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The morning times., 1896-04-12
BUREAU OF LABOR AND WORKING
MEMS LIBRARY.

The regular Scmi-monthly meeting Of the
Bureau. of Labor was held last Sunday in
The Times Binding. President n. {.
Sprague called the meeting To order. Rep
re~rntatives from twelve organizations were
present when the roll was called. several
putting in an appearance later.
The report of the manager Of the bureau
WAS very ffatterinE. During The past week
there had been more calls for Hecha uics
than The bureau could fill. Not single
name OF a carpenter now appeared on the
register OF ftheunrmployed. The report fur
the: stated that Carpenters Union No. 100
bad sent a letter during the week with
dTa wing from the bureau, giving rs a rea-
son thai no practical benefits had been de
rived by the members OF the union. The
manager stated that at the time OF the re-
ccipt nf this letter applications for twelve
carpenters were on file and none on the
Register To draw from. Delegates from the
carpenters organizations were requested
10 notify their members Of the demand.
Can had been made nj the bureau for
structural iron workers, and registered
names of that craft had aiso been erased
from the register. There had been calls
for inwelPr and for an- apprentice boy
/ OF about fourteen years of age. The man
agcT had applied 20 many of the members
of the organization for a boy 10 ill the
call. hut The reply was that they preferred
to keep their boys ~ school.
The aycFag &c attendance AT the bureau
reading rooms WIS about forty. Nearly
500 volumes Of NGlua bic works had been
dona ed during the week and had been
greatly enjoyed by tie visitors. num-
Der OF copies of all of the city daily
newspapers are kept on file. and their
columns are eagerly peTuscd. In addi-
ton To the reading facilities of the bureau,
! games of checkers and chess are con-
Stantly IN progress.
The entertainment committee reported
that it had been very successful in securing
first-class talent for the entertainment 10
he given at Masonic Temple on Monday
evening April 20. In addition to the al
ready large list OF artists published, the
committee has secured the services OF that
phenomenal whistler, Miss Constance Mary
Hurworth. Members of the Musical Assem-
bly, mad also generously volunteered SER
vices not only for the entertainment, but
for the dance which will be given at the
close of the entertainment.
The committee assured the delegates that
If the patronage would only halfway equal
the excellence of the program, not only
would The debt of the bureau be wiped
out. but a large surplus would be left in
the treasury. An urgent call is issued to the
members of the organization TO assist i'll
disposing OF the tickets for This worthy un-
dcrtaking.
The morning times., 1896-04-12
SPIRTTU ALIST COLUMN.
The Times Undertakes no responsi
biiity for any views expressed In
this column.

Modern spirituaIism makes the claim
that it has found an open way for those
VINO have crossed the river of change,
called death, TO return and hold conscious,
Intelligent commune with those sti
oh tais oi,ie or tne gre at divide.
1t claims, III nabsoiute sense. to
answer aIIIrmativen JoDs 5 everlasting
conundrum, IF man die shall he live
again" Yea more, it claims that man
never dies; what seems so is transi-
ton" that he no more dies on parting
with his physical body, than does the grub
die when it emcrgcs from its Cbrysalis state
and enters upon IA higher grade of exis-
tcncc. II holds that the analogy is per-
feet.
1t claims that the unflcshed man in esse
is the same as when clothed upon with
mortality; that The la wing aside or his body
makes no essential difference 10 the ami
mating pTinciple-the eternal ego.
Extraordinary claims require correspond =
ing evidence. Is this claim, surprising
ordinary conception, valid one? Is it
an established fact? Can il be gainsaid?
Given unusual Imagination no one lives
who can conceive the Importance, or apDre-
Ciate the value of this facu-if it be a fact.
But who shall say may to the more than
ten times ten thousand persons, conSpiC-
nous for their probity, general intelligence
aud approved good character, who testify
that, On strictly scientific principles, the Y
have had demonstrated 10 them again and
again the continuity of human life and the
perpetuity of human love over death and
the grave? Their testimony is as over
whelming as il is unimpeachable.
Who shall say may to that army of men
and women-numberless believe ers-who
could not have been satisfied through
other means than by evidence presented
TO the majority of their Senses-seeng
feeling, hearing-and whose ability TO
judge of this evidence is as good, if not
better than that OF the dOubters.
Who shall say may 10 this claim, in the
face OF the intuitions of the race?
1T is supported by every principle of logic;
tits an outcome of evolution: il is conform
able. to reason; it is responsive to human
aspirations, and it is in harmony with
Scripture. What justifiablc ground,
then is there for denying this claim? What
ground have those who deny it for asserting
that there is a future life at all?
To the belief of the Christian, the Spirit
ualist supplements knowledge. The faith
OF the one. becomes with the other daily
experience. Hope mcrges itself into frui-
ton. GEORGE A. BACON.
The morning times., 1896-04-12
One Week Hn1Onq
-DiSfriet Soldier Boys.


