The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-09
FASSEYT WILL Be THE MAN.
he Will Be Nominated for Governor BY The
Republican Convention To-Day.
THB EAS7ERN-ROUSD RECORD BROKEN.
THE New York VIII Cross tho Atlantic in
Lest Time Than Did Her Rivsi-The
Baron Hirsch Fund.
Nrw Yosx BUREAU. RICHMOND TINES.

Ethto CONVENTION, 10 hoW Pto'h~eON ~ ~ sA~
leading Republican politicians. Senator His
cock has been brought over TO Fassetts sup
port by a promise that one Of his henchmen.
Senator Hendricks, of Syracuse, shall be APP
pointed collector Of New York in Fsssetts
place.
Fassett will resign the Office Of collector to-
morrow upon learning Of his nomination for
Governor.
Iii is probable that 10 other candidates
1amo VII be presented for Governor Mr.
platt admits that he cannot control the con-
vention for White.
STRICKEN WITH APoPLExY
cablegram from Whitelaw Reid Minister
90 France, received this morning. announced
that Major J. NJ Bundy the editor OF the
Mail and Express, who has been IN Paris for
tOme time has been stricken by epople1y.
He is now unconscious. and his recovery
seems doubtful.
MRS. M'sILLY's FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget McNally. of
2y2 Prospect street Brooklyn. who died Sun
dsv, aged one hundred and two years. from
an injury TO her spine sustained year ago.
was held this afternoon. She was born In
County Monaghan Ireland. 1889. and came to
this country thirty three years ago. She has
resided in Brooklyn for eleven years. Her
hearing and sight were unimpaired until the
last
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.
Abraham Backer the note broker Of No.
2s5 Broadway. who failed recently under cir
cumstances which warranted his creditors
in demanding an investigation of his affairs
by the gTand jury, Will have the charge OF
grand larceny against him investigated as
soon as the district attorney can take 1t up.
THE RECORD AGAIN BROKEN.
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passed Fastnet light on tho Southern coast OF
ireland at 10 o'clock this morning. on her way
10 Liverpool from New York. She left New
York last Wednesday morning, and has made
the fastest time on record for BIZ east bound
trip-fve days. twenty-five hours and thirty
New York broken the east-bound rec
ord across the Atlantic. but when she
has landed the mail she carries in Liverpool
another record will have been broken IN the
carrying Of the mail from Yokohama Japan
10 Liverpool. This feat will have been &C
complished in less than twenty days When
it is understood that Yokohama is about 25 600
miles more than half way around the earth
10y way Of the United States the speed with
which the mail was transported can be better
appreciated.
THE REPORT DENIED.
President j. f. Barnard of the Ohio and
mississippi. denies emphatically that the Bal
timore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio or
any other corporation has secured control OF |
Che property or that change in its manage
ment through consolidation or otherwise is !
contemplated.
AIDED NO PAUPERs."
Jesse Selgman, one Of the trustees Of the /
Baron Hirsch fund. was asked to-day in re-
gard to the truth of the reports that the Hirsch |
money was icing used to bring to this coun,, |
try pauper immigrants, and that organized |
labor unions. composed largely of He |
brews, were being endangered by the |
importation of cheap labor. Mr.. Selig-
man said. Not one dollar of the Ba-
ron Hirsch fund has been used to
pauperize labor, or 20 bring over penniless
smmig rants. 1t is largely used TO educate
the children and to forward deserving He
brews to various parts Of the country We
have aided no paupers 10 come TO tins conn
fsnce of those who have already arrived"
ANNEXED DISTRICT HOMES.
A number of Germans of this city have
raised 100000 to buy one hundred lots in the
annexed district Just above the Harlem
bridge An option has been obtained on sew
eral lots. 1t is intended TO erect number Of
two-story houses. with Easements, each on a
lot 25xl00 feet, leaving room on either side
for others to be put mp IL time
The scheme is directed by George VI. Robin
son, lawyer of No. 81 Park row. Mr. Rob
inson was the incorporation Of the Consumers
Brewing Company. which recently built a
81 600 900 brewery on Avenue A, between
Fifty-fourth and Fifty fifth streets. He has
succeeded in inducing 267 liquor dealers 10
take hold OF the enterprise. The houses will
cost about Is, 800. A payment of $500 down
will be required. Monthly instalments of
about $50 will then be paid until the property
is purchased.
MIR. Robinson said work on the houses would
begin within six weeks. The Harlem branch
of the New York Central has lately estab-
lished a Communication rate to the annexed dis
trict, making the cost of transit scarcely more
than street-car fare
ROBBED THE COMPANY.
There has been a big shake-up within the
last few days among the employees of the
Greenwood division of the Brooklyn City !
railroad. Transfer tickets are extensively |
used on this division and President Lewis dis
covered that by thefts of these tickets nice
little sum of money is being daily diverted
from the company's receipts. 1t Is said that
eight conductors directly involved were dis
charged and that there was a wholesale trans
fer of the other employees.
The transfer tickets are used by passengers
on the Third avenue, the Court street and
the Hamilton avenue lines who want 10 take
the dummy trains 10 Fort Hamilton and
from 5000 TO 10, 900 of them are handled daily
These tickets were carried from the main
Office TO the Greenwood depot in wagon
driven BY All old empioye of the com
pany. The investigation has resulted in
the discharge of this man, AS well
rs the eight conductors. The discovery
of the frauds was made by issuing marked
tickets on one day last week. So far no war
rants have been issued for the arrest of the
men who are suspected of having been en-
gagged in the scheme, but il is not unlikely that
there may be several prosecutions The trans
ferred employees include all the superntend-
ents, hremen, and starters of the division. but |
President Lewis wishes it to be understood
that his action should not be interpreted as
rejecting on their integrity. This object. he
SAID, was for the purpose Of facilitating the
investigation of the frauds.
The method employed 10 rob the company
was US follows: The boxes containing the
transfer tickets were opened with duplicate
Keys. and the tickets distracted were sold
10 conductors who were in the scheme. They
would turn these tickets in instead OF cash
'ares. The Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
psny was plundered of several thousand
dollars by the same method few years ago.
aud the alleged leader of the fraud was prose-
cuted by President Richardson, but after a
trial was acquitted. The Civ
Railroad Company's losses. il is said. probably
to more than $4,000.
THR SWISS CELEBRATION ENDED.
The celebration OF the six hundredth ami.
vefsafy Of the Swiss Perpetual Alliance.
which hegnn al Washington Park on Satur
lay. was brought 10 a close last night The
lrSt pleasant weather during the fast, val MOO