The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-10
WAR AND RUMORO FWAR
4 BTLiGEREyT SPIRIT THAT III"
BEcOMEs THE nor SPELL.
Hi,aIrics Between Competitive Compa-
mics The Niaduct Will Become
Factor in One of the Fights.

Tie Soyen-days' fight around Richmond
was a small affair compared to the in
tcrlal wars going on inside her borders
now keeping her citizens stirred up all
through the heated term.
The war between the .nsuf tnce agents.
which = pracucaily a war Det"een a tne
companies. IS one OF the bveliest conflicts
OF the day. Tho rulc % the south ,dstern
Tariff Association is the real bone OK
contention.
panics Ia the Southeastern Tariff Asso-
citation will be advisory I'm whatever is
done while the nou-b0ard agents en-
phaticaly declare against any Local or
ganizafion that the SoutheaStern Tariff
Association has anything 10 ~ with
seems 10 indicate that the real battle
has yet 20 be fought.
STUBBORN FIGHT.
Then again. the rival telephone COM
panies are getting their armor buckl'd
on for a long and stubborn war, and, as
In the case Of the insurance war, the
spells will fan 20 the share Of the general
public. The same nght Is going on else
whore. also i'm the same degree as shown
by the baltimore American, when IN
It's Issue OF Wednesday. SAYS.
The STANDARD Telephone company or
Washington and Baltimore city. OF Bal
timore c.ty-thc corporate tue was IN.
Cornoratci yesterday with SPECIFIED
capital stock of $4,000. divided INTO J.
40 shares OF 500 each. by McssrS. john
W Woodland, Bruce b. GoOtec. General
Felix Agnus. William ;. Thomas. and
Robert NJ Calf. an Of Baltimore. as m
cornorators. The directors named IN
clIdo AN of the ncorYorators except Mr..
Thomas. and also Messrs. Theodore J.
Mayer. .Elbr'dge 5. Johnson. Geo'Ee w
Cross. Lemon @. Hine, Frank HUME
and William ". Fierce.
Tho standard Telephone Company,
which has its Office IN the Equitable
buillfup proposes. AS before announced
Il. n 4IfII
opposition TO the present Beu system,
and. n Is sad at much lower rates Tor
both local and long-disfance service. Inc
patents controlled by the standard COM
r4nv are claimed 10 be equally as good,
IN not superior 10 the Bell patenti ana
among which are ~ cronhone transmit
tor. the metal contact telephone, Mnirn
does away with carbon. ana the Morse
| telegraph key or gravity transmitter.
/ which can bc used 90 send either sounds
/ or enaooh The Standard Company TIE
palent cOnt1ny-ls composed ot rnen
/ VINO have '.Uiiious Of capital az ther
/ disnosal. and The best Of electricians, men
/ of brains and experience. AS before
stated. the company has divided up INC
entire country INTO sections OF one at
/ more STAGES for the formation OF suo
cotnnanfes and Of which the company
lust chartered Is one.
/ THE sTRETr CAR WAR.
The biggest Fight. however. and one
| thar concerns .he Richmond public az
] fnuch as any other. 3 the Silt't-Nai wa
/ being waecd for the franchise u the
! right of way OH hroli street me ques-
| ton is being discussed 10y ire QUEENS
an large. and the sentiment is iaH, crNs-
! filing SO ms 10 demand the line py ins
/ cornrsnv Which can and viii bnild a go9i
| limo on Broad street the best ana quick
| esf. o., - 49,,
! The apnearancc Of Colonel CALHOUN ana
! Mr. Fisher on the Geld with the tapp
| compress,d air system is fecoEnizei as
! a nov factor in the fight ana IS con-
/ sidofad a strong reinforcement Tor ul'
! Richmond Railway ami Electro TOM
| The fight for a viaauct along with -
J railroad is being renewed with increased
| vlg0r. and Will again come mp as sre1'
, public demand. lnsDirable from the bfoad'
| street car line question.
MAJOR HOWARD RND rHr GAMDLtRs.
Then another war. the bieg.st ~ all
! that between the gamblers ana floiaioi'
of the Sunday law and thrir slmpathl
zais and the gallant now Ch.ef OF fohc"
Major b. T. Howard. is about 10 enc
with victory perching on the law ana
order banner Of the Chief
There is a strong sentiment LOT w
reas enable observance OF tho Sahbath
dav I'm Richmond. and the drastic enforce
ment OF the letter and not the spirit %
I the law Is considered by the pubic
transparent movement IN sympathy VII
tho law-breakers
Several other small wars are In progress
7 I'm Richmond, but no blood % likely 10 ID
. split on account or them.