asked 10 attend in uniform. There Will
be refreshments and dancing.
On the 18Th the John Roaehe Assembly
OF FIed Music will give an entertainment
at Odd Fellows Hall. southea It. 1t is
the drum corps of the guard and they
expect to raise nice little sum.
THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.
The approaching annual inspection is
causing quite a noticeable stir about the
arfnory and company commanders are
growing active in getting things in shape.
Muster ron blanks nave Decn sent out and
their return is due at headquarters not later
than April 30. The adjutant general will
issue an order about April / Z covering the
matter OF inspections and announcing the
dates for the same, which will probably oc-
cupy the first two weeks OF MTy
An effort VIII De made 10 formally pre- =
sent, at the time of the inspections, the
marksinen's buttons and sharpshooters'
crosses to those men whose rifle practice
record for the seasons of 1S94-5 entitle
them TO the decorations.
Col. Clay has appointed Robert f. Fugitt
quartcrmaster sergeant, and George F. d..
Roliings commSsary sergeant on the nom
commissioned staff OF the second regiment
capt. ParmenteF, the quaFtermaster OF
The regiment, expresses himself as happy
III securing the services of such atf. as
sIstan'S. as Mr. Fugitt is a gHarternI: ster
clerk or long experience, and Mr.. Rollings
has served III the guard number OF years
at one time holding commission as captain
III the original second battalion.
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NOTES FROM COMMANDS.

First Lient. Libby, of the Cycle Corps
has been ordered before the brigade
board or examination, Wednesday night
Gossip says this is the pan to be pursued
in view OF the charges made by Capt
Wiggin.
The sensation made over a runlured
troubled that threatened Major Suess. nf
the Fifth Battalion. turn out 10 be an
other trial ut ma king a mountain uut OF
moiehlll The matter was settled Il
month ago by Major Suess informing head
quarters that he had been nlisinforn.e,l IN
"A statement lie made He published a
retraction of the article the next day. ana
the matter dropped.
The following transfers have been or
dercd: From Company il Engineer Cnrps tn
Company A. Thru Battalion, Private W.
h Hnhson; from Company a. Thir,! Pat
talon, 10 Company e, Fifth Battalion,
Private Charles l.. BOde.
Honorable discharges have been issued
as follows: On their own application. Pri-
Yates Samuel r. Kinsngcr, John +. Martin
jr.. and James W. Powell, from the First
Separate Company tTro0p A }; Paul TayIer
Battery A; Melvin c. Hazen. Company b.
First Battalion: c. G.. Barton Company .
Fifth Battalion and Leroy F. Afford.
Company B. Sixth Battalion In the
interest of the service Private Henry
Ramsay, Company c, First Separate Bat
talon.
a meeting Of the council of adniinistra-
tion of the Fifth Battalion Will be held
some time this week to consider the forma-
ton or a civic organization.
The athletic association holds its third
meeting tomorrow night. The second as
seSsment is also due that evening.
First Lieut.. Swigart, Company A. Fifth
Hat tot hS a.
ditiOnal leave of absence. He is now IN
Logansport, Ind.
Troop inspection OF the First Separate
Company will be held tomorrow night.
Some changes in the non commissioned Of
ficers are To- he made.
The court OF inquiry appointed for the
purpose of hearing testimony in the Trtlles-
Gibson controversy opened its meetings
Tuesday night.
Company A, Second Battalion. Corcoran
Cadet Corps, held a school for instruction
IN the mechanism and use OF the new rifle
Friday. All Of the Officers were present,
and thoroughly understood the topics as
signed for study that evening.
Company A, Fourth Battalion. Emmett
Guards. have about made up their minds
not to enter the competitive drill at Sa
vannaf. They will use the money To
help pay the members OF the company
while In camp. This is nothing new on
the part of the Emmets. AT the last
camp they did the same thing.
SerGt. F. Carroll MattingIy. OF the Sec
ond Separate Company, has been ordered
before tie brigade examination board,
Wednesday. for examination for candidate
second lieutenant OF infantry.
The Camp',cll Light infantry, Company
c, Fourth Battalion, had a NEST pleasant
entertainment Thursday evening at odd
Fellows Hall.
Camp this year is said to be booked for
about July is.
Second Lieut.. James NJ FaenIy, Company
4, Sixth Battalion, has sent i'll his rrsigna-
ton.
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HIS FISH STORY WAS TRUE.
Marvellous Yarn of Shark in the
Indian Ocean.
London AnsHers.

