The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-01
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF RAILROADS.

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Bad Year for the Eoads-Eate Cutting 'he
Mai, source of Trouble-The Fred
Douglass Inbroglio-Capital Notes an"
Other Telcgraphie News.
W,suiNcrnN. u. c.. september Wi
T,,,or Commissioner of Railroads, IN
his annual report 20 secretary Noble. says
.l-rhe ua-t wear has not hccn a prosperous /
,.f. lnr the railroads. especially IN Tue st !
Ia mos! of the agricultural >tate~ III 'h'
Aiissis.ippi Valley and west of II, ne sai-'
..thoro have been several successive years
of partial and in many scetiohs a,'n"s.
total crop failures, continued ulvuSn,H III
s.lnp places and excessive rams III "'n',>'
repeated destructive storms HN"I'I'S HN1l ~ ~
rnfrinu p.-ts. All these have comnihed 10
J..,rnv ar lessen the products of the >oil.
Innyitahlv following these fatalities 10 asfi-
.,,it,,re como "A general business depfe->-
;on and mo- branch of business has suffered
in d, ,rr.,tor deartc than that of transpofta-
Mo commissioner SAYS that rate wars are
ia most eases devoid Of pailhiiuh OF tN'"9,'
and are nauuuraicd without f'a9un'n,'
ea,.se. lls considers that there i q surplus
NJ railroad mileage in many SecI'2ns' "''"
N
tine question of the Pacific riili"au' 'olh-
,',i..loner Ta.l0r discusses the best means
~ securing the government the money the
railroad. owe il. and at the same llhe :"
ii sim, fine rates and time 80 ~ not I'D GRIP
pie the railroads. ..,.,,,
Tho rrnori that Commonder kellogg was
relio,ed from tine command Of me ''Sil'y
~, nm bis avn request because Minister Fred,
.rirl Douvia-. and party were 10 pfo'te"
IA In,ti ON her. and that 'ommahuei
/ Evans who succeeded hlm, fepoile" 'n,
vessel. boilers I'm bad condition. !" pl'''n'
the VOYAGE. j. again denied pN '''i
/ Tracy. who tonight made public an 'lie
correspondence relating To me matter, !,
l. shown from the letters and telegfaliie lii,''
/ commander kellogg WAS relieved rom l,i'
] .nnntn,ud sr the D--iucc. september -
thran daN. before IL was known thai Miili--
frr Dnufla-. would proceed to li1Nu ON hcf.
The correspondence also prove, ll'l u N"S
mot Commander Evans. but 'hi'i tn-ih'''
Robbie. of tine Norfolk naNA-iai", Nn'
reported the o-Sipcc's boilers I'D '." IN %
dition Evans insisted that the os'ipte
MA. i'm condition to proceed To liayti' ana
| pniin t,oL au opposite view. Inc CORES
n..nondauce is qiito spirited ON tins point
| which WAS decided los secretary tracy. WI"
,nnroyed ChieEEngnecr Robes views;
/ ~arr.tai, Tracy also denies the pupll,hcu
settlement to the effect that 'omhllhn'I
kellogg. relief from the command "l lh,
O-.iper crew out of am unpleasant l'I7o'''l
interview ai the department. Sohhilinui''
KELLOGG asked TO Dee relieved rom "''N'
~, int simrlv because he had been on sea
duty nearly four years a- coiilhailu'i anu
p. desired to be- placed ON shore duty.
THE THEE AMERICAS AGREE.
The dclee,tos to the three America con-
.,re-.o- were occupied to-day chieHN hi'hln-
each others acquaintance. Inc Nl@i,'l'
,,,r. received this morning at the quarters
,.r.,ided for the congress the Nallach
mansion -by Hon. Il. Henderson ana MINIS
tnr Romero. They spent some time IN miro
duction, and exchange of cifiliucs. me
south American delegates then held an IN
formal conference. at when Alni7'e'
Romero presided. ... .t.. ,,,,.
They discussed I'm general way the pro
oramna to De followed, and then adJvuIheu
~ meet a1ain tomorrow morning Al
their conferences and the proceedings ="
fine congress are u be kept secret.
II j. sill undecided who Will he the pres
ilnni of the congress, but either VT
anderson or Minister Romero VIII n'
chosen for that position. II VIII De- prop"
lf,- considered more courteous lp ltl lii'
d foreign delegates to select the president.
Vhe "details of the programme have no
/ ,.f Laan d.rIdcd upOn. The delegates WI
I il. preseuted t0 the President ON W cdhe-
dav. and during the evening NecIel",
Blaine will entertain them at dinner ~ u'
Normandic. ON Thursday thrN @'9ll W
theig tour, through the country, aiu y''.i
nreparaiion has been made for their ple'7
F, lure and comfort
VIRGINIA PO>1MAslhk-.
The following Virginia p0simastcr- wef
appointed to-day: William I. sutherland "
Colley. Thomas Davis at swords creek
. JOURNALISTIC PROMOTION,
Dr. Frank T. Howe. Of the editorial sta
. of the evening >ttlJ. has accepted thr pos
fion of managing t,iiior of the loledo Di""'
. liz will assume charge next week.
pr. Howe was for many years lnah"-li u
: editor of the National Rcpnbiit'H' II
, has held responsible positions WIN man
other newspaper, of prominence. ne u.
b.an tine Washington correspondent oil vi
/ Bf0,ie for some time.
THE PENSION BUREAU VACANCY.
- General &. T.. Brown. of Ohio accompi
l. nied by Represent ,i'Nr Butterw"rth' caile
nn secretary Noble il', morning to discus
., tha ,acancy at th. h.ld Pension Bufea'
\ General Brown j. probably the strongest cal
~ didate now in the field. General ,anpnel
. nf Kansas. /, actively pushing Ms claini
a and pepuiv Commissioner smith - maxim
"a .frnue effort in his own behalf. II Is piet'
D, ,,ell determined that Mr.. smith viii not =
cei,e the appointment. I'm fact, Mr. >ilitl
transfer % some other government ONCE
n mot now freely discussed.
FRED AID III, WHITE WIFE.
4. Minister Douglass and Mrs. Douglass lo
, Washington at $40 O'Clock this mornin
y an the cNprss- train Of the Pcnn,yl
" Railroad. \ number of colorcd peopl
:, friends of Douglass. were at the station. ~
minister and his wife will sail for llaytl
morrow morning on the United stat
~ Steamer kear-ar.e. II j, expected that u
ie vessel will arrive at Port au-Prince helo
IL. october s. when the Inauguration OF Hipl
- lyfe will take place.
IN CAPITOL NOTES.
"A II is estimated az the Treasury lepa
70 mnnt that the reduction I'm the Pablo de
lg during september will amount 10 flJ-V~'V'
Chang Yam llocn. the retiring 'h'ne
n Minister. presented his letters oi recall
A. fhe President this morning.
M. All of the members of the 'abinol are
~. the city with the exception Of Attorn'
n General Miller who will return io-morro
n. when the regular Cabinet session VIII
resumed.
Commander 4. y. >igsbec has been ,
iil tached from the command Of the Conslel
~ tion. and ordered To duty at the naval a'
~ DENY The other officers have also be
=, detached.
nj ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS