The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-20
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THE BILL PASSED.
/ At Albany the conference committees ne
I port on the worlds fair bin WAS handed -
f % the assembly at the opening Of the session
I Of the assembly this morning. 10 was IN ac
cordance with the compromise effected %
I New York. striking out the new names an,
providing that no action could be taken IN
cXpendng money or appointing or filin.
vacancies Of officials except by
twO-third's vote. The assembly at once
concurrcd in the report. The N0t'
was no % I. Mr. King was the lone fisher
man. lie voted ON constitutional grounds
Similar action was taken in the Senate thi'
afternoon. and the bin viii at once receive
the Governors signature.
The state Senate to-day, by "A vote OF 10 "a
o, passed the saXton ballot reform bill. The
Assembly will also pass it. but Governor
Hill is sure % veto the measure. IL Is urged
y the Republicans.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Norfolk and Western second week Feb
ruary. 1870. Sll3.20j: 1859. Sg9. i30: increase
Sl3.1lj. Two weeks February. lSN. $500
iu. The prospects for majority Of Demo
Gratis IN The next Legislature. and conse-
quent Democratic successor for Mr.. Eyarts
l3l. lsSg. Sios, fiO; increase. s52,OOl. From
January Isl, lo@, SilLbSo; los'', S5io,ol3;
increase. fili.Oui.
The Louisville aud Nashville Railroad
Company gives notice 10 holders of its six
per cent. trust bonds as follows: "lhis
company having received from the. sale of
the Sl3.OOO.OO of stock funds sufficient %
redeem large amount of the Louisville
and Nashville siN per cent. trust bonds,
upon which interest ceases May lst, 1890.
viii pay. until further notice. any of said
issue of six per cent. trust bonds presented
no the cOmpany's office. 40 par. ten per
cent. premium, and interest 90 March lst,
1890"
The Akron and Chicago Junction Rail
road has been incorporated at Columbus by
Baltimore and Ohio officials. 10 completes
the Baltimore and Ohio line from Pitisburg
% Chicago. and gives Cleveland Balti-
more and Ohio line % the West.
GENERAL NOTES.
To-day the annual orchid exhibition began
at the Eden Musce. Owing t0 the very mild
weather which has prevailed this season
these beautiful flowers have grown in un-
usual prOiusiOn, and the display in number
and kinds, surpasses anything ever seen
here. 10 is valued at over 100000.
This evening the fourth National COnyon
tion Of the Cigar Manufacturers Of the
United states was held at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Among the many matters of inter-
est t0 the cigar trade which engaged the at-
tentOu of the delegates were the following.
The internal revenue system; the import
stamp: the tariff ON imported tobacc0s; the
establishment of am official apprentice sys-
tenn. trade discounts and post datings,
transfers of brands used by iObhcrs ON %
change of manufacturers. and cigar trade
marks. The dinner concluding the lah0rs
of the convention viii Dee held on Thursday
evening at DelmOnico's. Unusually bril-
liant features have been prepared 90 make
this occasion one Of the most notable ever
had i'm the city of New York
By direction of Mrs. A. T.. -tewart'- eX-
ecutOrs the big Stewart store at Broadway
and Ninth street will Doe sold at auction no
the real estate saesr0Om on March l3.
Eighteen other pieces OF property near the
store, on Broadway, Fourth avenue. and
East Eighth. Ninth and Tenth streets. will
be offered Al the same time. All is lease
hold property. held under leases from the
Sailors snug llarh0r.
A party of Baptist tourists under the d.
roctiOn OF the Rev. DR.. Geo. L. Hays. Of
Kansas city, left here to-day for the Holy
Land They sailed on The White Star
steamship Britannia, going first 90 England,
thence 90 France. Italy. Egypt and the
Holy Land. returning by way of Greece,
Turkey. Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, the
Rhine and Belgium. Ten of them are from
Kansas City. two from Sedalia and the
others from other parts of the West.
a well-kn0wn local character Hugh
WaldrOn. Of the firm OF WaldrOn a Co.. pro-
urlet0rs OF the cigar stands at ihe AstOr
House, the Hoffman House and the Holman
Cafe, down town. died this morning of
pneumonia aiter two days illness.