The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
ORDER B'NAI BIRTH.
THE COMING INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION IN THIS CITY
one Of the Most Important Meetings Ever
Heidi. ~. CIshin Compsn,-Railroad
News-General and Personal Metropoii-
tan Mention.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
Richmond DAILY iINEs.
MAY y. 1900,

NAY y, ioms'
The leaders of me great Hebrew benevo-
lent society. the Independent Order Of B'nai
Birth. are actively preparing for their inn
pcrtant International Convention. which
will open in Richmond on June lst. 81 j.
the meeting OF the Constitution Grand
Lodge. az which delegates will b. present
from Germany. AustriaI Roumania, f2les-
tine. Egypt a. well a. nearly all the states
Of the Union. The Grand Lodge. which
meets only every i've years. has supreme
legislative. judicial and executive powers.
IL is anticipated that tbe approaching meet
ing will he one Of the most important ever
held, and that radical changes IN the laws
and ritual will be adopted. besides new iea-
lures introduced. The prosecutions IN Rus
sia. the attempt to roiigionile the 1onsntu-
ton Of the United states, the anti-scnlitic
crusade~ and other and intolerant meas
uros will receive attention.
The Order OF the sons of the Covenant,
better known boy it, Hebrew name. B'nai
Birth. j. now nearly nifty years old. It's hr,t
lndyo having been instituted in New ork
cit, i'm October. 1873 II has steadily grown
In numbers. and has atspresent member
shin yerging on thirty thousand. Its be-
noyolont and educational work llas extend
ed 10 every community IN the land. Inc
order has its orphan sylums, homes Ior
oood and iudrm. ts hospitals and man
ual scho0l-. it- -pe'iW Hor'fles' INC
the Naim0nidpS. of this city. some oi These
edifcos. like those. for example. ~ tleNc-
land. Noukprs. New Orleans and atlanta,
are splendid structures. ropleio with every
modern improvement.
Under the endowment laws existing IN
the seven district grand lodge jurisdictions
i'm this country upward of fjoooO j. annn-
ally paid 10 widows ana orphans oi deceas-
ed members. For these and other eharita-
BILE and educational objects SlpNV.V'V mas
hoon extended hv the B'nai Birth Order
since its foundation. The president OF the
fraternity is Julius Bien. Of New York. ana
Executive Committee consists Of VI.
of New York. for the East
orn states: I-dOr Bush. ot II. LOUIS, Tor lnc
Middle STATES: Joseph llirsb. ot ichsburg'
for the Southern states; william loNen-
stein. of Richmond for the south Atlani'o
states: Edward RuboNits. of 'hicago, iof
the Northwestern states, and Joseph Dleh'
of san Francisco. for the PaciHr STATES
RAILROAD NEWS.
Stockholders of the Caroline Central Rail-
road Company are called 10 meet in this
city ON Nav list. to consider the proposed
creation Of 1900 shares ot preferred stock
Of the company. par of shares 500. and Of
exchanging said stock for the second and
third MORTGAGE bonds Of the company. under
so to do conferred by Act Of the
North Carolina Legislature, passed March
D lSS1. said exchange to be- made upon
terms stated i'm "a proposed agreement Win
the income bondholder~.
The last span on the steel railroad bridge
over the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Viz
einia. is being placedin position. and work
will he completed about the 18th inst. The
bridge will Be- of immense advantage 10 the
railroads both East and West. II Is 2uJi
feet long. and the approachce over 100 ieet.
The terminals are over miles long, with
miles of trackage. over oo0.0OO pounds OF
steel were used in the construction.
Mr.. Calvin =. Brice insists that he haS
less interest in Wall street affair, now than
he has held In five wears. The fact oi The
matter is. so his friends assert. hc is making
such preparations 20, will leave him entirely
unoniangod when he goes to Washington
The southern stocks. in which both Mr.
Brre and General samuel Thomas nave
such large interests. are not likely 10 be
made much Of "a feature for the time beng,
although the friends Of these -peciaities say
that they are getting into trim for sharp
advance.
AsUCCE-sFI l. SCHEME.
Mr.. John Clahin states that the employees
Of II. B. Clann II 60. subscribed tor all the
common stock of the II. B. Clahin Company
and for about One-thirl Of the other stock.
They will get about one-haf of the stock.
and customers about onc-iiiih. The general
public will get one-hlth Of the mmon
stock they subscribed for. one-tenh II see
ond preferred aud one-ienth of first pre-
f.ri,d.
GENERAL AND Personal.
The Court If Appeals has handed down
decision in the ease Of Dilworih th0ate. the
World reporter affirming the Judgment OF
the court below. sentencing him 10 imprls-
Onment for contempt ~ court in connection
with the flack case.
The very Rev. William keegan, the vicar
general Of the Brooklyn diocese. died of
pneumonia at s.l5 tonight. H. was one OF
The oldest and most popular clerg}me IN
Brooklyn.
This afternoon the statue II Rev. Henry
Ward Bccchcr. designed bv i. z. Ward.
was east in bronze. by TIE lIenry-BOnnard
Bronze Company. $50 west sixteenth street.
The Rev. Archibald -. McDiarmid has
been installed as pastor Of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Brooklyn. lie comes from
Canada.