The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-30
NAVAL OFFICERS RETICENT.
fhey Decline to Talk About the Prospects
Of Wal With Chilli.
no HOPE FOR PASSETTS ELECTION.
ubs Administration Comedies His Defeat
Miss Winnie Davis In n Theatre
rarty-New York News.
Nrw York BUREAU Richmond TIMES
Oct. %. 1891.

NHW YORK BUREAU JA41bNNER ht"AE'
Oct. %. 1891.
Officers nj the navy-yard uniformly decline
10 discuss the prospects Of war between this
country and Chill. No new orders touching
the equipment for sea Of the ships now at the
BROOKLYN navy-yard we're received from
Washington to-day. but it would not
surprise anybody on the station If such
instructions we're TO be wired at
any moment. Preparations ore max
ing 10 dock the monitor Miantonomah. and
IL ia said she could start on a cruise IN a week
and 90 10 Chill with perfect safety. Inc sta
bility Of the monitor is beyond a doubt SUI
fciont 10 make her "a frstraie sea boat.
Other ships available here are the IbIladei,
phia, Chicago. Petrol, Bennington, Concord
and Atlanta.
sHIPpYRs IN A DILEMMA
CHILEAN shippers here are feverish. they 90
not know what to say or what % DO. Ihey
scan the cablo reports hourly, and to the most
casual observer II is easy 10 be seen that eA-
citing and important news Is to be expected
within tie next tweDty-iOur hours. MoSt OF
them believe that everything VIII soon be set
tied and the administratlon IL trying TO make
election capital out OF the oiuh they are put
ting up on weak little Chlll.
The Evening Post has "a special from Wash
inotou which say. a Republican politician
OF approved sagacity, who IS an Oihcer III one
of the executive departments. and VINO was
requested during a trip to New York rom
which he had iust returned 70 make. in behalf
of the .administrat on. "a careful estimate ~
the prospects of the campa On there. reports
that the leaders of the party IN New YORK
have given up the fight and cOncede tassetts
defeat.
NO CHANCE AT ALL.
They have not attempted to put any
INA-n.- mill oil lint
they send word TO the President that the
head of the Republican ticket has no chance
at all. though they may save a part Of It's
body"
The reason given is the Worlds Fair issue:
and the special further says that President
Harrison is pleased at the news, because the
campaign manager refused 10 take lis ad
wee. Some fifty congressman. colleagues OF
Mr.. Flower. are in the city or will arrive TO
take part in the finish of the campaign.
MISS WINNIE DAVIS.
Miss Winnie Davis. daughter Of the late JEFF
fersOn Davis, was a member OF a large theatre
party given by Mrs. Willard Ward, of New
York. at Mr.. Richard Mansheld's performance
of "A Partisan Romance" at the AmphiOn to-
night IN Brooklyn.
WILL BE A REAL MOTION.
Andrew II. Green, one Of the executors Of
the Tilden will and one of the directors OF
the chartered Tilden trust. said to-day that
the motion for a Teargument Of the case be-
fore the Court of Appeals would be q real
motion and not a merely formal or perfume
tory application for a reargument.
RAILROAD KARNINGs.
hi statement of the Norfolk and Western
for the month of September shows. Gross
earnings, 1870, 773; operating expenses. S5Ol,-
7s7: net, <31S, $50; increase, Sl0. 575.
There is a decrease OF 81 .306 in the earnings
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
for the third week in October.
PROFITABLE YEAR.
The finance committee Of the American
Cotton Oil Company will submit the state
ment for the year ending September 30. 1891.
10 the directors at their meeting on Saturday
next. In addition TO earning all fixed
charges and making some Improvements. the
report will show cash. 81 ,25D. 600. cotton oil,
seed and supplies on hand amounting 10
81 $50, 600. In other words. tie company
made Tor the year II per cent. on the prefer
red stock,
RUSSIA WILL KEEP HER CEREALS.
Henry Clews q Co. have received the fol-
lowing cable from Europe, which, they state,
can be considered reliable:
shipments Of all cereals from Russia are
positively. sure