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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06

teenth to his twenty-fourth year he was
employed as brakeman on the railroad, aud
while following that arduous and perilous
undertaking he met with an accident which
ended his railroad career and came near
ending bis life. While attending to his
duties he was thrown under one of the
cars and had his right arm SO badly
mangled that amputation was necessary.
No more braking after that. MANNED as
be was, he turned his attention to learn
ing a new trade, studied teIegraphy, be-
came an expert operator, and worked at
the key until 1888. Since 1874 Mr.. Hayes
has been an active member of the order,
and was an htiring worker for the first
general master workman, Uriah 8. Ste
phens.
After becoming telegrapher he worked
Zealously to organize the members of the
craft. His efforts proved successful, and
he was sent to Chicago as delegate to the
National Convention of Photographers which
met in that city and ordered the Western
Union strike of 1888. His activity in that
uprising made him conspicuous, and he was
among those who were blacklisted by the
Western Union Company. He was one of
the organizers of the New Jersey Labor
Congress, and served two terms as presi
dent. At the Philadelphia session of the
General Assembly, in the following year,
Mr.. Hayes was elected a member of the
general executive DOaru, at the Hamilton
session in 1882 he was reelected at the
session held In Richmond he was elected
for a further term OF two years. At
Indianapolis, in 1883, he was the choice
OF the convention for deposition of general
secretary-treasurer, which office he has
since beld with credit to himself and profit
to the order, whose interests have been
carefully protected during his admirable
administration.
In his everyday intercourse with bis
fello w-nien Mr.. Hayes is polite and affa-
BILE. possessed of strong convictions and
expressing them clearly and concisely
He is faithful and competent officer, and
true and jealous knight. No one has
more thorough and perfect knowledge OF
the workings of the order than he. and
his sincerity In the cause cannot be called
in question. The character of his private
life and the uniform tenor of h is public
conduct will bear the closest scrutiny,
and his kind and genial disposition has won
for him many true, loyal and admiring
friends.
THOMAS B. MCGUIRE.
There are probablyvery few be tier known
Knights of Labor in America than Thomas
B. Mcguire. now member of the general
executive board of the order for the second
term. He was born in New York city on
December %, 184a. and at the age of
fourteen years wasSin the army of the
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could not reap the private advantages they
were after These people began to press
for the removal OF secrecy. Being pressed
from manysides, Stephensconvokeda special
session of the general assembly in Phila-
deiphia. to which the question was put
whethersecrecy was tobelonger kept.
After an address OF several hours by Ste
phens himself, who was the grand master
workman, in which he opposed the PROPOSE
ton to make themselves publicly known as
knights of Labor, the proposition was re-
Jected by large ma jority. But the efeated
element did not give up; it pulled wires and
intrigued. When Stephens discovered that
the intrigues began to be directed against
himself, he scrrowfuily resigned his office,
broken-down man, and withdrew from the
agftat ton. The work OF the last years had
told heavily upon him.
stephens successor was T. v. Powderly,
to whom, with tears in his eyes, Stephens
surrendered his office at the general assem-
bly, In Reading, Pa. In 1879. Two years
later the general assembly at Detroit
decided, upon Powderly's motion, to
remove the secrecy that until then had
screened the order.
On the evening OF February IS, 1882
I. o., only few months after the Detroit
general neutrality-suspicious. dropped dead
from heart failure in his house, as be was
putting on his overcoat to attend meeting
of his local assembly. His death was
mourned throughout the land. An local
assemblies draped their charters in mourn.
ing. and everywhere memorial services
were held.
JAMES R. SOVEREIGN.
James r. Sovereign was born May 80,
1854, at Cassville, Grant county, Wis, a
little village on the shore of the Missis-
sippi River, about thirty miles above Du-
buque, Iowa. He is a mixture OF German
and Irish blood When about two years
old his parents moved from Cassville to
Western Missouri. He was placed in the
hands of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
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i WEEK N LABOR Circles
Matters Of Interest to Organized
Workingmen Of The District.
MEETINGS ron THIS WEEK.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER go

