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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-31
PLAY-BALL BOYS.
rge CANE WITH THE DETR0ITS YES
TERDAN.
as0rT SIX HUNDRED PERSONS
on TIE GROUNDS.
..rrI>o oRDFg OF THE RICHMOND
NINE To-MoHROw.
rorineer Piokreii Not on the Sandaiia -
cs,e. Before Police Justice Crutch-
ald's Uourt-Hevivai Services nt
LAUREL street Methodist Church.

The initial ball game Of the ses son
.,.. o'ayel Yesterday afternoon at
r,.-trp's Park between tAe Detroit In-
,a-nsronai League Club and the Rich
,,.-i nine. she latter club, with the eX-
--rsoa ~ Nash, Glenn aud Powell, of
.. Boston and Sioux City teams re.
.-...,yely. composed OF local semi-pro-
r.. ....lnals The weather was raw and
rr nforabiy cool, still five or six hun
5-,i people were within the grounds,
wt.'etao surrounding points OF vantage
l.li han as many more
The Deit0its were first al the bst, and
received warm applause az the game
.,,oel. which was red0ubled when the
,.,eans of the old Virginia nine, Glenn
Powell and Nash stepped 90 The plate in
-.e order named. AT the end of the MN
.rrin- matters looked blue for the home
u.s. the Detr0iis having placed nfe
r..s ON The score, while the Richmonfs
lal REGISTERED The same nnmber oi goose
.,,sf6 their credit ln the sixth ana
.ccfnfb innings however. through hart
tirinr ari lively lase-running by
Ci.nr Powell. Nash and oROuIke, six
,rr. were added. The score then stand
i,s pnro'i-. s. RicAmonds, q, 10 which
va.a.Llfd in the last two innings for
Drro.. snd for Richmond.
Ihe Deroiis pni in three of their
pitchers and tw0 caichers, while Rich
,nanl u.ayed ont The game with Latouchc
fnck Ol course The oncning game
a. he season is not expected 80 be char
. laf bv tte facility OF brilliancy Of
a-..ln- acquired later by hard and con-
.,rf practice, and. an things considered
Gle exhibition given in this contest was
remarkably good. ltwiil De seen thenum-
hep .f hasc hits were The same. and Rich.
....l carmel one more run than Detroit
ORnurke and Luck VIII be the battery
f- Richmond Monday afternoon, and
Anderson. The crack twirleF for Detroit
isODccied % preside
OR0urke is one of the most promising
sni s.laronni players produced in Rich
mlal ln physique cool nerve and other
e..el'ia's Of a fine ball player he displays
unusual gifts Below Is given the score
ir fffail
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TO THE RESERVOIR.
Bow Passengers Cau oct out There To
UaN

Bow Passengers eau oct out There To
Day.
To-day Superintendent Farrell, Of the
Electric line is going 20 make an expen.
meut Leaning by the experience Of
..t Sunday shat hundreds Of people
aould have gone 20 New Reservoir Park,
Lad there been the reasonable accommo-
dgtions a. the corner of Cary and
Reservoir streets, intends 20 work II this
nay
The summer open cars have no motors
1n them now They arc now At the west
nd of the track. Tho regular closed
.ars viii run through from Twenty-ninth
aud z streets 90 the Old Reservoir to-
DAY. They will not stop at Cary street,
Prom the Old Reservoir 10 the pavilion
f the New Reservoir regular
coz will DO run, having hiiched
To- Is one Of these summer cars, thus max
train Of TWO cars There viii be
aleral of these trains. Mr. Farrell said
Yesterday that this was an experiment
add that he hoped it would prove GOOD
one The use of these cars in this man
lsr for the time. means that they canno'
a used % run on the line as they
t.d last summer until the warm weather
stt iu.
The travel to the New Reservoir Park
his summer will largely surpass that OF
last summer, and il will tax the Union
Passenger Railway Company as well as
Tie cry Railway Company with or
without electricity, 10 convey the pas
sengers who viii want 10 be transported
10 ihls popular park and pleasure resort
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after the war, that Is, to train Republi.
.a.u ro x..Iaf tl...o l. D..

