The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-07
SECRErARY FOSTERS SCHEME
Endorsed by Congressman Payson-The
Shorehams Hotel Doomed TO Destruction.

A-"""iHeh Nv b1-tODgresrnan Bayson-The
Shorehams Hotel Doomed TO Destruction.
WAsmNGToN, d. c., May G-ISpecial. J.
Ex-Congrcssman Payson, now in this city,
and who has iust returned from Illinois. says
he endorses Secretary Foster scheme &c x
tend the ~ per cent United States bonds at
2 per cent, and that If any available funds
shall be left IN the Treasury he would advise
ihe purchase of 4 per cent bonds. The efforts
OF the new Secretary of the Treasury 10 get
ud of a portion of the so, 900, 900 of subsidiary
coin by paying the express charges 20 eK-
change it for other forms of money have
proved ludlcrOus failure. He has received
offers for a few hundred dollars of silver, and
now the call for his fractional silver seems 10
have entirely ceased
Apparently the ShOrehams. President
Moiton's big motel here, Is doomed TO gradual
destruction. Not long ago the ceilings on the
upper floors fell with great crash. and today
the ceilings OF several rooms on the third floor
suddenly gave way.
TO PREVENT YELLOW FEVER.
Several gentlemen from Mobile and Pensa-
cola called on AssIstantSocretary- of-War
Grant to-day and requested him to grant
them permission TO build docks at these
places for quarantine purposes.
They sad the yellow fever is becoming dam
gerous in Cuba and they wished TO guard
against ltin every way possible. As the present
law provides that no structure shall be built
upOn any naylgable waters of the United
States without permission of the Secretary of
War they want authority TO construct
these docks. Secretary Grant took the matter
under consideration and will answer their re-
quest as soon as possible.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.
The Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day IN an opinion by Chairman Cooley de
eided the case Of the New York and Northern
Railroad Company against the New ork and
New England railroad and other Eastern rail
road companies. The point decided in this
case that where a railroad company having
ample facilities for physical connec-
ton and through business with con-
Meeting line with which it has long past
had arrangement for doing through bust
ness on pro rating basis terminates that
arrangement without any good reason and
enters into a similar arrangement with another
connecting line and refuses further through
business over it, former connection. this
conduct is unjust discrimination within the
meaning of the language above quoted. The
commission directs that the New York
and New England cease and desist from this
discrimination.
CAPITOL NOTES.
In North Carolina postoffice has beer
established at Umbrla, Durham county, Nj.
j. Mangun, postmaster.
The postotiice at EugeDia, Mitchell county.
has been discontinued. Mail goes TO Frank.
lnternal-Reyenue-C Commissioner Mason es-
Inmates that the amount OF whisky manufac-
tured in the United States during the present
year will be 100 OO0 600 gallons.
The Comptroller of the Currency has called
for report OF the condition OF the national
banks ut the close OF business Monday,
May 4th.
The Bureau Of Engraving and Printing is
row turning out a sufficient quantity of notes
of small denomination TO supply the current
demand. Many Of these new notes are daily
shipped from the Treasury Department The
new two-dOllar note which replaces the old
one, bearing the ygnette of General Hancock,
is now being printed rapidly. 1t bears the
portalt of General Mcpherson.