The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-15
DISGUSTED MERCHANTS.
PREPARING TO RAID THE HOUSE
or REPRESENTATIVES.
Their Object to Protest Against the In-
Equities or ,lie Mckinley Biii-Raiiroad
News-Netropoiitan Items of More or
Lees Interest.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
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NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY IlNEs.
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ON Friday a committee Of one hundred Of
the largest importing merchants In all the
various branches Of New York trade are
going down 10 Washington. They win
read the riot act 20 Major Mckln-
Icy and his tariff associates and let
them AuOw thing or TWO concerning the
feeling OF this business centre on the iniqui-
ties OF the proposed tariff bill. The joke of
is it that the most OF the big members Of this
Indignant body are life long Republicans.
Their names are IN the roll OF
ihe heavy respeotablcs who have been
paying the way Of the g.. %. L. here for
ycarsback. Here Is what one Of them saws,
and he only voices the general sentiment Of
the whole crowd: I'm common with many
Of the others in the dry goods district" he
said. II voted tor Mr.. Harrison, for am "A
Republican s;ill, and not a believer In free
trade; but we all voted with the UNDER
standing that the excessive tax ON our
goods would he modified. Those who led
Us to think 80 simply lied 10 Us. The House
shows a disposition 10 increase everything.
aud our committee was received In Wash
ington in a way that was absolutely insult
Z
Congressional Committee We were almost
laughed az. as though the congressman
wanted to say: 'lOu are the fellows we are
cunning for and their behavior was not
that Of gentlemen.
~ can't stand my party after that. To
be sure, dislike the Democrats, for they
ara hard lot, as the New York and Brook
lyn city government, show, but when the
Presidential election comes around ! shall
refuse 10 20 to the polls. As all the import
ers viii, unless they vote the Democratic
ticket direct
THE TuiT,' correspondent has interview
al numberoi merchants in Other branches
Of trade on this topic. and they all had the
same story tO tell. There have been "A wOn-
derful lot of tariff converts Of late and they
arc increasing daily.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Earnings Richmond and Danyiiie First
week MAY, 800, So 10; 1883, S2ls.33J; in
crease. 3li 80.
Directors of Norfolk and Western, Of the
Virginia Development Company aud others,
about forty five per,Ons m all. have return
cd from "a trip tuli ol enthusiasm over the
condition ANA prospects ot these properties.
Among The party were pr, sidcnt kmball,
Robert Fleming. Everett Gray. Of Vivian.
Gray * Co.,, london: lioWland Davis, OF
Blake Bros. a CO.: j. l.. piers0n, of Blake,
Boisseyain * Co.. Amsterdam. aud Prcsi-
dent Brock. oi the Virginia Development
Company.
IIE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
The one hundred and second annual meet
ing of the General Assembly OF the Preshy-
terrain Church viii begin IA Saratoga ON
Thursday. The great question Of the rcNi-
sion Of the Westminster confession Will
probably Doe settled at this meeting. The
number 0f prtsbyteries heard from is now
lgi. OF these l23 voted for revision, -
AGAINST vision and did not vote at all.
Fifteen are vet t0 be heard fiOm. The l1S
Presbytoric, reported represent j,l9l minis
tcrs aud Ili.isl commuuicants. The Pres
bytery Of New York. after long debate,
voted IN favor OF revision, and all the dele
gates elected to reprcsentihat body at sara
toga are Outsp0ken in favor Of the change.
THE -. AND O. AND TERMINAL.
II is authorativoly denied that the Balti-
more aud Ohio negotiations have In anyway
come to a head. The negotiations had pre-
,iouslv affected the Drum Point road,
which extend, from Baltimore south 10
point on the PatuXent river. The Rich
mOnd Terminal had been asked to build %
short line nOrhwaId from Richmond
% The PatuXent 10 connect with the
Drum Point road. and thus form a direct
line between Baltimore and Richmond.
The companies had endeayOfod 20 induce the
city of Baltimore tO guarantee their bonds
90 the extent of fJ0O.0OV. ihisihc Baltimore
Common Council refused 10 do. lt Is
probable that the senate Investigation Com
miltee VIII not meet again until next fall.
TANniANY's TROUBLES.
II rs expected that Mr.. Evans will 20 10
Europe ON Wednesday next. senator tas-
sett. ioo. viii 20 10 California on June 9th
t.. Ittsina-a fllf.
announcement has created good deal OF
excitement among Tammany men. and "a
good deal of joy. for IL is probable that
things may be liked up by fall. The evil
day II aycfted 10 an extent.
INFLUX OF MORMONs.
The steamship Wyoming to-day landed
I 3, Mormon recruits. They were under the
guidance og Elder Adolph Anderson and
seven other elders. These elder, are Nor
mon missionaries. and have been away
from I tlh between two and three years,
preaching the doctrine os tle Latter Day
-.ints iu sweden. Norway aud Dem
mark. Nearly two thirds of the immi-
grants are females; q number of them
will 20 into Idaho ana the rest TO Utah.
/ They are -canduayians. They went WCst
/ Tonight Via Norfolk, Va. Labor Inspector
/ Milh0lland t0O& the aiiidayits Of Elder
/ Anderson and several of the party before
permitting them 90 leave the landing bu-
/ rcau. bat as there was no possibility oi dis
covering the terms under winch the people
were induced to come here they were all al
lowed to depart
SOCIAL BOMBsuEIL.
A social bombshell was exploded by the
Arrest II Thomas =. Musgriye. broker.
to-day i'm the ar'stocraiic Union League
/ club. on a charge of sending llbelious and
/ grossly indecent matter through the mail.
. TIE deieuac will charge The complainant
with an attempt ~ b!ackmail. Mr.. Nus
/ grave is thirty-hNc years Old. and unmar-
riad. lie lives ~ So Finh avenue. lie il
tall. fne-lcokiug man, reported wealthy,
and member of MGAllister's famcs Four
llandred.