The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-08

| Knights should be relnstated, and II this
met with refusal from the company the
knights would tie up the road from this city
TO Buffalo.
TWENTY ENGLISH ASSES.
The steamer Lydian arrived from London
this morning having on board twenty Eng
lish asses, which are consigned to parties in
| the West
THE UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP BOSTON.
The United States steamship Boston
came up to the nayy-yar this morning
| from the anchorage Of the white" ileot in
the North river. She is to have new pro-
pell0r shaft and a number Of minor repairs.
A board Of survey has been appointed To
inspect the Boston and report rs 10 needed
repairs, changes, and Improvements.
THE CLOAKNAkERs.
There j. "A strike of cloak operatives to-
day without doubt. The operators, as was
agreed last night, made their demand for
higher wages n the appointed time this
morning. and were met with a firm refusal
from the contractors. They consequently
, struck. The situation has now narrowed
itself down to bitter warfare between the
contractors and operators. The operators say
that they are sufficiently well organized 10
make war with the contractors in the same
manner that they fought with the manulac-
turcrs. while the contractors are not slow in
declaring that the operators have sounded
the dcath-kncll Of their business.
WRIT or HABEAs CORPUS.
Judge Beach to-day granted "a writ of ha-
boas corpus for the production in court to-
morrow Of Carl Sigle. John Delmar. Martin
Daily, Edward Waugh, Edward DAILY, and
John Williams. who were held by Police
l e.. fla..n of hoo "a MI
cigars in the British ship Manchester. The
petition declares that an American magis-
trate is without Jurisdiction.
TIE XAyIER CLUB.
Permits Of alteration Of - and - west Six
teenth stree. were filed at the Building De-
parimont TODAY. The building is tO Dee
used for the Nayicr Club. under direction
Of Rev. u. \. Mcrrick. The alterations
will cost Slj,OOO.
CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC LAMrS.
Alta meeting of the Gas Commission held
| to-day in the MAYORS office. the awards for
| lighting 2JJ electric lamps which have
been DELAYED for some time, were duly and
! formally made 10 the old companies at the
rates provided for last year. The compa-
nies. in q letter 80 the Gas Commission, SAID
| they lowered their rates as an accomm0da-
ton to the public.
ST. PATRGCK's CHIMES.
\ contract was signed Yesterday by the
Monnally Bell Company, ,ot Troy, fora chime
Of bells. which will be the largest IN the
country. to be- placed in the northern tower
Of II. Patrick's cathedral. Fifth avenue and
, Fiitietb street. The contract calls iorfi-
teen bells Of an aggregate weight OF 10000
pounds. three times the weight OF any at
present in this city.
THE KEMMLER DEATH.
The result Of the cloctrocutiou Of Muir
dercr kemmlcr at Auburn. y. \ q, Is looked
upon by experts here as a miserable fail
ure. easily, horrible torture. From the
statements given 10 the public the first Vie
| tim 10 the new law OF capital punishment
was subject to the force Of the death-deal-
ine electricity for eighteen seconds, and
although consciousness was destroyed al
| the moment of contact, the fact that llle
was not instantly destroyed leaves doubt
that he did not suffer- DIR. >pltzka the eN-
pert. one of the witnesses Of the carrying
out of the ends Of Justice. SAYS that There
will never be another clectrOcutlOn.' But
until some other law Is substituted there
can be mo- other form Of capital punish
ment
DR.. Mcdonald, president Of the state
! I.unacy Commission, said after the event
The state ought never 10 have made III"
warden execute criminals. Zach time IL
will be- the same way. They ought tO nave
special men. cNperts, under employ. ~
! long as We have capital punishment II
should not degenerate into mere expert
ment. Undoubtedly kcmmlcr was alINc
after the first shock, though not suileilns.
There are numerous other cases of death
awaiting sentence, and tits expected that re-
/ g.. fl...fr
made on the ground that thi, first expert
ment shows tlc result not only t) be un
certain. but "A cruel termination of man s.
career. The result will be- that Of sus-
pension Of capital punishment until ~,
! Legislature will prescribe another means
of putting criminals 10 death. More than
! likely the old form, that Of the rope, VIII b,
used hereafter.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Stockholders OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company are called 10 meet N
Baltimore on September Sth,tO consider ano
vote upon the proposed traffic agreement
with the Baltimore Belt Railroad Company
the execution of the first mortgage OF The
! Relt railroad: the indOrsement of the first
mortgage bonds by the Baltimore and OhiO'
and the execution Of the contract for secur-
ing the completion of the Belt railroad, also,
tO consider the question ot the appfONa ahO
ratification Of a lease Of the Akron ana Dh1-
cagO junction railroad 20 the Baltimore an1
Ohio and Chicago Railroad Company; the in
dorscment of the first-mOrtg age bonds 10y
the Baltimore and Ohio. and the execution
of the first mortgage of the Akron and Chr
cagO Junction Railroad Company. These
euterprises having received the endorse
| meut of the board Of directors VIII he aP
nroyed by the stockholders. The inancla
mart is important. is il il in effect Oilcla
information of the proposed issue ot new III
dorsed loans, representing large aggfe
cate amount. Its understood the negOtli
ton Of these loans has been IN hand 10
some time. Some OF The bonds VIII prob
ably be- placed in Baltimore, New York, an'
London.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Baltimore and Ohio system Fourth weel
| July. 1890 $G7,G1I 1883, SJj,O6 increase
sla.,s;S. Month July, lS9D, SlSj,9S4 los9
sI6i S9i. increase. S2l,l 100. January lst Il
date. 1890. 81 272.3j2 lNol, 81, lj',Vsi IN
crease. $l;j, 10.
Richmond and Danyille system tourtl
week July. 1890, $3.50. 40 : 1883. SJ0.O21 1T
crease. $50, so. Month, 1880, SJIs,30O; loS'
$500; increase, S,4,oOo.
PEACH TRUST.
The report that number OF New loIl
nroduce merchants had bought up iull
two-thlrds of the entire peach crop oi I'd
Lake Erie Islands and the Ohio orchards Il
not denied at the Produce Exchange. I'M
trust is formed of the junior members OF tn
Exchange, who, finding that they were no
making enough money out Of the usua
commission sales, began last year by buy
ing up whole crops in certain parts OF th
country.
sRIDL SOCIETY.
The Seidl Society A, icerts, at which th
Wagnerites and classicists OF the high Gel
man school Of opera fairly reyel IN their ow
peculiar fad, have a strong hold upon su'
lceptible Gotham. TO encourage II the seldl
have invited Frau Wagner To come oN,
mere and he the guest Of the society for se''
raj months this year.
COFFEE TRADE.
Very little is known here In the cole
trade of report from Rio Janeiro that
syndlcate had been formed there for the pu
pose OF assuring stability to coffee quot
lions and to facilitate business in that con
; modify" A prominent coffee broker sal
REGARDING the situation: "From what ha'
, heard they are trying - establish sort
cone. trust down there. There are thr