Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-03

by an early marriage. Che leaves
Lyman g. Dayton. her husband,
only so much Of her Minnesota real
estate as he would have been en-
titled to had no will been made.
She makes small bequests to a dozen
lady friends in New York, Pennsyl-
yania, Illinois and Minnesota. A
copy Of the will was served on Mr..
Dayton in Minneapolis this after
noon. He Immediately became
furious, Denounced the will as a
forgery and filed petition for letters
of administration, alleging that Mrs.
Dayton died without leaving any
last will aud testament, and that
there are no heirs except himself.
The hearing Of the case is set for
July 14th, and a bitter and pro-
longed contest is fcreshadowed.
ARRESTED FOR BoYCOTTTNG.
PORTLAND, July al. O'Brien,
president Of the federated trades and
C.M Carson, president Of the Bakers
Union, were arrested this morning
on warrants sworn out by the Ore
gonGerman Bakery Company. The
men are accused of causing a dis ri
button of handbilIs declaring a boy
cott against the bakery company.
THE PLATE PRINTERS.
WAsHINeToN, July 9, 3,-President
Gompers and Secretary Evans, Of
the federation Of labor, arrived from
New York yesterday afternoon, and
called on Secretary Foster in rela-
ton to the troubles in the bureau of
engraving and printing. They for
mally protested against the injustice
of showing any favoritism to par
ticular class Of plate printers. He
believed that the rules governing
he employment of plate printers
should be strictly observed,
PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-General
Master Workman Powderly, Of the
Knights of Labor, last night made
public lengthy statement regard
ing the controversy over the EN-
ployment of plate printers. He be
gins In asserting that the statements
credited to Secretary Foster are en-
tirely false. The secretary has stated
that the matter was not the subject
of discussion at Mansfield between
Senators Sherman and Mckinley
aud himself. Powderly asserts that
tide matter was discussed at Mans.
field, and settlement advised, and
Powderly holds proof over McKin
ley's signature. On the 30th Of Juue
Secretary Foster concluded an agree
ment with Messrs. Devlin and Cav
anaugh to reinstate the discharged !
men, and even went so far as to
write a letter to one of them em-
bodying the agreement. That letter
Powderly says he holds. According
to Devlin's memoranda, the terms
were: "That the seven men dropped
from the rolls IN the plate printing
shall be restored to their
former places, or places Of equal
and pay, and shall be
treated with the same fairness and
consideration as other plate printers,
~ the chief and assistants in the
bureau; that four of them shall be
restored Within ten days, and the
balance within two weeks from
1ate.n
STRIKERS BADLY BEATEN.
PIrTsBURG, July 3.-The carpen
.ers who will go to work after the
lth at their employers terms have
lone two things they did not count
IN during the nine weeks strike.
They have forced a score of small
contractors into the power of the
master builders, who advanced
hem money, thus making the
builders association more of mon
,ply than ever, An unexpected eff
ect Of the failure is the black eye
eceived by the federation of labor.
That order will lose several thousand
members from this district, owing
o its non.fulfllment of promise {
o provide money for the strikers. :