The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-20
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST.

The issue of silver notes for the week end
ing July 10th was s4O6.l25.
The furnaces of the Reading Iron Com
pany at Reading will 90 out OF blast the
latter part OF this week.
The new steamers which are building for
the Cunard Line in Boston. Mass, are 70 be
named the Campania and the Lucsnia.
St. Louis. No. will have $4,000 electric
lamps during the autumn carnival, tor
which the electric companies are already
preparing.
Several capitalists of New York city have
combined TO compete with the American
Sugar Refneres Company, and have
already nearly completed a large plant IN
Brooklyn. on the East river.
The st. Louis labor organizations have
formed strike board" with power to levy
assessments of from TO 25 cents upon each
member of the unions in the board 10 AID
any strike which may be under way.
The Treasury Department has decided
that hosiery imported in an unfinished con-
dition. requiring washing. dyeing, pressing,
stamping or other finishing process in this
country. may be admitted 10 entry without
being marked with the name of the country
of origin.
The Treasury Department has sent in
structions TO the deputy collectors OF Gus
toms at supports Of Puget SOUND to refuse
entry to vessels from foreign ports without
permission from the quarantine Office at
Port Townsend. so long ms the smallpox
epidemic continues at Victoria.
The receiver of the Maverick Bank at Bos-
ton has received the papers from the Acting
Comptroller of the Currency ordering an
assessment of 100000 on the stockholders
of the bank. The assessment is for the full
limit allowed by the law. The stockholders
are given till August 18th to pay 1t. after
which the receiver will enforce the assess
ment by writs at law.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mttee on Monday heard arguments in favor
of a bill looking to the appointment OF a ma
tional highway commission 20 devise means
and methods to improve public roads by
two members of the Bicycle League now in
Washington. Roy Stone of New York. and
President Burnett of the l.. A. W., both
argued in favor Of the bill.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany will open the Pittsburg and Western
Line for passenger traffic this autumn on
the adoption of the fall and winter schedule.
The road is now being operated for freight.
and is much easier and. more economical
than the old line over the Alleghanes.
There are only two heavy grades upon il,
while the present passenger route has five.
A new flag has been provided for the AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy 1t will De
f0ated to-day for the first time from the
masthead of the Chicago. when Mr. Solely
visits that vessel to witness the drill of the
New York naval militia. The flag of the As
sistant Secretary will be similar 10 that of
the Secretary OF the Navy. with the colors
reversed-white ground blue anchor and
stars.
The Harrison administration made its first
direct overture TO ex-senator Thomas G..
Platt on Monday. Chairman Carter went
down 10 Mr.. Platt's Office after breakfast and
held long conference with the New York
leader. lie was clOseted with Mr.. Platt for
several hours and the conference was evil
IDENTITY satisfactory one, as Mr.. Carter re-
turned TO the Fitth-Ayenue Hotel in q very
cheerful mood.
Long trains loaded with corn exclusively
are being transferred at Waco. Texas daily
from the track OF tho Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railway TO that Of the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass railway. This is a ship
ment of $500 000 bushels OF corn from
Kansas City. No. for account of contrac-
tors in San Luis Potosi. Mexico. 1t is 10 be
placed tor sale as low as possible in The
drought district of Mexico.
Advices have reached San Francisco from
Yokohama Of the murder OF the captain
and crew OF the schooner Undine of San
Francisco. The mate aud his brother. who
shipped at Honolulu, shot the captain and
supercargo. and the crew were killed with
poisoned liquor. the steward alone being
spared. At Ascension Island the steward
informed the authorities of the crime. and
the murderers we're arrested
President Welhe, OF the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION. is exercised over the circular an
N ba inv Il.
unskiiied laborers at Homestead. and which
is alleged 10 have been received by the Cen
tral Labor DniOn and other organizations in
New York city. If his signature is attached
10 the appeal he says then it is forgery.
and at any rate the movement lacks the
counteDance or support OF the National
Lodge, through which body all appeals for
assistance IN behalf or the men must come
Moreover. he says. there is no present need
for the circulation OF any appeal for none
tary assistance. The source OF origin of the
document received in New York will be in
vestigated to-day.
Mrs. Helen Densm0re writes from London
that Sir Charles Russell, Mr.. Poland Mr..
Moulton and several other prominent
lawyers have declared that the new evidence
obtained in the May brick case has convinced
them that the evidence given on the trial
did not Justify the verdict of guilty. by yir
tuo oi "nlcn mrs. 1layDrick Is now serving
lie sentence OF imprisonment. If Mrs
Densmore's statement is correct IL il n vary
important one in its bearing on Mrs. Nav
bricks chances for pardon. Sir Charles
Russell will certainly be member of Sir.
Gladstone's government. and very likely
Home Secretary. If be entertains the con-
yictions attributed to him by Mrs.
Densmore, he can hardly avoid recommend
IN" tn tina Qneen the D-sd~n af TIA nrisous..