lone afternoon, when we were in the
Indian Ocean," said the captain, Il no.
ticed a shark swimming round the ship,
and | didn't like it a bit. You know the
superstition to the effect that a following
shark presages the death of one of the
ships company. He sailed round us all
the next day, and the next after that, and
/ determined to catch him and quell my
uneasiness We baited hook, and, a fter
short time, captured and killed him.
Then we cut him up. DO You know what
we found in that sharks inside? No?
Well a newspaper, unopened, and it will
surprise you, as it did me, when / tell
you it was addressed to me-
A shout of great laughter went up
from the captains audience, who winked
at each other unblushngly. He, however
took all the banteriug in good part, and
when the jeers were ended he said:
Now, gentlemen, I'll tell You how it
happened. ! found that my children had
been skyla rking the day before in the
cabin. They found among the mass of
reading that had been brought aboard some
unopened wSpaperS addressed to me.
They had been thro wing these ne wSpapers
at each other and one OF them went out
of the portfolio The shark saw il of
course and .;ohbled it down. and that was
how il happened. Now, gentlemen, Judge
for yourselves the truth of my story"
The morning times., 1896-04-12
CHASED BY A SEA LION.
Gilbert Belleque Stirs Up One That
Wants to Fight.
TillGmock Ocean Ware.

Gilbert Belleque went to the beach last
warm day i'm the sunshine. when sea lions
like to come ashore and sleep in the warm
sand.
When Gilbert came to the cape he saw
In a small circular sandy cavity at the
base of the cape large sea lion lying still,
and qmeuy sleeping in the warm sunshine.
When Gilbert first came in sight of the lion
he thought it was dead. but when he came
within few feet of it and threw 4 stone
at il he discovered it was alive. When the
rock struck the animalit became angry. and
seeing his assailant so near by, made for
him. Then an exciting race was had for
fifteen or twenty steps. The pursued and
frightened young man was very active, and
soon mounted a ledge of rocks near by,
which was several feet high and was out
of danger OF the monstrouS lion. From
the high and safe position he occupied he
was then master of the situation. and
hurled rocks at the monster as u matter of
amusement and revenge. They would bound
off like rubber balls thrown on n stick of
timber. The animal tried to fight the
stones for awhile as they struck it, but
finally went off 10 its little cave again
and went TO sleep without having done
any damage or suffered any great incou-
veDience in the encounter,
Gilbert says the animal was about ten or
twelve feet In length, some three feet
broad, stood a bout two and a half feet high,
and would probably weigh 800 or 900
pounds.
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MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
SUNDAY. APRIL


