The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-11
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE BRIGHT THOUGHTS or SMART
WRITERS.

Foreign Notes Interview With the ~
Empire Eugene From Engiand-Tb'
bread Market-December COtton--Har
rison and the south Trusts are Frauds
FOREIGN NoTEs-AccOrding 10 The
Herald cable dispatches, a correspondent
succeeded in interviewing the Ex-Em
press Eugene on the anniversary Of The
Emperor's death. and asked her abOu
the Morier story.
Her Majesty said. II refuse absolutely
TO enter into a discussion Of politics
moreover, Sir r. ID. Morcr has a per
fectly good case, and stands on SOUND
ground lie can defend himself, and
needs no assistance 10 clear him.
An ABSURD STORY.
Attendant on Her Majesty was Mgr
Goddard and NJ Pieiri. secretary TO the
Empress, who said. "Uhc whole Moriel
affair is absurd The dispatch published
in the Cologne G0zette is very old. II
appeared long ago in Bazaines book Of
the campaign
why should it not have come from
MorierY' ! asked.
Pictri smiled and replied. Because
anyone who knows about the methods OF
procedure in courts must know that the
Empress would never receive dispatches
direct from any individual All her dis
patches come from the Minister for
Foreign Affairs. The whole thing is alb
surd. and the sooner il is dropped the
better
A dispatch from London says that An
English syndicate, with "a large capital,
has been trying TO corner Cuban to-
bacco for the purpose of buying out all
the Havana cigaunakers. Other English
capitalists having got wind of the affair,
have bought the two largest factories in
Havana
4 dispatch from Teheran says that the
Shah VIII visit ST. Petersburg in April,
where he will remain two weeks He
viii afterward visit France, Spain, Italy,
Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor,
and the Caucasus.
FROM IRELAND.-The FrefmaH's JoHr-
mt says Mr. Edward Harrington,
member of Parliament, who was sen
fenced 10 six months imprisonment for
offences under the Grimes act, is confined
in a bare cell in the Tullamore Jail.
Contrary TO practice, Mr. Harrington
was seized by number of warders, who,
despite his protests and physical resist
ance shaved of his moustache
PANAMA CANAL-A Paris dispatch
says that the contractors 40 work ON The
culebra section of the Panama canal
deny that they have made excessive de-
nands, and express their Willingness TO
continue their labOrs, at their own eX-
)ense, until February II, thus aiIording
ime for necessary steps 10 be taken for
he reorganization OF the canal enter
Prise.
THE BREAD MARKET-The millcrs Of
who are endeavOring 20 cor
Ter the bread market of the country say
hey want cheaper wheat and dearcr
lOur I'm their efforts lO control the
bread market they have conspired 10
lring about an abnormal condition of /
hings I'M which wheat is dearer than the I
lour that is made from IT, BY raising
he price of wheat the Western millers /
rave assisted in shutting of the markets /.
If Europe for American flour, and have /
Onfined themselves by this operation 10 I
home market in which fhc supply /
realty outruns the demand To az .
.ravate the situation, any attempt 10
Orce mp The prices upon home cOnsum-
RS is met 10y an increased use of corn
neal and other substitutes for wheat
read. one thing is tolerahly certain.
bis country is too large and lis food sup
lies are too abundant 10 permit any
to control the bread mar
e. -Pliadipila Roc0rd.
THE DECEMBER COTTON MOVEMENT
he New York FiHanciH (hr0aice. in
3 monthly review, says that the ship
rents by rail during the month of De
.mber have been OF large volume, the
ross movement aggregating POO 1905
lles. In December last year the
mount sent overland surpassed any
ling ever before recorded, reaching
1893 bales The comparison which
ne current total makes is, therefore.
though somewhat disappointing. not
holly unsatisfactory. COntrasted with
$50, the months result exhibits gain
29,13S bales
For the four months of 1883 the gross
as been 797, 1903 bales. against S7335G
lies in 1857 and 5000 bales in lss6-
haHa Constitution.
LORD SACKvuLE.-TheB British Amerf-
10 thus explains the failure of Great
ritain 10 send Minister 10 this country:
.Ord Sackyille has not resigned his posi-
On, nor has he been removed by his own
,tmment He u.s. therefore, to-day. DE
re Minister al Washington, entitled 10
'aw the pay of that position until the
nj OF the current British fiscal year to-
H. March 81 1880 There is, therefore.
no manner in which the
Irish Government can be represented ,
2 a Minister here until that time. be- !
use there will not be two salaries paid ,,
7 the same position. '-Aer York Tr- =
no. p,
IARRIsoN AND THE sourn-General '
"bugle-note for a pure ballot" =
by some of his supporters :
referring entirely 20 the southern r
ates and having no relation 10 the nOto- a
,us bribery in Indiana and other r
)rihen communities. The next Presi-
nt's purpose they say, is TO secure "a
u vote and fair count at the South. or
know the reason why not
.t would be an unpromising beginning. =
one quite in keeping with Republi- =
J traditions, if the new President y
,uld undertake to reform matters out .
e of his own party, 10 the neglect of 4
uption nearer home.-Noc Yorl +
rld -TT d,
trusts ARE FRAUDs.-Judge Barrel of q
Supreme Court of New York. deliv- :
i the opinion in the case of the +
orth River Sugar Refining Company" n
w ednesday I'm the opinion the judge "
& The act complained of in this con "
tion is the defendants participation D
/ combination between the owners of r.
ain sugar rehneries. The cOmbina- a
J comprises all the sugar refneries in OF
State, and, with few exceptions. i'm /,
United States This vast comhina- Il
is denounced by the people as pub g
menace, as preventive of competition. l.
as tending to control prices and Gre d
a monopoly 1t is defended by cor Z,
alton as the mere individual act of its o.
in nowise binding upon 10
at all events, as a harmless assOcia-