SUNDAY, OCTOBER go
Theatrical Alliance OF Stage Employees
Hall, 1916 E street.
L. A., 430S, X. of L., Musicians-Elks'
Hall. Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue.
Executive Committee, d. A. Sc, K. OF L.
Times Building.
MONDAY, OCTOBER Z.
L. A. 1891, X. OF L., Ladies' Progressive
Assembly-Times' Building.
r. 8. c.
L. U. No. 19O-Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters' Hall, 627 Massachusetts avenue.
L. a. 1914, X. OF L., JoUrneymen Plas-
terers-Plasterers'. Hall, Four-and- a half
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
L. A. 174S, X. OF L., Carpenters and
Joiners-S ociety Temple, Fifth and @
streets.
l. A. IO4s, X. of L., Bakers Drivers
Bunch's Hall, Ii Eighth street.
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners-C ostello's Hall, Sixth and @
streets.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Federation of Labor-Plasterers' Hall,
Four-and- a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Building Trades Council-M ornamental
Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, near Second
street.
Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers As
sembly-Hall, 1916 E street.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8.
L. u, No. 1, Carpenters. Joiners and
stairbuilders-Hall, 419 Tenth street
L. A. 2031. X. of l., Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers-Plasterers Hall, F our and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Paper Hangers Protective Union-Har-
ris' Hall, Seventh and d streets.
Pioneer Laundry Workers Assembly
I. o. II. Hall, Four-and-a- half street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10.
District Assembly No. 6e, K. of L.-Plas-
tercrs' Hall, Four-and-a-h street and
Pennsylvania avenue
Protective Street Railway q MON -
Bunch's Hall, 314 Eighth street, $50
g. m.
Carpenters Council-Hau, 627 Massa-
! Fresco Painters Union-Han, 1890 Sew
enth street.
Steam and Hot Water Filters Associs-
tion-Hall. 1916 E street
l. Z. No. 8, Plumbers and Gas Filters
Elks' Hall, Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Galvanized Iron and Cornice Workers
Union-Hall, 1877 Seventh street.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER IL.
Hall, Seventh and streets.
l. A. 1898, X. of L., Journeymen House
Painters-Harris' Hall, Seventh and D
streets.
l. A. 1896, K. of l., Eccentric Associa-
ton of Steam Engineers-Bunch's Hall
314 Eighth street.
Stone Cutters Associa tion-Costsllo's
Hall, Sixth and g streets.
Clerks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hall,
Georgetown
Electric Workers-Hall, s27 Seventh
steret. --tsa-----
SATURDAY. OCTOBER IL.
L. A. 2370, K. of l., Tailors-Plasterers'
Hall, Four -and-a-hah street and Pennsyl
vania avenue.
Cigar Makers Union, No. 110-Hall.
1877 Seventh street.
Printing Pressmen's Union, No. /, ]. p.
P. O., Costello's Han. Sixth and @ streets.
Bakers and Confectionery Union, No.
11s-Hall, S27 Seventh street.
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strike he had charge of the disbursement
OF the funds of the local assembly until
the strike was declared off. He subse-
quently removed to Marlboro and secured
employment in the finishing department
of Boyd Corey's shoe factory, which po-
sition he retained until April, 1890, when
the eight shoemakers' locals elected him
to assist in attending to the business affairs
of those organizations. For short time,
in 1891, he served as District Secretary
Treasurer of N. T. A. ZIG, and also as local
agent until elected by the General Assembly
as q member of the General Executive
Board
that for the three and half years he served
as business agent of the locals there were
but two strikes ordered, and both Of them
were successful after TWO days tight.
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Union. He had very neager education
in the common schools OF New York city,
afterwar I'd learning the trade of o marble
polisl1er. In 1874 that trade struck for
eight hours, since which time Brother
Mcclure has been active In the labor move.
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arity No worker, he insists, should consider
himself superior to any other.
The pride of the skilled worker over
the lnskiiled he pronounces a great stumbling
block in the way of the organization OF the
masses, and of the deliverance OF all, Tor
which reason he pressed the organization OF
mixed local assemblies, composed or an
sorts of trades-the trade assemblies ne
favored only under special conditions, be-
cause, he points out. in them matters oP
principle are generally overlooked, and
often sacrificed to trade matters, to the In
jury of both. This, Notwithstanding, lie adj
vises the building of trade assemblies,
for the reason that it was easier to gather
people OF the same trade than OF differ
ent ones His argument in favor OF the
mixed assemblies closed with this climax:
TEAR the deceitful mask OFF the face
of the modern system, and recognize the
fact that tile hnmhlest day laborer is IS I'M
portant to the existence and welfare OF
human society as the most skilled and In
telligent artisan In any field OF industry"
SECRECY ABOLISHED.
For seven years Stephens devoted his
whole energies to the organization OF the
order, which in the meantime had spread
throughout the States.
All precautions to tie contrary n otwith-
standing, undesirable elements had found
their way in. The strict secrecy OF the
order was hiDdrance TO the plans of those
people; so long as the order was secret they
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06
LABOR LEADERS TO MEET
Knights of Labor General Assem-
bly, Here in November.
PROMINENT MEN WILL COME

