The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-06
WE GET ANOTHER CONSUL
.x pnosKAUEB, OF THIS CITY
.nv,yArED ron vESEzUBnA'
s..man Tyler to Marry In Alabama
To-Dsy-Two More steei-Armor cruis-
.rs Asked to be Constructed.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEr BUILDING. !!
WASHINGTON. juno 3. 1894. J


postmaster-Gene Bissell has at last
appointed a Democrat to be Second AS
sistant Postmaster-General, vice Mr. d.
I.owrie Bell The appointment. however,
did not come until Mr.. Bell voluntarily
resigned, and now the country VIII nave
an opportunity to discover IL this depart
ment win go to the demnition bow-wows
or whether there Is really Democrat
on earth with sense enough to run
subordinate office Under my fat friend
from Buffalo. A..
of Mr. Samuel Proskauer, or Klchmohu,
TO be consul to Puerto Capeho' ven
ezuela. This appointment came as q
surprise 10 the irBinians, as IL had peeit
given out that our state had received
her quota of consular appointments. IilS
exception, however, was made as per
energitic efforts in behalf OF DIR. Fros-
kauer have kept the State Departlhen,,
fully aware that Puerto Cabello was sun
held By a Virginia Republican. Mr.. fros-
kauer is splendidly qualified Tor the posi-,
ton. and viii prove valuable aSce S,sl1ni
IN the VIRGINIA contingent in the diplo-
matte service. This consulate Is now III
ed by the celebrated Judge }. u. Kliey;
OF Accomac county, who was appointed
under the last administration.
On last Monday Capt. wise saw nia
Cleveland personally and urged this ap,
pointment and the President promise
the office as a reward for Capt wise >
earnest appeals.
MR, rYLER's WEDDING.
AZ the close of the debate to-day S LOT.
gresham Swanson arose ana sald: NJ
Speaker, ] ask one o week eaE TvI 9I %" on
account of important business. 1ne h
was. of course, no objection, and the
leave was granted. The House knew
nothing Of course. Of the reason TOT ths
reo"es9 hut the Virginia delegation ana
other personal friends knew that III.
happy time for cOngratulation was d.
hand for tomorrow at noon inc pvPu.Tq,ii
representative Of the Second district WI
ba r,arried MIR. Tyler IS TO marry MISS
Mary Morris Jones, daughter OF w IA :, q
MIR. George Alfred Jones. OF ticui''o on
The wedding will be very, qulel OHe'
and only the immediate ile' .,ias ,'', vii be
present. The ceremony Will be pet11oi NY
an the home OF Congressman n II,
Clarke OF Alabama, whose VIE - ~, ~
cousin TO the bride-elect. Major ana MIS-
Ellis. sister to the groom VIII @'so "'
'eI Tba 'i bridal couple will leave by an early
afternoon train for soJourh on 'he Ne"
Jersey sea coast.
PETITIONS PBEsRSrED BY Mr. DANIEL
Senator Daniel presented TO Congress
d. briggs. NJ. NJ. Gillian. Leroy r. Brown
Charles T.. Workman. and other cltiIens
of Richmond Va, to exempt the fuhds
OF mutual life insurance companies Aio'
the operation OF the income TAX. -
He also presented similar petitlOnS rom
". r. Hull and VIM. G. Pend eton, OF
Smyth county; J. E. West. or , uIlOlk
Charles =. Hodgeson James \. SHephetu
and other citizens of tluNanna county
Rev. ": H. Truman, NJ w Arc aier am ano
sented a petition from John X. Lyon
Robert Hughes. and other citizens o.
Abingdon, Va, to exempt bulldlng dnt
loan associations from the operation oi
the income tax. c..
to-day resolutions adopted by the DUST
ness Mems Association of NOrfoik. pray
ing governmental recognition ana sup
port for the international cotton state
exposition proposed TO be held In Atlanta
Ga. in 1895 and a petition from Beyer'
~ r. Crump j. Taylor Ellyson, ano
other citizens Of Richmond. 10 eXemp
fraternaI and beneficiary orders IRON
the operations OF the income YAK, as
one from Lew. T.. LOOkeville. r. K. RID
bic. and other citizens Of Roanoke, Va.
favoring the passage OF Dill plaClns
certain restrictions on u mlegatt l
! Similar petitions he also presented IRON
George & Morgan. w. r. Tompkins anC
others Of Richmond. and j. n. teather
stone and ". l.. Thomas. or Roanoke
Va. and other citizens,
Congressman Marshall to-day recon-
/ mended the appointment Of Mr. Tyler ~
Kent as postmaster ut Wythevllle. Nj
/ Kent is a son of the present Lieutenant
| Governor Of Virginia ana IS splehuiuI!
! qualified for the position Inc appViht
ment will probably be sent to the sen
ate this week. "a,
The Inspector sent by the Post-Ofic'
/ Department 70 investigate certain charge
| against the postmaster at Bedloru ~.
/ mas made his report 10 the department
| a cOuv Of which Will be sent 10 Con
/ gresham Edmunds tomorrow.
NEW ARM0RRD CHUIsERs.
Congressman Tyler and Senator DAME
have prepared an amendment TO the naVo
! aDpropriation bill, providing for the con
/ structiOn Of two new steel-armore
cruisers Of the Minneapolis type, 10 d.
| built at the navy yards best auap tt
! 10 and equipped for the work. As tn
appropriation bill has already passed IN
/ house Senator Daniel VIII present m
! amendment in the Senate and VIII al
/ vocate it's adoption with ms usual earn
! estness. Should IL become law thei,
! is Uttle doubt that one OF the ships vii
/ he built at the Norfolk navy yard an
/ the other at New York. Tie selection o
/ the yards. however. will be left 10 IN
| Secretary Of the Navy. and as ne j
possessed by the Norfolk yard, IL Is NOR
than probable that one of the ships VII
! be built there.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Committee on Interstate and FOR
eign Commerce had before them TN
! morning Lieutenant Menocaui, OF IN
/ navy. who furnished them with many IN
J teresting facts about the building OF N
| Nicaragua canal. At its next meeting IN
! committee will consider the many ar
/ ferent bills and propositions before then
! on this subject of so great importance l
! American commerce, and Will appoint
| subcommittee of five to draught q oil
! which will be acceptable 10 the friends o
| this important enterprise. Congressman
! Wise viii be the chairman Of the SUB
committee, and has been designated o.
the unanimous consent Of the Commute
/ 70 report the bill TO the House and [
! direct its passage by that body.
governor OFerrall spent a portion q
! the morning with his many friends on IN
floor of the House. While the votes wer
being taken on the amendments TO IN
sugar schedule he was an interested spec
tator on the floor of the Senate.
MR.. TPEs DECLINES TO Run.
CONGRESSMAN Epes to-day sent 10 IN
newsnapers of his district a circular lei
-. fo~p,oI1v declining q denomination