The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-04
DECLINES THE HONOR.
Ex-SECRETARY WHITNEY DOES
NOT WANT TO LEAD TAMMANY.
Destitute Striking Ciosk-Mskers Gettipg
Desperate-A Ghsstly Find In the
River - Latest from the Niearsgua
Canai-Metropoiitsa Items.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
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RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
July 3. 1900.
Ex-secretary william G. Whitney char
acterizes as absurd the sensational story
which announced that he was TO be made
| the leader OF Tammany in place OF Richard
Croker. He has never conyersed with any
one on the subject, and was In no sense de-
sirous OF active participation In politics.
y We. considered Richard Croker the right
man in the right place. So far as he (Ssr.
Whitney, is concerned, the matter was en-
tirely out Of the question. lie would not
hold any position in any organizations
THE FAssETr COMMITTEE DENOUNCED.
Tammany men are jubilant over the
| speech made by Orator Corcoran last night
| at the meeting Of the.general commissioners
of Tammany Hall. The denunciation on
| the Fassett commission was particularly
pleasing 10 the assembiage. but IL was "A
| surprise 10 the Tammany men that the I'LL
presidential standard should have been
| flung 30 recklessly to the breeze 80 early.
THE SUFFERING cL0AKMAkERs.
| The suaerings Of the starving cloak
makers who are on strike or locked out OF
the factories, led them to break out into
street rioting this morning in froa, OF the
stores OF two of the leading manufacturing
concerns on Broadway. The riot seemed
TO he caused by sheer desperation, and To
have been unprotected, as nothing worse
than fists and umbrellas were used
against the persons of employees, whose ap-
pearance, ready to go TO work AT rate rom
which the strikers were barred, seemed 10
| fill them with temporary madness.
! Abraham Rosenberg and crowd
of about thirty striking tailors visited
| the tailoring shop OF Samuel Dillet,
at No. l32 Eldridge street. this morn
ing, and made an indlscriminate
attack on Dillet his wife and the hands In
his employ. Dillet defended himself WIN
his revolver, firing into the crowd, ana
shooting Rosenberg in the back, iniliciing u
serious wound. There is no doubt that the
| great majority Of the cloakmakers must
either starye or seek public char
| iy il they are not nc WORK
within another week. To make
matters verse. nearly 300 of the strikers are
threatened with eviction ny their laneiofus'
on account of the non-payment OF rent.
Twelve families will be put into the street
on July 9Th, unless rents are paid July l0th
| is the limit tor most Of the Others
THROWING FOOD AWAY.
While these people are thus furnishing for
| food the fish ring is daily throwing away
thousands OF pounds Of fish. IL seems an
outrage that food should be so wasted, ana
vet the retail price of fish remains as hlSh
as the finest beef In market. Yesterday
100. coo pounds were thrown out ON the
dumps 20 be made into fertilizer.
LOUISVILLE SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
It's stated to-day that the negotiations be-
tween the Richmond Terminal and LOUIS
Vile Southern officials have been prac-
tically closed, and that hereafter the LOUIS
willie Southern will be operated as part OF
the East Tennessee system. There ~ =
guarantee of five per cent. per annum by
| the East Tennessee on the LOuisyille SOUTH
ern bonds.
BoILER-MAKERs' ASSOCIATION.
AT to-day's meeting of the American
| Boiler-Makers' Association il was decided
10 organize local boards in the various
cities. which will have control OF local al
| fairs and such matters as disturbance ana
| troubles between employers and employees.
The local boards shall be in the control OF
the state committee. IL was decided 10
hold the next meeting in II. Louis on May
|, 1891.
A SAD SIGHT.
This morning, watchman at the foot or
Fifth street, llOboken, found the body OF
nicely dressed woman fl0ating in the slip,
and in her arms was clasped the dead form
of delicate little infant. The body was
| identified as that OF Mrs. Franz WenlaDdt,
of li6 Park avenue. She and her husband
committed suicide some time last night by
humping off the dock. The cause 0i the
triple tragedy was that woman had loan
ed Wenlandt $50 and he could not pay IL
back.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
i A. G.. MenOcal. chief engineer for the
Nicaragua Canal, has arrived from Mica
| 10 = nrnUfpshlnR
RAPIDLY, Greytown Harbor is deep enough
| now 10 receive vessels Of more than mode
rate tonnage, and very soon larger ones can
90 10 easily. All those reports Of sickness
and destitution in Nicaragua are untrue.
The canal will be in operation IN fiNe or
seven years, and big ships VIII be passing
through il daily. We have no dreamers
retarding the work, but practical and sue.
cessful men. The people Of the United
States can rely upon the canal being putin
operation in the time stated"
THE NEW REFORM MOVEMENT.
Supporters Of the regular party Organiza-
tioDs predicted that the new reform move
, ment, which Dr. Ileber Newton has lately
inaugurated in municipal politics, would fol-
: low the course Of its predecessors. and get
into the hands Of few men. Recent oe-
yelOpments in the Citizens party IN con-
veying its powers 10 AN executive commit
tee, limited 10 eleven persons, seem 10Y venIy
: these assertions. The impression appears
10 be that the clerical, medical, and legal
combination OF municipal reiormers are
human like similar organizations, when
iickered short while on the political hori-
zon. and then disappeared into obscurity.
2 SOUTHERN RAILWAY BONDS.
Application has been made at the stock
Exchange 10 list the following; Norfolk and
{ Western, 81, ,000, 900 additional 10O-year mort
: gage ) per cent. gold bonds; Richmond ana
g West Point Terminal, S2,D6i,OOO additionni
consolidated per cent. collateral trust
bonds: Richmond and panyille, s20o,vO
additional consolidated mortgage oper cent.
E bonds.
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES.
The directors Of Louisville and Nashville
have declared dividend OF 10 per cent.
= scrip, per cent. cash, ana an extra o'i-
{ dend OF per cent In cash.
:, Mr.. Tx Norton, president Of the Louisville
q and Nashville, said that the condition of
the property, as seen from the statement, IL
h prosperous, and the development OF the
D section of the country occupied by Louis
e Vile and Nashville Is satisfactory, and we
I see no reason for expecting any change,
= either in It's prosperity or development.
}. The policy Of the company will In future
g be 10 pay cash dividends. The surplus for
5 the year ending June 30th will be siVz,0lV.
Q RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Norfolk and Western-Fourth week June,
lsgO. si2i.sTi: 1889, Sli5,g3; Increase,
$3.50. Month June, 1890, Siy3,sii; lscs',
e sSDs. .Oj6: increase. s95,7is. January ! To
5 date, 1890. s3,Ol6,iI2; 1859, s2,iSe,s56i III
!, crease, $685.
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