The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

hin have anything TO do with iss manage
mont The interesting spectacle Is there
fore presented OF the dog making frantic
efforts to prevent his tail from wagging nm.
While the country is amused at The enter
fairmenf thus afforded. the Fair with All its
.,roaf commercial opportunities drifts away
from the Metropolis tO Washington. bht 'hc
great political bear garden remains ana
What lot Oi tim there viii De- N.thin US
confines during the next TWO years
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Baltimore and ohio Southwestern. First
week. February, 1890, Si5A59' 1882 Sio'2'-i
increase. >1.b,,.
Frlanser system: Fourth week. January,
$500. S20l52z: 1882 S2aAOl1; incnd-e, o.
aO, Month Of january. 1900, Sii1.39j, l,,',
s69l. 1852; increase. S-ilaL
EAST rrNNFssrE AND FRLANCER SYSTEM.
snocial meeting Of East Tennessee
Stockholders has been called for April 18th.
to take action on the proposed absorption ot
the ErlangDr system. llo date oi closing
thp books tor the meeting has not been nNed
vet. The proposition to Joe submitted to the
stockholders is substantially to buy the
Erlangcr system, consisting oi auout riN
hundred miles of road, and pay therefor
about >3unO.uu0 boz cash and ,iNntV ln
Inman. OF the Richmond Terminal system.
is reported "a, saving that ihc deal bN
which the Queen and Crescent Railway
system is 90 Doe absorbed hy the
Richmond Terminal is practically settled
and only awaits hnal ratification nl the
European Representatives oi The queen ana
Crescent. who are now ON lhe WY 10 MS
country. Ills reported 'on high authority
that "A movement is ON foot hf the Northern
Pacific Railway Company tO secure control
of the Baltimore and Ohio. thus making,
with the Wisconsin Central. a complete ine
from ocean 90 ocean.
~ sr0NFw ALL JACgsoN's MEMORY.
TIN. evening the Congregational Club Of
New York and vicinity met at Clarke, NO.
~ west IWenty-third street, 900 0.5D O'Clock:
Aner dinner tho topic. "iho Late ,Nh
War" was discussed. General %. %. How
ard spoke upon "-tOneWal Jnch'nns Last
Charge" General WAGER >wayne upon
before the War and Aficr' The rev. W
q. Junkin. OF Montclair, y. j.. hfotnor-in-
law of -t0uewall Jackson. and others ilen
discussed the general topic.
THE SOUTHERN SOCIETIES.
The Lenox lyceum where the southern
society will dine iu honor Of Na7hineion7
birthday ON saturday nest. has number
OF boxes around the banquet room. THESE
will be- occupied hy ladies whowhl ihur lena
a novel and pleasing addition Co ine uenal
proceedings. John 4. Calhoun VIII preside.
The prominent speakers include eN-if,sl-
dent Cleveland and secretary W ndom. W.
q. Creushaw. Jr.. Robert l.. Harrison ANA
Robert ". GNaihmey are in charge Of the
BANQUET. President Meakm OF the Excise
R0afd and Charles Dcshln compose tho
Press Committee
MIR CLEVELAND A. NTIEHiE.
The cx-pre-ident is ln constant demand
as IA referee and arbitrator in law eases.
Tomorrow he will hear at Bis oiicn the de-
tails Of suit involving value. 20 me
amount of 0fihrcc-quartcrs ~ million doll
lars The plaintiffs in the cnec are seven
heir. of John Jacob AstOr. who bring SUIT
against the city of New YORK 90 recover
damages for refusing iO compensate ihe
owners of East River hulklcad property
when the street lines were extended. oi
course. practice like this and consultations
in corporation proceeding. i- very lucrative.
lfit continues Mr. CleNeAud's "harI VIII
have grown OYvfy respectable proportions
before the next campaign actually pcEih'
VITAL STATISTICS.