after the war, that Is, to train Republi,
cans for what there IS in IT,
The Virginian Republican League
which IS composed OF negroes, and is
headed by young colored lawyer who
is employed In one of the departments,
is becoming aggressive. At a meeting
held new nights since, 1t appointed
certain OF its members TO obtain the
names OF offensive partisans-Republi.
cans who had been lukewarm, and pre-
sumably Others who are obnoxious 10 IL,
who we're now employed IN the various
departments. Their object seems to be in
accord with the policy Of their party
generally, "turn the rascals out" II they
confined their labors to their own race
few would have anything TO say, but
when An order so far-reaching and In
definite is issued it cannot be doubted at
whom 1t is leveled. Nav their efforts be
rewarded, and may they In '92 experience
the same sweeping reform which they
are so anxious to inlict upon their pres
eut political opponents. In the meantime
it Is well for them to remember that Hsr-
ris0n ignores them, the country doesn't
want them, and their pernicious polti-
ca activity will only rebound on them.
selves
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Miss Bessie, Pace lett last week for
Old Point
Miss Nettio Potts is visiting Miss Helen
Cameron, of Petersburg
Miss Mary Lewis returned home last
week
Miss Hall, who was the guest of Mr.
c. OBJ. Cowardin has returned to Balti-
more.
Miss Annie Williams, who has been al
Old Point for some time, was in the city
last week
Miss Maggie Graham. of Lexington
Va. is visiting Miss Sue Neal, at No. 8
west Grace street
Miss Mary McAuerney, Of Jersey City
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Caznedee Nc
Leod, at No Sl5 east Cary street.
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rnrineer riokreII Not on the vandaIIa.

Some uneasiness was felt " friends
in this city of Engineer James NJ. Pick
rel. Of the Yandala, when news arrived
of the loss of the vessel IN the hurricane
at the Samoan Islands, and they will
feel relieved 10 know that he was on
special duty at Mare Island Navy Yard,
San Francisco, when the Nandalia was
ordered 10 sail, and remained behind
Ensign Hilary p. Jones, son Of Coo
mel II. p Jones, OF Hanover Academy,
was on the Nipsic at the time OF the dis
aster, and his fate is as yet unascer-
iaineh
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HALSTEAD REJECTED.
lie VIII Not Represent Us at Germsny-
John sherman Talks In Vain In His Be


half
WAsHTYGToY, D. c., March S0.-Tbe
nomination of Murat Haistead to be
Minister to Germany was disposed OF
finally by the Senate this afternoon,
when the motion of Mr. Sherman to re-
consider tbs vote by which the
nomination was rejected Thursday was
laid Oh the table by vote OF % 10 TO-
The matter was under discussion less
than two hours, and almost all OF that
time was devoted 10 speech by Senator
Sherman in support of Mr.. Halstead.
When the discussion was concluded,
motion was made TO lay on the table the
motion 20 reconsider offered on Thurs
day by hir. Sherman On this question
six Republican Senators voted In the
affirmative and two Democratic Senators
voted In The negative Mr.. Halsteads
friends had thought that they would
be able to persuade several
Democrats to vote for him,
and II was with this object in view that
hey prevented final action on the nomi-
nation yesterday and the day before.
They were disappointed in The vote.
The only Democrats who voted for Mr..
Halstead were Mr.. Blackburn and Mr.
c all. 1t Is said that Mr.. Beck, who was
counted on to vote for Mr.. Ualstead, re
Trained from voting.
On the Republican side, Senators Tel
Ter, ingalls,, Plumb, Evarts, Dawes and
Quay voted in the affirmative. Senator
Cullom, who was outspoken In his eppe-
sition 10 the nomination, was absent, but
he was paired with Republican.
Senators Stanford, Stewart, and Jones,
of Nevada, refrained from voting, but
their votes would have been cast In the
affirmative, II they had been needed.
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DANVILLE.
Death of Mrs. Charles II. Conrsd-Body
found-Alleyed Marderer Arrested.

