The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-29
OWENS OPINION OVERTHROW
Secretary Foster and The Commissioner
al Odds.
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE 70 Meet.
ConsuI ~. p. simms. of Virginia. Doad-Pat
snts lssuod fo Persons iu This State
and North Carolina.

farF osfcI mas Asn4iy C'Hclulc't 70 icpl-
diato the opinion recently rendered 10y
Imnieration-C Commissioner Owens affirming
pe right of St. Louis firm to import ten
wrRers al hbitum. Now Nr Foster SAYS
that Owens had no authority 20 render tho
op.aion that he did IL without consultation
With his superiors and hence the opinion has
TO legal or binding effect. in short, Commis-
rouer Owens IS pronounced "a fool. Secretary
Foster saw that be could not assume the
ol.um OF such an absurd opinion On a point
OF the greatest Importance.
Bank Examiner Drew, Of Philadelphia was
d smissed because of q single orror-sn over
sight If the same sort of justice IS to be
meted ont 10 Ovens he viii be iredn sum-
marly.
nErUBLICANs TO MEET
The National Republican Executive Com
mttee will meet in this city tomorrow. The
members decline % make any explanation rs
O. the object but IL Is understood 10 be for
the parpose IF arranging settlement ~ debts
incurred during tie last presidential cana
paign Some Wild newspaper reports have
been sent out 90 the effect that the meeting
was TO act upon Chairman lluay's reslgna-
ton.
1t will require the full committee TO do that.
This is a meeting of the executive committee
only. The committee will meet here next
February 10 select the time aud place for
holding the National Convention.
coNsUb sIMNs pxAD.
cable dispatch received here announces
the death at Colon on the lsthmus Ot Pan
ana. of Captain w. f. Simms, Of Virginia,
nited States Consul at that point Simms
was quite prominent ~ the days when Ma
hone was flying higE. lie was faithful fol
lower Of the boss for - long ume and rem
dered him efficient service on tho stump and
elsewhere. Finally Malone rewarded these
services. as WAS his wont, with the oeseSt III
gratitude Simms had r. place Dy Mahone 2 hp-
pOntment ON the rolls Of the senate. Tho
boss wanted place for somebody Else. and le
threw Simms out. CAPTAIN cmms served with
distinction n tho Confederate army. Tie was
appointed consul by President Harrison.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Among the patents issued for the past week
were the following:
Virginia-Andrew F. and q. c. Bonham
Seven Mile Ford band and foot churn power.
Solop g. Henkel, Newmarket friction clutch
md speed governor.
North Carolina William r. Huffman, HEX
ory for a coin c0unter trade mark was
granted % John X. Mcllhenuy. of Rocking
lam, for chewing gum.
CATHOLIC BUREAU TNDIAS MISSIONS.
Commissioner Morgan Of the Indian Blu
Ys4u is constantly receiving communications
IRON I'D classes Of people. irrespective Of poll
ties or religion. congatulaung him upon has
refusal 20 have any further business relations
RIth the Catholic Bureau of Indian Missions.
which was. 10y an order OF the commissioner.
severed last week.
These COMMUNICATIONS arc from religious
dignitaries as well prominent people OF
both parties urging him 10 maintain the posi-
ton he has taken on the question. The COM
missioner is highly gratifed IN consequence,
and is more than ever of the opinion that the
order was just and will have beneficial ei-
iects
The commissioner sad to-day that be had
received no information I'D gard 10 the cone
ference betwean the President and Cardinal
Gibbons. but he was sure that the President
aud the people approved his course.
FROM MOBILE To SOUTH AsItRIcA.
Senators Morgan and Pugh, Of Alabama.
and a delegation ot business men OF Mobile.
including A. 3 Benn. president Of the Com
lnercial Club of Mobile. O. b. Clark and kit-
t-nhouse Moore had an hours conference
with P0stmaster-General Wananaker this
morning for the purpose If having inserted n
t.e postal subsidy advertisements of llne Ot
sesmships running direct from Mobile -
5 uih American ports.
Atpresent there Is no line of steamships in-
c.rlai in the advertisements direct from Mo
Die 10 South American ports. The Ire
vncn the delegation favored was proposed %
rIn from Mobile stopping st Iampico, Grey
town aud Colon.
The conference ended with a request from
the Postmaster General that the delegation
on their return decide upon line which would
benefit Mobile without interfering with ports
that had been advertised The delegation on
trrI return 20 Mobile after conference with
business men viii determine upon 2 route
and submit il 10 the Postmaster General IN
Whiting.
IMPORTANT STATISTICS.
The bureau # statistics - the Treasury
leDmtment terdsy issued It's statement Of
foreign commerce and immigration for the
month Of June, 1891. Ia thls statement there
d also O review Of the commerce OF the
United States during the fiscal year which
ended June 30 1891 IL appears that
there has been large ard gratifying
lucf ase % the last fiscal wear compared with !
ls.l. The total value of the commerce of the /
iasi fiscal year was The greatest ~ the history |
II the Government and exceeded the total /
value Of the commerce Of 1880 by the sum of /
$-l,lU. S03 The commerce of 1880 Was the !
largest of any year IN tho history Of tho GOV
eminent up TO that time, exceeding tho COM !
nfrce of the prior year by the sum OF $685. /
t.0065 30 that the total commerce 81 tife last /
isna. year exceeded the total value Of tins /
commerce Of 1899 by S21l, ,75f .769. Our total |
commerce during the past fiscal year amounted ]
l. l729. .3s0. s96.
IL Is nored that thore rs al increase in our |
imports Of merchandise. in the order of mag |
niindo. in the following articles Coaee tin |
Plates, hides and SKINS; fruits chemicals and |
otugs India-Tubber and gutta-peTche sugar |
sui mOlasses SC. There has been decline !
a. tAo value Of our imports Of wool and manu-
lectures Of silk aud manufactures Of hemp /
an luto and manufactures Of bread d-5tufis and /
animals. The total value of 0ur imports Of /
Nefchandise during tho last year was SSi4.- (
s5 4gl. The total value Of our exports of 1
IefchAndlse during the same period was
S,if 4lo 405 which shows an excess in favor /
o. exports during the fiscal year of S395lg.glA /
There was also an excess Of exports of DO /
mestc merchandise over such exports of tho !
pfof year II s26. 94l,737. The value OF the
imports Of merchandise admitted free OF /
oulS during tho nine months ending juno /
70. 1891, was &295. .9C3,GC5. while
me value OF such imports for
NE corresponding period Of 1880 was S20s,-
ss''''5l. showing an increase in tho imports Of
nee nee iaerchandise during the past nine months
~ <so89792. During the same period end
Ak June 30, 1891. tho imports OF merchan-
S@s paying duty were Of the value Of s354,-
e'l.ofV. a. compared with 1888, 1902 for the
.DuesDonding period Of 1890. 80 that it APP
los's tAere has been decrease during the
,e's ulne months Of the fiscal year, 1891 IN the
''.it ~ such imports OF f5J 5t3 6J2