The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-19
THE WESTERN UNION FIRE.
HOW 1T INTERPRETED WITH BUS
INeSS IN NEW YORK.
Decision Against the Sugar Trnst-Thc
American and Southern Cotton seed
on determination Of the
stock Yards DeaI-Gotham Gossip.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
Tuiy IL iSl0 \


The anxiety. worry and interference tn
business today due 10 the destruction by
tire OF the operating departments of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, show
tire criminal folly OF concentrating the vital
parts Of so important system ia com
bustible structure. The Western Union
building has been known from its beginning
Gs are trap and only fortunate circum-
stance, prevented a fearful obstruction Of
life this morning. The cutting Oh OF tele-
graphic service had very diverse effects
upon the mercantile exchanges of the town;
nothing like it has been seen since blizzard
| day March i2tli, lSSS. pom the stock eN-
change. the consolidated exchange, the
| cotton exchange. and on the produce, hardly
! any business was transacted all day.
! NV. AND HOCkING VALLEY ROADS.
\ gentleman identified with Norfolk and
/ Western interests says: "lt Il possible
/ that deal Of some kind will be made with
/ the Hooking Valley road. The Norfolk and
! Western wants increased terminal facili-
/ ties AT Columbus. At present Il is using
The gaciltie. Of the Pan Handle, but the
Pan Handle has decided not to give these
facilities another year The Hooking Val
ley has excellent facilities there, which VIII
be Of great value 10 the Norfolk and West
orn.'
DECISION AGAINST THE SUGAR TRUST.
The General Term Of the supreme Court
has handed down decision In the suit OF
Henry Winthrop Ray. receiver Of the
North River sugar Refining Company.
| the u. Dccastro Il Bonner sugar
Refining Company. for dssolu-
ti0n o. that and all other companies com
pri,ing the sugar Trust. Ray obtained an
Injunction restraining all the defendants
from i'm any manner dlspOslng Ol property
coming into their hands under the trust
agreement. The General Term modlhes
this injunction by simply restraining the
North River sugar Refining Company rom
removing any property from this Nta'e,
holding that the receiver has mo- authority
for acting in the case ot other companies.
THE CorroN-om TRUsi.
There have recently been rumors that the
American Cotton oil Company Would an
,orb the southern Cotton Oil Company. 10
il stated that this was contemplated ut the
time the proposition was first made 10
change the trust Into company, ana tlat
the purpo.e Of making the issue of the pre-
fcrred stock Slj.O0O.OOO and rcserNing ma the
treasury Si,jO0,Oo0 was tO give The company
this latter sum. with which td buy the
southern Company.
sTOCK-YARp DEAL CONsuMMAtEp.
The union stock yards deal is consum-
mated. Tue concern ), organized under inc
name Of the Chicago Junction Railways
and ni0n stock Yards Company lncor-
pOratcd under the laws Of the state oi Ne"
Jersey. The main Oilice will bee IN this city.
The directors are as follows; Chaunccy VI.
Dspew. of New York: John Quincy Adams,
OF Boston: cN-Minister Edward ). Phelps,
General William j. ~ewoll. of New Jersey;
John Iloey. president of Adam, Express
Company: Frederick n. Winston. OF Chi
cag0; the Right Hon. Hugh 4. J.. Chalders,
VI. r.. Of London. England: Francis Barron
Blake, OF Blake, BDiseyain Co, Londoni
Bernard T. Bosanquet, of Lloyd's Bank,
London and AdOph NOn Andre, Of Andre,
Mcrdcl ~ Co., bankers, London. The capI-
tai is thirteen millions Of dollars.
FAvoRIrE SUMNER DIVERSION.