Death of Mrs. Charles II. Conrsd-Body
Found-Alleged Mardercf Arrested.
.9perial 10 the TIMEs.l
DAHTfLLE, March 30.-Mrs. Charles II
Conrad, wife Of a prominent tobscconist
and banker and the daughter Of Mr. John
W. Holland, died at noon to-day after a
brief illness
The receipts Of leaf tobacco on this
market were larger this week than any
one week this year The shipments Of
manufactured tobacco this week were
over 10000 pounds.
The body & George Evans, an en-
ploye OF the cotton mills. who dissp.
peared December Goth, was found to-day
in Dan river near Yarbrough's mill. The
holes Ia the body and the clothing indi-
cate that Evans was murdered with a
knife Andrew Jackson, also factory
hand, is suspected as the murderer, and
was arrested to await the verdict OF the
coroners jury, which viii be rendered
Monday.
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Count Salomonsky says that he wants
all courting men to cali at his asthetic
establishment, No. 10 Ninth street, and
view the beautiful spring goods he has
on the counter and hear him lecture on
the power of style in shape and colors.
The Count says that the authentic sta
tlstlcs show that more men have been
made happy by good clothes than any
thing else, and that tailor who IS
real artist should DO acknowledged as
beneiactOr 10 society.
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ALEXANDRIA.
Death OF Mrs. Lambert-Talk OF tue sa-
moan Disaster, 80, &c.
fspectal 20 the TlXqs


ALExAEIBIA, March S0.-Intelligence
reached here from ST. Louis OF the sad
death Of the widow of the late Jordan
Wheat Lambert. II occurred at her
residence there to-day. She was Miss
Lilly Winn, OF Hanover, and was well
known and beloved woman. She leaves
three children.
The scholars of Washington school
this evening raised their American flag
on the new building with enthusiasm.
There Is considerable talk Of the Sa-
moan disaster here. Lieutenant AleIan
der, OF. the Trenton" belongs here.
Lieutenant Jones, OF the "Nipsic," Is
well known hereabouts.
. Charles Cox, al old citizen and hotel
man. died to-day, aged sixty-eight
The fire Wednesday night destroyed
the fine house of David Connerst Wheat
land, and Bertron Payne's barn at
0rlesn, with three fine horses and con-
tents No marriages here In March.
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VOL. Ill. LUMBER 900

received the names OF seventy-tbree con.
ye'ts Rev. Il. f. Gayle, very ef-
fective preacher, has been assisting
Mr.. Waggener for the past three nights,
and will serve to-day A large number
Will unite with the church to-day, and
the services will be OF unusual interest
A great meeting Is expected this week.
Rev. W .. Waggener, the pastor, Is a
preacher Of great power and eloquence,
and seems especially adapted 10 revival
work. Mr.. Waggener has labored faith
fully during these meetings, and by his
earnest efforts much good has been &C.
complished.
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The Committee on Police met last
night and ordered the payment of the
usual bills of this department.
Robert Hamilton, the 1anitor Of the
Second police station, was discharged on
account OF not properly discharging his
duty, and John Murphy was appointed
10 IN the vacancy.
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POLICE NOTES.
P.oSsd by the Police and Punished 10y The
Police Justice.

