The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-25
MAJOR RANDOLPH'S FUNERAL.
The Services to be Conducted Entirely De-
void Of Display.
rHE TEXAS RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS
peport That Senator Reagan is To he at Its
Head Disturbing Syndicatcs-W Washing-
ton Notes of Interest.

WAsHuNOroE, D. c., April 2l--ISpecial.l- T.
ThefuDeral Of Major Poyton Randolph VIII
be private, entirely devoid Of any display
To-day many friends Of the family hTe called
toexprcss regret at the Majors death ana
sympathize with the family.
Numerous nressagesof coincidence have also
been resolved. The internent Will be at Rock
Greek cemetery.
Tborailroad syndicates are much disturbed
at a report coming from Texas that Senator
Rsagon rs t. be put at the head Of the Rall
road Commission created by the recent Texas
Legislature. Railroad men are very much dis
turbed, ~ they consider heagan AZ unrelcnt-
ing enomy OF railroad interests. Texas Dem
oorats here say there l. no probability Of Rea
gont appointment, as he and Governor Hogg
beiong 10 opposing factions Of the party.
MUTUAL BrNEFIT CONCERN.
Tho Government officials and employees
have inaguratcd q movement for the organ
i1niOn Of a mutual benefit concern on
large scale. II Is designed 20 provide for
Government employees who, by reason Of age
OF disease. become unable 20 work. In such
cases d pension viii be- allowed the disabled
clerk out Of fund 20 De obtained by the as
sessment of dues. Also clerks who may be
dismissed will be provided for If they belong
b the organization and continue 10 pay dues.
Provision will also be made for members
during illness.
Chief Clerk Tweedale, Of the War Depart
ment, started reinforcement, and "a committee
consisting Of one of each Government depart
ment has been appointed % prepare a plan OF
organization. II Is believed that all OF the
Government employees and officers IN the
United States will come into the organization.
and II Is hoped 10 obtain Government sane
ton for II as a guarantee Of the fund. The
purpose Is 10 base the association upon the
plan of-One that has long existed IN Germany.
LADY MANAoERs woBs.
Tho trouble among the Lady Managers Of
the Worlds Fair begun in Chicago has been
transferred 10 Washington Mrs Ph0be W.
Cousins who was depOsed as secretary of the
Lady Managers had an audience with Secretary
Foster to-day in regard 10 being reinstated.
She brought with her aletter from Dir. Charles
IL. Jones' Of st. Louis, who urges upon Oocre-
tary Foster the retention OF Miss COus-
ms and in fact he made legal ar
gument 10 the effect that the Lady Managers
cannot depOse her. that the commission only
can do u. he asserts that by action OF the
commission that the secretary of the Board
Of Lady Managers is made an oincer OF the
Worlds Columbian Commission, and can be
removed only by the action of that c0mmls-
sion or # 10 be held that the power tO thus
act was delegated 20 the Board Of Lady Mana
eers such power can only be exercised by the
board IN session assembled, and cannot be tx
eraised by au officer of the committee ot the
inFlN. secretary 4 ONitI SalA At MOAAQ XIV
the matter consideration
Charles NJ. Hendley. private secretary to
Secretary Foster, has resigned. 20 take effect
May /. Mr.. Hendley will be associated with
ex-senator Davis. OF West Virginia. and Hon.
). Is. Elkins in their humorous enterprises.
The Board of Managers of the National
Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers met
at the War Department to-day and elected
General franklin president. General William
J. Sewel. first Vice-pwsident; General John
Black. second vico-presldeut, and Mr.. McMa-
hon, secretary.
ELEcTEIC MOTIVE POwTB.
The census Office to-day issued bulletin
on the relative economy OF the cable, electric
aud animal motive power for street railroads.
The buetin says THAT electric motive
power. upon which both popular and techni-
cal interest il at this time cOncen-
~ only about SIX years, and not
withstanding It's brilliant achievement can
as vet 0e in but an early stage of develop
ment The fact that more than one-fourth
Of the street railway compan n. IN the United
States are already operated wholly or II
part by electricity only indicates how great is
20 be the importance Of this as yet undeter-
mined factor
The bulletin embraces statistics Of fifty
lines of street railways ten of which are ope-
rated by cable, ten by electricity and thirty
by animal power. and contain numerous
ladies showing LIlt LALAOt4 lA lA17fil ENi0 'll-
riod 10y each road.
TO KEEP OUT LOTrFRY TICKETs
Assistant-Secret airy Spaulding has Bit upon
plau 10 keep out lottery tickets coming
from Mexico. Under the law they cannot be
refused entry. but uudcr the Mckinley lart
law duties Of 25 per cent ad valoren can be
imposed as printed matter not specially pro
vided for
As the duty is calculated on the face value
uf the tickets. there will be no profit for the
lottery company, as on ten-dolar ticket
duty Of ~ 30 will be imposed. With the eX-
olusion from the mails and a practical prohi-
NnOn by the express the lottery men are
pretty efIcctuilly barred in all directions.
Tho case came up ON the importation Of
tiokets of the Juarez lottery of Mexico
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
The white SQUADRON of New Navassas COM
manded iy rear Admiral Walker, left Port
au Prince to-day under orders TO proceed de
rect % the Norfolk navy yard, where they
will be- docked, scraped, Iepanted and re-
pared.
From Norfolk the squadron viii go 70
AnnopOh- O. perform some evolution at tho
summer graduation of the naval cadets,
4 postoitce has been established at Yellow
Branch. Campbell county, Va, with Edward
NJ. Burruss as postmaster
A. i. DoJarnettc has been appointed post
master at Penola Caroline county, Va, wee
J.. l.. Coghill, deceased.
EnOs NJ. Nebccker. who succeeds Mr.. HOus-
ton as Treasurer of the United States. arrived
here this morning. The count of the money
in the Treasury will begin tomorrow. Mr
Eebecker viii assume charge OF the office on
Monday.
At tie final session Of the Academy of
Sciences to-day several papers were read. and
after "A short bus ness session the meeting
adjouned.to meet again 40 Columbia College,
New York, ON the 10Th Of ncxi November