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Evening star., 1897-01-02
4 Fine Management.
From the Detroit Free Press.


They tell me- Hoply that your wife is a
great business woman and knows Just how
to stop the leaks that occur in most house
holds At our place the folks are always
getting things that don't fit or that are dis
appointing In some other way. But instead
of realizing something for them, they throw
them away, give them away or hide them
in the attic. How does Mrs. Hoply man.
age?"
well, this is what she was telling me
last night. One of my daughters, who be-
lieveS everything that she reads, bought a
pair of heavy shoes for outdoor wear. She
was bent on being sensible and healthy.
They made her feet sore, wore out the heels
of her stockings and caused her such utter
weariness that she talked In her sleep. OF
course, it would not do to continue such
torture, so my wife sold the shoes for 15
per cent of their COST
Good! That's what call management" !"
Mrs. Hoply found a remnant that was of
just the material she wanted for a wrapper
bought ii and had the garment made. IL
pulled and hauled and bound till she was
almost distracted. and there was no more
goods CT the same kind to be had in order
to remedy the defect. She sold it to the
second girl at a reasonable discount.
might tell you half dozen like instances in
which she disposed of all kinds of things,
from hats to cook stoves"
Good again! Such woman is a treas
ure"
There's one thing 1 should tell you how
ever. She never collects a cent for these
things. Not doggone cent. The wash wo-
man quits. The second girl leaves without
notice. The man that carries in coal buys
stove and We never see him again. She
sells everything, but we get nothing
Evening star., 1897-01-02
GOOD WORDS FOR THE HORSE.
One Authority Says Good Horses Are
ms Much I'm Demand as Ever.

From the ST. Louis Republic.
Col. Ed Butler is authority for the state
ment that there are more horses In ST.
the entire history of the city According
to his figures. there are anywhere from ~
to 80 per cent more now than there We're
during the palmiest days of the horse car
or before the bike came into use.
Il am better prepared to know how many
horses there are i'm the city than any other
man living here. The reason is that
catch them coming and going. I shoe them
while they are living and haul them of
when they are dead.
L know that the average citizen believes
that the advent of the trolley car and the
bicycle dispensed with the use of horses
almost entirely, but this is not the case.
The bicycle dude and the trolley car pa
trof never owned horses. The only horses
the trolley car knocked out were the plugs
that nobody else would care to own, and
there were not half as many of them as is
generally supposed.
Good horses are as hard to get now as
they ever were, and probably harder, for
the reason that not SC many of them are
being bred. You can't hire a rig at a ly-
cry stable any cheaper now than you could
ten years ago, and IL you drive out YOU
there were ten years ago. The trolley car
has Killed the market for scrub horses and
they are cheaper but a scrub horse is not
cheap at any figure. j have been trying 10
get first-class team for three years and
am willing to pay any kind of price for
them but L have not been able TO find what
L want. predict that within the next five
years the breeding of good roadsters is
going to become one of the most profitable
businesses in the country"
Evening star., 1897-01-02

than 300 delegates in attendance, and he
was chosen president. But he declined
and was chosen vice president The year
following witnessed his election to the
presidency of the federation, which he
held uninterruptedly until December, 1894,
when he was defeated by John Mcbride.
A year out of Office and Mr.. Gompers was
again elected president, this time in turn
defeating Mcbride.
Places of Trust.
Mr.. Gompers served his own local union
Cigar makers) for six years in the capac-
ity of president and four years as secre-
tary without salary,was president of the
state labor organization for two terms
and president of the Federation Of Labor
for six years without receiving any salary
or compensation of any kind, giving all
his spare time and occasionally taking q
day from his regular employment to pro-
mote the work of the organization.
1t was at the convention of 1856 that the
federation decided he should give his entire
attention to the advancement of the fedora
ton and provided salary of 81 600 annu-
ally. This after four years was increased
to 81, 300 then to 81 ,509 and is now 81. 800.
He was unanimously elected in 1895 first
delegate by the American Federation OF
Labor as a fraternaL representative to the
British Trade Unions Congress, which was
held at Cardiff, Wales. On this trip he vis-
tied many European tndustrials centers and
delivered lectures and addresses, both in
English and German, the latter Of which
he acquired within the past fifteen years in
order to be of greater service to the move
ment.
To Mr.. Gompers are. attributable many
laws upon the statute books both of the
Evening star., 1897-01-02