The Board Of Health give these figures In
lhe record oi vital statistics for the past
week az follows. Estimated population,
lGD 03J. marriages. lIl. births, i'9i
deaths. 142; death rate. 2i.ls; death fale
under year, ljg. under ycaie, 20ii dtalh
rate in Institutions, l@, in iDnemtut7' 10
Causes. moascls q. scarlet if'er' lli
diphthcria. 80 iWhooplng cough, ~ pphoio
/ fever. q; malaria. J; cerebral sphai
meningitis, D. diarrhua. lOi under years.
3: heart disease. %; Group, -; bronchitis,
Is. pneumonia. 1903, phtM-l,i l1'i bllthts
/ disease, o.; siOlcnce, jj.
MRS. BLArNE's BENEFIT
Tomorrow afternoon tine testimonial per-
/ fOrmance for the benefit of Mrs. Jamer.'.
Blaine. Jr.. will bc given 40 the broadway
Theatre. 1ho financial success has been
assured In advance. None OF the Blaine
family. not even the famous james Ca Jr',
have contributed as much as gallery
ticket. although that gentleman is now
drawing "A salary Of forty odd dollars week
ont of the public treasury Tor doing COM
paratiyely nothing. The programme pre-
scnis a most piquant AMI pleasing coinnl-
nation Of professional and amateur talent
i'm the line Of Che drama. Mrs. Madgc hen-
dal and Mr. Richard Mansfield Will give
mOnOlOgue entertainments. and vi. crane
. will DO tine second act AZ "lhe senator
which is the sensational theatrical ,ucrces
Of The winter season. Besides thi-. Miss
Elsie de- Wolfe and Liita Proctor vtis
and Edward faics Coward come forward
In two brilliant skit5 which have for some
time been standard attractions on the anna
teur stage and set have not been done 30
? frequently as 10 make them familiar io the
I general public. The little play with when
] the lyceum Theatre Company VIII nnish
: the performance H. "lom NOddy's secret
, A. ls the work OF that excellent old-tlne
= writer for the stage. Thomas Haynes Bay
E ley. and so far as the old actors in town
! know ANYTHING about IT, has not been per-
( formed in this city since a performance
+ quite ffty years ago al the old Park Thea
a ire. when Charlotte tushman and fidcide
+. dd the principal parts and the supporting
r Company included Miss tushman's sister,
. Susan Cushman and ". II. Chippendaie.
COMPROMISE OFFERED Boss rLArr
The Worlds Fair meeting tonight at
Cooper Institute Was great success. fnily
III. 900 people woro in aud around The build
Z ing. }. III. -iafin. presided. ana slt'cnes
. were made by Warner Miller, John 'iihin,
y Chauncey NJ. Depew and samuel 'ompers,
-. all demanding that the Legislature pas, the
p bin that the Fair COMMITTEES has cent 10
j. Albany. Sir. Dciew suggests am amend
e ment which every one seems willing 10
D, agree o.. VIZ. that of the le5
u incOrporatOrs named in the biil shall De re-
y ouired % pass on The important business
D. entrusted 10 them. This is compromise 70
: let Boss llatf down easy. II ne ''n.@n'7 ~
il The legislature viii let the BIZ 20 through
tomorrow. and the move on Washington
will be- made Immediately. II herciu,es, the
q. New York project is dead. and 30 IN the he
,e publican party there.
N NEWS MOTIFS.
ne The steamship Basil, from Para, arrived
"a today and brought reports Of serious de-
ie fection in Da fOnsefas' Cabinet. captain
re- Thompson said that two of the members re-
>. signed on February 3, owing 10 their IN
Is ability 20 agree with the rest Of the meinoers
~ on questions OF policy.
lanes Gordon Bennett. Of. the Herald,
has lust paid S2i63l Judgment. ~. 10 4
libel suit. 70 the be- - of the late kusstil
4 Wright. OF Long Island city, wh) WAS
g charged by his paper with being oeian'''
M ing city Official.
- Benjamin Y. Abbott, compiler Of s'an0afu
,e. law books. died to-day in bIooki,n. ase0
sixty years.