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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
DE II sILYER.

Notwithstanding that the United States
Government has attempted 70 bolster up the
value of the silver dollar. both by max ng IL
legal tender and by regulating its coinage tho
price of silver has steadily declined. until
now. owing to the largely increased output Oh
the metal and reduced cost Of its productlon'
the Bland dollar is only worth sixty
nine and a half cents in gold. snoulu
the intrinsic value Of the white metal
continue TO decline. even the limited and
carefully guarded coinage Of 4l2 grain dol
lars will not prevent them from being worm
less, as currency, than gold. and then accord
ing TO the inevitable laws Of finance, the lat
ter metal will begin 20 disappear. and the
currency of the United States will be reduced
TO the silver standard.
If this threatens to be the case under the
present healthful restrictions around silver
coinage. what would DO the result if these re-
strictions were removed? The friends OF
silver tell us that the increased value which
would be given the Bland dollar by authoriz-
ing its unlimited coinage as q legal tender
dollar would place it at once on par with
gold. but nothing in the past ~justihes any
such prediction. Although the Sherman act
of the last Congress provided for a very large
increase in the monthly purchases Of silver 10y
the Government we have seen it fall in price
constantly and steadily, and. as far as we can
Judge by the lights before US. the idea that
unlimited coinage would raise its intrinsic
worth is a mere theory.
Should Congress attempt to put this theory
into practice il would prove an exceedingly
dangerous experiment. Suppose when that
was done 4l2& grains OF silver cloths fine
should fall in value even the smallest fraction
Of "a cent below the dollar of gold. what would
be the plain and only result Gold would en-
tirely disappear; silver would be the only cir
culating medium; prices Of everything but
labor would advance; we would have a con-
tracted currency Of cheap money and every
body would suffer except the bonanza silver
kings Of the West.
If Congress is seeking the public welfare it
will 60 very slowly in this matter of free and
unregulated silver coinage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
%Cn1nmltlee ON Ilghts.

The Committee on Lights Of the City Coun-
Gil held their regular monthly meeting az the
Office of the Superintendent Of the CITY Gas
Works last evening. Mr.. Thon presided IN
the absence Of Chairman Gum. Messrs.
Brander, Crimes and Hardwicke were also
present. A good deal Of routine business
was transacted and the payroll Tor the month
was approved.
superintendent Adams submitted his re-
port asking that the Finance Committee be
requested to make the following apprOpria-
ton for the maintenance OF the department
during the ensuing year Payroll. 1o5. 900;
coal. $4,000; expenses. 81, 800: extension.
5000; lamp lighting, : POO. Total, Sls5, 100.
The report WAS approved and referred 10 the
Finance Commute.
Mr.. II. +. Knowles. the gas Inspector. re-
ported that a gas exll sion occurred recently
at 5000 east Marshall street. wien Mr.. Viii
liam T.. Purcell. who was sent there to turn
on the gas. was badly burned. The superin-
tendent was Instructed to have the damages
to the house repaired at an expense not 10
exceed IL 0.
The contract for the furnishing of retorts
was awarded 10 Alr. James Gardner. of Pitts
burg. Pa. al tie price OF 500 per set.
The contract for the furnishing of stop
cock boxes was awarded to Messrs. Burton a
McGee at their bid of s1.25 III lots of a hun
dred al one time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
Bigger China.

On Yesterday afternoon a very pleased.
episode occurred in the Office OF Colonel J.iA
Bell Bigger. clerk of the House OF Delegates
The occasion was the presentation O. te sA-
liant Colonel of a handsome set 81 cL.la tlo
oift of the attaches of bis Office.
Mr.. William Henry Mann. the welkno@n
Journal clerk made a very neat address Doe
presenting the gift to the Colonel on oeaa.
Of his fellow-clerks. expressing their appie-
cation tor the kind and courteous trcainel.
which they have been receiyiag from tlef
He Colonel responded as follows aa
both overwhelmed and g~ratlhed et tnis spea
did testimonial of esteem. and that 10 comes
from those who know me best makes Do dolo
dear. While / cannot express io You ~
high appreciation of your handsome git
mist saw that every piece of II viii have been
Lrnken into fragments and lost ID tAe coz.
ridors of oblivion before / shall for-ett 10
courtesy. forbearence and ability OF n.y.
sistants. ] accept your Deautltul prese. -
wish YOU all continued happiness and pos.
partV-n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

