The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-30
Over The Fight Being Made by the Knights
Of Labor.
FEARS THEIR INFLUENCE IN OHIO
senators Plumb and Pestigrew on tho Ne
Kinley Tariff Iaw-Thc Star and the
Critic Capital Notcs.

Labor. viii be here 70 sustain the local labor
leaders There VIII also arrive in the city to-
morrow sono half dozen prominent Re
pubhcans of Ohio. friends of Mckinley
who come 10 urge that the labor
organizations be gently dealt with and
that all concessions possible beaccorded them
il seems that 10 Is the President Who for
badc the ~urreudert o. the knights which Sc
cretary Foster had planned. iosters ii deep
trouble. ie was uut IN the Cabinet % manage
ONO politics and 20 wrest the state from the
democrats. Hence he is held responsible for
Republican defeat there. When in the
course OF the fight the labor leader. declared
they W .uld be sat SIZED with the restoration
OF the seven discharged plate printers or the
removal oI Superintendent Meredith, Secro-
tarF Foster became very dl-nlhed and
began 90 descant upon the imposslbilty
OF the Government making such concessions
l. ant class. laborers or capitalists but the
Secretary dignity received "a severe t-back
upon being informed that unless the demand
oi the order was complied win regular on-
saught upon 5lchlu4eY would be organized i'm
Ohio Tins threat was put upon the ground
that the lab0rmcn are forced 10 resort TO re-
talmtOry measures % obtain thor rights
when others 1al. After a few days con-
sideration Alr. Foster was prepared
e. restore the discharged plate-print-
ers. but tho President vetoed il. holding
that 10 would te setting a precedent that
might cause much trouble IN future He
directed that the conduct oi Superntcn-
dent Meredith DE Investigated. saying
If Meredith bad been culpahle or negligent he
ought O. be removed Secretary fosterw would
n doubt sacrifice Meredith for the sake OF
appeasing the labor organizations. but Mere
dith Is strong IN Ohio and hs friends would
fight back.
Mr. Powderly and the others OF the cxecu-
tive board have ayOwed their support of the
local leaders IN tire contest. ana tie pIeeen0
here of the national labor leaders may bring
al ut an early result The labor men believe
that If driven tO 10 they can exert an influence
which viii defeat Mckinley.
The evening paper here prints au alleged
interview " th plate printer, who dcnounces
the fight against the bureau, and saws IL Is q
conspiracy of discharged men. The regularly
authorized leaders of the hnight- OF Labor
plate printers dououuces the interview as q
cheap fake printed in suDserVent paper
20 undermine the knights.
RfrEAI oT THr N'uSIEY JAW.
Senators Plumb and pe,ugrew have both
spoken through interviews n very positive
terms i'm favor of extensive modlicat ms of
the Mckinley law. These two Republicans
90 further and declare their willingness 10
vote for such modihcations. The Senators
say they believe that a bill to par
TALLY repeal the Mckinley law viii
pass both houses of Congress at The coming
session but that President Harrison viii veto
it. A repeal bill could and would pass the
House over the Presidents yet0. but could
not get through tne Senate. The iudepen-
dent OF Alliance Senators, PETER and Kyle
would vote for tie repeal and II
is quite likely that Senator Pad
dock of Nebraska. would also sup
port it. as he refused 10 vote for the Me-
knley act That would be Just enough COM
bined with the Democrats. % get 10 through
kI. lttr4 d VA
cratic Senators might refase To- support such
repeal bill as the House would send.
Mcpherson. of New Jersey. leans strongly
towards protection. and senator Hin. of New
York who iuclnes IN the same direction. viii
have vote in the next Senate However
Senator Plumb believes that enough hepubn-
can Senators Will support a bill 10 adjust
tariff burdens with some equity and fairness
e. pass il despite such Democratic opposition
as 10 may encounter.
PUBLIC DIET STATEMENTS.
Secretary Foster and the chiefs of the most
important financial divisions of the Treasury
went Saturday on jaunt 20 old Point TO
discuss the question Of formula for pub
lic debt statements of course the peo-
pie foot the bill and public officials who, un-
der the pretense Of discharge of duties
seek popular and expensive resorts are not al
conscientious as to the amount OF the bills
Not even Secretary Foster can explain why 1t
was necessary for Treasury officials to leave
the National capital and 90 to Old Point IN
order 20 confer upon "a matter of routine busl-
ness. The truth is that it was % scheme to
combine very little business with great deal
OF pleasure no public expense.
AS the head Of the department suggested
the project of a trip without cost 10 most
popular res ri his subOrdinates readily as
sented If they held any conference at Old
Point nothing was done Oefond what had
already been determined 10 had already been
practically decided to include hereafter IN
public debt statements the fractional cur
rency. National bank deposits and the re-
serve fund for redemption of Treasury notes
This will SO enlarge the apIarent amount OF
money held by the Treasury that the admins
tration hopes 10 mislead public opinion and
check the assaults upon the Republican party
wasting the surplus 10 is already realized
that the billiOn-doliar Congress viii cut no
small figure IN tho Ohio election.
WEATHER BUREAU APPOINTMENTS.
BY direction of the President and at the re-
quest of Secretary Rusk the following officers
have been assigned 20 duty with the Weather
Bureau. Major Henry H. ii. DunWoody signal
corps, First Lieu. enant William A. Glass
ford. signal corps First Lieutenant Joseph
A. Maxfed, signal corps. and Second lieutcn-
ant John +. Finly Nineteenth infantry. The
transfer OF Major DunwoOdy, it is thought
will give him charge of the Weather Bureau
as Chief Signal Officer Greelys assignment 20
the bureau was not required.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The Evening Critic which has for some
wears existed in precarOus sort of way, has
finally been purchased by It's successful rival
the Star. and the latter viii no longer have
any rival twinkler in Washington city. Nor
Is there much danger OF any new
rival being started. by this purchase the
Star becomes the owner of the United as we'll
as Associated Press franchise and of course
would not assent TO any competitor having
either of the privileges. In fact. 80 far as
press franchises are concerned, no
new paper can get in here. The Star
has had the evening held virtually
g. itself for a long time. II purchases the
Critic more for fear of what 1t might become
81 the hands of live newspaper man than be
cause Of any harm it has done the star IN the
past
The following fourth-class postmasters have
been appointed in North Carolina: .. Mch.
Long, Doser. Forsyth icOunty, vice =. VI.
Long resigned, f. f. Green, Trenton, Jones
county, vice i. G. Moore. deceased q.
Marshall, White Road. Forsyth county, vice
X. A. Lenyille, resigned.