Not Be Large, But They VIII Repre-
sent Great Interests, and the Dis
oHsSions VIII BE of Much Import
ance-Origin of the Order.
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A. Saucer, and their home is now blessed
with six children. four boys and two girls.
Mr.. Sovereign was appointed commissioner
of labor statistics Of Iowa by Gov. Bcies in
1890, and was reappointed In 1892. His
service as commissioner of labor statistics
gave great satisfaction to the la boring peo-
Pile of bis State. Mr.. Sovereign is a natural
born leader. He Joined the order OF the
Knights of Labor in 1881, and has proven
himself to be one of the most aggressive
leaders in the labor movement. He VIII
contest every inch Of ground with tho
enemy.
MICHAEL ]. BISHOP.
Michael j. Bishop, general worthy fore
man, who was elected at Philadelphia to
fill out the unexpired term, was born In
Brooklyn, N Y, on May IL, 1856. His
childhood and early youth were spent on
the other side of the pond, returning to
Goods country after the death OF his
father, in his 18th year. For sixteen SUB.
sequent years he worked at the business OF
baking, meat and pastry cooking, visiting,
in the pursuit of his occupation, all the terri
tory north OF the Rio Grande and east OF
Fort Scott, Kans., catering for all condi-
tions of men, from the levee and grade camp
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(The Times is not responsible for any
of the views advanced in the Single Tax
Column)
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Comments by the Editor of the
Single Tax Column.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
JUSTICE TO VETERAN FIRgMEN

Nine Thousand Dollars Appropriated for
Noble Purpose.
The Judiciary Committee of the Board
of Supervisors last Thursday recommended
that an appropriation of $4,000 be made for
the relief of exempt fremen in this City
and County, in accordance with the law
passed by the last Legislature. This action
by the committee will be commended by
all citizens of San Francisco who are ac-
quainted with the early history of the Vol
unteer Fire Department Of this City. That
department was composed of men who
fearlessly and devotedIy performed all the
duties that were imposed upon them by
the many dangerous fires that occurred be-
fore the organization of the paid Fire De-
partment.
Prominent among those who served the
City In early days are members of the
Volunteer Veteran Fireman's S Association
of California, who have their home in the
Pioneer building on Fourth street. Another
organization containing memb bers of the
old Fire Department is the Exempt Fire
mems Association of San Francisco. These
two societies contain the flower of the old
Volunteer Fire Department.
At the time they were in service there
was no recompense whatever for members
of the Fire Department, and it is but just
that the community, at this late day,
should make some provision for members
of that noble band who, in their old age,
are in any way or for any reason incapaci-
tated for the active affairs of life. When
the electric signals were introduced these
old veterans were the first to recognize the
Importance and efficiency of the innova-
ton, and were ardently in favor of the new
system.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21

