The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
NEW YORK NEWS ANDTALK
THE WORLDS FAIR GUARANTEE
FUND NEARLY s5, O00, 900.
The Brush Electric Light Go. Censured
orC.r~lessness-United states Gsugers
Indicted for Extorting Illegal Fees
Death OF samson Waliaeh.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
December nth. iSS}.


The friends Of ballot reform are rejoicing
over the fact that ex-Prcsident Cleveland
has sent them warm endorsement Of the
movement. and has placed himself before
the public rs an advocate Of the idea. Tit
official returns Of the last election in this
State show that at least 300,0Oc did not vote.
Last year there were 1871 eco cast, this year
there were only 100000. This stay-at-
home vote is always- an important factor
| In deciding contests. and recent computa.
ton puts its total in this state at 100000.
Ballot reformers are sure that with change
IN the present system, the bulk Of this vote
would be brought out. As soon rs the Le-
gislature will open a number Of measures
| looking 10 the adoption OF the modification
of the Australian system will be proposed.
| Al present writing there is every prospect
Of success for some change. IL is almost
too much. however, 10 look for so violent an
oyerturning OF the ancient methods as the
ballot-reformers entirely hope TO accom-
plish.
AROUND TOWN.
The American Sabbath Union proposes 10
petition Congress to change inauguration
day TO the first Wednesday in March, so as
not TO require travel ON sunday to reach
Washington i'm time for the occasion, as IL
now does when the day comes at the end OF
the week.
One Of our best known Hebrew mer@
chants was buried to-day from his resi-
dence, No. 1874 East Sixtieth street. lie
was Mr.. Samson Wallach, whose charities
have made him pillar of the institutions
of his race.
The Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany announces that il has ordered OF the
Vulcan Works, at Stettin, another large
steamship for ITS transatlantic service. The
.aaltt IL 70 =
to be christened the Furst Won Bismarck,
after the great German statesman.
The Methodist Book Concern has moved
into its new and beautiful quarters erected
20 mark its one hundredth anniversary OF
its foundation. December !, 1879. A CEN
turv ago Johu Dickens established the Con-
Germ at Philadelphia. Within six months
it was removed TO New York, where 1t has
since been. ..
This evening billiard tournament opened
at the Union Club headed by the famous
SlOssOn.
Before two weeks have elapsed the actual
work Of putting together the parts Of the
new 1900 ton steel cruiser No. !, at the
navy yard. will begin. The contractors
, are Carnegie, Phipps X Co., Of Pltsburg,
the millionaire steel firm, the head of which,
Andrew Carnegie, several years ago took
: Secretary Blaine ON acOaching tour through
, >cOtland's hills.
People can get an idea of what big
thing the Brooklyn Bridge is from the fol-
lowing figures from the official report Just
, made up TO December I. 1t shows that the
receipts from tolls We're as follows: Rail
road, 1891 1888; carriageway, 19,JoNl2,
and promenade. S19,39G.12. The total num-
Der Of passengers on the ears was 33,e04, li3,
an increase over last year Of 1923, i9W. and
the foot passengers numbered 3, l9J,esl. The
(. total increase in tolls over last year was
S1O2, 99j.OT. The largest number Of passen-
gers carried in any one month since the
. railroad cars started was 3,lil, 100, in No
yember, 1889.
The total number Of persons who crossed
the bridge since it opened was i43~i, IW.
: The whole number of arrests made on the
bridge during the year was 1911. Of which ~
were for intOXicatisn, two for gambling aud
one for homicide. Three persons died on
the bridge. y were accidentally injured.
there were - runaways, 30 persons taken
i'll. ; lost children recovered and two vessels
, broke their topmasts.
7. II. Goodman. general passenger agent
of the southern Pacific Railroad at san
Francisco, telegraphs to the company :
Office here TODAY as follows. 1.-The Oceanic
arrived at Yokohama on December sth, six
teen DAYS from san Francisco, a remarkably
p good passage for this season Of the year. %
far Miss Bsland is favored. Every effort
, will be made to make equally good time "a
Hong Kong Miss Bisland is the young
lady whom the southern Pacific Company
ticketed for VOYAGE around the world, 20
ing in the opposite direction TO Miss Nellie
BLY,.
T There is an increase in the earnings Of
r the Norfolk and Western for LIST of Deem
l Der of Sl2,4A.
] The c0roner's jury in the case Of Henry
= Harris, who was killed by an electric shock
e i'm front Of the store in this city, where he
was employed on November 30th, returned
p "A verdict to-day censuring the Brush Elec-
I tfic Light Company for earelessness, and
D finding that company solely responsible for
the death.