Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-22
DRUGGISTS IN COUNCIL.
Annual Convention OF the National Whole
sale Assoc alton.
[By telegraph 10 the DIspatch.I

Annual Convention OF the National Whole
sale Association.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
PHILADELPHIA. October 2l.-At
to-day's session of the annual Conven-
ton Of the National Wholesale Drug
Association, the Committee on Mem
bership reported that among other
things they found a general desire
among the trade that the Association
shall take active efforts to secure the re-
moval Of the tax on spirits as used in
pharmacy and arts, and also secure the
repeal Of the special license imposed
upon retail and wholesale druggists for
the sale of spirits, which reduces their
business to a par with that Of liquor
dealers. The report was accepted.
James Richardson, of st. Louis, Of
fered resolution, which was adopted,
increasing the annual dues from SO to
3l5, the extra s. to be devoted to the
formation Of benevolent fund.
President Weyer then delivered the
annual address, referring to the effect
Of the general stagnation in business Of
the drug trade, and recommending that
a special committee be appointed, Of
say three members, to devise plan by
which a suitable person shall be en-
gagged to investigate all articles placed
on the market, to ascertain whether
they are Of proper quality or not, and
that the Association assume the ex-
penses resulting therefrom.
The Nominating Committee presented
the following report, which was adopt
ed For President, Mahlon n. Kline,
Philadelphia; Vice-Presidents-A. ii.
Jones, Philadelphia James G. Rich
ardson, st. Louis; j. L. Byrd, Boston
Charles II. Petit, Louisville; F. II.
Paxon, Kansas City; Treasurer, S. NJ.
Strong, Cleveland Secretary, A. B.
Merriam, Minneapolis. Board of Con-
troll 4: James c. Richardson, st. Louis
Daniel R. Moves, st. Paul Charles
Osgood, Norwich, Conn. j. W. Run
ker, Atlanta, Ga. j. S. Perrard, De-
troit.
After the adoption of the report
President Kline took the chair and adj
dressed the Convention. ". II. Raser,
Of New York, chairman Of the Com
mittce on Commercial Travellers, pre-
scented a report referring to the evils
which have crept into the drug trade
through over production and competi-
ton, and to the responsibility Of the
commercial traveller. The committee
thought that while commercial travel
ling could not be abolished, the condi-
tons that lead to such disappointing
and profitless results could be modified.
The Committee on Transportation
reported, through Chairman II. II. Mil
Ter, Of st. Louis, long report declaring
that the subject of transportation and
railroad regulation has now become an
important problem before the people,
involving. as it does, so many diyersi-
fled interests, among which the drug
trade is deeply interested that Con-
gress should interfere and protect the
rights Of all; that State legislation,
vesting certain questionable and in many
cases underlined powers in the hands Of
railroad commissioners, has utterly
failed TO accomplish its ends and protect
the public that the National Wholesale
Drug Association would look with
favor upon the passage by Congress Of
an interstate commerce bill establish
ing a national board Of railroad com
missioners, to give effect to laws which
are or may be placed on the statu,e-book,
and that " we favor the enactment Of
laws compelling transportation compa-
lies to base their charges upon the cost
and risk OF the service instead Of the
theory enunciated BY them-namely,
what the traffic will bear. The report
was accepted.
At the afternoon session letters wers
i.as '.w .'i'-i. --' iic.,arn. -r'i~.
.a Naming. al. ...'rc ma sam
mel j. Randall. acknoW ng the re-.
ccipt Of communicate regarding
the duty on alcohol. The President
wrote that the matter would receive his
early attention; Secretary Manning pro-
missed to lay the matter before the
proper congressional committee, and Mr.
Randall suggested that the visit of
committee to Washington be mao. for
the purpose Of agitating the question at
the proper time.
Tho Goyernmtnt asked to Interfere.
by telegraph TO ihe Dispaich.l
PHILADELPHIA. October 2l.--Dr.
Edward Bedloe, Of this city. went to
Washington to-day TO ask Secretary
Bayard to interfere in behalf Of Sven
Brtl, who was arrested IN Alexandria,
Egypt. two years ago and imprisoned
for a long prriod.
Sven Britt lived in this city for twelve
years ard then went to Alexandra,
where, in November, 1889, he became
connected with the Egyptian police.
" bile in the Arab hospital in Alexan-
dria in February, 1853, ne was sum
moned before the Russian consular
Judge, accused OF the murder OF two
women at Nicolaeil, Russia, ana ar
rested on account Of his resemblance to
photograph Of The murderer. He was
taken TO Odessa and locked up in a
filthy prison, where he endured many
hardships. Then he was forced to
journey afoot to NicolaieH. After being
imprisoned there he managed to secure