The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-14
THE DEBT SENTIMENT.
EXTENSIVE CABLE CORRsSPON-
OENCE ON The SUBJECT.
Prospect of English Bondhoiders Dep"s-
itipg Their securities-More About the
u. and q. stock Purchase -Eai,road
News. New York Items ard Gossip.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICurOxD DAILY JIMEs.

June -. isoo.l
Extensive cable correspondence has been
had yesterday and to-day. between the Viz
ginia Bondholders Committee, In New York,
aud their representatives ia London. II H.
understood that there IS a good prospect Of
the English bondholiers drpositisg their
securities under the proposcl plan, but they
demand representation ON the committees
which will probably be conceded.
TnE b. AND .. STOCK PURCHASE.
To-days reports from the Baltimore and
Ohio We're that the Garrett interest was b.
| hind the Bacon purchase OF Baltimore AMI
Ohio stock. and that the Richmond rermi-
nal was not concerned. This story orlglna-
ted in the fact that the Garrett interest still
controls the largest single block II Balfi-
more aud Ohio stock. and that they aided
in enabling the syndicate made up In the
interest OF the Richmond Terminal 10
obtain the Baltimore City and Johns Hop
kns University stock. In fact, the Rich
mond Terminal syndicate has agreed to sup
port the Garrett party in the election In
return for the traffic facilities Which they
desire. Mr.. Wizards relations 10 the Bal
tmOre and Ohio are similarly friendly, his
stipulation being, as has been stated al
ready in THE TINES the union Of the Balti-
more and Ohio with the Northern Pacific In
the matter OF Chicago Terminals.
ANOTHER OCEAN RACER.
The steamship Columbia. of the Hamburg
American Packet Company. which arrived
this morning. lowered the record from south
ampton 10 SANDY Hook to six days. sixteen
hours and two hours below the previous r-
cord, which was six DAYS and eighteen
hours. Her average speed was nineteen
knots an hour and ncr daily runs were as.
100. ija. 40 l69, i93 and - miles. Had
she sailed from Queenstown n her run would
have been very close 10 the greatest record
made by the city OF Paris.
THE MUTUAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT con
NENrION.
The following officers were elected to-day
by the National Convention of Mutual Life
and Accident Underwriters: President, H..
L. Renmund 0f New York: First Vice.
President ". II. Il. Cutter. OF Chicago;
second Nico-fresident, Victor l.. sawyer,
OF Waterbury. Con-; secretary, W. III.
SwolInger, OF Galesbury. H., and Treas
urer j. j. Acker. oi Albany. Executive
Committee: George ID. Eldridge, of wash
mgion chairman: ID. !. Avery, Of Chicago;
T.. Il. Harper. of New York; George A.
litchfeld, Of Boston. Mass; u. +. Dyer. Of
Boston, and ID. W. Murray. OF New York.
TREASURE TRovE.
The Merritt Wrocking Company : steamer
Rescue, with Captain Demarest and crew
of twenty-five men aboard, has gone 10 Cape
llenlopen 10 search for 10000 tol which il
supposed 10 be buried IN the hold OF the
sunken British sloop Of war d. Braak. The
De Braak was sent TO the bottom 10y
squall on May -, l,;ln.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Norfolk aud Western. first week Of June.
:
Gl6.
Chesapeake and Ohio. first week Of June.
! lS9O, Sl;J, ,sll; lss9, san,Jo9; increase. Ss0,-
~.
louisville and Nashville. frst week Of
June, 1870, 500, 4s0; ls,9, s35i i;j; increase,
Sll.3ij.
The Norfolk and Western has purchased
the Sri0tO Valley railroad.
Tomorrow Miss Van Etten will address
the Primary Teachers Association at the
New York College. She viii urge the
teachers 10 organize on the same lines ~
labor unions Of men, thus putting their
grievances into their OWN hands. and giving
themselves "A power independent of political
influence Organization, Miss Van Etien
claims, il the only means for teachers tO
gain the influence and consideration that
/ their intelligence entities them 10.
The Republican Boss ex-senator Plat' has
been proposed Tor membership in the Harlem
Republican club, and was unceremonIously
black-balled. Mr.. Plait is beginning To
experience lhe effects of his opposition To
rapid transit and the Worlds Fair.
Miss Mollie fanchor, the famous Brook
! lyn cataeptic invalid who has been con-
/ lined 10 her bed since 1871, when her spine
WAS injured in an accident on her way tn
/ school, has begun business as proprietor Ot
the fancy goods store. She is a part owner
OF the building. The bed. from which sho
never expects 10 arise, is connected with tho
store by speaking tubes. and she VIII De ablo
10 communicate at all times with the young
woman whom she has installed a. supcrin-
tendent. I'm spite of her remarkable pbysi-
cal ailments. which have beea puzzle In
Brooklyn physicians for more than twenty
years, Miss fancher's mind has always
been clear and bright, and her feats a. a
needlewoman and in crochet work would
shame the most expert Of her physically
/ uprlact sisters