The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-04
Knights Of Labor Accuse Him Of Deliberate
PalSehOOd.
CERTAINLY GUILTY OF DUpLICITY.
bowden Trying to Upset Tracy's Reform
Rules Mt the Norfolk Navy-Yard-yirginia
Postal Cbanges-Capital News.

the Secretary. Why" he remarked,
Charley Foster seems to have lost all the
political sagacity he ever had. He has got
himself tied up in double bow-knot.n
The Secretary's latest dilemma is rather
serious. Yesterday II was reported that T.. L.
Jordan. the sal0on-keeper. against whom Eos
ter had specially directed his criticisms. had
received q letter from the Secretary rendering
him his former position as assistant superln-
tendent of plate-printers. When asked about
this Mr. Foster emphatically denied it. He
declared that he had never addressed any let
ter t. Jordan, and made the denial more
sweeping By avowlng that be had never ten
dered Jordan any appointment.
In the Star of yesterday Secretary Foster
IN an interview reiterated the sweeping
| denial he had made to representatives. of
other papers The statement of Mr.. Pow
derly published this morning contained a
| declaration that he and his confreres we're in
possession of letter written and signed by
Secretary Foster addressed 10 Jordan and
| Offering him his former position. The TINES
| correspondent called upon Jordan to-day
| and he declared that he received the letter
| but had turned IL over 10 Develn and Cava-
nagh that they might deliver it to Powderly.
who would conduct the fight on behalf of the
| Knights
When confronted with these facts Secretary
| Foster confessed that he did write and sign
such letter. and that he did address it to
Jordan. But" he added. with hardhood
aud efrontery seldom witnessed. Il never
sent it to him He practically charged that
| Develin and Cayanagh stole the letter after
! II was written from his desk. He added as if
believing the addition would exon
crate him, that as a part of the agree
ment with the Knights required the
reinstatement Of Jordan, and in pur-
suance of that he wrote and signed the letter;
that 1t was not entirely satisfactory and he
undertook 10 write another. that meantime
tie letter was laid on his desk, but before he
had completed the second letter the deega-
tion from the Federation Of Labor entered
with their protest that upon learning from
them that in order TO reinstate the seven dis
missed plate printers other applicants
for appointments on the chance rOll' would
have to be set aside in short that
1t would be necessary to provide for the seven
dismissed men to the disappointment Of others
Who had in good faith applied for places as
there were more applications than there would
be presses even with the enlargement soon TO
be made Mr. Foster SAYS this showing con-
vinced him that II would be unjust 10 lump"
the dismissed men over the heads of others
and he broke off the negotiations that for the
time he forgot about the Jordan letter
and it was captured and carried Of by the
Knights representatives. On the other hand
the Knights assert that the letter was placed
il their hands to be delivered 70 JOrdOn. As
the Secretary has prevaricatel, 10 use the
nllUthL possible term. lu several instances.
naturally the public will not place entire con-
fdence in his latest explanation about the
letter
The earnest friends Of Mckinley are indig-
nant with Foster because Of the bunglng
manner in which he has conducted these he
gOtiatiOns They will not trust Foster any
further as a manager. Mckinley himself was
very anxious 10 have the controversy settled
even at the expense Of a complete surrender |
10 the Knights.
REroRM AT The NORFOLK NAvY-YARD.
- E1-Congressman Bowden has been here |
since yesterday endeavorng to ~ set part OF |
Secretary Iracys reform system at the Nor |
folk nayy-yard.
Among the recommendations Of the appl- |
cants for those positions which the Secretary /
had ordered should be sub bjected 20 cOmpet- !
ton was that Of C.. L. Richardson. of this
city. for master-plumber. Prior 10 the /
application OF Iracys reform, which, by the
way. was an imitation of the system naugur-
ated by Secretary Whitney. j. =. Odendahl |
held the place of master plumber. lie was
appointed at the instance of Mr. Bowden and
was recommended an able aud ardent
worker for the Republican party. II appears
that he Is one Of the local bosses. Immediately
upon learning that the board Of examiners
had recommended another man for the
place be had held Odendihl hastened
TO Washington but he soon found that he
could not persuade the department 10 re-
verse the action of the board lie tele-
graphed for Mr. BOwden. who has been
laboring and pleading with Secretary Tracy
and with his chiefs of bureaus 20 save
Odendahl, But the proposition presents
problem which puzzles MIR Tracy. If he re-
verses the action of the board IN a single in
stance he must take that action on the ground
hat it has failed 10 find the best man for tho
place. That would be avrtua condemnation Of
the entire reform system: for of course if the
hova faifaH aifbar tbrpugb
-ance. favOritism or any other cause in one
Instance they may have failed in all.
In behalf of Odendahl his party services
,re urged, and in the same connection it is
asserted that Richardson Is not a voter IN Viz
sinia. and more than that, that he is not Re
publican
The best Mr. Bowden could do was 70 OBJ
ain a promise that the appointment should
be held up for the present
Meantime the examiners are cOntendlng for
he integrity Of their work. They maintain
hat the examnat on was thorough and
impartial and that the men who demonstrated
he best qualifications were recommended for |
appointment.
LEAD, ZINC AND sSiELTISG INDUSTRIES.
The Census Office to-day issued bulletin
N the lead. zine and smelling Industries of
he nited States. The principal producing
tates IN the order of their rank as to quantity ]
f production are as follows for the respective
res
Lead ores Colorado. 70.7SS tons; Missouri /
T. 4S2 tons Idaho 23,172 tons: Utah, 1868
ons; Montana, 10. lS3 tons, New Mexico 4764
ons. Kansas, 3.6l7 tons; Arizona 3,l5s tons.
Zinc ores Missouri. SO. lSl tons; New Jer- q
ey and Pennsylvania, G3.839 tons Kansas, :
$40 tons: Wisconsin, 1882 tons Virginia =
nd Tennessee H.. 900 tons; Iowa. 450 tons. Z
The statistics Of labor and wages are also !
iven as well as many other items concerning :
no development of these industries. I
CAPITAL NOTES.
In North Carolina n postoffice has been g
,tablished at Waterloo, Union county. with q
lillian g. Beck as postmaster. a
The postoffce at Sprlngsyille Cabarrus \
)unty. has been discontinued: mail TO iulln
Special service 10 Rubicon, Moore county.
ON Manly. has been ordered discontinued
ON the 18th instant
From the 18th instant the railroad service Al
ON Salisbury 10 Albemarle via the Rich d
ond and Danville railroad will be extended Ii
ON Albemarle TO Norwood. VI
NJ. Moler has been appointed postmaster at q
auck. Alexandria county, Va, vice NJ. 4
sunders. removed q
Dispatches were received at the War De- Z
lrtment and Indian Office to-day from Gen q
al McCook, telling of the capture of all the 81
ostiles OF the Araibi village in Arizona They
rrendered peacefully and were sent TO Fort d
ingate. b
presdent Harrison laft Waehinotop this ii