The latest summer evening diversion,
which New Workers take kindly 10. Is "A
ride on Colonel Elliot +. ~heppard's "no
sunday" Stages along Fifth avenue, the
fashionable drive. small coaching parties
are made up, and barring the fact that they
are under some little restraint, they seem TO
enjoy themselves equally as well as II tue
turn out WAS private property. one of ihese
merry parties started the other evening
when IL was 80 scOrchng hot and came
home cool and g0Od-naiured, after having
ridden the whole length Of the route. II was
very cOmely coaching party. The ladies'
had on c0ol-lOoking, pretty ir0cks, ana Wlde
trimmed hats, Whicn shaded their nushed
cheeks, which grew quickly cool AZ they
were famed by the evening breeze. Gong
| by Central Park, a fresh, sweet fragrance
| of cut grass and lowering shrubs blew on
lis green gladcs. The darkness deepened,
| the lights burned brighter, and perched
above the heated pavement u was dencious-
ly cool. Parsans think Out-ridlng par
excellence with them. but New Workers
have equal facilities for the ENJOY ment, ana
appreciate It's comforts Just as well.
HEBREW NOTES.
| The new dispensary OF Mount Sinai Hos
niial, on Lexington avenue and sixty
seventh street. is now open. The average
number of patients treated daily u ABOUT
TWO hundred and nlty. The building II a
substantial iiye-stOry structure, as nearly
| iirc-prO0f as possible The first two stories
are the dispensary proper, while the Other
three are used rs a training school Tor
nurses attached to the hospital. The dis
peusary is open daily for the free treatment
of patients. .,
The plans for the new synagogue OF the
CONGREGATION Btth-El, which will be erected
on the northeast corner Of flith avenue ana
~eyentv-siXih street, will be prepared as
soon as the congregation can decide upon
an architect. The building Will cost SJVD,-
900, and will bee the finest place Of worship
| i'm the country. Dr. kOhlcr IS deslrous that
the work Of completion be pushed as RAP
idly as possible.
The directors OF the Young Mems Hebrew
Association have refused their sanction 10
the proposition that the Aguilar Free Id
brary transact its regular business on the
Jewish sabbath. The proposition has also
met with great opposition outside OF INC
officers. on the ground teat the hDraIs,
while bestowing is benefits on all who ap-
DIV. is still a Jewish charity, and sucn ac-
lion would be regarded as desecfatlon Oh
the sabbath. The library is supported
mainly by Hebrews, but its good work
among the poor Of the downtown districts
is recognized by the city, which allows ~
an annual appropriation out OF the puDiic
treasury. II was tor the reason that the
general public were thus entitled 10 a clam
II the enjoyment Of its benefits that the pro-
posed change was submitted.
RANDOM SHOTS.
Mrs. John Jones. Of Queenstown, enjoys
the distinction Of being the trst female
.stoyyawaY" that ever arrived IN this cOun-
try. She came over on board the IeutOnlc
10 find some relatives, and being without
, money was detained at the Barge ohice.
She will be- sent back by the next steamer,
unless some friends lind her, or she gets
some employment.
The sole topic Of discussion among lovers
Of the tr0tting horse, is the possibility Of a
= meeting between the two great cracks,
! Belle llamlin. owned by 4. j. Hamlin,
p whose record j. 9.i95t. and Mr.. Robert BoD-
uer's mare SunOl, whose speed Is 2.lois.
b such match would do more to lin up trCt-
, ting than any similar event Of the past de-
! cade, and in the interests of true spot II Is
2 10 be- hoped it can be arranged.
D Mr.. Charles Davis, who claims % be q
b.. cousin Of the late President Of the toDied-
acy. jefferson Davis, resides at No. Jol
Ninth street Brooklyn. Mr.. Davis u sew
! enty-siN years OF age, and Is hale and
q hearty yet.
RAILROAD MOTIFS.
/, The committee on stock List Of the New
York Stock Exchange. acting under the au
thority Of the governing committee, has dir.
ected that the following securities be placed
upon the list: Two million, nine hundred
and siXty-three thousand dollars i've PEI
cent. consol iirst mortgage collateral trus,