Richmond Va, in 1886, and the other at
Toledo in 1891. When the organization cf
the International Machinists Union occur
red in 1889, he at once took an active part
in the work. He was elected a member of
the general executive board in 1891, and re-
elected at the session of 1892. In 1893, at
the Indianapolis session of the National
Union, he was elected grand master ma
chinist, which position he still retains At
the New York convention of the fedora ton
he was elected third vice president of that
body, and he was reelected at the recent
convention in Cincinnati. Mr.. OConnell is
an active, conservative worker, eager and
keen In demanding justice for his organiza-
ton, but willing, by any honorable means
to avoid open conflict with employers He
has carried the machinists through some
not always perched upon their banner, de-
feat has never brought disgrace or aliena-
tion of public sympathy.
Men of Merit.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers have an able representa-
tive in the executive council in the person
of M. NJ. Garland of Pittsburg. His con-
nection with the labor movement dates
from the very first day it was possible for
him to affiliate, that time being in 1875,
when he connected himself with the union
of which he is now the official head.
He filled a number of minor positions,
cdiAiAs5 each duSa SaHceiHent. lie was nrSt a
representative to the annual convention of
the Iron and Steel Workers in 1854, was
member of the executive board In the first
district Pittsburg) for number of years
and was appointed assistant president in
1880 and elected to the presidency in 1882,
taking the position on the retirement of
President Weihe in November of that year
His term began at a most troublous period
for the iron workers, the Homestead strike
being at its height but Mr.. Garland worked
tndefatigabiy and against great Odds win
ming laufels for himself even in defeat. He
was elected representative to the American
Federation of Labor In 1885 and was recog-
nized by selection as fourth vice president
Of that body. his present post.
One Of the best-known characters in the
labor movement Is John B. Lennon treas
urer of the American Federation of Labor
and also general secretary of the Journey.
men Taiiors' Union of America. He was
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Sam'l GOnlpers.
President Federation of Labor.

the business of the organization, with the
conduct of which President Gompers and
his assistants have been intrusted by the
bodies affiliated with the A. F. of L.
There will then be transferred to the ma
tional capital for the greater portion of the
year some of the most noted men in the
ranks of organized labor in the United
states, chief among whom are Mr. Comm
ers, Messrs. P. ]. MCGUIRE, James Duncan.
James OConnell and NJ. M. Garland. vice
presidents; Mr.. Frank Morrison secretary
and John B. Lennon, treasurer of the or
ganlZatiOn.
President GOmpers.
Samuel Gompers president of the Amcri-
can Federation OF Labor, is one of the best
known men in organized labor in the
United States. His many years of con-
nection with the trades unions of America
have given him a reputation as an ener-
setic, studious, consistent champion of the
toilers' rights
samuel Gompers was born in London,
England, January ~ 1850. of Dutch
parents. tracing back his genealogy to
Austrian origin on his maternal side and to
French on his fathers side. He attended
common school from his sixth year until
ne was ten years and three months old.
When ne was placed in factory to learn
the shoe trade which was not to his ik-
ing: He was then apprenticed to the
trade which his father followed-cgar
making. He worked in the factory during
the day and attended a free school in the
evening. When he had reached the age
or thirteen years his parents enigrated
to the United States, landing here July 30
1862. -'
In 1864 the Cigar Makers International
Union was formed, and, having made no
discrimination as to age, Mr. Gompers be-
came member, although then but little
| more than fourteen years old. He now
has to his credit the longest continued
membership of any one in that organiza-
ton. and although its numbers run I'D to
nearly 10000 his membership and due card
is NO. l. Its system of legislation, Its
nomination and election of officers by a
direct vote of the members Of the union in
all parts of North America on one and the
same day he proposed, formulated, advo-
Gated and succeeded in having engra fled
Evening star., 1897-01-02