Iibertas Lodge of Perfection. Ancien, ali
Accepted Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry s.,
ia meeting Wednesday night installed 90,
following officers. Venerable Master h.clail
p W,lliems. Senior Warden. Hay II. Ih.rr.
ton, Junior Warden. Thomas Whlttet Orator
William o. English: Almoner. A. H. Nll
Secretary. Charles a. Nesbett. Treasurer 3D.
Theodore Ellyson. The master-eleet appoint
ed the following officers. Master OF tle le.'
monies. W. W. Barrow Expert. John D.
Charleton: Assistant Expert. W.. y "'
son. Captain of Host. $. ". Budd. OF leie'
burg. Tier, ID. b. Collins. Master OF hei'
tons. William Krause. aud Orgauist sa-9.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

THE disasters which the Democracy suf-
fered in New York last Monday have done
away with the necessity of a convention to
show that Mr.. Hill is not the choice of the
majority of his party in that State. 1t will
be well enough. however. Tor the friends of
Democratic principles vs.. machine methods
to continue their work Of getting up a protest
to DO presented TO the Chicago convention.
Ex-Secretary FairchiId says that 100000 New
York Democrats will sign such a protest. and
the leaders Of the protesters owe it to their
party to prevent. If possible, the nomination
of a candidate whose certain defeat is already
so ominously foreshadowed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

between a Democrat and a Clevelandite is
that one votes the straight ticket and the
other doesn't" Well. what sort of a political
animal did the Sun call itself when it bolted
the Democratic ticket in 1854 and supported
for President the notorious Force Bill Radi-
cal Ben. Butler in opposition to the regular
sumes to abuse Democrats because they re-
fuse to follow its leadership into the ranks Of
Hillism.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
Few Acts on Hand.

Colonel John Bell Bigger. the gallant clerk
Of the House Of Delegates. has prepared the
following statement. which he IS DESTROYS to
have published:
onirias for copies of various acts of the Cen
ersi Assembly. and will doubtless receive
many more. While always happy 20 accom-
modate my correspondents l find It impos-
sible b do so. and especially as the majority
of the acts passed have never been printed AZ
passed. ! have no copies OF the acts az nnally
printed. as they DO not come through my
office ID
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

Mr.. HILL says: II am a new Senator. and
have not as vet been able to discover that the
Democrats have a policy about anything"
Mr.. Hill must already look upon himself as
the Democratic party. since he has studiously
avoided having any fixed policy whatever, ex-
cept that of e~lecting David b. Hill President
of the United States. But the Democratic
party certainly has a fixed policy on tariff re-
form. economy in public expenditures and
what Mr.. Hill has more to fear than anything
elss-opposition 10 Dossism.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

Services in memory of the late DE-. =.
Manly, first president of the Richmond Fe-
male Institute. will be held this evening at 3
O'Clock in the chapel of the institute on Tenth
street. Professor Winston. OF Richmond Col
lege; Rev. DR.. L. 2. Bell, DR.. Lewis and Rev.
Mr.. Tucker. of the East-End Baptist church.
will make addresses. Some time during the
evening Rev. Or. f.. G. Robinson, an eminent
educator. and one Of the foremost in this
country. will address the young ladies of the
institute. The public Is invited 10 attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

Mr.. Champ Barksdale, a well known Re
publican OF Danville. was IN the House a lew
davsago. chatting with his Republican friends
in the Legislature only three in all. Mr Du-
val Porter. the witty Danvillo man. met him
there one day. Halo. Porter. what are you
doing here" remarked Barksdale. Attend
mo strictly TO business replied he, and by
tie way. what are you doing here querled
Porter. Watching these - r@ascals, retoft-
ed Barksdale. There are only three here.
replied Porter. and those present broke into a
hearty laugh at Barksdale's expense.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
GENERAL.

THE Atlanta Constitution thinks it incum-
bent on Mr.. Cleveland to make g. public
declaration of whether he favors or does not
favor the movement in New York to hold n
convention at Syracuse. We see nothing
whatever in the matter that calls upon Mr..
Cleveland to make any declaration at all upon
the subject. He has had nothing whatever to
do with the movement; it originated in
sources entirely disconnected with him and
he stands on one side viewing its course Just
as every other private citizen does. The gen.
tlemen engaged in the business have a per-
feet right to do what they are doing if they
choose. and it is nobody's business to con-
denim OF approve of their course.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
A Lady Thrown From Horse.

