Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-17
the membership in this part Of the work Of


the order.
His financial statement shows that in
Guiding the balance on hand az the begin
ming of the fiscal year, July l, 1881, the total
receipts OF the order has been $bO.6l4l9,
and the total expenditures 500, 1IS.S2, leav-
ing q balance on hand July /. 1892 Of
So65.31 He explains that there have been
several extraordinary payments during the
past year. caused by defending lawsuits,
which, although all were decided in the or
der's favor, eutailed heavy costs.
The report shows that the membership
of the order has increased slightly during
the past year, and Is now over 100000 mem
Der in good standing. Except slight bal
ances due some OF the general officers on
salary, the general order is entirely cut of
debt. All It's property, including the gen
eral headquarters IN Philadelphia, some
coal mining property in Indiana and other
property in this State and elsewhere, is
fully paid for, and fOOts up a total value Of
10 the ueighbOrhOOd or 100000. Mr.. Hayes
COngr2tulateS the order on its satisfactory
finSncial standing, and expresses the belief
that all indications point out to bright
future.
THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The general Executive Committee in its
general report approves the plan, adopted
good standing 10 pay five cents TO fund
for the payment of railway expenses Of
delegates. The case Of the suit brought
against the order by Vim. Witty, Of Ans
terdam, \. Y, for an alleged claim for
goods furnished strikers in 1857 was de-
tailed, the board stating that while victor
iOus il would have been cheaper for the
order from a financial standpoint to have
e tied the claim, out the report says,
b re is evidence conclusive that the
case was put part of a plot by which the
enemies of the order hoped 10 conclude its
run and your board believe that had the
case been settled in any other way there
would have been brought a series of in
iQuitout claims we would have been called
upon 10 defend.
Much space is devoted to the review of
the trouble with the combine of clothing
manufacturers in Rochester, n. Y, and
the efforts that have been made to settle II.
The report says on this point: In spite Of
all devices and expedjeuts of tue combine,
the boycott mas been steadily and effective
" prosecuted. and millions of dollars of
trade have been diverted from them.
Acknowledgements Of assistance IN this
respect by the Farmers AlliSnce, Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and other or
CARNATIONS, is made, and il is urged that
prophecy Of ultimate victory. The board
also reviews in detail the case brought
against National Master Workman Jemes
Hughes by the Rochester manufacturers,
which case is now in the
HANDS OF GOVERNOR FLOWER
in the shape Of petition asking for
Hughes pardon. The statement is made
that Governor Flower refused to act on the
case until after the election. There is an
indirect charge in the paragraph referring
10 the cases, thst the jury which convicted
Hughes WAS packed" then follows this:
1T behooves this order TO declare in words
that will admit Of no double meaning, that
as the founders OF the Republic would not
allow their liberties TO De withheld by a
King. so wo the work gmen Of to-day will
not allow theirs to be taken away 6y the
legislation of corrupt Congresses or Legis-
natures, nor by court made laws
kThe troubles between the Knights Of
], Abor and the Worlds Columbian Expcei-
ton was given at great length =
with the efforts made by the =
settle the difficulty. II vas ST.
local assemblies were, by acii
Ing from the Board, urged
their members in Congres
should be appropriated I
until the labor question
report then continues;