arbitration was passed in 1886 Governor
Hlll rendered one of the appointments to
Mr. Gompers, but although the position
mad attached salary of $1,000 he declined
TO accept 1t A number of other appoint
ments. both federal and New York state
nave been rendered him by different Of
hcials all of which ne has steadfastly de-
clined. w
Earnest Workers.
James Duncan, second vice president of
the federation, has been a most active
worker in the cause of unionism for years.
He is well known to all who are identified
with the labor movement and his friends
are pretty nearly as numerous as his ac-
qualntances. He is a member of the
Granite Cutters Union and Is national Sec
retary of that body, being the third man
to Occupy that post The first was Thorn
aston H. Murch the stone cutter renre-
sentative from Maine and the second, j. b.
Dyer, who was secretary for seventeen
consecutive years. Mr.. Duncan was elect
ed to that position March, 1895 He be-
came member of the Granite Cutters
Union in $780, and mas been an officer of
locals almost continuously since that time
He has represented the granite cutters in
three annual conventions of the federation,
and mas several times represented in the
same body the Baltimore federation in
which city is his home. He has just en-
tered upon his third term as second vice
president.
One of the foremost workers in the cause
-indefatigable, able and earnest-is Jane 5
O'Connel third vice president. His union
ism and connection with organized bodies
covers nineteen years, and he is still a
young man. His first connection with or
ganized labor was a member of the old
Blacksmiths Union of Oil City Pa, in
1877. When that organization disbanded
he became actively engaged with the
Knights of Labor, and was a delegate to
two sessions of the grand body, one held at
Evening star., 1897-01-02

general government and the several states.
Notable among these are the sanitary in
spection laws of workshops, factories, mills
and mines, the age limit law relative to the
employment of children in industrial pur-
suits, employers liabilities for damages to
life and limb of men, lien law making
wages the first lien upon property, eight
hour law in government work. uniform car
coupling law, the ten-hour law for street
wayeemployes, the anti-conspiracy law,
the law creating state boards of coHciliation
and arbitration, the law making the first
Monday in September legal holiday, to
be known as Labor day. This latter law,
when enacted by Congress, was signed by
President Cleveland, who presented Mr..
Gompers with the pen with which the law
was signed.
Half-HOliday Law.
The Saturday half-holday law should not
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Removal of the Federation Of Labor
Headquarters to This City.
OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION
Men Prominent in the Cause Who
Will Be Located Here.
SOME PERSONAL DETAILS

The opening of the headquarters of the
American Federation Of Labor in Wash
ington, which. as has been stated in The
Star, was decreed by the delegates to the
recent annual convention Of the organiza-
ton at Cincinnati, is expected to take place
in very few days at the farthest-cer-
tainly just as soon as President Gompers
can wind up his official business in Indian
apolis, which he is now busily engaged in
doing, come to this city, and, with the aid
Of the local committee appointed to aid him
in the matter-Presidents Milford Spohn Of
the Central Labor Union and William Sill
yer of the Building Trades Council-select
suitable location for the transaction Of
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Mr.. BrOnsOn's Servicenble Skull.

From the Paducah News
Late yesterday afternoon Rufe Bronson,
colored. drove down below the l. c. incline
to dump load CT trash in the river About
the same time Captain Newt Roberts, the
well-known steamboat man, repaired to the
bottoms on the north side to try a new
Winchester Of thirty-eight caliber. Just as
Captain Roberts drew a bead on a stalk of
ironwood ard pulled trigger. Rufe moved
into range from behind a gravel bank
about 275 feet away. There was a crack
from the rifle, and an exclamation from
Rufe. The heavy ball had hit him on the
forehead, somewhat above the eyes, with
all the force of heavy charge of powder
The negro did not even fall down. He
wiped his brow with an old handkerchief
and drove on toward the river bank. This
morning he told a reporter about it.
.Yissir. somethin' hit me In der head, and
den l heard gun go OF. AT fus' / thought
a hornet had stung me. 1t felt kinder that
way
Ibid you fall down, RufeT'
Nav. sir; but de bullet sort of pushed
my head over ter one side. but dat az all.
Dis mornin' my head kinder ached leetle,
but Use been workin' all day. Ny heads
peeled leetle bit and skinned up, but not
nun ter hurt"
Evening star., 1897-01-02
How He Was Injured.
From the Chicago Post.

from the Chicago Post.
"A complaint for personal injuries to a
brakeman is said to describe them some
what In detail as follows: "Paralyzed in
the left leg and his left hip was thrown
and forced out of joint and his spine in
Jured and he was otherwise then and there
greatly bruised, hurt. wounded and the
bones Of his body broken. to wit: The bones
OF his legs. to wit. the bones of his right
leg, the bones of his left leg and the bones
OF his ankles. 10 wit, the bones of his right
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Ii WINS Lucky.
From the Chicago Post.

