Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1895-12-14
New YORK, Dec. 9-The largest con-

YorB, as Tar as the numbers represented
and interests involved are Concerned,
will begin today at Madison Squire gar
dens with the opening OF the fifteenth
annual convention Of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor.
More than 100000 organized workmen
in the United States are sending their
delegates, lis in number, to represent
them. Perhaps a million workIngmen
would be nearer the mark, but the Off
GERS Of the federation are conservative
as to numbers and only reckon those
who are in good standing with the sub
coordinate unions.
1t is now twelve years since the body
was organized, since which time it has
been expanding until it has its represen-
tatives in every state in the union and
all over Canada.
1t has affiliated with 1T eighty national
organizations There will be one wo-
man delegate, Miss Frances Martell,
who will represent the Garment Work
ers' union OF Chicago. For the last
three days the delegates to the conven-
ton have been arriving. Ex-Preeident
| Gompers Of the federation, and several
local officers are finding quarters for the
delegates at the hotels.
Ire executive council OF the federation
reached this city yesterday and the mem
bers are at the Ashland house. The coun
consists ef John Mcbride, president
the American Federation of Labor; P
McG uire, vice-pre ident; John B Len
ooD, treasurer; Augustine McGraith
cretary, and N. Nj. Garland, president
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
S EEL Workers. Ex-presiient Com
Is attended q meeting OF the executive
uucil, which WAS held yesterday after
noon at the Ashland house. The bust
ness consisted of preparation for the
opening OF the convention.
e. Convey and j. Mawdsiey OF the coal
miners md spinner unions OF Eng
land, who will attend the convention IS
representative Of those bodies, arrived
today. They were met by a delegation
OF locs, officers and escorted to the Ash
land house, which will be the headquar-
resent about 800, 600 workingmen in
England and Wales.
President John Mcbride of the fedora
ton is not delegate, having been de-
featsd at the election for delegate for
his local union. He will, however, as
president, open the convention.
Special arrangements have been made
to entertain the visiting delegates. A
mass meeting will be held in Cooper
Union tomorrow evening under the aus
l.. - q loH -
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City,
in connection with the convention, at
which the visiting delegates will be in
vited to speak.
Important questions will come before
the convention, including the carrying
out of general eight hour law move
ment on May l, 1896. Questions affect
ing the standing OF the subordinate Da-
tionBl unions will be diseased and some
long standing fights between rival
unions will be considered.
The question Of harmonizing national
branches will also be considered and eff
forts Will be made to extinguisb the
Knights of Labor as a trades union
movement, and compel that body to be-
come purely educational one.
MANCHESTER, N. H., DEC. 9--Dr. j.
G. Moore, president OF the defun It Com
mon wealth National bank, and one Of
the directors of the Peoples Insurance
company. now in the hands OF receiver
also connected with several other
financial institutions IN this city, was
surrendered by his bondsmen this morn
ing.
New YORK, Dec. 9.-The body OF
Charles Nor valid, shoe dealer, was found
in the ruins of last nights fire at Ruther-
ford, n. j. A German family of three
Ia missing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 9-Ex- Pre-
sident Harrison, when questioned about
the report from New York concerning
his coming marriage to Mrs. Dimmock,
discuss the report, and that he has
nothing TO say.
TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 9-The long pre-
pared expedition of General Enrique
Colazo has temporarily dIsbanded. 1t
was composed of 116 men and was to
have carried to Cuba 400 Remington
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one two pound rapid fire Hotchklss gun
with 1000 rounds of ammunition, many
machets, dynamits and other powerful
explosives. The men who formed the
band have been encamped on various
keys on the southern coast Of Florida
for the past ninety days. The cause Of
disbandIng IVES partly the delay of the
aOnzntnA a
terent occasions, out their whereabouts
and the location of their arms and am
munitioE, which they had buried were
betrayed by some one who know the
camp. Ii. M. Sullivan, q young Mis-
sissippian who had been appoint d as
captain OF the artillery, deserted from
the camp the latter part of last week.
All the munitions were then removed,
owing to Sullivan's movements. Shortly
after his disappearance the Spanish con-
sui at Key West was Informed aau cut
ters left Tampa and Key West stimuli
taneousIy for Cape SABLE, where the
camp had been. The searching party
found nothing, although they were di-
rectly on the spot where the arms had
been buried.
IofEhA, hhs., Dcc. O-In.s ditelnOOn
special master in chancery j. B. John
son, announced he would offer the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad for
sale. johnson said that owing to the
failure Of the railroad company to pay
one hundred and forty millions within
twenty days last fall, the United States
court had issued decree ordering the
sale OF the property. He then read a
lengthy decree. After numerals OF
iections had been raised by attorneys
for Chicago, Santa Fs and California |
bondholders, the road wac finally sold |
to Edward King, representing new
for s60OOOOO0. He was the