Executive Committee, District Assem-
bly,, No. SO. X. of L. Times building.
J.. a. 1905. X of L., MuSicianS-Wcllcr's s
Hail. Eighth and streets southeast.
l.. A. ll49, X of L.. Douglass Pro-
grcssiyc 4 association of Steam Engineers
Hal GOO r street. 3 O'Clock.
Franklin Assembly. No. 1870. h. Of L,
bottling house emrloyes--Iial 6oS
J. street, IL O'Clock.
GamllrinuS As~embly-Hall Seventh and
" streets.
Legislative Committee. Federation of
Laboc-Timcs' Building. IL O'Clock.
MONDAY. APRIL I3.
l.. a. 1914, X. of L., J"nrneymen Plas-
tererS- -PlaStererS' Hall. Fcar-and-a-half
street and Pennsylvania avenue
l. L. No. 100. brotherhood Of Carpen-
tcrs-Han 62Z Massachusetts avenue.
l.. A. 11IS, X. OF l., Carpenters and
Joiners-socicty Temple, Flfth and q
streets.
l.. a. 1928. X. of l., Lathers-K. OF
J.. Hail, i25 Twelfth street.
Bridge, Structural aud ornamental Iron
WorkerS--Labor Bureau headquarters, 3lG
Eighth street.
l.. a, 1880. X. of l.. Shoenlakcrs-
Harris Ran, Seventh and ID streets.
A 1856, X .nf L., Carriageand Wagon
Makers Runch's Hall, 3l6 Eighth street.
IlESD3 y, APRIL /.
Federation OF I.abor-Pla>tcrers' Hall
four-and-a-ialf street and Pennsylvania
avenue
Building Trades Council-Lahnr Bureau
headquarters, 3l6 Eighth street
WE'D NESDAY. APRILi5
L. L. No. ]. Carpenters Joiners and
stairbui ldrrS'-Labor Bureau headquar-
tcrS, 3I6 Eighth succt.
~ oh
McCaulcy's all, 209 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
southeast.
Rottling House Employees assembly
Washington Han. Third and Pennsylya-
mia avenue southeast.
Barriers bly-Pla sterers' Hall.
Foul-Iud-a-!lalr street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Plate Printers AS>rmbly-Grand Army
Hall. Pennsylvania avenue.
EorseshGcrS' Uni"n. No. l1-Hall 49,
Seventh street.
Pioneer Laundry workers.. O. NJ.
Han. FollT-and-a-halr street and Penn
syiNania avenue
Shoe Clerks As>cmbly-Moru Vernon
Hail, Seventh street and New York avenue
THURSDAY.AP APRIL16
District Assembly, No. 60. h. of l.
fiaNtcrcrs' Hail, Four-anG-a-half street
aud PcDn>y ylvInia avenue.
L. NJ To- FSifsiiil siliAl IlflNsiiNI L II
tcrs--k. OF J. HaH, 40 Twelfth street.
Carpenters CouDciI-Ha!I, 627 Massa-
ChuSctUS avenue.
Frcsco Pamtcrs-Han, 1890 Seventh
street.
- Galvanized Iron and ConiCc Workers
Hail. 737 Seventh street.
FRIDAY, APRIL Il.
Stone Ma>ons' Uniou-Pla>tercrs' Hall,
Four-and-a-!ialf street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
La 1898. X of l.. Joumeymen House
Painters-Harris' Hall, Seventh and u
streets.
l.. A 1896, h. Of l., Eccentric A ssocia.
ton of Steam Engineer BunCh's Hall,
316 Eighth street.
Electrical v orAers' Union, No. 26-Hall,
So Seventh street.
Marine Association OF Steam Engineers
Mariners Hall, Seventh street southwest,
opposite PCntZ wharf.
l.. b.. No 2S, Steam Filters Helpers
Hall, 737 Seventh street.
/. a. 2672, X. Of L.-ENcelSiOr Assem-
bly-Typograp aphical Temple.
SATURDAY. APRILtS.
Cigarmakers' Union, No. llO-Han 737
Seventh street.
Local Journeymcn TailUrs' Union
Cusrellos Hall, Sixth and Il streets.
l.. 4. 23S9, Joumcymcn BakerS-PIas-
tcrerS' Hall. Eour-a nd-a-half street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
The morning times., 1896-04-12
SOUVENIRS FOR VETERANS.
Portraits of Commander Walker OF
the @ a. r.. to Be Had for Asking