rapidly approaching completion, and as
far as the exterior goes 1t is finished. The
new boathouse has done considerable to
further the enthusiasm of the amateur
sailors regarding the reserve. and this arm
of the National Guard is more popular
with its members than ever. The boys are
in constant training, and the possibility OF
getting big warship has fired them with
an ambition TO build up the reserve, in
which they are heartily encouraged by
Lieutenant-C Commander Stable.
James Kerrigan, an old man living at
314 Chenery street, was knocked down by
a Hayes-street car on the crossing of
Market and Steuart streets Friday evening
and was badly hurt.
The poor old man was crossing the street,
and he became excited by the number of
cars and teams which were flying by at
that hour. He was carried into drug
store in an unconscious state and attended
to by DR.. SamUels, and afterWard removed
to his home.
The steamer Washtenaw sailed yester-
day for Panama, carrying freight for New
York. She lett the Panama Steamship
Company's wharf at Lom bard street Thurs
day afternoon and went to Port Costa for
q cargo of barley, which was shipped to
New York by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The
Saturn, the charter of which to the Panama
Steamship Company expired a month ago,
also carried away considerable barley.
Before she sailed she WAS obliged to dis
charge 400 tons in order. to get her insrr-
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
THE SERVICE ABANDONED.
But the Railroad Company Re-
tains It's Tracks on Sew
enth Avenue.
The Richmond Club Promises to
Make 1t Interesting for the
Corporation.

A number of workmen were engaged
yesterday in shoveling sand from the rail-
road tracks on Seventh avenue, between
California and D streets.
Inquiry disclosed the fact that regularly
every Saturday force of men is put to
work clearing the way for the train that
passes along Seventh avenue to D street
every Sunday morning about 1880 O'Clock.
This one train then makes regular trips out
D street as far as Twenty-fourth avenue,
returning to the California-street carhouse
about $50 P. II.
The people of the Richmond district are
indignant that one of their main thorough
fares should be spoiled by track that IS
used only for the convenience and protit OF
the Southern Pacific Company. The rail-
road makes no pretense whatever toward
keeping the roadbed in condition, though
the drifting sand forces it to employ lew
men once each week to clear the track.
At meeting of the Point Lobos I'M
provement Club last Wednesday, Acting
Chairman George Fletcher made vigor-
Gus attack on the action of the railroad
company in thus deliberately trampling
or the rights of the people. AS result OF
Mr.. Fletcher's talk the secretary OF the
club was requested to write the Board OF
Supervisors and Park Commissioners, in
quiring into the rights of the Market
street Gable Company to use a public thor
oughfare for it's own convenience, when
the franchise called for regular schedule
each day.
Should the answers to these communica-
tions be unsatisfactory to the Improve
ment Club they propose to take hold of the
matter in way that WILL at least, make it
interesting for the railroad company. The
regular service on this road was aban-
doned several months ago, when the 5
cents fare &c the Cliff House was intro
di1eed
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
THE VALLEY ROAD.
Chief Engineer Storey Speaks of Prog
ress on the New Railway Out
of Stockton.

Chief Engineer Storey Speaks of Prog
ress on the New Railway Out
of Stockton.
Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley rail-
way returned yesterday from Stockton.
He had been on brief visit to that enter
terprising city for the purpose of holding
conferences with the rights-of-way COM
mittee of the Stockton Commercial Asso-
citation and making personal inspection
of the staked route. The material yards and
the site for the steel drawbridge over Nor
mon Channel.
He saw the crowds watching the graders
beginning work, and heard the spon-
taneous outburst of enthusiasm from
Stockton over that event, but he was toe
busy to participate in celebrations.
"1 am glad" he said yesterday, "that
building the road has actually been started,
for there is something now to show for our
quiet labors in making preparations. A
visit to Stockton would convince any one
that we mean business. 1t was busy
scene along the harbor where operations
have begun.
"Mr. Graham's party has finished with
the Tuolumne River, having made surveys
for five crossings which | am now consid-
ering for the expense of bridging. The
river and lowlands lying between the banks
average about half mile where we want
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
A RECORD FOR LEAKING.
The Bark AureoIa Again Put
on the Drydock for
Repairs.
NAVAL RESERVES NEW HOME.
The WashtenaW Sails for Panama,
An Old Man Knocked Down
by a Dummy.

