The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-27
RICHMOND TERMINAL TALK.
General Thomas Knows Nothing Of Any
Change In The Presidency.
NEW WORKERS RETURN FROM EUROPE.
Inspector Byrncs After the Green Goods Men,
Illness of Monsignor Thomas o.
Preston-New York News.
NEw YoRK BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES
Oct 16 1891

Oct. rs. 1891.
G.neral Thomas. president Of the East
Tennessee Company. was at his ONCE to-daY.
He said the statement that the dividend on
East Tennessee first preferred will be sus-
handed was unauthorized. but he does not
a.nv its truth. He says the directors will
meet ON November 10th. will study the re-
mort and act as they think best for the inter
ssts of the company. When asked whether
there would be any changes in the Richmond
Terminal board. he replied that he knew of
none e. be made
In regard to tho report that the presidency
Of the Richmond Terminal had been offered
10 him or would be offered % him, ne salu
he had no knowledge of IT,
Mr. Inman would like Messrs Thomas ana
Brice 10 come 20 the rescue OF the richmond
Terminal, but their terms are understood TO
be very e1acting. They include the detnrone-
nent in the board of the lnman-Caihoun
action.
CONTROL or TIE EAST TENSRssEr.
On July Ist Of this year the East Tennessee
passed out of the Terminals control. Prev,
ousy, through its holdings OF the preferred
stock the Terminal had controlled the Ioau;
Since that date the common ana preferred
stocks have had equal voting power and inc
Terminal only owns 81 wv OUT VI lno
S57 900 600 stock of the East Tennessee. Gen,
eral Thomas says II have no knowledge OF
the completion Of negotiations for the sale OF
Terminal bonds but have no doubt very
favorable arrangement fol the Terminal Com
pauy will be consummated soon. III mas
ample securities 10 provide al the money II
needs.
PAYING PROPERTY.
The interest on the Fast Tennessee first
a h rah r4f.T nd "a Il
income account last year S44S, $50. Without
that the Terminal would have shown dehtlt
Of s237 $50 for the year. Mr. Thomas controls
the East Tennessee road. lie only needs 10
pass the Fast Tennessee dividend. reduce the
Terninal's income 444S. $50. and 10 cause a
shatterine of confidence in the collateral SIS
and SIS which would seriously affect their
price.
RETURNING FROM EUROPE.
Ont OF the Atlantic storms, which are max
ing travel on the ocean exceedingly unplens-
ant four steamships came to port to-day, and
landed 767 cabin and Liz Storage passengers.
La Gascogne had among her ~ cabin passen-
gers james Gordon Bennett. owner OF the Her
aid, who has grown gray and stout.
and Rudyard Kipling, the novelist. Steam
ships arriving during the week will bring
Charles A. Dana of the Sun and Joseph Puiit-
ger Of the World. The former will arrive on
Wednesday on the steamship Majestic,
and the latter will come on the furst Bis
marck. which will get 10 port on Saturday.
Monsignor Thomas s. Preston the veneer
able rector Of ST. AIMS church and the vicar
general Of New York. Is not expected to live.
AFrRR THE GREEN GOODS" MEN.
The green goods men in this city are in
an unhappy mood to-day. Inspector Byrnes
has declared war against them, and from the
outlook OF present their business will be
stopped for awhile, or the operators will have
to move their lairs to other cities.
The detectives who made the raid to-day
seized lot of green goods, literature,
printing press, $1,000 circulars in French and
70. 900 envelopes containing circulars. The lat
ter were all addressed and ready to mail TO
Canada.
ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING.
John H. Everett, alleged to be city
marshal from Byron City, n. c., and Ebert
/. Harne, of No. 262 west One Hundred and
Sixteenth street. were arrested while engaged
in fight last night at Lenox avenue and
One Hundred and Nineteenth street. Harne
is known to the police as "green-goods' man
and Everett is said to have been sent on here
for the purpose of thrsshing Harne by num-
Der of people who have been swindled at
Byron City.
The prisoners refused 10 make a charge of
assault against each other and were dis
charged.