Miss Annie f Adams. the second daughter
of Mr. William c.. Adams. superintendent of
the City Gas Works, met with a serious acct
dent yesterday afternoon. The young lady
while out on horseback, on franklin street
near the Baptist College. was thrown off her
horse on account OF the slipping of the sad
le,and fractured her right arm in two places.
Mss Adam was taken TO her home on Floyd
avenue and DR.. Franklin called in, who Sc,
the arm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

TIE last report of the Pennsylvania rail
road must be regarded with very great salts
faction by the stockholders Of that great
corporation. The net earnings amounted to
ss76S.6lS. out of which a G per cent. divi-
dend. or s7.495.597 WAS paid. and the profit
ana loss account Of s22 OF. 79s increased to
ga 5 1884.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES IS
LARGER THAN EVER BIZ FORE IN ITS
y Is STEAD LIZ INCREAs-
no.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
FRIDAY. X 4. 1892.
SIX PAGES.


There was very little Of interest in the Legls-
Is.ure Yesterday. as the session is practically
over-The baseball season will soon open IN
Richmond.--Mr Asa X. Snyder died.-Med-
ais were awarded at the Armory-
VIRGINIA.
The Walton stables at Woodstock were de-
stroved, by fre.-The bank cases will be re-
moved from Wsrrenton to Loudoun County
Court for trial-Death OF Cadet Albert Cyr,
Of Louisiana. at Bethel Academy DIR. j. +.
Istimer was buried at Hampden-S idney.--Ihe
crew Of the Alice Venable fined at Saluda for
violation Of the oyster law.-The New York
baseball team and the 'yarsitien will play a
game on March 2lst.-A colored man killed IN
the ward Of the Norfolk and Western railroad
AZ Pulaski-The charges against Chief Of
Police Cox. of Bristol. shown TO be unjust
Marriage of Mr.. Colin Mex. Baker and Miss
Janet II. Fostor. Of Norfolk.--Meeting
Of stockholders Of the Petersburg Savings
and Insurance Company.-The Appomattox
Hotel in Petersburg has been sold
The hearing of testimony III the Baker murder
trial At Abingdon was concluded yesterday
An effort will be made to secure a new trial for
Talt. H~all.--Liquor licenses have been
granted in Norton.-Talt. Hall says he has
killed only four men.-The Danville leaf
tobacco market is glutted.-A little child was
burned to death in Pittsyvania county.--Pete
J.. Pedigo, of Henry county. was accidentally
killed yesterday.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Three negroes were drowned near Washing
ton in the Tar river.-The last railroad COM
missioner's report shows that North Carolina
has sixty-seven railroads with 3.4s2 miles Of
,rack.-The Wilson and Fayetteville railraod
has been finished.
GENERAL.
The Dubois Claggett contested election case
resulted in favor of the former IN the Senate
yesterday.-J. T.. Woodson, a grocer Of Wins
ston. y. c.. failed yesterday.-Chili is said TO
be alarmed at the enormous sums asked for as
indemnity.-The anniversary of the Pope was
celebrated in Rome yesterday.-A peculiar
clash of State and Federal authority has oc-
Cured at Memphis.-The National League
adopted its schedule for the baseball season
yesterday.-Ihe indicted Whisky Trust officers
will take an appeal.-Ihe Baltimore M. T,
Conference refused to admit women delegates
yesterday.
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our Soft

Doncola Button Boots. with patent lean"
tips or plain toes. Tor sl.5O. Sl.5l ana ;-A
are hard 10 beat. JACOB MAY o.'
COZ Broad street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
Our Gents

Fine Calf Hand Welt Shoes for $3.50 are the
best in the city. j.. MAY Il SoS,
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

