The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-08

Z oi the SUIT ot tuc ienht~-'t ''h "n" h"h
+ Company against John II. Inman bas hc,n
3 confirmed by the directors Of thec0mpany.
President plait. who was supposed TO have
been opposed 20 The settlement. is under
( stood 20 have raised no objection 10 the con-
irmafon, but personally relralnod from
: voting.
RETURNED IMNICRANrs.
b The steamship Biela. from Rio Janeiro.
landed at Castle Garden to-day tNcnn-nine
' immigrants Sixteen month, ago ihel ar
rived at Castle Garden ifOm Hungary. and
went o. Kansas. They remained in that
state ten months. and then returned io this
port Then they smiled nom Briz J. landing
at Para. lhe, wandered South t0 kio.
where they went 90 cattle grazing. Aiter
tOillng go the work six months. they found
tl3t the grass ON the best lands around Rio
Janeir0 would not fatten their stock. They
are now going back 10 kansas.
BIG RATE WAR.
A big rate war over immigrant passen-
gers has broken ont among the trunk rail-
roads in Castle Camden. The schedule
makes travel cheap 90 points in the iar
West The price of an Immigrant ticket
from Castle Garden to Denver Yesterday
was Su.iO To-day 10 is >lS. An lmmi-
b grant can travel now from the steamship
tiuthrngs hlm to port to san Francisco Tor
Sj3. Yesterday the price was S0>.-J.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
ON Monday me knights Of Labor viii
have a great meeting in favor of Ballot Re-
form at the Cooper Institute, at which the
leaders say 40 least 1000 members viii he
present Among the speakers. viii he
General Master Workman Ference y Pow
derby, Thomas J. Ford, I. b. Mawire aud
James n. Magce, none %. The old leaders
who have secured political positions nor
politicians Will he permitted lo 40 on iIc
platform. or he allowed 20 speak. II Will be
purely an open IA. oi l.. meeting.
PRICE Og SUGAR.
4 daring attempt % control the price II
sugar-e,en surprising that OF the sugar
trust-is being made %, the large dealers m
that necessary adjunct OF daily life. The
Wholesale Grocer, Association have made
an arrangement With the r,nuers hy uich
they practically iX the minimum pr. II
0ne-quarler OF, "a cent per pound above be
prevailing rate ih- official price win ue
IDl,grlphed daiiy from This e.ti hf nu agent
Of the combine 90 800 cities throughout the
country. which are known as distributing
points. The price ai these points will bo
Che price in this city, with the ruling freight
rate added. A. The end Dl each month The
rehners will make rebate Oi 0ne-qulrier
of q cent per pound iO all dealers Who have
not unders0ld the Official price. The rebate
win he made 90 all Wholesale deai'rs. whe-
thof they are members n She Grocers' A.
/ ISOLATION or not.
rne retail grocrrs are divided as 10 the
benefit II the scheme. They predict that
/ the power placed In the hlndagl che agent
viii surely be abused and that prices viii
/ Doe gradually raised s0 that the ronncr and
wholesale dealer Will got ail ihe proht.
] o. g. q |. ...f. .Il4..
already made public, The Sugar Trust is IN
it the antitrust renneres are JOB 3D., ail the
/ wholesale dealers are iu 10. and. ncrpss lri-
/ ly, every consumer of sugar in ine United
| STATES b. affected. For Two wears fAn Whole
sale Grocers' National Association has
/ been cndcay0rng 90 perfect scheme which
! Nill insure their members larger pluhi On
the sugar which they handle. They hold
that other dealers throughout ihe country
have been offering SUGAR 90 retailers at pri-
ecs which often neitel iOes, and u has
been impossible tO maintain Uniform price
which would pay.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Increased oarnines- Richmond and Dan
vile sy.tom. Fourth week In February,
1890. Si6S6O0 1850. SlGj.a0u; decrease,
S3.3OO Month 0f February. i,Jo, fi,O)o,s23;
1851. 5000 3j9; decrease siiblij.
one hundred and siNty-i0ur general mort
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and Nashville Railroad Company. at the
Office Of the Central Trust Company az New
York trustee have been designated for le-
domptiOn at ten per confum premium on
the first day Of June, is90 0n presentation
and surrender thereof with an unmaturt
coupons of the same at the efice oi u
company, ~ Exchange place. Interest on
said bonds ceases june ist, 1880.
