The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-28


celebration will begin ori Thursday. Tie
Brooklyn Eagle. commenting on the rcsoiu~
tions given in the TINRs of sunday says:
\ Post McPhersop, Of the Grand Army.
protests against the display of the Confede-
rate Nag in the unyeiling OF the monument
to General Lee at Richmond. Why not ob-
iect 10 the moDCment ITSELF The stars aud
Bars will hutter for a day, but the statue in
expected to remain Tor all tlmc. There i no
doubt about the enthusiasm OF the Mcpher-
sons. but there seems to be- some confusion
in its manifestation. II they can stand the
monument, why not the iagg
HEBREW NOTES.
The semi-annual conference of the Jaw.
ish Ministers Association was held M Tem-
pie Israel this afternoon. The Rev. Dr.
kOhler delivered the sermon. In the e,en-
ing public session was held. at which the
Rev. Dr. Jastrow. Oi PHILADELPHIA, spoke on
Race Prejudice" aud the Rev. Dr. Joseph
y Silicrman, Of this city. on Nv 0man's
Work" Addresses were also delivered BY
the Rev. Raphael Benjamin and the Rev.
Rudolph Grossman. On Wednesday pa
pers VIII be read by the Rev. DIR. sold. of
Baltimore. and others.
The grandfather at Walter Damrosch.
who married Miss Blaine. was "A Hebrew
and a native of POsen. Ills original name
was Bluthkopf (Bloodhean which he
changed to the more ouphOuious Hebrew
dam (bluth) -rosh-(kopf )-Damrosch.
RAILROADS AND FINANCE.
The Southern National bank. Of .his city.
"A notice Of whose formation was printed In
the TINES, has been organized. with Mr..
W. Flanagan as president; James kincar-
mon as tice-prcsidcui, and J. ID. Abrahams
! as cashier. Its capital II $1,000, uur. and "a
will DO business at No. - Wall street.
President John II. inman. OF Richmond
ierminal. says the recent negotiation puts
that company ia "A stronger position than it
has ever been. and that the ne gotiations
will certainly 90 through, a banking syndi-
cate having guaranteed any portion the
stockholders DO not subscribe for This Will
place the company absolutely free Of float.
ing debt, and leave over $2O00e00 cash In
treasury, for which IL has no special use.
IL also leaves S3,5OO,000 in market value Of
good available securities in open treasury
Of company. The equity in securities be-
hind the trust loans will foot ups l..0OO.0OO.
which, added 10 the foregoing. makes Sill
10000. Ii the company could liquidate to-
days it would pay a, least ~ for it, ON
standing capital stock ofS,O0O0o0O. Many
millions Of the cOmpany's securities ara
! placed az very low cash valuation, but
have n very large prospective value, be
/ cause all it, lines Of road lie In those sec
tions of the South where the greatest deyel-
Opments are going on, and earnings are in
creaslng largely.
At the annual meeting of the Norfolk ard
Western Railroad in Roanoke two weeks
ago, tue directors were given full authority
to issue Sl0,OO0,OcO of preferred stock when,
how and for what purposes they please.
Kuhn. Loeb X CO. say in reference 10 this
that S2,oOO,0OO Of Norfolk aud Western pre-
lcrred stock were authorized and recently
sold for the purpose OF double-trackiny part
OF the line. Three million dollars have been
deposited with the trustee of the iOO-yeav
mortgage in accordance witR 10 terms:
Si,JOOtwO are conieWp plated 10 h. issued rrs
the purpose Of acquiring The shenandoah
Valley Railroad. No stock can therefore
come upon the market except for these pur-
poses.
Earnings Of the Cheasapcak0 and Ohio
third week Of May: SllJ,O3G iSf0: SlO6. 80,
1850; S3S,jS2 increase
Baltimore and Ohio. southwesicrn. third
week OF May: Sin,ooO. 1880; S3i, i,G2p. 1ss9;
SJ,i,6 increase. Year 10 date: $3.50, 500,
1890; SlGO,6l9, 1879; $50, l5l increase.
