The Forrest City times., 1897-09-03

.ne committee were out of the way anu most of the seats were empty. a i.soiution was adopted authorizing the chalrman to name a committee of 6va 'o issue call for the Chicago copven. .ioh september 2T, on the followino oasis oi representation: One dele. k"e TOT each local union, and two ioi eaeh congressional district. ohiy wage-workers, farmers and weil-kDown friends of labor will Ina ehgloie us delegates The chairman named the following committee ;o is- 7 sue the official call: j. R. Sovereiyp Eugene Debs; OConnell, of the Ma chlniots' union; Mahon. of the Street hallway union, and Donnelly of the 1rades and Labor union.
 w. Marble, of Burden, H., said he hao returned from Arkansas with s'o9'oO contributed from the miners of that state for the Illinois strikers.
 me chairman announced that all money collected September for the striklng miners should be sent to W. C. Iearee' secretary of the United Mine Workers, Columbus, o.
 MT. Ratchford thanked tho convan tlon ID 6 short speech for what it had oone ID behalf of the striking miners, ana expressed regret that the president had not been asked to convene con- gress with view to restricting the federal courts from interfering with the rights of strikers.
 Before Mir. Ratchford had time to take his seat, w. D. Ryan, of Illinois offered such resolution, and it was in- stantly adopted. and the officers of the convention instructed to so notify the | president.
 The usual complimentary resolutions were adopted. and protest against the Armour Packing Co. at Kansas elty' kas., and then the greatest con venuon of speechm makers that ever as- sembled in St. Louis was at an end.
 It would be diff cult at this time to predict the most important business transacted by the convention. Just before adjournment resolutions were adopted calling upon the president of i the United States to convene con- gress in special session to define the jurisdiction of federal courts in the matter of issuing injunctions, and calling upon the coal miners of Mis- souri, Kentucky, Kansas and other states who are still at work to join the striking miners in Illinois, Pennsylva- ma, West Virginia and other localities.
 Doubts were freely expressed as to whether Senator Mark Hanna would permit the president to convene con- gress for the purpose of limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts in dealing with strikers, and others freely expressed the opinion that even if con- gress were convened for such purpose. TO laws would be enacted interfering with the power now exercised by the courts
 The resolution calling upon the coal miners in Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa and other state to join in the strike may prove of much consequence. Members of the convention, who claimed to speak for these miners, said they would join the strike If called upon to do so. In the states named, and also the Indian territory, pretty much all the miners are at work and have been for long time. They are better off than the miners any, where east of the Mississippi river, ac- cording to accredited reports, and prior to last night no doubts were ex- pressed from any official quarter that they would remain at work. There are about 1000 coal miners employed in Missouri.
 Resolutions adopted by the conven- tion, after eight hours of speech-mak- ing, denounce the interference of courts by injunction against strikers, set apart day for contributions to the miners, call second convention to meet in Chicago, and contain doc trines palliating almost every ele- ment that comprised the remark able convention save the advo- theories of Henry George were on hand early and late, and, headed by Col II. Martin Williams, of Missouri, their presence was made known at all times, and an hour before the close deter mined effort was made to inculcate some of their doctrines into the resolu- tions, but they failed. The socialists were too strong for them.
 The convention was made up of ele- ments of humanity that are invariably replete with theories which do not har- monize well in such a strangely mixed assembly, and yet nearly every faction, except the Single Tax league, ex- pressed satisfaction when adjourn- ment was reached. The only organ ization afiiliating in the proceedings which did not have full quota of ora tors present was the musical union. It furnished some excellent music, but otherwise was not heard.
 FARMERS' NATIONAL CONGRESS