The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-13

Na.
Commissioner Morgan. of the Indian
Office. has prepared a circular letter.
8 which il now sent TO all applicants Tor
positions as Indian school teachers. In
IL he says. 1t Is the purpose Of The
office 10 appoint no person as teacher
ia the Indian school service who would
not be able to secure a similar position
IN the best schools for white children
in the community in which he resides
THE INTERsrARE COMMERCE COMMISSION
ON RAILWAY BENEFICIAL ORGANIzA-
TIONs.
The Interstate Commerce C1mmis-
sion has sent out circulars to general
managers Of railroads aud Organiza-
tious Of railway employees, asking for
information concerning insurance
funds. technical education 10 trainmen
for the railroad service. apprenticeship
etc. In the circular addressed 10 the
railway managers the commission asks:
Is an insurance fund or guarantee
! fund Of any sort provided for the
employees Of your company on which
they have right 10 draw
in case Of sickness OF accident. or from
which payment may be made 10 their
| families in case of death ~
IF such fund exists please state in
what manner 10 was accumulated. how
1t is maintained. under whose direction
10 is administered. under what c0nli.
tions money may be drawn from it.aud
any other facts respecting it which YOU
may think important 70 state :
rs any provision made by your COM
pany for technical education in your
shops whereby it seeks to train men fir
It's service;
is there any recognized system ci
promotion IN the service of the com
pany whereby 10 may BE- expected the
men will be induced to labor for mark
ed eiiciencyf'
Does your order insist upon any
rules Of auprenticing. and ID so. what
are they, lt % fireman OF Drakesman
can only become an engineer or COLI
ductor after term Of service. please
stale what that term is
In the case Of engineers and Clnduc-
tors. are there grades of servo ce rtcos-
uizad either by the order TO which en-.
plOye- belong. or by the employing
company II so. what are those grades.
and what are the conditions f0r passing
from one TO the other
PREPARING THE CHICAGO FOR TIL COMING
TRIAL.
The cruiser Chicago Was pat in the
dry.dock this morning at New York
n order ,nat she might bc scraptd
preparatory 90 her coming tiill-. A.
soon as sine comes ont off
dock Tie Boston will be- pat u
for the purpose of asceraiuirs
the extent of the damage sustained by
her in the recent mish9p- at Rose Rock
and New York harbor. This VIII prob
ably be about Thursday. and until then
90 estimate can be made of the damage
10 her hull.
THE TRADE WITH cnlNA.
Charles Dcnbv. Minister Of the
United States 20 China. makes report
en the foreign trade cf that country for
1883. The total value of the foreign
trade wa. s2i9 70l 600 as agan-t Sel6.- .
-il $50 for 1857. The custom revenue
for 1sSs was S2G.G3,.C00. as compared
with SOB .G22 l50 last year. Tie total
value OF export for consumption IN
foreign couutri,- i'm lSs5. was ~lOH.-
26l 800. in thc like value iu 1854 was
-gs POS. $50: tea and silk make nap the .
third of The export trade. The ssl-
mated value of tea. including tfl dust.
exported IN io,s. Was S3i.s3b.e W, afd
of silk jim its various forms. $50 JiJ OlO.
A, compared with the tea trade OF 1887.
this statement shows that the trade has
not decreased Besides the quantities
stated. large amounts were conveyed
overland from llaukoU TO Russia. OF
leaf tea. the value so conveyed was
- Oj.7jO, and of brick ten Sj3iD0J.
FOURTH CLASS POsIuAsTEgt.
The following named lour.h-class
po,imasters. among others. were app
pointed to-day in Virginia Margaret
f. Ayers at Aiphiu. James l.. Williams
at Amherst Courthouse. j. VI. l.. Viii
lams at Barboursyile Springs, W. $.
Spinner at Blue Ridge. G.. n Hubble at
Chatham Hill. Jacob Killers az Fancy
Grove. Mrs. :. e.. C00ms at Fauquier
Springs. Elizabeth A. Flanagan at FlaD-
acans Mills. William A. Jarrett at jar
rett s. Andrew Rexrode at Mcdowell.
W. II Giles at Masses Mills R. A. MAJ
lone 40 Rowan. and Mrs. NJ o.. Price at
Aieherrin.
THE RACE TROUBLE IN ATLANTA.
Postmaster Lewis. at Atlanta. Ga |
bas not thought the trouble over the
appointment of c0lored man in hIs
Office Of sufficient consequence o.
make a report to the POstoilice Depart
ment. Acting Postmasier-6eneal
Clarkson SAID to-day. however, that he
understood that the colofcd man was
certified by the Ciyii Service Commits
son to Postmaster Lewis and be bad t0
appoint him. lt was q practical Illus
Iration of the beauty of the civil SER
wee system. For himself. be thought
it imp0iitic 20 appoint c0lored man to
" ork alongside of white women. What
action. If any, would be taken lu the
matter he did not Indicate.
TIE CONSULTATIONS NEw OFFICERS.
Surgeon G.. + Harman has been de-
ached from the Naval Academy and
ordered TO the Constellation. Com
mauder C.. ID Ligsbee has been detach-
"a from the Naval Academy ana order
sd TO command the Constellation
Lieutenants John ". Orchard and 7.
VI. Potts have been detached from the
Naval Academy and ordered TO the
Constellation. Ensign John Hood has
been also detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered TO the COnstella-
lion.
wANAMAKER THROWS Up THE SPONGE.
The Postmaster General TO daY sent
by telegraph to Acting
postmaster-G General Clarkson TO author
ze the officers of the Treasury Depart
nent 10 pay the Western Union Iele-
graph Company one cent word for
messages when neces-
.ary This action was taken in
response 10 an appeal by the
Acting Secretary of the Treasury, ~ ho
.lamed that during the suspension Ct
payment Of the telegraph company S
lills collectors and others were unable
% communicate with each other. Que
.ent word was the rate prevailing
intil july lst. when the Postmaster
a.pr,aI ,rIar.t ~ - la raIusaI tl ono