Ia the Police Court yesterday morning
O. few cases Of interest were tried and
disposed o.
Mary Hill al.as Hattie Miller. appeared
before the bar when Sergeant Thomas
called her name She is colored girl
s.h smiling features. and was employed
a. q house girl BY Mr. ID. L. Weis-
i.cr While there she picked
-p what she could and put
Ter employers property 10 use. She
placed ga her possession a silk wrapper,
gown, four CAemises, one bonnet and
o'Aer articles This wholesale appro-
gr.stlon oi property did not please the
employer nor tho Police Justice, aud in
Consequence Mary lin ai.9s Hattie Nil
.el vent 10 jail ~ serve term OF SIX
Goutbs.
A jenkins, Ben. Twymsn, and George
Minor were charged with taking from
lle person Of William Taylor the sum
y <55Q This case was continued 50
IAat other witnesses could be present
A smith Was hned IS and cost. for
hghilas Ia the public streets
Mary l. Brown end Henrietta Wright
Doth colofed) were disordeTly IN the
public street, and were fined each s5 and
costs
A number Of Other ,riaing cases were
disposed Of
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Notice

We were q little TOO previous" in our
dodger announcement OF opening on
April lst, but hope 10 be In proper form
by April 81, when we invite our friends
20 call snd examine our stock Of Boots,
Shoes, Trunks, Sacthels, &c.
GRIGG Il Cross,
4l5 east Broad street.
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THOSE PEARLy TEETH may be kept
so by using Phenol Mouth Wash In con
lection with Kalodont Tooth Powder
For sale by
OWENS & MINOR DRUG Co.
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WILLIAMSBURG.
Dsntb oi Captain james H. Townsend, OF
York County.
Especial 80 the Times. !

Especial 80 the Times.l
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, March SO--Cap-
tain James H. Townsend, who has been
sick for the past two weeks, died this
morning. sged 80 years. Captain Town
send resided with his family on his farm
on Queens creek, In York county, and
was II highly esteemed and most popular
gentleman with all classes. His remains
will be brought here Monday evening
for interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery,
and will be buried with Masonic honoys.
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MEssRs. o. CRANE & Co. call attention
bo the arrival of Havana cigars selected
~ Nr Cranz himself during his recent
visit 20 Havana.
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>,<z
Z GoWuqWuean,
cM2;ice&Co.
NOVEL TIES.

Another Consignment Of
ycry unique and exclusive
patterns ia Ginghan,s,
ChaMlbrays,and Sasseens;
these are French and
Scotch fabrics, remarka-
bleaIise for style and du-
rabiii.y.
An Immense purchase Of
geneleHiem's and ladies'
linen han Il X rch e is,
bought under phenOIne-
aaliy favorable conditions
sor cash. The closest buy
ers cannot afford tOiniss 4
carcfnl inspection Of these
goods.
EtwillnOt prove an April
ast surprise.
BEADED Eapes have be-
come tie popular fad; q
10. we shall open On Mon.
day, April lst, will prove
attractive a. well for the
patterns as for the very
reasonable rates. Many
uifra-fa siiiOnable fabrics
we cannot duplicate, and
we ask the early attention
OF the fasiidiOus public.
400 East Broad Street
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OK account Of delay In shipping their
goods, Messrs Grigg & Cross will not be
sOle 10 open April lst, as the y expected
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Or acc ouni Of delay in shipping their
goods, Messrs Grigg & Cross ~ i'll not be
ab,ei o open April ist, as they expected
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Or account Of delay in shipping their
goods. Messr-. Grisg V CTo~, Viii nOt q
able 10 open April lst, as they expected
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All female complaints cured by Mrs
Persons remedy.
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Thermometer at the Times onice.
Weather Indications.
ANEsF uFNTs.

} OZARI ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Berger & Isstb, J. ssess and Managers
TUESDAY. "WEDNESDAY AID THURS
DAY, APRtL2. 3 Ayo k.at3P Z. II. sps-
clal Matinee WEDNESDAY, at 300 +. N.
LOST IN NEW YORK
The Paramount Success Ia story, Pathos,
Interest and Come iY. Great Play
A Great Cast
A VAST RIVER OF REAL WATER
10 feet long; % feet vide; feet deep. An
actual Steamboat Rum Ing al I uli Speed
cksts Oh sale AOSDAY, April 1t, At usual
prices. uh3J st
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Revival Services at I.aseI-s

fssivsi Services at fsarel-strset church
The revival meeting at Laurel elslreel
' ufch during the past ten days. has
zen one OF great power aud interest.
las congregations have tilled the house
sfhily. Up 10 last night the pastor had
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-31
pICHMOND THEATRE.