FrOm the Chicago Post.
Harry" she said, reproachfuly.
"Well?' he returned, apprehensively. for
there was that in her tone that made him
fear the worst.
1T is evident from your BREATH" she
went on. that you have been Drinking"
Weir he said again, for want OF some
thing better to say.
when a mere girl" she explained regret
fully. Il made a solemn vow that lips that
touched wine should never touch mine
.'Oh. Is that all?' he said, with evident
relief. IF you were q little more con-
versant with the price of things in that
line and with the details of my salary you
wouldn't hesitate moment on account of
tnat VOW. But It's mighty lucky that you
didn't include anything but wine In n.
Evening star., 1897-01-02

8rtmfers Jn& cfee fffffe seeoe'
master Of aoeerfistns,. sapE:
il Is efaimee for f6e 1pos6snsfen
Star. ens pro8a8fp frafefafte
efaimeo. fiat no offer newspaper
IN f6e eoanfrp goes into 50 farse
q peroenfase Of off f8e eosses
tuif8tn q roetas Of fpenfp mites
from If Office Of yx8fseafion
Evening star., 1897-01-02
as the basis or foundation of the organfza-

For more than twenty years he has been
delegate of his local union of New York
city to every convention. of the interna-
tional unions, and in turn was q delegate
of the organization to the first convention
OF the American Federation Of Labor held
in Pfttsburg in 1881. 1t was at that time
the federation was formed of which he was
destined to become the executive head and
the leading active spirit. At that conven-
tion his ability was recognized by more
Evening star., 1897-01-02

The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the
city ny carriers. their account. Mt 10 cents
per week. "A cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each. BY mai-any where in the
United states or Canada tage prepaid-SO cents
per month.
Saturday orintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year, with
foreign postage added, $500.
Entered at the Post Office at Washington, d. O.,
as second class mail matter.)
GAH mail subscriptions must be paid in advance.
Rates Of advertising made known ON application.
Evening star., 1897-01-02

One for children
Broken lots of Children's Merino
Underwear. regular made regular
prices from Zoe. to $1.4O-NOT all
sizes NOW
SOC. Each
OVSe Piece.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03
TO PUSH THE NATTER

renyood VIII Seek Higher Conrt, TO Get
Its Just ApportlOnment OF the u. & q.
railroad Tax, Levied by Marshall Coun-
ty-EIceptlonS Filed Yesterday.
The town council OF Benwood is deter
mined that Benwood shall get Its Just
npportionment Of the taxes claimed to be
It's due, by the towns assessor, Samuel
Blake. 1t Is claimed that Benwood has
been bftked by the other districts In Mar
shall county, Of It's share OF the Balh-
more & Ohio loan tax, and some time ago
the town. through It's attorneys, Cald-
well g. Caldwell, made application for
what It claimed Its due.
Yesterday the Marshall county court
rendered a decision giving Benwood S29,-
900 In addition to It's last year valuation,
but this was not considered sufficient,
and Caldwell & Caldwell Immediately
filed exceptions, hence the matter will go
10 a higher court. Altogether. including
the bridge valuation, Benwood claims It's
valuation should reach yer 100000.
The alleged unfair distribution Of the
railroad taxes was brought to Hight by
Assessor Blake, whose opinion was
strengthened by communicating with The
state auditor. The law In relation to the
Baltimore & Ohlo's tax is construed that
Il shall only be levied In the districts
through which tho railroad property Is
in evidence, and Union district has dis
covered that districts in Marshall county
which the railroad doesn't touch, are get
ting q slice Of the tax.
Asa result Of this policy the districts
school fund short 5000, Claiming
that the Baltimore n Ohio loan tax f.
npportioncd to other districts Illegally,
exceptions will be flied tomorrow or
Friday
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03
BOYS MADE BUSINESS
At the rate OF $50 Per Minute on
Main Street Monday Night.

