Central Labor Union, Typographi-
cal Uni.n, No. 8 and District Assembly
| ~. Il. OF L., all wearing white ribbons.
occupied seats on the platform.
| Edward King said that ut present
there were two Presidents OF the United
| States. and that Eugene V. Debs was
| ing out of the troops in this country
| with the action of Gladstone and Lord
| Rosebery as arbitrators in big strikes
! IN Great Britain. He vigorously de-
nounccd Pullman from personal knowl-
edge OF the millionaire car builder. and
| asked all workingmen to wear white
ribbons To show their sympathy for the
strikers.
Similar speeches were made by other
speakers, and resolutions were adopted
expressing sympathy with the A. r. U.
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TROOPS IN READINESS.
No Order Has Been Received a.
Iet TO Move Them

At the Quart ermssteTs Department
In the United States Army Headquar-
tiers, SO Broadway. II was said this morn
ing that no new orders had been re-
celved providing for the moving OF any
regular United States troops now in the
vicinity OF New York to outside striking
centres, Nor were any such orders ex-
pected unless the situation should sud
denly change.
The United States officers q, the
Broadway headquarters do not antici-
pate tha! there WIN be any trouble IN
knights OF Labor that viii cause the
regular soldiers TO be called upon.
The Cuartermaster's Department is
fully equipped and ready to transport
and ration at an hours notice All the
United States troops now stationed near
New York to any desired point.
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STEAMSHIP FlREMEN LAUGH.
They scout the susgcstion tina,
Their Body Might strike.

A rumor was started this morning TO
Tho erf.ct tbat the fremen on ocean.
wy . -,
going steamships Wouiu propaoiy ne
called out, in sympathy with the A. X,
~ .tr,L, II uar alleged that the MEM
-. - %
pefs OF the New hork brahcn Oh h'iah-
tic Coast Seamen had expressed will
i,,,,..s IN oh.y s,ch an order. which A,
Us s%n,s,ted youid he Issued ly Frank
Wnterbouse Of San Francisco, presi-
hant - ~. SatinnaI seamen's J'nion
~, VI ~ go, ~, INC .inrv couII he
,,artao5 ~" ttar most t,,,,vsnf ,nvesfirn
t,nn ,in,,c The 'river tront chief enGi.
nsnrs 5.r,a..d nc nossih,,itv Of stich
nc,ion an, Tho t,remen VINE were talked
n,,th 'ii,nio ve5 antirn ienoranoe that
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such thing would come about. Accord
Ing to his figures. there are between
$500 and $1,000 X. Of l.. people in New
York. Brooklyn and Jersey City, who
would be affected should an order 10
strike be promulgated.
Up to a late hour oficiai notice of
sovereisn's order had not been received
at the rooms Of d. A. ~, No. 8 Union
square.
The officers Of the District Assembly
were then waiting there for the notice.
Just as soon as II In received all the
local assemblies will be notified to take
action on 1t.
Outside Of a few Of the officials of
d. A. %. none Of the labor men here
believes that the strike will ever reach
New York. It is commended that a strike
here would be Of little use. and further
that the Knigb.s Of Labor are In q
very small minority.
Says sovereign IL BIuning.
Harry White. General Auditor Of the
National Garment Workers Of America,
who was seen this morning by an
Evening World" reporter. was even
more outspoken. He said that the re-
quest or order OF General Master Work.
man Sovereign issued yesterday was
nothing but a blufr.
I'm this city," he said. 1.-The Knights
have little following. Their main
strength lies in the building trades,
which are In no way affiliated with No.
10. This Is not time for making gross
exaggeration. as some Of the 40 officials
have been doing.
Only Political Factions.
Their organization 10 on paper. and is
practically the same as the Central
Labor Federation. Both are little Social
istic political factions. The only organ
ization at all connected with them is
Cigar-Makers' Union No. 80.
Prof. Daniel De Leon is the leader
OF 40. He is the leader of the Central
Labor Federation. He Is the leader Of
the Socialistit Labor party. He is the
editor Of the official organ, and he has
been a candidate for every ONCE from
Governor down.
mo. 40 has publicly put itself on record
as against strikes and boycotts. for the
eason that 1t could never call out
enough men to successfully cope with
either think 1t is time they were put
into their right places. so that these
alarmist stories could be stopped.
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MASTER WORKMAN McAppEN. OF D A. 80.

