Milford chronicle., 1891-07-10
COMMUNICATIONS.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, July 6, 1891.
Secretary Foster isn't worrying to any
.nnreciable extent over the dispute which
has arisen between the Knights OF LABOR
and the Federation of Labor over the cases
ofthe seven members of the former organi-
1atio,, who were discharged from the Bureau
of Fnoraving and printing for cause. nor
has he the slightest idea that the trouble
will prove to be a disturbing dement, IN the
Ohio. MI. Foster offered to forget the past
records ofthe discharged men and TO give
them work in the bureau as soon as the ap-
nIicauts who we're ahead Of them 60 to work
but this eminently fair proposition was Ge-
cliued bv the executive committee OF the
K Of I. which insisted that the discharged
men should be at once reinstated to their
old positions, against the protest o. the
Federation of Labor, which claims with JUS
flee. that it would be unfair to relnstate
these men over the heads Of other deserving
annlicauts. but which is perfectly willing
tLat fhe men should be again employed, II
thev will make their application and await
their turn lust as others have TO DO. Inc
Democrats are doing their best to persuade
the Knights of Labor to attempt to carry the
votes of that organization over to them IN
Ohio. but there is little probability that tney
can succeed, for the very simple reason tha'
d NHHNAN
1he tiu-plate liar having failed both in his
original mission and in that Of his second
choice. the convincing Of a sensible pubic
that a Treasury which was paying every
claim presented at a hundred cents on the
dollar and still keeping a surplus OF mil
lions of dollars constantly on hand was BANK
rupt. has now taken up as good subject to
lie about Mr.. Blaiue's health, and we are
informed by "Bar Harbor specials" written
in the home offices, that MI, Blame IS
terribly i'll aud can scarcely remember
events a week, old" and more rot otthe same
sort officials of the State department have
the very best of reasons for knowing tha'
Mr.. Blaine's mental powers are ia tip-top
conditions, because they are constantly
receiving communications from him relating
ia public business, and / saw private let
ter written by his own hand on an important
business matter which was received here
This morning, not an hour ago, which shows
him not only to be all right, but to be care
fully looking after his private interests as
well as the couuiry's foreign policy. Just
LET these fellows wait until Mr.. Blaine re-
turns to Washington this fall and they VIII
see how good a memory he has and now
active his brain can be.
s"The right man IN the right place IS
what everyone says when discussing the
appointment of ex Representative VIM
TSdpar Sinonds, Of Connecticut, to be Com
missioner of Patents He is a practical man
and thoroughly understands the business
of the very important bureau which he has
been selected to preside over, having fol
wears been at the head of firm engaged IN
nractice before the bureau, besides having
been since 1884 lecturer on patent law III the
Vale law school, and the author of several
books on patent law ard practice, including
a ssDipest Of Patent cases" embracing all
| cases concerning patents decided by federal
and State courts since the foundation OF TN:
| Government, which IS among the standard
reference books of the profession. He was
A member Of the last Congress, during which
he served as a member Of the committee or
Patents where his knowledge enabled him
to perform excellent service, He also has
good war record, having enlisted as
nriVate and been promoted TO heutenancy
| Tor eallantry on the field. He studied law
after he was mustered out of the army, anc
| has been Speaker of the House Of the Con
necticut legislature
The schedule of the lines Of ocean steam
ers with which Postmaster. General Wanna
maker has made contracts under the SUP
sidv" act Of the last Congress, to carry the
mails. will probably be made public this
week, and just to show how sectional TINS
administration is Mr.. Wanamaker ma.
selected, among others, lines running. oHl
of four Southern ports, Norfolk, Virginia
Tampa, Florida; Galveston, Texas and New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Major Rathbone, Of Ohio who has beer
chief Postofice inspector since April 1889, is
now Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
and it is expected that under the re-organi
cation Of the department now going on be
will be given charge Of the foufth-clas'
postof6ces, which have heretofore been II
charge Of the First assistant. Major Rath
bones wide political experience and his
'fare faculty for Judging character emiuentlS
| ct him for the duty Of looking after the post
masters below the Presidential grade, and j
will Sc good business as wen as good poll
tics to assign them 10 him.