The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-30

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WASHINGTON, n. e.. Xofol3k1c<; g; - X
einl Reed, VI Xaine, lacks only about
fourteen voles of 3 majority over al con-
po(!toFs, and h - fnr ahead ~ kla nvnl1
foK the pon1tuntiQn fbf TIE fpooAeFakIp thoe
I,ets with literal cdo9 hntp pho, NIL VIA q
me hfs< DAIl0t, nave ucen u9e!y On11eQ ~
day, Win eW nkep Sreat lmp>tus Wes
given 70 bic course by tte almost unanimouo
uccj0IQu o. tne New I0fk 0c1e8uuQ1 70 VOC
for him, and eGaln ~ tbe vote ~ caucus
OF renueyivaEfa bepuuilc!ue tni9 oSueru0oo,
WHICH SHOWED fna{ tHo.(1irQs o. ueW were
~ supQgTFf 3E & 49, o! esvSn
S@ -, wn1cu AcIstnlcy 7a1ar1 ~ n. ~ Y
"uv u'rs1s'1 scc"'<{ P<~9 - ~ ~ ~
,xItv, <cc. skc ds1o<votfrs. =
This kind of talk Il freely induleed IN BY
the Mckinley men, tonight, end " taken 20
mean that fhex. expect their man will b
beafen on the isrs; fo<1ft.
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IA 49,. - -. 49, 49,.
hesp W 's ~ s'vss gsss sno 2 ~, ~. ..';sr
draw. Al fhe ea1na time there ana rumors
OF fhe Dro<pecffve wjthflrawa1 of Cannon
and Mckinley. and Efforts are being quietly
lnsde 10 combine the Weetefb ldkce3 lkatnst
i,.td. TIC prospect for such deal IS dfs-
cOuraging AT best. and is rendered more so
without the aid of tile Southern Republl-
cans. upon whom nobody feels safe TO place
any reliance. as the vote will be taken by
secret ballot.
Besides. the New York delegation has
sOwn the seeds Of "A break in the West by
endorsing the Wisconsin candidate for Ser
gcant-at-Arns.
While II il improbable that any way can
lc devised to break the forces Of Mr.. Reed.
shrcwd politicians predict that in the event
BE- should fail to win after n few ballots
! have been taken. most Of the Reed men will
! lump To David f. Henderson. the one-legged
Iowa candidate, and make him the nominee
oi 'he CAUCUS
FOURTH CLASS POsTMAsrERs.
The following fourth class postmasters.
among Others. were appointed to-day: Viz
ginia-ThOmas A. Culpeper. at Gilmerton; ;
James VI. ROoze. at Rassens. North Caro-
/ lina-Nr. L Eendpf. at ilt Greek, Oliver
Lamb. n louisville. Mrs. NJ. T.. Crumple:
AT Roaring River.
REPORT OF TIE THIRD ASSISTANT POST
MASTER GENERAL.
Third Assistant postmaster-General IIa-
son has slbmitted his report for the fiscal
wear ending June 30. ISS9. To tie Postmaster
General. II shows the total cost of the
postal service for the year to be S,g3. 81. 81.
or s. .G03. So in exces, Of the revenue.
The statistic. Of the special delivery svs-
tenn for 1850 show that sos. 300 letters were
delivered lax sne.ioI delivery messengers.
This v,,s an, inlra,se of nearly 10 nor cent
over tbe number delivered dIirirg the pre-
,jou. year
The number of nostage stamps. slammed
e,yelones lett.r-sbeet enyelone. and postal
c.r,ls issued dnrin, tb. vo,r was Isis $50.
| ID.
The amount Of nostaga collected on sec
d.class matter Was III GI6 351. represent
| i'm, nearly Il OpO TONS of such matter
nr,,ocp.rtc carers
Tho ca,,cus or tho pemocratic members
If the neNt Uous. 10 decide ON a candidate
c,r vbom tho conuIimentorv vote of the
Democrat. nm the election of ilouse officers
eo,,iJ l's .,st was IN have taLon ploce at
| tho ranitnl to-nioht. but ON acconnt Of a
nilure IN socure a auorum. il was post
n0ned until Monday next at 10 o'clock.
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'"h'iopokh NALhhi' NHrV"''
Commodore Walker, chief the Bureau OF
Navigation in The Navy department, de-
votes much of his annual report 70 Il DISCUS
sion OF improvements in the service
iie recommends that'the tefh lor "hich
men are enlisted be increased from three 10
i,,h e'"'' ''''' Hft' - -
nj twenty-iour years Oh age, coupled WIN the
condition that an apprentice; upon attain
M MS niajoiitsf sn", w .n
,sr' ,,.. ~ III IL ',.'.,',,o,', csrta;n
.,,,,' a. ,'sr,Iai comnens.tion for the ex-
,'n.es cr bis traininr. that the number of
.pnrcntices b. increased from 80. as now
| allowed by law. 10 .jOO. thus increasing
the total enlisted force Of the navy To 1900,
and he urgently ftyors the passage by Con-
grcs, of the Whitthorne bill. which author
izc, the enrolment Of naval militia. and
the formation Of naval reserve.
,,,. po.rv,srvp-crxvp prropr.
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fostlnaster-ueheral Nsnanlaher, ~ hls
annual report, says that ne VIII MAKE use
II All proper means tchdihg to"aru Tue
minimizing Oh postoiilce WORK on SUNNY i,,,, :
because ne believes the government enoulu,
as lar as losslDie. max nv Ie'luIennen's s.. ne