The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-30

....;.,,.s a. 70 convict labor in foreign
,eSs tstor his term OF Office expired ne
80. sh.oad with the intention OF leain'ns
W. h.arrotion something about the treat
ment OF foreign conNicu. -. cr,,,x,.
on AN EGYPTIAN steamship he intended 10
o ..,-sh;r ~ once 10 the Austrian LLOYD
au.aaansb'n Minerva for Jaha He was out. OF
ssorer and started ashore to draw on ms let
49, 81 credit Tho custom house officials re-
snsed however 10 recognize his American
,,aesnort because it lacked the vise OF the
Turtish consul, attempted to fine him ior
irving to enter the country without tne
uroper papers and when he refused 10 DIloo
them because he had no money they Threw
him into prison and kept him there III rooin
thirteen feet square. with thirty-one ci,i 5l,
mails. for many hours. They released nini
only upon becoming convinced thas no """
no money. " ,uo-
Mr. Merwether arrived here on the amer 81
on Wednesday. and to-day be VIII 20
Washington 10 lay the case before l"o
Department.
Mr.. DEPTw CELEBRATES.
Chauncey 81. Depew celebrated the twenty tive ny
ffth anniyersarv of his connection Win the
New York Central railroad last hlgIHs :s. Nv
giving a dinner at bis home IN west NY 10y,
fourth street 10 other great rallGo@I, 10
and 10 few Of his personal friends. ln,I1y-
four sat at the table They were: III 10.
neIius Vanderbilt, Frederick "; ano1 n
bIt Elliott T. Shepard. william II
sloan Hamilton Mex Twombly, w Sewart
Webb. Walter Rathb0ne Bacon >; fleI ~ 'o'15'
Morgan. ID. 0. Mills. John King ShsIIes I
CLARK Samuel Sloan. Thomas L. toWiet' =
G Wilbur. A. A. Mcleod. Charles !, Sla5 q
Samuel d. Babcock, Legrand 3. C"I ~ u
Charles Lanier. James W. Alexander ~ ~ - =
Tedvard John Newell. Ashbel Green, VI; l.
Rph Austin
Frank Thomson. Horace J. Hayden; >, -
Lawn. II. Walter Webb Charles i. Cox
Charles 4. Dana George W. Chllds.
Mr. Corbin and Mr. King sat al the heau on
the table. Mr. Sloan and Mr.. Newer az no
foot Mr. Depew was at the centre OF ~
table on the right side. CorneIus fn nuos 81
sat at his right and President Roberts OF ele
Pennsvlvania railroad on his left j. PER
mont Molcan and NJ t. ingalls, OF the big
four sat opposite them. There was no speech
making. but plenty Of story telling me
souvenir was little book written Dy NJ ~ ~.
pew telling OF the growth OF the FahueFg 9lis
system OF railroads IN the last twenty -n'o
years.
business TROUBLES.
William s Barrett and George Palen, com
nosinp the firm OF William ;. Barrett az Co.'
dealers in coal and wood at lZi4 BToao"ay'
made An ASSIGNMENT yesterday - LOUIS ~
Ogden, giving three preferences ior Sl'.Vy'
The firm began business IN May. i9ov' MI
Jarrett claiming that he contributed the cap
itai of s25.O 900. He was for ten wears prior 10
that partner in the firm Of jeremiah Skid-
mores Sons. being a nephew of W. l.. Skd-
more. -, 80
Five more judgments, aggregsting 50; 5l5,
were entered yesterday against Nowen az
Presby. wooden goods merchants, OF ~ Nhi'e
street nj
II was announced yesterday that the affairs
Of :. Y. White d Co. are now IN such shape
that Mr.. White will apply TO the New. YORK
Stock Exchange next week for readmisslon.
Mr.. White has been busy night and day Tor
several months in the effort TO bring ABOUT
this result. He has already talked WIN sew
eral authorities of the Exchange and Oil APP
pear satisfied.