METROpOLlTAN VIOLENCE.
Public sentiment is considerably worked
up over The recent outburst oi violence In
the city. Sandblggprs and thugs ss'm tO
De holding hign carnival in the streets. for
since October nine men have been sand
hagged and robbed in one section, and that
one of the most fftquontcd. Two AZ thc VIC
Tins have died from tho ELECTS ~ their in-
iurie-. and as yef 20 one has been bought
tO Justice for these crimes. although they
We're committed during ine business part OF
the evening ON thr0nyad th0uughiares,
supposed 10 be patr0lied by The police. The
latest victim Is Assistant United States
Bank Examiner Robert lly.l0p. who las
been actively engaged with Examiner Hep
burn and District Attorney Michel. invest
/ igating the wreckiug ~ the sixth National
Banks. He was waylaid and sandbaggcd
by three men, who robbed him 81 "a In
money, besides IeNolrf and valuable pnprre.
The assault took place ai about midnight
]
while Mr. Hyslop vas walking % his house
AT 40. ll3.
One 0fthe assailants was little man
about thirty years old. who stepped IN 'front.'
| Of Mr.. liysOp. while another caught HIN
/ about the neck from hehinu. and third
iriyped him Ip. While they were riding
his pockets Mr.. HyslOp rasi-tfd. when one
OF the men said. "Giye il % him." and hs
was dealt til0 heavy blows on tle f0rehoat
ana lost consciousness. When be- recover
ed he went % the Eighiy-sefenih street sta
ti0n. here his wounds were dressed, mt
he made "A report az the affair.
SOUTHERN SOCIETY ELECTION.
The election IN the Southern society has
resulted a. follows President. II. Y. Ca'-
den: Vice Presidents. J.. II. Parker, 'ha-.
A. DeshoB. ". l.. Trenholm. James swami,
secretary, n. A. Bsaii; Treasurer, Howard
saunders: Executive Committee J. 4. t1l-
houn. ". &. Crensnaw. Jr. ". ". sharp.
Il. ~. Gwathmey, j. L. Robertson, X. Z.
Myles.
MINOR JOrrNGs.
Postmaster Nanc0if received notice from
the late George l0unsber's b0ndsmcn to-
day, that they would settle the dslsication
which caused the suicide Of the late cashier
Of the post0nice. without his taking any pro-
ceedngs IN the courts.
Colonel Dln lamonrs syndicate to-day
bought controlling interest m the iNcntl-
lhiri-streei Railway Company. The price
paid is equal 20 about $50 per share.
The great tenor. CampiEini. Is said 10
have recovered his voice Dy a surgical
operation that removed a tumOr from one of
his vocal organs.
Monroe LcAstein and Leopold Vert
heimer, the biz staten Island brewers,
failed to-day ios about Sl.0ooNo. Weit
heimer is also the head OF the house Of l.. 4
=. Wertheimer. cigars and tobacco No. q
Front street, san Francisco. and No. i3l
Water street, this city, and assigns his iE-
diydual interest and equity IN that hrm.
A controlling interest in the lwcntY-third
street railway company, was so az the
oflic. Of DreNel Morgan & Compai y tod y
Dg % 100 % a. syndicate made IA, 0t ".
&. Whitney, Daniel Lamont, L. A. Il. WI
iener. " l.. Elkins. and olh.r owners OF
the Broadway Railroad syndicate. The
price paid il equal 10 about $500 per share.