MAS En- "phhMAN thbbES. UT ~ ~ W
Chief Murphy. OF the Jersey City city
been informed, sub-rosa. that the
Knights OF Labor in Jersey City will
not strike ,d in any event He declares
Of ordering the men out. The leaders In
Hoboken and Weeha vixen. he said.
viewed the matter In the same light.
cerned." said Chief Murphy. you could
not drag them out with locomotive.
The knights OF Labor In Jersey city,
Hoboken and Weehawken have been de-
feated so often that they have no desire
to quit work"
He would not say from what source
he go, his Information though;
night by a prominent knight, who would
have as much to do as any one In order
ing a strike in thi. vicinity" he said.
n view OF a possible irike Of the Kn! hts
hereabJutsp"
None at all. We have become SO
used to strikes, that we are always
Nevertheless. he had all hIslieutenants
closeted with him for almost "a hour
this morning In private conference.
When they left his, room they looked
serious and FASTENED to their respective
sta.ioEs.
At the railroad yards in weehawken.
Hoboken and Jersey CITY the officials
declared that they did not anticipate
sad:
81 do not believe that there any
Knights l.ft on n" roads that terminate
here, At any rate there Is no sign OF
discomfort among the men"
Trains with Pul.mans were reported
as arriving almost on time at all he
Jersey depots this morning. IN the .ler-
sey Central and Baltimore and Ohio
lines there are five o de OF rail- ay
gineers, Firemen. SwitChmen and Te'-
egrapN Opera. RS. 4 they are Ill IN
one Federation.
Members OF the Federation declared
this morning that they would not strike.
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and sympathize with the striking EN-
brooklyn can help them by calling our
men out unless ali other unions 20 out"
Cniei OF foice Campbell caileu all tho
Captains before him this morning. and
II was expected he would issue an Or
der In case the railroad men should de-
eide to strike.
He said later, however. that no ar
rangements had been made, and that
the captains were simply told to enforce
the city ordinances.
When Mayor Schieren was seen he
cross a bridge till I come to It,"
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WABASH TRAINS RUNNING.
Passenger Tramc at 81. Louis Re.
sumed on Regular Time.

General Eastern Agent. II. B. Nc
Clellan. of the Wabash Railroad Com
pany. received a telegram this afternoon
from the General Passenger Agent OF
the Company. In st. Louis, stating that
commencing with to-day all the passen-
ger trains would be run on regular
schedule time.
been particularly affected by the strike
in the West, and Mr.. Mcclellan regards
this news as indicating that the worst
OF the troubles with the strikers is
over,
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THE MICROSCOPE.

A careful mtcroScop-
zeal examination and
chemical analysis Of the
urine, Is q valuable aid
In determining the nat
ure Of chronic diseases,
particularly those Of the
nervous system, blood,
liver, Kidneys, and blad-
der. These aids make 1t
possible to treat such dis
eases successfully at q
distance, without per-
sonal examination of the
patient. Thus Bright's
Disease Of the Kidneys,
Inflammation of the
Bladder, Gravel, and
other Diseases Of the
Urinary Organs are sue
cessfully treated; Nerv-
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but the membership has gradually dwin-

died until only a handful remains.
Mos. Of the laborins men In the city
are IA, present banded together under the
Federation OF Trades Unions. and about
twenty labor organizations compose the
Essex Trades Council.
rhc head Of the Trades Council was
seen this morning, and he said that a
meeting would probably be held to-day
or to. morrow to consider the matter Of
rot think that the Newark working
men would strike. He said they uid rot
seem to sc II sympathy with the West
Cru pGoplr.
be precipitated In this city VIII lie by
each trades organization voting. on the
matter. NJ strikes are reported yet
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MAILS ARRIVE ON TIME.
Asiatic and Australian Matter only
il Delayed.

Acting Assistant Postmaster Morgan
said this morning that, with the excep-
ton of those Of California and Salt Lake
city. the mails all arrived on time last
night and to-day. and that no further
trouble WAS expected east OF Utah.
The Asiatic, Sandwich Islands and
Australian malls are now en- route to
this city via Portland, Ore, instead OF
coming through by way OF San Fran
cisco s..,
This change In the route win hold
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CONSERVATIVE IN NEWARK.
Meeting May lie Held To-day 10
Discus, the Question OF striking.

Special to The Evening worldD
NEWARK. n j.. July ll.-rhc an gifts
OF Labor in this city only number about
900, and they are SO widely scattered
among tn" various trades that should
they strike no serious damage could be
done
A few years ago there were 1000 MEM
oers OF the organization In this county,
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Gov. Flower II Nou-Co m INITIAL.

"rhc Evening World telegraphed
Sovereign's order calling. out tho
inediately on It's receipt IN New York.
aud requested the Governor to favor
1.-THE Evening World" with an express
sion OF his opinion on Iovcreigus ac-
ton. To this request Gov. Flower sent
the following characteristic reply:
SURF HOUSE. FIRE ISLAND.
July 10.
ITO Evening World
II have nothing to say at present"
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ton, Dropsy, Liver Disease, and mnny
other Chronic Maladiss are cured with
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ton blanks, treatiss, and references des-
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Two Men Accused of swindIins.

Charles Hammel, thrty-one years old. OF lis
Canseyoort street, and James Cunningham, thirty
SIX years OF &C. were held for trial at Jefferson
Market Court to-day charged by u. H. Holmes. n
saloon keeper at l0l Bank street, with s~indlinE
They obtained rs cents from him for the alleged
purpose Of buryins q dead baby.
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GILR0Y FEARS NO TROUBLE.
Omcials Are, However, Prepared
for Any Emergency.

II the official powers OF this city and
State have made any preparations for
getting out the National Guard to meet
the difficulties assumed to be likely in
the event OF the general strike, they
are keeping II very secret.