The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-13
WINDOMS2-PER- CENT. PLAN
REPUDlATeD BY The NEW YORK
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
Hsmiiton--A Conformation Gone Gov
ernor Hiirs Senatorial Chances
politan Miscellany.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TINEs,


RICHMOND DAILY TINEs.
January -. 1911
At a special meeting to-day the Chamber
OF Commerce repudiated Secretary Win
dom's inter-convertible bond scheme and
the Free Coinage bill.
ROBERT RAY HAMuLToN's WILL.
Surrogate Ransom to-day began the hear.
ing in the contest OF the will OF Robert Ray
Hamilton. Eva, Ilamilton's affinity, who
Is now contesting the will Of the man who
had been her dupe IN lite. was in court.
Lawyer Fuller. who defended her az Mays
/ Landing, y. j., in her stabhng ut Nurse
Donnelly, appeared for ber. ana Elihu Root
appeared for the Will. She rests her case ON
the evidence OF the clergyman who il al
| legged to have married her 10 Hamilton az
Paterson, Nj. Evidence was given BY her
brother and sister-in-aw showing her rela-
tiOns TO josh "Mann," and other testimony
was introduced TO prove that she showed
him round as her husband.
DEATH OF A CRNTENNARIAN.
Mrs. Rachel Stillwagon. of Flushing, who
celebrated her one hundred and fifth birth
] day September 18th last. died yesterday.
She maintained her mental faculties up tO
the last. She had four generations of de-
scendants.
THE sETATORsHIP.
There seems 10 be a growing beliefin Az
bany that David B. Hill will bee the next
| United States Senator from this State.
This morning small party Of politicians
! from the Western section Of tue state wem
IN the Deleyan House Offering tO het SO
against 800 that Hill will be the successor
OF William NJ. Eyarts. They left for home
without finding any one 10 cover their mo-
ney.
WORK or THE MEIH0DIsTs.
The Ysar Book Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church for 1891, just issued, gives
the total membership Of the church as ,
2N3, l5i, an increase Of rs 69l over last year.
Its sunday schools number 2,a6l.Nj2 mem
bers, a gain over last year OF a.. i2I. The
several branches OF Methodism in the
United States includes I,9SO.0O c0mmuni-
calts, with 3l,16J ministers, and 5iill
ch riches.
THE PRESBYTERIAN UNION.
The Presbyterian Union Of this city at It's
third social meeting this evening in the as
sembly-rooms Of the Metropolitan Opera
House. listened 10 addresses from the Right
Rev. DR.. Huntington. Protestant Episcopal
Bishop OF Central New York, aud the Rev.
DR.. : {. Mcdonnell, rector Of St. Stephens
church Philadelphia. The speakers were
introduced hy the Rev. Dr. Francis Brown,
secretary OF the assembly, who also made "A
tsW remarks ou Church unity.
The Presbyterian Bpili of Foreign Mis-
,l0n5 is making an earnest effort to OBTAIN
the million of dollar- that tine General As
scmbly lled god itself 60 do an IN its power
o. secure. az the same time authorizing the
board % make It's appropriations ln View Z
such an income. Ihs B1Wd cJmpri
twouty-Ouc members. minister, and lay
men, appointed by and responsib 10 Tho
General Assembly.
OBlILn BAPTIST PARSONAGE.
Henry O. Trevor q SON Of the lat0 John
lB. Trevor. of lonkers, has offered 10 Build
rs a memorial tD hia father hne stone par-
sonage tor the Narburtou-ANenuo Baptist
church. Tie church was built hy Mr..
rrcyor ut e cost of S20O,UOO and presented
10 the society.