The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-30
The T0RLD'S FAIR.


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MN YoRx, xovemtcr =. Special.
Tie ooly thing Of tntcrc4( now ~ coun<c-
tion With the Worlds lair Is the progress
Of the Wuek of The committee On lesisla1!oe.
The bllIS IA ip pfesenlcd - ConeYeps Will y
pfeCghled tfd probably el.es1fd 9 scl3e
ssss ,ssi s!s sdtss ass'''ss sesssss, sss's
recefved u late fkpm various i;1s19 b thcl
country show ; decldel gain In feeling ut
New York. Ibe gucfaB(ce fund is nearly
compls(s, a4d the queetion now discussed y
whether 70 70 >jH a'd raise another =, ,0oo,-
000. Some persous connected NTH Ne pro
ject declare that there IL no neceesity Of
getting any more money subscribed until
Congress sball have decided that New York
II the place for the fair. The general ex~
ecylive committee tomorrow will probably
take some sections Tie finance eommlttes
Will. howeSef Ieseift any inferference WITH
its work.
TEARING Up STREETS.
The grand jury to-day made present
meiit urging the need Of legislation in re-
card 10 tearing IN streets by the electric
and steam-heating companies. They say
they are unable to determine the response
bility for the death Of I.ineman Feeks. \
change in conducting the corOner's inquest
was also recommended. The Board Of Elec-
trical Control. they declare, is negligent and
iucOmpetent and shotild give way to eN-
perts. They hold the board largely rcspon-
sible for the recent electric light fatalities.
condemn the inquest methods and the COM
bination of various wires on the same pole
and advocate am entire Oyerhaulng
Of the underground legislation. The
emphatic opinion ofthe Jury. after f'ill ana
exhaustive examination and discussion OF
the city's electric-light scandal. and Of the
horrible fatalities which have recently
resulted from the nOn-admlnlstration
Of the law ordering oil the wires under
ground without dplay. This opinion was
clinched ily the vain effort to bring some
body to book for the death Of Lneinan feess,
which horrifed the entire community for
week.
DEATH or A CENTENARItN.
The death of Eva shannon in the Home
for Aged and fniitIn Hebrews, at the age Of
one hundred years and elk months was re-
corded to-day. Mrs. shannon was widow.
and had spent exactly half Of her life time
here and half in England. where she was
born. Her maiden name was >alomon.
Mrs. Shannon's yigor was extraordinary.
considering her great age. | p TO the age Of
one hundred wears she read the newspapers
without glasses. Every morning Of her life
she took cold bath. The century mark
passed she began TO fail rapidly. and passed
peacefully away.
CHARGED WITH wILFrL MURDER.
Junius A. Barley and Donald +. Nichol-
son. captain and mate Of the American ship
southern Cross, are under arrest, charged
with the wilful murder on January 10Th Of
Hi lOn. n Chinese cook. who shipped on the
last voyage out from New York. The Wit
nesses are the officer, and crew. and 1t Is
expected that the trial will show that the
murder was fendishly brutal and horrible.
THE WRECKED BARK GEEMANIA.
Four more bodies from the wreck Of the
bark Germana, which was wrecked OF
Long Branch on " ednesday night were
washed up on the beach at spermaceti
Cove, y. j.. this morning. The number in
cluded the remains of Captain Nindhorst.
six bodies are still missing. Theodore Ru-
the vessel was not unseawOrthy. lie loud
ly denOunces the action u the New Jer.cy
life-sayers during the disaster lie says
they were to iiame for the loss OF life o.
casioned By the wreck. The ships crew
were lett struggling in the water. with the
lifc-sayers huddled together on the beach,
making no effort to rescue thsm.
ALL SORTS.
John Gadsly Chapman. the artist who
painted the Baptism Of Pocahontas' IN
the rotunda Of the Capitol at Washington,
and other well-knOwn works, is dead; ageu
eighty-One wears. lie was born at AleXan-
dria. Va.
Colonel Daniel Pope Holland. who served
with credit in the Confederate army, aud
has since the war been lawyer here and in
Washington. died suddenly OF heart disease.
He was born in Cork. Ireland. in 1879. lie
defended Dr. John X. Gee. Of AndersonSllle
prison. in his famous trial.
special telegrams to Bradstreets indi-
cate the continuance 0f fairly active
movement Of general merchandise, though
the Intervention Of u holiday and unfayor-
able weather tended 10 restrict the volume
Of trade. Eastern Texas mills are shipping
lumber to Central and south America. Val
ues Of October merchandise exports were
the largest for any month on record. with
one exception. exceeding by 81 per cent. the
total for September. lSS,l. and by 81 per cent.
that for October. l-sS. Imports also show
large gain. but the export total exceed
that for imports by y per cent. For ten
months the total value Of exports is less
than totals for like periods Of lesN and 49,,
but imports for ten months Of l>>J are the
largest on record. Nearly all lines Of trade
share in the increased export movement.
Business failures reported to Bradstreets
number 265 in the 'nted states this week.
against 30 last week. and 26s this week
last wear. Canada had &c this week, against
"a last week. The total Of failures IN the
United states from Janury 10 date Is To-
312, against =. lGJ in isS>.
An important decision by the arbitration
committee Of the Cotton Exchange was
posted on the official bulletin board to-day.
IL settles the question a. 10 what con7ti-
tutes immediate delivery, over which there
has been hundreds Of disputes among the
brokers'. The decision 10 in substance that
1.-THE time OF the shipment is the essence OF
the contract" that IL is not fulhlment OF
| the contract 10 ship as soon rs possible.
With one working day less than last year,
the Richmond and Danyille system for the
three weeks in November shows decrease
i'm earnings Of S26,j2J. For the same period
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
shows an increase Of S2l, 100.