y pICHMOND THEATRE
SIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINEE.
Thur Day, Friday an satlr Anrtl ssr, a
dJy Matinee aud Night. HF'" . anu y
Engas mert II Americas favOrire comedian.
MR HENRY L. DIXEY,
supported by tho best organized Company Ia
THIS country,
RICE AND DIXEYS BIG BCRLEsQUE CO..
CDMPR1s ING
OO-sIXIH AhTISTs-6O
In the BuresQue Dream. entitled "AD0Nfs."
Beautiful costumes. superb scenic effects,
calcium lights. &c, as played by Mr.. Dixey
t-v c0A., curlye times Ia New York IOJ nights
Ia London, aud ~ times at the Hollis street
Theatre in Boston.
Scale Of Prc0s: First floor, reserved. t1 80
and $40; ge eral admission, 81 dress circle,
ftee Fed. 81, admission. l5c.: family circle JOc.;
gallery, 10. BOX Office opens Tuesday, April
od az a. ". for tho sale OF seats Doors open
az 1.g p. NJ. curtains rises atsP.M. Next at
traction. C. O D. mb3l-ltt
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AT $1.8O.
CONFIRMATION SUITS.


We place 200 nice BLUE and BLACK C0RKSCREw SUITS on
sale suitable for Easter These superior goods and we'll
made. They go $3.50 and well worth Ss 80 and SO
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sc0nr ~ INNINGs

raraet runs-Datrult. 2; Richmond. 3.
lhr.s nass hits Detroit. Smith ]. McGione J.
Iru.lase hlts-RichmOnd, Nash ], Glenn j.
lafolt. Day ]. lot "a base hlis-Dctrolt. 10,
fI.hmoud lg. Struck Cut-Detvolt. 5; Rich
r.nI.. Umpire. Grave. scorer. Wharton.
Z ue " game, hour 45 minutes.
Batting order Of Richmond nine for
Monday. April lst Glenn, !. T.; Powell,
! b. Nash, 3 b.; Ford, C. T., O'Rouke, p.
Hal. s. s. Foster, ?. e. Napier, b.
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$780,.

GENTLEMENS AND YOUTHS TAILOR SulrS-We have this
80 lines Of strictly first class Gentlemen and Youths
Suits aos ard trimmed exausely We these
goods point style and general gup against any sso suit
medeto In this city.
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$7.OO.

suTSOut of the 400 OF these Suits sale two
weeks ago. only 1856 left Many of them bought by
country dealers who tell that they get $40 and sa for them
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$1,000.

WONDERFUL BUSINESS SrITSOur So syles of strictly ALL
WOOL CASHMERE and CHEyIOT SUITS for Gentlemen and
Youths In all the late spring fabrics we'll made and trimmed
They go at so, and are wonderful bargains
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BOYS

For BOYS ages eighteen splendid wearing Suits
$500 49, $3.50 and $780, Just the thing for school
Splendid Business Suits at $3.50 and sls 80 per suit
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-01

