Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-04
MISCELLANY
FINANCES.

~ FiEANNEo'
New YORK, Oct 4.-TO-day's
bank statements show reserve de-
crease of S2,564, 200. The banks
still hold eleven millions aud half
in excess o. requirements.
THE Iron AND sTEEL MEN TAKE A
TRIP.
New York, Oct. A. About five
hundred Of the English and Ger
man visitors who participated In the
session OF the International Iron
and Steel Institute during the past
week, lift this morning on special
train Of fourteen cars for Philadel-
phia. f'
THE RIGHTwAY TO ASSIGN.
PITTsBURG, Penn, Oct. 4.-The
well known firm of Fleming Bros,
Wholesale manufacturers and dealers
In proprietary medicines, assigned
to day. Their liabilities are . half.
million. Assets twice that amount.
SERIOUS FOREST rIREa.
NAPA, CAL. Oct.4.-A fierce firsie
raging in the Red woods and moun-
tains and west Of here. A strong
wind is blowing the flfe into Sono-
ma valley aud It 10 feared many
woodchcppsn and rancbers have
lost their homes.
LINES a FLAN or THE KNIGHTS
FEb OF LABOR.
!. ,ScRANroH, Pa, Oct. 4.--Grand
Master Powderly, IN M interview,
made the following statements:
81 am not surprised" said Pow
derly. ut the order Of the New
York Central debarring the knights
Of Labur from service on that road.
II came to my knowledge as early AZ
last spring, that this policy Of boy
cotting would be institIted by that
corporation against our order.
What they have up TO the present
been doing In secret, they now feel
strong enough to maintain openly
NJ to their Intentions"
How many Knights OF Labor
will I've affected by the Centrals
boycott%
"Nhen the strike began we had
about 1900 members on that road"
|, "Will the order of the Knights Of
Labor resent the action Of the road
In ANY way 9n..sas.'a-.@...'as. s'''
"Most assuredly we will. ! shall
esteem 1t my ,dpty," said Powderly'
etnphatically, "tocaIl upon the mem
bers of our order at once 10 notify
their friends that there are better
r,...is N ,rids. owe. ti.sR -ihs New
York Central. We will 20 further
than that. We shall call upon The
b,,siness men aud shippers Of g"d'
and Others doing business with that
company. and request them to al
rect their patronage Into othe'
channels.
"Wnl 1t not be regarded Us q BOY
colt, or conspiracy on the part OF th'
knights?'
nYoumsy call II whst yos pisase.'
"D;,ss it not strike you as stssnRs
Mr.. Powderly. that this order shou't
come from Webb, instead OF De
pew"' IA,
mo; It is quite in keeping VIII
the policy of the management OF thu
1 rosi, and Webb repressnts directly
the Vanderbilt interest, and Depew
although non,inally president o
the company. Ia simply retained II
that capacity as . reward for pas
ssrvIoes o. 9 lobbyist at Albany
While Depew 10 content TO draw
his CSC, 900 year as president, no Y
| also satisfsd u allow his msnhoo'
20 suffer and let Webb transact Id
business which he ~ presidsn
should perform"
"What will be the final outcom
Of all this ?"
uIt will result In the governmeu
a supervision Of railroads 10 tnl
country, aud nothing can stop y
for there will be orgsnization
formed one after smother, ana
they cannot organise openly the
will in secret, though ] cannot ssy
annrove Of such methods"
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