The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-07
THE SLATER FUND.
ANNUAL MEETING or TRUSTEES
IN NEW YORK.
Has Accomplished for Colored Educa-
uon-Tammany's Triais-Ceneral and
Personal Metropolitan Mention.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIars.

NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIars.
May 8. 1870.
The trustees Of the John +. slater fund
held their annual meeting this afternoon.
The fund was constituted by the bcques, Of
Sioo.00 len in ~ by TIE late John r.
slater. OF Norwich. Connecticut for the cdu-
cation II toe colored race. 10 the above
principal an addition about SlO0,0O
crued from iutcrstand gins The trcasurcr's
report showed the two totals $500 a. the
appropriation made from the income Of the
fund at the last meeting for The twelve
months demands. and Si2.'GO - The aggre.
. gate OF ibc dishUrs m1nts made during the
ge9r. Rev. hr. Atiicus g.. liaygccd. tine
general agent ot the trustees, said the sole
purpose the slater fund j. the Advancement
OF Industrial education among the negroes.
Z The income only OF fbc fund il used The
sums giNen vary from 500 10 $1,000. and
one gilt oi 5000 has been made. This was
i0 the growing Clark University AT At-
lanta. During the last year thirty-siX schools
were aided in the way. DR.. Iiay-
GOOD summarized the growth of public
/ school education among the negroes by saN-
I ing that during The last twenty years the
states have set apart Sj.ow.U0 for that
/ purpose. The total given during the last
/ year iS s5WN9ur. The cologcd pupils AZ
/ present attending sixteen thousand schools
number one million. Manual training il 10
q large extent being introduced into these
'hnOlS and their standard Is steadily ris-
ins.
1HE rAM'fANN INVESTIGATION.
Toe nugrce wing OF Tammany halls the
announcement fhat Richard Croker will not
return from Europe for year, as equiya-
Tent to the ur0ciaiming oi fire-CommIssion-
or Henry ID. Purroy a. the new leader OF
lammauy Hall. Signs are at hand that
Governor Hill is moving 90 have Iammany
reorganilcd for his own special benefit in
view Ot the recent scandals. Regarding the
threat made by MCtann that il the
Mayor and his advisers continued To
abuse him ha should tell more than
LD hal told. 10 is understood that by
this threat Mct ann meant 20 imply that he
would have Mr.. Croker, her sister.
Mrs. McCaun who beard Grant say
rn' mixed up win the h00ile business,
called iip a, q witnesses. n is said that the
senate Committee ha, thus far reialned
lr.n calling Mrs. Croker 49, witness be-
.luec 10 Wa, found lhat She would tell
some stories of her domestic life
CHURCH WORK.
io-dsy thr spring meeting of the New
: fork ali Brooklyn Association OF CoBgrc-
-ltionM Churches. Was held m the Central
,hUrrh. Daring tle session there were two
discussions. one on "~hould Greed Con
aitI0u- ol Church Membership bee smpli-
Ncl." opened hs fhe Row. b. Clark, -. d..
aul another on "Ihe spiritual Element On
Modern Literature by Mr. Hamilton ".
Mah.o.
lAe consolidation OF two a. the protestant
Episcopal churches has been fully cOnsuni-
mated. Judgc Barn. bass legally sustained
the union OF Zion Church with II. lino-
t.ii 81, on llty--oNenih street.
the controversy between the two parties
n 81. stephen, Protestant Episcopal
Church of west forly-siNih street, for and
against consolidation with Holy Trinity
Church oi Harlem, has come mp in the
Court %, Common Pleas again. The present
argument Is that the recent election OF
Aaulena WAS illegal. because the rector r.
The vote on revision oi The " westminster
Confession now stands r. prCebytorics In
favor off "a change, 90 against, while do
not vote no 900. There are still twenty pres
ttt.r.c. 90 hc heard from. oi which number
mai.r.i, are iu ,hs foreign mission field,
.ud. while an gfU entitled io "a vote, some
Nil probably D0i avail themselves Of The
privilege.
luE BIAfNE's.
