The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
The Worlds Fair Bill and other Metro
Dolitan Talk.

GOTHAM GOSSIP.
The Worlds Fair Bill and other Metro
politan Talk.
NEW YORK. Feb. H. - special. - A
special meeting Of the Republican state
Committee has been called for tomorrow,
at thu fifIh avenue hotel. New York, 10
take action upon The Worlds Fair by now
iefOre the legislature. The committee IS
controlled by Boss Plat, and can be made
10 declare i'm favor Of the Senate bill, adding
additional republican names 10 the list
Of commissioners. 10 is believed by the
Republican Senators who favor the senate
bill that this demonstration by the Republic
can State Committee in favor Of the senate
bill will have the effect of finding the bolt
OF thirteen Republican assemblymen who
afe acting with the Democrats against the
senate bin. TO Offset this grand mass
meeting is 10 be- held 10 enable the citizens
Of the metropolis in general 90 come to-
gether 10 protest in no hesitatng terms
against the action Of Boss Platt, and the
senate AT Albany in opposing the
Worlds Fair bill. which the
Worlds Fair Committee sent go the
Legislature. Such was the decision OF The
executive committee Of the iair general
committee at their meeting to-day. Al
were unanimously in favor Of holding the
mass-meeting. II was finally decided that
the executive committee should hold an
other meeting tomorrow afternoon, an
which the details of The proposed mass
meeting viii be arranged.
MODERN JOAN. OF ARC.
Miss Annie A. Anderson. Of 2jS West
Tenth street. has taken 10 into her head that
she is Joan OF Arc. and has been ordained
She is "a pretty girl and fairly well educated.
When she heard 0fthe arrest and conviction
of the Duke Of Orleans. she became unc0n-
tf0llablc. and she was taken last night by
her parents 10 Bellevue hospital. She Is
now in the insane ward there, and the doc
tors announce that she is suffering from
acute mania. She never fOrgets she Is Joan
Of Arc and talks about it all the time. using
the style of speech she imagines that heroine
would have used.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Earnings Richmond and Danyille system
for first week in February, 1890, SZ'2,0OOi
1889. S2Jj.21j $685. increase.
u is stated in Wall street that the recent
sales Of Chesapeake and Ohio stock which
have been attributed % the liquidation OF "a
long account. are in fact for the state OF
virginia. which under its Old guarantee of
the bonds Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
received stock which has been up TO this
time held in the state Treasury. twas re-
leased for sale recently by legislative reso-
luton.
There is "A report that Mr. GouId has sod
all of the stock Of Richmond Terminal that
be bought a few months ago. because the
differences between him and the manage
ment upon questions Of policy seemed 10 be
irreconcilable. A. nn','ra1i o,.i3 ,,i has r.
signed as a director Of the Terminal COM
pany. n..
General sam. Thomas is quoted on this
tonic as follows don't know ANYTHING
more about George Gould's Terminal hold
ings than what J see in the newspapers.
Mr.. George Gould has been a director IN the
Terminal Company for about two years and
lately resigned stating that the 6oslds hau
sold their holdings. not ON account Oh any
differences with the people or lack Oh in-
ferest i'm the welfare Of the property, hut
because his time WAS so occupied win theif
own roads that 10 was useless for him to
hold a position 10 which he could devote So
little of his attention. 10 is my observation
that Mr.. Gould has for some time back de-
voted his entire time 10 the three Leading
properties i'm which his fortune IS mainly
/ invested. think he takes little interest IN
ANYTHING outside OF them.'
THE OLD DOMINION LINE.
The new board of directors Of the Old
/ Dominion Line have elected these officers
/ President. John NJ. Robinson; Vice lresi
dent W. II. stanford: secretary, W. J.
/ Guillaudin. The new board is made mp a'
follows. j. NJ. Robinson. W. II. stanford
/ q. L. Fischer. e.. T.. Huntington, j. >. Kim
ball. M0rdaunt Bodne, William Rowland
/ G.. &. stckley, and John W. CauseY.
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Fx-President Cleveland has accepted an
invitation 10 speak at the dinner OF th'
southern Society, on the 22nd instant, th'
banquet which will take place at the LenO'
Many tickets have been taken and larg
number Of prominent men have accepted
invitations 10 speak.
TOWN TALK.
The Executive Committee of the Initel
Hebrew Charities report that during Janu
arv financial aid was given 10 963 families
or 4O2 persons, -. 1860 being spent. On
hundred and eighteen nights lodging AM
4iO meals were given 10 homeless men, am
IA persons received transportation. ih
total disbursements for the month were ~
lE.jl. ,-.-...p.,.
H. y
copal Churches are 70 be consolidated unde
the pastoral charge Of Rev. Dr. etangei
The First Church is in west Forty-eight
street and the latter is at LenOX aienu
and One-bundred-and-Iw enty-second street
Rev. Or. Hart, of ~. stephens, VIII take
long needed rest. The new building Of IN
Holy Trinity Church, which was occupie
for the first time last Easter sunday, Is a
imposing structure, erected at cost oi owe
<3OO,OOo.
Having taken up our breweries, our po
ferries. our leather factories and what NJ
else the Unsuitable English syndlcates III
now after our big soda-water factories.
A great change has taken place III u
for,yardin0 Of valentines through the pos
/ office. six years ago it was necessary
emplOy several subsiitute letter-carriers
: deliver the mail in this city on feOruar
i4th. The foreign and outgoing doinesu
, mails were also crowded for days Deiol
; with cupids missiyes. This year the II
: crease OF mails I'm the city and outgon