The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-14
SECRETARY BLAINE VERY ILL.,
Els Condition Considered More Serious Than
the Physicians Report.
THE R. 7. AND L. AND N. RELATION.
The Report That They Are Strained Denied
Death Of Karl MuIier-Price OF Gold
Advanced-New York News.
NV YORK BUREAU,
RICHMOND TrnEs,
w. tfo,r 10 1901

The friends of Secretary James q. Blame
are much alarmed concerning his condition
and il is believed that the Secretary is much
more i'll than the statements Of his physicians
would indicate.
This morning his physician, DR.. Denis
called and held consultation with Slrs. Blame
II was given out that Mr.. Blaine was steadily
improving: it was further said, however, that
Mr.. Blaine would not 60 Washington to-day
OF this week
gentleman who is friend of the Dam
rosc6 family and Secretary Blsne said to-day
| that the Secretary was a very Ill man and tnat
| II might be long time before he recovered
his vigor. He has done great deal OF WORK;
| and his nerves and constitution have suffered
| in consequence. He added that 1t was by no
| means certain when Mr.. Blaine would go back
| 10 Washington. for the reason that he was
unable 10 get ont of bed. Even if ne RECEIVERS
sufficiently to resume his duties in Washing
ton he win have TO be very careful.
THE REPORT DENIED.
In Wall street it was denied on high au-
thority that there was any truth in the state.
ments TO the effect that relations between the
Louisville and Nashville and Richmond Ter
minal Systems were somewhat strained. and
that in consequence the Louisville and Nash
vile would probably go out OF the Southern
Association.
1t transpired to-day that the Bank of Eng
land raised Its price for gold again Mondav
and that part Of this weeks shipments have
been on the advanced prices The tone OF
the principal shippers of gold Is changing
/ little and suggests that the demand may be
drawing 10 a close.
KARL MULLER DEAD.
Karl Muller, who has for some time been
suffering from trichinosis. died early this
morning. His wife died on Saturday. Inc
| Muller cases are the first that have occurred
| gestiyey enough. the last previous
| case on record was within stones
\ throw Of the tenement where the
/ Mullers lived on east Sixteenth street. Or.
| lyrus Edison has received from DR.. Slebert'
| who made the autopsy on Mrs. Mul RS body,
a cross section of the dead WON heart.
nder the microscope il was seen TO ne fairly
swarming with thousands OF the deadly AMI
/ malcul@.
The two children of the Mullers have been
taken care Of by thes Children's AID Society
+ They are q girl OF six years and boy baby.
/ Dr. Edison expressed himseli this morning
as being sangunc at this would lr2'e "nIf
a 80 adic cas. Irchin IS a. rare disc
/ ea e. " he said "as 10 rs i-'t. one. n ~
Tres in il that there wi. Mt u any IL 9
"a es.'
rHa AL CvFypE-IEp.
Tie allure OF tie hi clothing MAJ aotur-
n firm S. levy ]. her, . Go. seems io AVE
tecn as uneApeetea r the trade - { = ON
p' T.. I ess than sA months az to 'ifln re-
fai IT LEAST Tor 500 COZ. PROBABLY
II. O0O.GO0. and there have been no
financial r-verses or decrease III the voun
of their business. apparently TO justify such
a revolution in the inns ahairs III so short
time here are rumOrs through the dry
goods district to-day of sharp dealings 10y IN
dividual members OF the collapsed concern
and the banks interested have 10y no means a
friendly feeling toward the firm.
d.. BRIGGS HLEEsY TRIAL.
The controversy over the case of pr. Briggs
has stirred up an unusual amount OF lnterest
in Presbyterian circles here. Ut, AplValne
gives tie following account OF the FAST trlal
for here in tho Presbyterian Church. lie
SAYS The Union Seminary. IF which Dr.
Briggs is prof ssOr, was built by the new
school, and Dr. Briggs views are now held
| b. two-thirls OF the Church, although the
whole Church was reunited IN 1870 at IT'S
/ lurg with the understanding that the broader
view was admissible. | think trial tor heresy
would do no good and might do much harm.
II VIII he three years before it can culminate
in "A trial. even in the face of the fat that
the Presbytery has accepted the majority re-
port "
The offer of the World to the trustees of the
sary for the expenses of opening the museum
on Sundays was this forenoon accepted by
the trustees. The sum required, according to
the trustees, was "A 900. OF this amount
& i 500 had been secured by private subscrip-
tons, and the World, to prevent further
delay has subscribed the rest.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The American Bible Society held its sew
enty-fifth anniversary this evening IN Chick
Ill int anna. hoH
been arranged for the occasion, and It's pro-
visions were carried ont in BETTING man
ner to such q conspicuous anniversary. Ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. Dr. Brooks ID.
ID. bishop-eect Of Massachusetts; by the Rev.
John Burton. B.D of Toronto representative
of the Upper Canada Bible Society; by the
Rev. James Stolker ID. d., of Glasgow. repre-
senting the National Bible Society of Scotland,
and by the Rev. L. Aston Buries, Of London,
who represented the British Foreign and
Bible Society In the afternoon the society
held an informal reception in the managers
room at the Bible House at which the society
ard the various missionaries and the other
societies cooperating with it in the work eX-
changed greetings
THE TRACT SOCIETY MEETS.
The American Tract Society held It's sixty
sixth annual meeting to-day in the lecture
room of the Madison Square Presbyterian
church Madison avenue and Twenty fourth
other business of the meeting was the reading
of the report of the operations of the year,
aud the election of a new board and commit
tee for the ensuing year The annual sermon
will be preached next Sunday afternoon by
Archdeacon Alexander Mackay Smith. ID. D.,
in st. Bartholomew church. Madison ave-
nue. and Forty fourth street, of which the
Rev. William II. Geer, ID. D.. is pastor
RAILROAD EARNINGS
Earnings: Norfolk and Western. first week,
May, 1891. slsS279 1890 sl66. $50: increase
sol, 6l9. Chesapeake and Ohio. first week
May. 1891, SlG2. 2a5; 1880. STAT .46l: increase,
S14,S34 Louisville and Nashville, first week.
May 1891. 1880, $50, 1890. $3.50, 2Si. decrease
$780, 1876 From July /, 1890. Sic, 52S, $40; 1882
Sic, 143, 749 increase, s3S5,O9l.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mr.. Horace L. Wilson of Norfolk, Va, il q
guest at the Hoffman House.