N-s james g.. Blaine Jf.. hos been re-
moved from beer apartments in the Pcrclial
la West fOfiY-.ecOnd street % the house
.r Dr. Allan Mclanp Hamilton in East
lN.uit-uinih street. pr. Hamilton. II -
said. H tlc cniy rhy.ician called ia consult
ui.0n regarding Mr- Blaiue's case who
.e'd tle opinion that her recovery was pos
-Ib'e. The removal !. made with the idea
90 Bringing Mr.. Blaine directly under his
care and influence. and u D. reported that
-h. has already shown sign, Di improve
me-' BOO consequence N hi- treatment and
.uDtura ding influence. She has lain hr
mnnths with hDr rheumatic leg done up IA
glu-u.r. ard ali the doctors were sure she
N0Iih never ne allie 90 walk again. As
l.r funds were exhausted, 10 WIS decided
tDlt 30 would bc bottcrf for her 10 give up the
expense oi housekeeping and 90 TO a hos
liill.
Ur. Hamilton, however, has taken her cas0
Do, .ua a. Ee cures l.r if Vi.l. ~ course, bO p
Tef' Wol -Dn1l card. AT this time
..ai -n- ha- locn living 0n ihe charity of
,.r Har t.ud.heariDd people. not "a cent has
-.. received tom james e.. Blaine, jr.. for
a.i--i, "r her chilt. James g. Blaine, The
n.Ila. f.H ha-. a- Will De- remembered. "A tat
.iu.a.r. ia Washington. and is in the en-
rymogt n p0rfCt health and spending
30 M money On BIZ own account, nor has u
fr4ny come Q, her relief from hcr husbands
amliy IN +, % beautiful record Of near
Us, i0r tle Honorable secretary of state.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Mobile 4 ohio. month April, 1890, $751;
i-at lssJ. $iJt.3iS; increase SJJ.O,i.
.kille s. Nashville. fourth week April,
l-ir. >llL1iO: l~-J. siDi 800: increase. SOL
-5N Month. l~sp. II. l.jil; iss5, sl.3Lj,>tJ;
nrrDa~e. siG5G5f. From July /, l.Sl, ylj,-
'-,0il: 1859. Si3,8iiNl; increase, ST.
,i2,l56
Chesapoabe & Ohio fourth week April,
l'-l. $i1s..32; ls,J, si-av5; increase, s5',-
i-.i.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
GlMnai Gibbons, who came here last
nigh, 90 open thr fair for The benefit OF ths
castle Garden Mission, Was entertained at
dinner ta-ni4hf by MIR. Joseph !. ODOno-
aI.. whose quest he is. n was aB informal
amliy party. the only outsiders invited be-
u.t X-pgcsidpnf and Mrs. Cleveland, Judge
Morgsn. j. O'Brien and i.oa. John ID. Grim
MINIS.
James 4. Simmons was examined Today
, in supplementary proceedings on a Julg-
meat obtained by lhe Garfield National
/ Bank on noio or 5000. The examina-
/ don was conducted privately, reporters
I bcing excluded at simmons request.
The steamer Alesia arrived today with
/ large humber of Italian immigrants. The
/ leaith 0llcor ordered the vessel detained,
/ rase 0f typhus fever being reported On
hoard was stated that All the Immigrant,
would d. transferred tO llOiman's Island.
lhis morning Mrs. John NJ. sullivan, Of
/ Hraalltn. died ~ heart disease ON the
. Guion line dock while awaiting the arrival
( o. her sister from Liverpool. Her trends
B lsiie,e that Disappointment occasiOned by
missing her relatlrc WIS The cause Oi tho
iadl's sudden demise
TIE Confederate Veterans met again %
nishf o. discnss the details Of their coming
/ tiiu 10 Richmond.
Wr. Cleveland SICK.