Handsome reproductions Of the latest pho
tographs of the Hon. l. n Walker, COM
man,ier-n chief of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, have been issued from the gem
eral offices OF the Chicago Great Western
Railroad hy F II. Lord, general passenger
agent. The copy is made by chemigra phi
process, ana the generals autograph is re :
produced beneath The portrait. AS many
Times readers who are members OF the
"OId Guard and viii send their name
and address to Mr.. Lord, at the general Of
fices i'll Chicago, will receive free copies
of this souvenir.
The morning times., 1896-04-12
PROPOSALS.
PROpOsAIGT q


PROPOSALS-U 8. Department OF
Agftcuiture, office of thc Secretary,
Washington, D. c., April 8, IS96-Seals,i
proposals, III duplicate, subject TO the gss.sii
condnlons, viii be received by the Se.Te-
lary or Agriculture until TWO p NJ
THURSDAY, MAY Z, 1886, ior f1rEisb-
ing the u. s. Department OF AgTisIJIfsYe
and IT'S several branches, during Ih.. Tis.,saI
year ending June 80, 1897, ths. I0l,owl,,1,
supplies, Stationery, duplicating suDnl;es7
printers material, and seed pOrE.ts lIts r.
atoFy supplies, lumber and packing boxes.
iuel, painters material, plumbers niafe-
rial, ice, forage, car seals card tags aBalb.. =,
rings, broonis, brushes, etc, Hover pots
cleaning carpets and washing iOw,.ls .e..-
graph anu hardware supplies flags IN
strument supplies, maps, map frarn.s a,,,,
purchase OF waste paper. Fuii Information,
WIN schenuits ana banks, can be obtained
upon application 10 the department-oF fbs
Weather Bureau. Persons applying shout
specify the class of articles upon which NV
desire 10 submit bids Bids must be- se@ft 4
and addressed TO the Secretary of AzF-
culture, IN accordance with Instructions
j. STERLING MORTON, Secretary.
apl1 ,12, Is 10, %. %, NAY &c
The morning times., 1896-04-12
FOR SALE-SUBCRBAN.

FOR SALE = Cheap 45 acres land;
highest elevation for miles; near Silver
Spring; one nd one-half miles from District
of Columbia line. Address F. T. CLARK,
Sligo, Md. ap12-f4t
FOR SALE-Country property, six
miles from the Capitol. | 81 mites from
station and electric cars: new house.
roomS good shade. with any quantity or
land up to so acres; house and one acre
So 900. Terms, SD cash and SO pcrmonth.
OW NER room S NJ. a Est NV AMI a. II
The morning times., 1896-04-12
PROPOSALS FOR COAL. ICE AND

PROPOSALS FOR COAL. ICE AND
WASHING TOWELS-United states
Commission nr Sh and Fisheries waslI.
ingtOn. ID. c, April 1 1, 1S96-SeaIrti pre-
posals VIII be received by the uhCieTsi gned
at this commission until THURSDA Y the
Inuay OF May, $50, at : o CiecS y. M, :: {
which time anG place they will be- opened lIi
The presence or attending bidders for fur
nishinS such coal and ice as may be Or
dered during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1897 Bids are also invited FOR wash
ing towels. The right is reserved 10 reiect
any anu an bids, to Waive technical de-
Iects, ami 10 accept any part of any bid
anu REJECT the other part. Blanks for pro-
pOsals, with specifications OF the rr,piiFe-
mPnts To be met in respect to each article
ard also the estimated quantities. probabiy
10 be required of each. will be furnished On
application 10 the disburSng agent. j j.
BRICE. Commissioner.
ap11 IL, Is, 10, %, ,26 ,my26
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.,,ovc TUE 1ocAI.s