Ouarter-Gunner Samuel O'Connor was the
next witness called. / have been on board
the monitors about thirteen years. Yes, ! re-
member awnings being made Tor prlVates tugs
in 1859. The tugs were the Christian, Ofalg-
hin and Joe Wilson. The awnings were made
bv tho orders Of Mate kuhl so far as under
stood. An ensign aud jack were given the
captain of the tug Christian about the same
time. These have never been returned.
CAPTAIN McCurley was IN command az tins
time. have 10 stores III my charge az the
present time. When / want stores 90 10
the commanding officer and state what
want and 10 sends me 10 the equipment
woman. and he gives me the stores. There
j. no written order required ly tue ye0man,
but he makes out q list and carries tito the
captain before the stores are given out Dy
him. | never received any stores from the
present yeOman except by having the or
der signed by the captain. There was
no method at MI when Palmer was yeoman
We had stores on board Of a. the ships ana
used them just as We wanted them. Zach
ship had AL enlisted man IN charge. and That
man was accountable. 0nG the stores We re-
ceiVed were entered On tie log. We received
them without an order. ms was not the
method during all OF Palmer : time. tor tie
change was made when Captain Graham
took charge TWO years ago. The method
alter he took charge was that an
order from the commanding officer was
required by the yeoman before stores
were issued. Yes. / have gotten stores
from Yeoman Palmer without having the
order-boOk signed by the captain. / never
saw the yeoman with tie order-bOOk. /
don't know whether tho yeoman had the book
signed afterwards or not. know OF no ire
gularlty IN the issuing or the receiving OF the
stores on these ships. I1knOw al other ire
gular transactions about Government pro
perty. saw Mr.. kuhl give away an anchor
weighing about go TO 800 pounds. 1t
happened III October or November.
1853. The anchor was put aboard
the tug Christian and has never been re-
turned. A steering chain and two cork fen
ders and some five and a half and Blk inch
rope-about fifty or slxty fa~thOms-were put
aboard the tug Christian and havenot been re-
turned to the best of my knowledge and be-
liel. ! do not know OF any such irregulari-
ties during Commander Graham's time. Cap
tam McCurley was in command when the
irregularities | speak OF occurred. 1 was on
board when Equipment Neoman fife made an
inventory last August. Al the rooms
were not broken out. Those in the hold OF
the Mahopac were not broken out. There
was shot down there. and swahs aud tackle
and purchases. 10 was not broken out. Ton
when we reached il. the time was aear the
supper hour. We broke out those store-roems
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04
pAYMAsTER Lowell

paymaster John Qultman LOYel was lhe
next witness called. j have been on duty on
the monitors since April ID. 1870. res. a
bureau was sent to my quarters IN richmond
bv Commander Graham. 10 was 10 be used
as a safe deposit for any books ana papers
would take uptown and keep over night.
OF course used 10 tor other purposes. ne
bureau has been returned ID the same or4er
and condition as 10 was when taken from lAo
shin. Captain Graham selected a reiilSeIa-
tor in June. 1921. Tor use IN MS caoih' ana
was paid for by the navy pay agents at nor
folk Va. understood that tho agents
reof,asteI CAPTAIN Graham % select the
re4rigarator Fourteen dollars was paid
for the refrigerator. 40 least. the OIL was
receiuted for ga. but the money was pall oy
another paymaster az norfolk. Know OF no
irregularities as regards tie issuing or IecelF-
;r, of stores on the ships. except there
ey1.tod a muddle which resulted from con-
damned stores being pat again on the DOCKS
VIiIe they were beng kept TO be sent 10 nor
folk bv tie first public conveyance. 40 not
know of any Government property LelnB
u-ei for other than Government purposes
not q single instance, know tnat III .re
case of "a bedstead IN the captain
cabin. there was a discrepancy
tho woman thinking it belonging
q, the captain. Another instance was tAe
fndiug OF a box of shoes IN the hold OF Tue
W~yandotte. which had been reported by the
yoeman as missing. ! think that carelessness
had much to do with the discrepancies IN
the stores and that errors were made by
Equipment Woman fife. 4 always GER
thy that the prices are correct when stores
are purchased for the monitors, as Is usual IN
perfecting all public vouchers. The money
is paid by the paymaster at Norfolk.
When Paymaster Lowell had completed his
testimony President Cook declared the court
adjourned until 30 o'clock this morning.
After Quarter Gunner OCouner mad gwen
his testimony q recess was taken Tor luuch'
and a happily arranged repast was served III
the captains and surgeon cabins.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

rranch once: 1lO4 Decatur Street.
THE MANCHESTER CIRCULATION OF
GREATER THAN ALL
rur OTHER RICHMOND PAPERS COM
BINTD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

