The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Bids for the New Cruisers-CapItal Notes.
WAsHIN0ION. ID. C.. October aG.-Bids
were opened at the Navy Department at
noon to-day for the construction Of three
steel cruisers Of 1000 tons displacement.
Five bids were opened a. follows: For one
cruiser. | niOn Iron Works, Of ~an Fran
cisco. S,ij.uN. for two cruisers. niOn Iron
Works. IF >an Francisco. 81. sos. 800: forihree
cruisers. Union Iron Works. Of san Fran
cisco S2,0jl.UO: for one cruiser. VI. +.
Palmer. Jr.. \ Co.. New York. SS,i.-
Wn: for one cruiser. Columbia Iron Works
aud DRY Dock Company, Baltimore, S62i.-
900. for two cruisers. 81 ~. 900: for one
cruiser. Harrison llOrring. Boston. s61i.OOO:
for one cruiser. Bath Iron Works. Of Bath.
Me-. S6,j,OoO; for two cruisers. Bath Iron
Works. Sl.3jO.On: for three cruisers, Bath
Iron Works. S2.O91 600. There were present
nt the opening Of the bids large number
Of ship builders from different part, Of the
country. secretary Tracy presided, aud
was assisted 10y tommodore> Wilson and
Melville and General Reamy. it was an
uOunccd that no award would De- made To-
day.
4 MYSTERY.
Belle Brown. an attractive Young white
girl. seventeen years Of age. disappeared
from her home in this city ten DAYS ago.
since which time. until today. no trace Of
her has been discovered. All the clues now
point 10 her having gone 10 Norfolk. Va. on
one oi the rOiomar rNcr boats ON the even
ing of her disappearance. Dispatches from
that city are positive that she arrived in
Norfolk on October llth. but her present
whereabouts is still q mystery The case
ha. excited much interest here. The Nor
folk police are trying now 10 locate her in
Norfolk. in which city, or vicinity. she j.
believed 10 De-. Her lcali ing home is
>brOudcd in mystery. all sorts of theories
being advanced.
rot RIII-CLA~S pO>TMASIERS.
The following named foufth-class post
masters were appointed to-day: Virginia
Mary l.. ll0gg, al Ordinary. North Caro-
lima K. :. Bame''. at Hopewel; L. g.
ROark. at Wheeler.
PRIVATE SECRETARY HALroRps EEsIG-
NATION.
Mr.. T.. ". lIaliord. private secretary to
President Harrison. in telegram from
Fortress Monroe tO the nted Press saws
the Washington Office thi, morning. a. 10
whethcr or not il was true. a. alleged. that
hc contemplated rasigning, was the first in
timation hc had had that he contemplated
such action.
UNITED >IAIES NE>~KI> TO BE SOLD.
The recommendation of the board which
examined the Iuniafa and Quinnebaug n az
they be- sold have not yet been approved by
the secretary Of the Navy. The tugs Pill
grim and Rescue and Monitor >auglis have
also been condemned. The probability Is
that when "A sale j. determined upon all the
Ne-slcs that are 10 be- sold will be offered al
the same time by advertisement in the
press.
PARDoNs REFUSED.
The President today refused 10 grant
pardon To Henry MurdOck. convicted Of
polNgamN January 3. 49,. and sentenced 10
nNc wears Imprisonment and 10 pay costs. I
lie also refused 10 grant a pardon 10 W IL |
liam spencer. convicted of assault and bait /
terv with intent 10 Kill and sentenced 10
one wears Imprisonment in Little Rock, /
Ark. penitenIiary
kCOiOEfD ArrOfNfEf.
Milton VI. Holland (colored). of the Dis /
trict of Columbia. was To-day appointed 10y 4
secretary Window chief Of division in the /
office of the second Auditors Office Of the /
Treasury department.
STEAMSHIP roSroffIcE>.
Postmasicr-Gcncra Wanamaker in his
annual report will recommend
iuUl lu~ioflft- lW t~itHli~itN 'il TIT liih'i- /
pal steamers that ply between the ports Of
The United states and Europe, similar. but /
on a smaller scale, 10 the postal service on
railroad trains This will greatly facilitate /
the delivery of the mail in countries
on both side of the Atlantic. a. when /
the steamers arrive packages will have
been made up Tor all tlv principal distrlbu-
tan. points in the country Of destination.
The German GONernm INT has been IN CORE
,pOndencc with the fO~tma>ier-t'cnerni oh (
The subject. and he will ASK 'ongres, for an 1
10 carry his recommendation /
into effect.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
l'pon "A rc-hearng of the case of Com
lnnnder George X. Durand. the examining I
board have recommended him for promotion.
The proceedings Of the board have teen
.ent 10 the President for hi, action.
Inspector H. 4. Fitz. Of the Washington
division. postOflice inspectors. arrested ON
Dctober 5lth. ~ Mcdowell. Va. hennie {
Henderson, late postmaster AT Mcdowell.
Va. for rObaing the office. Henderson was
held i'm the sum of 500 10 await the action
Df the grand jury.
DEFIANT OUTLAWS