certified by the judges and clerks who held
the said election; that the said tally sheets
and returns were upon proper blanks,
furnished by the clerk of the board of
county commissioners, for the election
throughout the county, for the purpose Of
making such returns; that from an inspec.
tion of said returns il could be easily ascer-
taiDed the number of votes cast, aud for
whom cast; that there was no question as
To the genuiueness of the signatures Of the
judges and clerks OF said election 10 said re-
turn; that you. in disregard Of your plain
duty 10 county said votes, refused 10 do so.
although relator demanded that YOU should
count them, and YOU refused 10 make them
a part of the abstract of votes for snid Of
fee of district judge, and for all other Of
foes for the said proposed state of Mon
tana. and that, 10y such illegal refusal ne
lator will be defeated in his election tO sad
office; that relator has no plain, speedy and
adequate remedy in the ordinary course Of
law.
Therefore, we command you, that, imme-
diately after the receipt of this writ, you
assemble and count the votes of said pre-
cinct No. ~. and all the votes of all the
other precincts i'll said county, and mike
all proper and legal abstracts thereof for
said Office OF district Judge.
Witness, The Honorable Stephen De
Wolfe, judge Of the district court of the
second Judicial district of the territory Of
Montana, in and for the county of Silver
Bow, in the city of Butte, in the said county
of Silver Bow, and the seal of the said court
on this 3lst day of October, A, d., 1859.
STEPHEN DEWoLrE, Judge.
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II is not often you can hear Of a deal
or in the Ready Made article Of Cloth
ing issue a Challenge TO the Custom
Tailors to equal with their work the
class Of goods he is selling, but here is
an occasion where you can see it.
Take a stroll about our city, examine
the Suits you see your friends have
worked month to pay for; look at the
specimens displayed at the tailor shops,
md then come down TO our store; and
II we can't discount them IN STYLE,
in FIT, in APPEARANCE, in TEN
TURE, and in PRICE, we will acknowl-
edge the corn, cancel our advertising
contracts and retire from business.
You foolish men who have been pay
ing $50, $50 and so for Suit of Clothes,
come and see what we are offering for
anywhere from 50 to S35, and we will
guarantee you will regret your reckless
Waste of Wealth, and hereafter buy
your Clothing from us.
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STYLISH NECKWEAR.

To our numerous Lady Patrons, We
would say Our Department of Cloth
ing for Boys and Children is more
worthy Of their attention than ever.
Complete in every detail. lines numer-
GUS and varied, we feel that we have
outdone all former efforts in the display
we make this year
The nobby little Jersey Suits are the
admiration OF all that see them, while
the Plush Trimmed Overcoats TO
l0-have induced purchases from ladies
which had never before failed to send
east when anything was needed for the
little fellows. Fully 1000 pairs Of odd
pairs for the "little shavers," and Elan
mel Waists from 81 upwards.
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wANAMAKER FIXES THE RATES.
Tbirty-Three Per Gent. Reduction Made
By the Postmaster General.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Postmaster-G Gen
eral Wannmaker to-day made public an
order fixing the rate for telegraphic service
for the government for the present year.
Day messages not exceeding ten body
words are 10 he sent not exceeding 400
miles for 10 cents and 4 cent extra for each
word IN excess Of ten. Over 400 and less
than 1000 miles II cents for the first ten
words and three -fourths of n cent for each
word in excess. Over 600 miles one-half
cent added b. the 1000 mile rate; night
messages not exceeding twenty words IL
cents for all distances and one-half a cent
extra for each word in excess Of twenty.
II isprovided that If al any time during
the year any telegraph company shall charge
the public "A less rate than the above, the
government rate shall be reduced TO the
same basis. These rates do not include ci-
pher signal service messages. which are
fixed nt 2lSe for each word to be sent over
circuits 20 be dropped nj designated offices.
The letter of the postmaster-genernl to
Dr: Green, president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, IL also made public,
in the course Of which Wanamaker says
that while he cannot admit Green's claim
that privileges accorded telegraph compan-
los have never been Of any value To them,
he IL impressed by what DIR. Green has adj
yanced IN opposition 30 the application Of
press rates 10 government business; and
revised his order 10 the rates
as adopted. lie proposes the appointment
of a commission of five suitable persons to
thoroughly look into the matter and make
accommodations for a scale OF rates for the
next succeeding fiscal year.
New YoRK, Oct. 3l.-President Norvin
Green, of the Western Union, says the rates
fixed by the postmastet-general are below
cost, but is unprepnred TO say what action
the company will take till after the meeting
Vt the executive committee next Mednes-
day. The reduction from the old rates
averages 3 per cent.