The bark Aureola went on the drydock
yesterday morning to be overhauled and
repaired. The Aureola is an historic craft,
which has been carrying lumber on this
coast for the past sixteen years, during
most of which time she has been leaking.
About three months ago she was last on
the drydock, at which time the celebrated
leak was discovered. She was patched up
then and declared as good as new. She
went to the Columbia River for cargo Of
lumber, and while being towed out beth
she and the tug went aground.
The vessel remained in the mud for sew
eral hours, and every lurch to get her off
strained her badly. She succeeded in
reaching San Francisco without any fur
ther damage, and the repairs have to be
done over again.
The boathouse for the Naval Reserve is
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gency not at all out of the range OF the
possible. And it would seem that this is
the real aim of the Southern Pacific, else
why were its rails not removed from the
great highway last December.
The public are watching this issue with
keen interest. When the Merchants Asso-
citation shall lay down its task OF sweeping
the streets--a task that has been admir-
ably performed-the public will be interest
ed to know what further excuses the South
ern Pacific will be able to hatch up for the
maintenance of it's tracks on the ocean
boulevard. And THE CALL, as spokesman
for the public, will not neglect to chronicle
the events that may transpire in connec-
ton with the spur tracks then.
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a rear room in the upper fiat. A still
alarm brought chemical engine l to the
scene, and the flames were speedily extin-
guished.
The Fire Marshal has reached the con-
clusion that the fires in the building were
started by some one on the outside throw
ing lighted combustible material through
open doors and windows, but not hing has
developed to show who was the person.
planned to the police that owing to re-
ligious differences some of her neighbor:
had been annoying her and beating hel
children. She said they wanted to drive
her out of the locality. The Fire Marshal
and detectives are working on this clew.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
HARRIS rs BLACKLISTED.
The One-Time Popular Reader-Ac ctor
Is Expelled by the Junior
Auxiliary Lodge.

The Junior Auxiliary Lodge, Actors
Association of America, has blacklisted
J. H. w. Harris, the ex0akland lay reader
and one-time actor at Morosco's. This
action was taken at a meeting of the junior
actors held yesterday.
Harris, it viii be remembered, absconded
some weeks ago with $1,000 belonging to
Mr.. Humphreys. member of Morosco's s
company. He secured the money from
Humphreys on the pretext of organizing
com mpany to play the coast towns. In ad-
dition to this handsome sum he borrowed
small amounts of money from such friends
as could be talked into parting with few
dollars '.until payday"
At the time of Harris hasty departure
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21

clave of the order live bear, the emblem
of their State. This is the fourth instance
and in each case since the custom was in
augurated the California bear has been
one of the features of the grand review.
Just why bruin No. was given the bibli.
cal name of Zerubbabel no one seems to
know, but such was the case, and each sue.
cessor has received the title as his inherit.
ance. The present bear takes the name
only as matter of form.
OF the bears that have made Golden
Gate Commandery conspicuous at trien
nial conclaves in the past, one is in ar
Eastern museum; the one of 1889 was pre-
sented to Mrs. John A. Logan lit is now
stuffed and graces the corridor of he
home), and another stands guard in simi
lar manner at the door OF the command
ery's lodgerooms in this city.
The commandery will leave San Fran
cisco for Boston August 10, travelling BY
special train. It will stop over at Sal
Lake for day, when the Knights will pro
ceed to Denver via the Denver and Rio
Grande, thence to Chicago by the Bur1ing-
ton, and OH to Boston by the Erie Railway
They will arrive at Boston August 25, and
be quartered at the Columbia Hotel, on
Washington street, the exclusive use o.
which has been secured during the con
clave.
Nothing like the magnifcence of thi:
trip has ever been attempted by the com
mandery, and as a result of it CaliforniH
and her fruits and wines will be given one
of the most substantial advertisements
they have ever received.
The Foxboro band of Boston has beer
secured to furnish music for the command
cry, and Wednesday, the 26th, a reception
will be rendered all the visiting Knight:
and their friends between the hours o.
noon and midnight. AT this reception
two carloads of California fruit and wine
will be served to the guests. The com
mandery expects to spend between s20, ,00(
and S26 0n0 in ATTENDING nr the nonclave