TIE statistics Of taxes in France for the ten
years ending 1890 have been published, and
they not only show that the burden of taxa
ton carried by the French people is enor-
nous. but that the national wealth is increas-
ing at a more rapid rate than ever. The peo-
pie of France since the close of the first reyo-
luton have been specially distinguished for
their thrift. a fact due to their disposition to
exercise the most careful economy in
the smallest as well as the most important
details. The latest statistics disclose that
this disposition is becoming. with the pro-
gress of time. more rather than less marked
in its character. 1t IS a notable feature of
the present economic condition Of France
that there is a tendency towards the distribu-
ton Of wealth rather than towards its concen-
tration in a comparatively few hands, as in
the United States.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

ABILL is now before the Maryland legisla-
ture providing for an increase in the salaries
OF the judges OF the State. II is declared in
opposition TO the bill that if the salaries are
not large enough for the judges they are at
liberty TO resign. On the other hand 1t Is
urged that the State judiciary is not as capa-
bic as il would be if such salaries were Of
fered as would secure the best talent at the
bar. 1t was pointed out in the course OF the
debate that iudgeships which commanded
$500 in Maryland. commanded $500
in Pennsylvania, Il difference which
gave the palm of superiority to the
bench of the latter Commonwealth. There
is little prospect that the Maryland bill will
become a law. The sentiment in the United
States does not favor large salaries for the
judiciary even when the Supreme Court itself
is involved. 1t is one of the discredita5le
features Of our Government that our Supreme
Court judges should be so poorly paid that
the majority of them are practically COM
PEELED to deliver lectures in the Columbia
Law School.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

,yscHBuKGH BUREAU. NO. S2S MAIN
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-04

BUREAU. TWELFTH AID
HULL STREETS.
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xo,ro,r suErAu. No. 3 BANK STREET
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NOT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

Blacksmith A. /. Ford was next called; /
have been on board the monitors about thlr-
teen months. Yes. | bought O bedstead OF
Captain Graham. 1t was a private, not a
Government bedstead, for ! saw the 0il ion IL
II was brought here. 1 paid Captain
Graham for it. The bedstead was on
board the monitor when bought 10.
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obout a month later. During Flies time L
tbink a complete inventory was taken.
THE BABY HOUSE.

Carpenter's Mate w. y. Stewart was the
reyt witness called. / have been on board
The monitors about two years ana tbres
Months. have had the rate OF carpenters
mote aver since | enlisted. remember our
mo December. 1880, making a playhouse Tor
Commauder Graham. There were no orders.
Csntain Graham got the stuff and asked usto
d d He did not order US. He bought the
material in Richmond OF Mr.. Gunn.
worked on the house during my leisure time.
TT,bere was no Government material USED IN
tbe construction of the house. | am not I'D
crarge OF any stores on board the monitors
When want stores ! 90 to the captain "n9
hs sends me to the yeoinan. l
don't have an Order-bo0k. Inc yeo,
man takes the order-book to the captain ahu
the captain signs the book before tie stores
are oiyen to me. This method has been III
use about two years. Captain Graham intlo.
duced il. leoman Palmer also followed tnat
method during his time. never eot any
stores from Palmer except with orders slgheu
bv the CAPTAIN. / do not know OF any lrieSu-
~larjties in regard to the receipt or ISSUING OF
tres on board the monitors. don kho"
of any Government property tnat mas oeen
used for other than Government purposes. /
have no knowledge of leoman tlie's iAVen-
tory.
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NO 1RRFGuLARITY.

Cornentor's Mate Edward EIIis 7coIored1
uoo NV colled. have been serving about
seyen Years. received my rate two days
s sfter i was aboard. I remember helping to
make max tbe playhouse. 1t was about 20x2t
inohes, Tie material came from Richmond
anJ ,yes boneht by Captain Graham. There
was not n lit of Government material used.
TISe work was done at odd times. We did 1t
for the little child. lneyerg got ANY stores from
ro~,isition made out and signed by Captain
Graham. / got stores from Woman Palmer
in the same manner. know of no irregular
ifv in the issuing and receiving of Govern
ment stores aboard these ships. / firmly say
that / do not know of any Government stores
having been used FIR other than Government
nurposes only took part in leoman fite ;
inventory as far as 1t related to carpenter .
tools.