The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-22
UNDER X. OF l.. BAN
SEVERAL BOYCOTTs ORDERED by
sOvEREIGN's ORGANIZATION.
wanamaIser ana a's-Few Brewcries
Controlled by. English syndicates
to he Punished-Miners Divided.

WASHINGTON, Nov. a-The Knights of
Labor General Assembly to-day gave formal
recognition to the financial Indebtedness of
the order TO the Couer d'Alene miners for
trust funds. At the time of trouble in the
mines a relief fund was contributed. This,
il Is said, was used for meeting the ex-
penses. of the order instead of going to
Idaho Assembly, No. 13. The decision ad-
hitting the justice of the claim closes
long controversy and the money will now
be paid to the local assembly as fast as
circumstances permit.
The assembly has elected j. A. Wright,
of Philadelphia, as past general master
workman. This office would have been
held by Mr. Powderly had not he been
under suspension. Mr. Wright is a veteran
member of the order, belonging to local
assembly No. j. district No. j, OF Phila-
delphia.
1t was decided to publish in the official
organ of the order the names of large
number Of men claiming to be Chicago
members of the X. OF L.. although they
have been suspended. The assembly con-
firmed the right OF New York musicians to
play in Jersey City without joining the
Jersey City local assemblies. and it also
confirmed the jurisdiction OF district as
constructors, over those building con-
structor branches of district assembly No
40, made up OF mixed trades in New York.
Leave was given the Brooklyn stereotyp-
ers to organize independently, although the
New York stereotypers had protested
against this action.
An effort was made to discover how the
news of the row which led to General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign's resignation yes
terday leaked out and and The xcr,nlnatSSns
the press committee OF the assembly re-
signed in body.
Most OF the. afternoon was devoted to
the question OF boycotts. boycott OF the
establishment of Wanamaler & Brown
and John WanamalSer. OF Philadelphia,
those companies compelled 1900 women and
girls employed BY. them to become mein-
bers of a beneficial association IN which
asked by six separate assemblies was in
cries controlled by English synd'eat in
phia, and also against eyer:as Tl,ch en-
ploy nonunion men. The General Assembly
also voted boycott ASKED for gory sy District
Kane. NTcCaffey & Co., OF New York, for
alleged unfair treatment OF labor.
On the representations of District Assem-
bly, No. 12, of Pittsburg (unskilled glass
workers., an appeal for. relief fund for
some of its unemployed members in In
cotting the Lorillard Tobacco Company
will be decided tomorrow. 1t is probable
that. the General Assembly will complete
its labors tomorrow. The next place of
meeting will be either Rochester. y. w.
or Hot Springs, Ark.
Miners Desert the National Union.
oTTUMWA, Ia, Nov. 2l.-The proceed
ings of the coal miners convention took an
unexpected turn to-day, when the Mine
Workers OF America. District No. Is,
broke away. from the national organization
and reorganized the entire State under
the name of the Iowa Mine Workers Pro-
tective Association, leaving out the district
OF the Missouri miners. which was former
ly attached. The new organization viii
have a benevolent fund attachment pro-
viding for sick benefit and death benefit,
and vii, affiliate with the Mine Workers OF
America and American Federation OF La
bor but will be distinct. The officers
elected are: President. j. W. Reynolds.
Beacon: vice president. Elijah Holland,
What Cheer; secretary and treasurer
julius Frohm. Seymour.