The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11
LOCOMOTIVE F1REmEN.
They Meet and Transact Business at
Harrisburg, Pa.


Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 1O.-The bien--
NAL convention Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen was called to order
at the Chestnut street hall this morning.
After the reception Of credentials and .
the appointment Of committees, Grand
Master Argent began the submission of
his report, which viii consume the time
TILL uoOn tomorrow. He dwells
on the reduction of the ranks
Of the brotherhood as the result
OF the depression in business that has
affected the corporations which have in
turn cut down expenses and wages. Hes
speaks of the election of Frank W. Arnold
IN place of h. Y. Debs, who was the
secretary and treasurer until two years
ago, and compliments Mr.. Arnold for his
loyalty and earnest work in behalf of tner
organization. The report gives >/Ihe
decisions Of the grand = master
on appeals from subordip.s5 lodges,
and also devoteS considerable
space to the Toledo Ann Arbor aud North
Michigan strike. He gives the cause of
the trouble, the efforts at adjustment and
shows how grOundleSs were the charges
against the grand lodge made by the
dissatisfied strikers. About 400 dele
gates were present to-day.
MEETING AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
This has been a great day for the
its browning feature was the great public
meeting at the opera house tonight. The
building was packed. and upon the stage
were representa- tives of the leading
professions and business interests.
Chairman B. f. Huber of the local
committee of arrangements presided and
had the pleasure of introducing to the
great audience Attorney General Henzel.
who represented the govern ment and
made an eloquent address of Welcome on
the part of the state; Mayor Maurice c.
Ely, who welcomed the delegates
to Harrisburg and presented the
the shape Of a great key: Ex-Mayor
Fritchy, who presented an immense floral
piece from the united train ORGANIZATIONS
of the city Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of Labor, who
discussed present labor conditions and in
cidentally criticised the courts and iuries
in different parts of the country, who have
misconstrued the laws against organized
labor: Grand Master Sargent, who made
a great speech in support of the principles
of the Brotherhood of Firemen +. f..
Clark, who, as grand chief, brought the
greetings of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors; District Attorney Meade Det-
wiler, who delivered an eloquent address
ex-Grand Master Workman It. V. Pow.
derby Edward II. Moseley, secretary of
the interstate commerce commission, and
others.
The main theme Of the speeches OF
Gompers aud Powderly tonight was gov
ernmental control of railroads. They ad-
mitted such IA thing now seemed like
dream, but it would come.
Powderly favored a grand executive
body which should include representa-
tiyes of all the organized bodies
Of laboring men. He was es-
pecially severe in his arraignment
of Pullman and the Pullman idea of a
town to be controlled and maintained by
one man or set of men. The address of
Mr.. Moseley, secretary Of the Interstate
commerce commission, was one of the con-
spicuous speeches of the evening He
paid high tribute to the fremen.