Louisville and Nashyille-tbid week Of
May: S3i0,3S5, 1870; S3l0 lSj. issg: $50. ij0
Increase. From july /; d,i2S.572, isyJ;
sll, ,l65,ji6, 1881; s2,CCs, ,O26 increase.
NATIONAL CONVENTION or FAITH CO..
RI,Is.
j The National Convention Of the Faith Gu
rists. the sect which needs no doctors be-
gan to-day at the ienOX Lyceum. over one
thousand delegates are present from all
over the country. These people assert THEN.
belief that when Christ told M, disciples
that they should heal The sick he
meant just what he said. They ciaim
that such being the ease. one object Of the
association Is 10 make these views known
to all the world The speakers today
claimed that during the pas. few years the
ideas OF the Christian Scientists baye been
: very widely attempted; and while
they have aroused much opposition
and ridicule, have also obtained
large aud enthusiastic following. Va
reference was made, however 10 the
fact that several members Of the association
/ now langnish inprison in kings county, at
the request Of the grand jury. who have
gone so far rs 10 iDdict these so called
christian scientists for mans.aughter. in
permitting persons 10 die without m9dical
attendance. The gathering VIII last three
} days.
JAY GoULD's FIFTY-flfTH bIRrnDAY.
Jay Gould begin his hlty-Gnh year to-
, day. and 10 honor ol that event there was n
family gathering AT his house this evening.
\ few OF his close personal friends wsr,
present. Several cOngrdtuiatOry fclp-
. grams have been received ffOm all
Z parts Of the country. Mr. Gould's health
has much improved since his last birthday.
2 hr. could called to-day upon the Atchison
people, and congratulated them upon their
acquisition Of the san francisco and 81.
Louis Railway, and declared himself de-
srOus Oi working in harmony with thel,
aud expressed his Willingness 10 restor
rates over his Southern system az once, and
10 keep them ON paying basis.
EXCITEMENT IN EME COTTON MARkfI
There was great excitement ia the cotton
b market to-day. aud indications are plenty
7 that July option has bee cOrhercd. Thar
{ option opened AT Que point advance, and az
once started upward. In The first hour IL
had risen eighteen points above the opening.
and crowds Of brokers were bidding Tor N.
and prices for the near by months bumped
ten points alta tneJuly advancing to IL 91s
, or fOrty-two points above the opening. The
: other present crop mOsths advanced fortv
} points above lasa nights figures. la the
first two ,.OuIs the new crop shared in ii<.
; advance TO the extent OF four 10 seven
E points.
= The Cotton exchange held It's annual
} meeting this afternoon. The sales iOr tbs
year have been 3l5,ii3 bales. as against
isc,o2l last year, and s.O,yli for loSs.
VARIOUS IfE,fs.
. John keenan,. the IanSdian boOdte cx,fe
! .rom the Twelfth Assembly district. New
e York, who arrived In New York shortly be-
Nh' hooh anu ufONe up 70 TIE district atf0T-
ey's oihce ard surrendered himself. was
released ON $4,000 bail. John keenan, Was
indicted in October, lsst, together with
billy" N0loney, the reading clerk. and
E most OF the members OF the lis: Board
, OF Aldeymsn, for bribery in connection
with the passage OF the broadway
l.ailroaS franchise. Although indicted
Eeenan, like Moioney, Dei.acy. and Demr-
sey was not arrested, as he len the jnris-
? diction OF the court before the iadiclplent
: was found. IL was Keenan,, Who was said
4 to have held the <Joo.Ooo bribe money.
1 put up hy Jacob sharp and his associates.
J 10 secure, the votes of the aldermen. Rumora
I were thick AT the district ATTORNEYS oiiec
! and on the street % the effect that
= Mo,oney, he Lacy and Dempsey. the other
e ''boodle,' exiles, may be looked for here "a
: any time. Ii the District Attorney khcuh&
see ft 10 prosecute Keenan, uneisr the IN
dictment lor bribery, and the latter should
he convicted. he would tp liable 70 = SEM
Z tenee OF ten years In >ssse prison---,he sam,
:. penalty that was imposed On Ahieruan
G Jaime,