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Stone Cutters Association was held on
Friday evening al Costelio's Hall, Sixth
and Ii streets. The attendance OF members
was very large and the proceedings were
of a very int terestiug character. The
members were elated over the success Of
the Chicago Stone Cutters strike, which
was considered one OF the greatest victories
won for many years by organized labor
Reports were had from the Federation OF
Labor and the Building Trades Council
After hearing the reports il was resolved TO
withdraw the delegates OF the association
from the council.
The morning times., 1896-04-12

and without u cent OF assistance and
virtually no rUndsOf their own, theprinciple
OF eight hoursas fair day S work mas been
gained. The management of the strike was
in the hands OF Mr.. Joseph Sullivan,
president OF the Chicago Stone Cutters
Cniou, and the victory gained is largely
credited to his ability and good judg-
ment. The Stone Cutters are also credited
with being the pioneers of the eight hour
movement i'll this country. The Chicago
union is u branch OF the Internal ionai Stone
Cutters Association, which has its head
quarters herein Washington, AMI Mr. James
F. McHugh, the president of the local FEEDER
alton OF Labor, is their grand secretary
treasurer.
Chicago Bricklayers will inaugurate the
six-hour work day when the present agree
menL expires.
The International Trunk and Bagmakers'
Union was organized at n recent convention
in Louisville.
The Boxmakcrs and Sawyers OF Kansas
City have joined the Wood Workers Union.
The Glass Workers OF England have given
help To striking Glass Workers I'm France.
A late addition 10 the ranks of organized
printers i'm Chicago is Polish Typo
graphical Union.
Organized machinists of Chicago have
determined upon establishing a club with
All the labor bodies of Cincinnati have
indorsed the movement for free school
books and against military training in the
schools.
New York printers pay per cent of
their earnings to the unemployed. There
are about 5000 members OF the New York
Union.
The Cigarmakers' International Union
during the past five years has paid S327,-
364.T5 to unemployed members.
4 BARRIERS school nas been opened in st.
Paul Six weeks is the course.
The three enatioualunions orglasS workers
are likely TO amalganate.
The brassworkerS throughoutthe country
will make den and for an eighU-hour
work day this spring.
Core Makers Union, No. 65S1, Boston,
has won an increase OF twenty-five cents
Il day.
The International Typographical Union
has S4T,S94.OS in the general treasury.
Six new printers unions were organized
i'll Illinois during the month of December.
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DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTEI,-

DEPA ARTMENT OF THE INTER
IOF, trcut raj Lam Office, washington
ID. c., April II, 1S96.-Sealcd proposals
Will he received ut this office until = u'cIuCk
p. M, THURSDAY. MAY 4 1895, for
notwithstanding and printing goo
copies, more or less, of the maps or the
UniteI States. AMI 10000 copicS more or
Territories prepared in the General Land
office, in the fiscal year entiing June 80,
1891 specifications as To the character
of the WORK. size OF maps, qI1htv OF paper
may Ia prucUrcii at this office. where Speci-
mems will hc exhibited to Builders who
mast satisfy themselves rs to all rcqGiFe-
mentS- \ he same time ana place pro-
poSals will also he opened for phOto-Efho-
graphing amt printing such copies Df town
ship platS and other official pats ctnsr =
tuuIDg part uf the Official records OF tu,,
office a~ >lail bc require! during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1897 Each pro-
poSal must he accompanied by a certified
Hheck for . PR cent Cf The amount hisl. De
tails ana samples of the work to I've done
will he exhibited to bidders on application.
All bids accepted and contracts awarded
subject To an appropriation by Congress
to meet the expense. Bonds with approved
suretieS for faithful performance of the work
Will he required. The right is reserved q.
reject any and al lids Proposals must De-
made in duplicatCaDd addressed tO the COM
missioner of the General Lanh office in
dOrSed on the envelope, Proposals fer
United States Maps or. Proposals for
reproducing Township PlatS,'' as the case
may he. All proposals. win be opened al the
time and place above stated, and bidders
are invited to bee present at such opening.
:. W. LAMOREUX, Commissioner.
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