The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-21

| nois Federation Elects Oeacers-ImpIe-
ment Men ut Chattanoosa-Nebrs.k
| IrrisatieuIsts in Session State Fair
Dates Arranged for in Eleven States
Gospel Mission Workers In Ceuvention.
Rochester, y. Y, Nov. 2o.-The gener-
al assembly Of the Knights Of Labor de-
clared today for free silver. The action
/ taken was by the adoption of the nation
al clause, seventeenth plank Of the dec
larltion submitted by the committee OF
law. It is held that interest-5earing
bonds, bills of credit or notes should
never be issued by the government, but
that when need arises il should be met
by the issue of legal tender non-interest-
bearing money. To this was added the
following: And that gold and silver.
when so issued, shall be al free and w.
limited coinage at the ratio OF 10 to l, re-
gardless of the act of any other nation. ="
The general assembly voted down the
proposition to reduce the ratio Of repre-
Eentation of district, state and national
assemblies. A proposition to isolate 10
cal assemblies attached secretly to gen.
eral assemblies on a basis of a delegate
for the first thousand members, and one
for each additional thousand or majority
fraction thereof, was adopted, which
gives representation to between $4,000
and so 90 members who are not now en-
titled to representation.
The evening session of the Knights or
Labor adjourned until tomorrow without
traESa citing any business.
FEDERATION OF LABOR
St Louis, Nov 20-At today's session
of the Illinois Federation of Labor "a
East ST. Louis, a resolution presented
by Fl. H. Huff of Chicago which had been
in the hands OF the resolution commit
tee since Wednesday, was adopted by a
vote of 81 to 10, as follows:
whereas, The free coinage of silver
was endorsed by our supreme body, the
American Federation of Labor. at their
three past conventions, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this body hereby en-
dorses the resolutions in regard TO the
free and unlimited coinage of silver al
the ratio of l6 to l. as passed by the
American Federation Of Labor of Chr
cago in December. 1893. in Denver in
1884. and in New York in December,
1896"
negative said that they did SO, not be-
the resolution, but because they consid-
cred it injudicious 70 place the organiza-
ton on record.
The annual election Of officers result
ed in the selection OF the following:
President, Charles J. Refer, Springfield:
vice president, Jacob TaZelear, Chicag
secretary and treasurer, Walter s. Bush,
Peoria; executive committee, Earl Han
son, Chicago; w. II. Austin. East St
Louis; John T. Myler, Glen Carbon
John r. Holmes, Springfield; Herman
Libbing, Quincy; Willard Lloyd, Bloom
ington, and John d. Potter. Peoria.
The convention Of 1897 will be held al
Bloomington.
IMPLEMENT MEN.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov 20-The Ma
tional Association of Agricultural Imple-
ment and Vehicle manufacturers, who
recently held their annual convention in
Louisville. came to Chattanooga this
morning TO visit National Park and
other points of interest. The party in
cludes about 80 leading implement and
vehicle men, many OF whom are accom-
panied by their wives.
NEBRASKA IRRIGATIONISTS.
Lexington, Neb., Nov. 2o.-Early ar
rivals tc the state iTriga ton convention
began pouring in today, among the
number being President Wolfenbarger.
Hon. w. A. Akers, Hon. T. 3. Scott of
Lincoln, Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney and
about loo delegates. There was no ses-
sion Of the convention this morning but
the time was devoted to driving along
the various bitches adjacent TO town.
An interesting and instructive program
had been prepared and the leading and
most practical irrigationists OF the en-
tire west were 10 take part therein.
Early indications were that the attend
ance would he very large.
STATE FAIR DATES.
Chicago. Nov. 20.-Dates for state
fairs in 1897 in eleven states have been
fixed at the meeting of the American
Association Of State Fairs and Exposi-
tons. The officers elected are as fol-
lows: r. w. Furnis of Nebraska, presi-
dent; A. F. Lovejoy OF Illinois, vice
president; Thomas j. Fleming OF Wis
consin, secretary, and A. NJ Leggitt Of
Minnesota, treasurer. The dates fixed
are as follows: New York. August %
to 2s; Ohio. August 80 10 September 4:
Michigan and Minnesota, September s
10 II; Indiana and Iowa, September 10
W iSs f.lSrpul2 am 4NtDE4Skd. SeDEEn Der
20 to 25; Illinois. September % 10 Octo-
Der 2; South Dakota. October IL 10 is.
GOSPEL MISSION UNION.
Chicago. Nov. 20-At today's session
OF the National Gospel Mission union the
time was mostly taken up with listening
70 addresses by representatives from
missions from different cities. Rev a
c. Peck, pastor OF the Helping Hand
mission, Denver. was the first speaker.
Others who spoke were p. F. Sbawfsn
Uf Haymsrket mission, Denver. Col.
Eugenia Gibson. Home and Training
school. Albany. ~. Y, and Mrs. 4. s.
Curtis, Women and Mission workers, ST
Louis, Mo. Messrs- BTuen. Monroe and
Bailey of Chicago spoke Of the work ac-
complished by the wagon method in
mission work on the streets IN Chicago.
". c. T. L. CONFERENCE.
81. Louis. Mo, Nov. z0.-At the Lin
dell hotel today the general officers OF
the ". c. T. L. held their final confer
ence and fixed the date % the next an
nual convention. The date selected for
the next national convention was No
yember ,. Two cities were especially
clamorors fo- the onventson-Buf<sio
and Detroit. Just which city VIII get
the convention has not been decided The
officers VIII decide the matter later
Medical authorities say treat Catarrh
BY taking a constitutional remedy IKE