The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
IRON AND STEEL CONGRESS.
THE CONVENTION TO BE HELDAT
NEW YORK THIS WEEK.
a Number OF Foreign iron Notabies In
pected The SOUTH to BE Nisited-Amtr-
lean Institute Mining Engineers-Eeii-
eIou. and General Topics.
NEw YORK BUREAU
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RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
September y. ls90.
The hotels Of the city are beginning TO I'LL
up with the advance guard Of the delegates,
and their friends 10 the Steel and Iron Ccn-
gress which. will hold it's convention next
week at Chickering Hall, commencing
Monday. Representatives from France,
Germany, England and other nations are
here. but the greatest part Of the British
contingent is expected on the seryia, which
is due tomorrow.
j. :. Jeans, who, for great many years,
has held the position of secretary OF the
British Institute Of Engineers. VIII act ln
that capacity this year. and has already
completed ali the arrangements for the re-
ceptiOn OF the foreign guests. The meehan-
ical engineers will throw open their land
some clubhouse on west Ihirty-iirst street
for the visitors.
AMERICAN MINING ENGINEERS.
The American Institute Of Mining En-
gineors will hold its opening exercises ON
Monday and Tuesday. but as there are "A
large number Of British delegates. besides
those who will come on the >eryia, who can
not arrive before Wednesday. the irst meet
ngofthe British Institute will not take place
until Wednesday morning. n viii bc
called at \. VI. at Chickering Hal. The
meeting. il is considered. Will De the most
important of the Kind ever held IN this
on, probably, any other country. lhe
opening address will bee delivered by
sir. James ktsOn. president Of the Iron
and Steel institute, Of Great Britain. n
number Of particularly interesting papers
have been prepared by well known mem-
hers. and will be read at the sessions I'm New
York and pttsburg. Among them - one
on "The Probable Future Of the Manufac-
ture of Iron" bv Sir lOwthian Bell, Baro-
net. +. Il. :. Marlborough, and one on
The Development Of the from Manuiac-
lures Of Virginia" by T.. {. Pechin,
Cleveland ohio. one OF the ieat-
ures Of the coming meeting will be the
presentation of a special BessemeI
gold metal by the Council Of the British In
-ttute t0 Abram :. Hewitt, president OF the
American Institute of Mining Engineers.
who will act a. host To the visitors. Many
Of the delegates will take trip through the
southern country on IN inspection Of The
Southern mines.
FOREIGN VISITORS TO THE SOUTH.
Including members of the Continental
Iron institutes there will be AT least three
hundred foreign visitors tO the south. sir
James kitsOn. Sir IOwthian Bell, and Mr..
J. :. Jeans will be among the number. The
party will leave Chicago on Tuesday
night. October n. and will reach Biz
mingham. Ala. late the next day. Two
davs will be spent there, and ON the 18th,
shelby, Alabama, and Admission, Alabama,
will be visited. sunday. October 10Th. VIII
see the party at Lookout Mountain, and the
next day Chattanooga will DE reached.
Chances at MddlesborOugh, n.y., and
knOXsyille. Tenn, will be- had on the 2ist.
The POcohantas coal fields and the Cripple
Creek IRON mines will be done on the 22d.
Roanoke. Va, will be- visited the next day,
and on october 2itb, luray cave viii be eX-
plored. The 18th and 10Th viii BE- devoted
fO seeing the sights of the national capital.
The return 10 New York will then be made,
and the party will reach here on Monday,
October 18th. Il will be seen that with the
amount Of time at their disposal. the yls-
.0rs will be enabled to form very fair idea
Of the value aud extent of the country's
capacity for the production Oi iron ana
steel
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Earnings Chesapeako and Ohio. for the
third week of september lND Slbl,v2l;
1859. Sl3f,37O; increase. S29,O5l. Norfolk
and Western. for the third week Of sep
tember, 1880. Sljl,Il3; los', Sill,Io5; Ia :
crease, fi3,O2O.
CHURCH NOTES.
The plan of Bishop Potter to unite It.
stephens Episcopal church, IN west Forty
sixth street, with the parish Of the Holy
Trinity. Harlem, has not yet been carried
out. The yestry Of It. stephens strenousiy
object 10 any such union. on the grounds
ha. the Holy Trinity parish II too far up
town. II is probable, however, that some
consolidation will be effected with a church
more convenient TO the parishiOners OF ~.
stephens.
Four Protestant Episcopal churches are
being erected IN this city. They are; All
Angels, at Eighty-fourth street and West
End avenue: t. Agnes chapel, between
one Hundred and second and One Hundred
and Third streets It. Michaefs, at Ninety
ninth street and Amsterdam avenue, aud
Il. Andrews. at one Hundred and twenty
seventh street and fiiih avenue.
The Rev DR.. {. T. Hoffman. rector OF All
Angels. expects 10 have that edlnce ready
for dedication boy the end Of this month. II.
Andrews will probably be complete by
November 39th. II. Andrews Day.
MIR. CLEvELAND's CONDITION.
TnETrMEs correspondent to-day met
prominent Wall street man, an old political
associate OF Mr.. Cleyeland's, coming out ot
the Office of the ex-President. The visitor
said Of his interview: $50 my knowledge,
never saw Mr.. Cleveland looking bet
ter. lie appeared clipper aud bright,
and seemed rs much Interested IN
what was going around him as be always
has been. lie lost some flesh, IL is true.
but can see no reason from his preseit
appearance, TOR the sensational report that
said he was subject 10 melancnolia. lie
was very rcticent about speaking OF his
nllitical aSpiratiOrs as he believes the time
has not vet arrived 70 make.aBy announce
ments.n
DEATH or GEN. DURYEE.
General Abram lIuryee, the colonel and
organizer Of the famous Duryee Iouaies,
died this morning at his home here. lie
was - years Of age. Gen. Duryee had
distinguished military career. lie was
colonel Of the Seventh regiment forty years