At the rate OF $3.50 Per Minute on
Main Street Monday Night.
well, since business am dull, let's
done make some business"
After giving utterance to the above
thoughtful remarks, several boulders
we're sent crashing through the large
French plate glass window In the Tur-
ner building, 1902 Main street, Monday
night. 1t may have been q Halloween
prank, Intended to promote business,
but three small boys now in jail, Will
have a chance to explain before Squire
Fitzpatrick this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The GLASS was worth $3.50
The boys are colored, and the Obey
brothers, VIII and Ben, are well known
about the city, being typical specimens
OF the old-timo colored pickaninnv.
They are street waits, and by their
abilities { o do a comic turn, reap sundry
nickels about the hotels and on the
street corners. The other dusky kid, is
Neal Robinson,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03
MR xEMpLE's OBITUARY,
He was Pleased with all the Accounts He
Read Except one.

Read Except one.
Jacob Kemple Gate OF Wheeling), the
Republican orator, has a natural vein
of hutnor and nothing amuses him
more than to tell about his own obitu
airy, says the New York Commercial
He is one OF the very few men who have
had the satisfaction OF reading their
" death notices, Il never knew
had so many good traits" he said In a
Republican club up town, until / was
reported dead"
Were you actually dead?" asked a
friend.
No, not even In a cataleptic way. II
was a Ease OF mistaken identity, but
enabled an editor down south to get .
good thing of on me. Several years
ago | was helping the Republican
ty committee to stump this city for
Morton and SaXtOn. One day there ap-
peared a dispatch in the morning pa
pers from Newburg stating that Jacob
Kemple had been drowned In the Hud-
son river. His body had been recovered
and there could be no mistake about
the identity OF the body. for 1t had an
India ink anchor on the left arm. By
a singular coincidence l have such q
mark on my left arm, and all my
friends In West Virginia, where | came
from, know It, All the papers in my
congressional district, and even out OF
II, published obituaries that ! could
take no exception to whatever, One Of
the papers, however, that had the most
fattering account OF my career, closed
1t In this way: We have known Mr..
Kemple, loved him, hunted with him,
laughed at his chestnut jokes that took
on new vitality and colorlng by his tell
ing and have seen him In many condl-
tions Of genial fellowship, but never In
our widest and most optimistic moods
could we aver conceive OF him dylnl
through the agency OF water"
How did you correct the impression
that you were dead?"
t'I made Republican speeches down
there in the next national campaign,
and then they knew that l had been
resurrected, They received me kindly
and said l had been scorched enough
as l had been dead"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03
REMENYrs VISIT
To Mont de Chantal Yesterday Was
Hugely Enjoyed,


The young ladies' OF the senior classes
OF Mt. de Chantal academy. attended
the Remenyi concert given at the Car
roll Club hall, Monday evening, and the
great vlolinlst yielded to their entreat-
les and promised to visit the school
the next morning.
Excitement relgned when the hour
for the promised visit arrived, and
many were the predictions that he
would fail to keep his promise, but n
few minutes later a carriage was sight
ed and school was suspended, Remenyl
was accompanied by Father Harris ana
Father Mcbride. and the party was
most cordially welcomed.
The artist gave n beautiful concert
TO the great delight OF every one. AFTER
tSls an informal reception was held,
which wound up / n kodak party, all
the girls being anxious to get n photo
graph OF Remenyl, and when the kind
ly artist, who not only posed by himself
but requested to be taken with the
urls, nsked that copies OF the pictures
be sent to him, a request for his address
was made. and this proved a signal for
requests for autographs, which were
given to every one who produced pa
per, and Of course paper was plenty.
The teachers and pupils appreciated
to the full the gracious act OF the great
artist and are most grateful to him for
the visit and the concert aud to the
REV. Fathers for bringing him out. aud
to the three sisters for the half holiday
granted at the request Of Rcmenyl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03
rrrnl Yonr ChlId FnlrIy.

The health Of our children is n stub
born question. Some children seem to
thrive under every adverse condition.
Others with every care are slckly and
weak. and nothing seems to help them,
They are frail, puny, constantly atlinH.
Take your child to the great special
let in children's diseases, DIR. Greene.
of Nervura fame, So West l4th Street,
New York City, or write to him, and
give the little one the benefit OF the best
advice. No charge whatever Is made
for such consultation or advice.
whether you call or write. The success
OF this world famous doctor In treating
chlldrcn's diseacs Is phenomenal. and
your child should have this chance to
be strong and well. Everybody admlres
healthy children, and no one has done
so much to make children healthy as
this specialist. Your child Is entitled to
health, and Or, Greenc's advice and
treatment viii build up and strengthen
the weak constitution,