The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-24
THE RICHMOND TERMINAL
Company in a Better Condition Financially
Than Ever Before.
SECRETARY BLAINE is IMPROVING.
p.fievcd, However. That His Condition Ia n
Physical Embellishments on for
Europe-New York News.
NEW YoRK BUREAU.
RIcaMoND TINES,
w. N,yu Nov % 1901


,..anc that the condition of the Richmond
terminal Company is better than ever before.
rhev have in the treasury an enormous
,.,ornt Of securities not Immediately availa-
,,. also securities that would sell in forty
,..bt hours for $4,000, eco. sufficient 10 pay
,he,r interest for two years if they did not
arm dollar. Their earnings are larger than
ever before, and prospects very bright.
Tho general manager of the Norfolk and
Western VIII recommend in his annual report
thsf the company shall provide itself with
..0 messenger equipment besides the great
addition made during the past year This
f. hcen rendered necessary by the enormous
.-,vth of the passenger traffic itself. which,
on -,,rn. Is attrhuted 90 the reduction which
,Ie company has steadily been making in
passenger rates
Jar. BLAINE IMPROVING.
II was stated at the residence Of Mrs.
ra~lrnsch that Secretary Blame IS rcgainlng
LOST strength. The gout has nearly dis
.reared and the patient IS now able TO
r. about the house without difficulty. lie
v- also much more cheerful to-day than at
s.y previous time IN his present illness DR..
Dennis the attending physician. did not call
a.the house this morning. but the prOba-
f'res are that he and Mr. Blaine will take a
ar,c together in Central Park tomorrow
Ia spite Of all these family reports popular
.muion VIII have II that the man from Maine
.arhvsical wreck and political blackburn
b,r henceiorward.
The parents OF Carrie Hartell three years
al II SO. 467 Broadway. BROOKLYN. missed
l.r Yesterday, and "a vgilant search was
made Ii was believed that the child had been
Kidnapped. This morning Mr.. Hartel, ON go
Oug INTO the cellar. discovered the dOdv of
Carrie In q barrel of water. she having fallen
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tightly in her little arms was an old china
fnI which was luseparable company. 1t is
supposed that the child took her doll down
into tine cellar 20 wash IT, and IN leaning over
re barre. lost her balance and fell head fore
most into the water.
OPP FOR EUROPE.
Lieutenant VIM Hem. the fam Gus yachts
man. sailed to-day on the Aurana which also
took % Europe Robert Hoe and Chief
Justice Yeiyerton Claus Spreckcs went on
tle Saalc. Eight steamers left here to-day.
tauE several thousand passengers.
AL interesting feature of the fight between
Philip d. Dwyer, president OF the BROOKLYN
Jockey Club. and the city or pool
rooms. is the fact that suits Tor
Nl- lwver and Robert Pinkert0n by several
menwAo were detained at the track on Thurs
day. and subsequently arrested for making
efforts u get away before the last race had
called On Howe a Humma and retained them
t1 BRING the suits for $4,000 damages IN each
case. alleging false Imprisonment, assault and
robbery.
ANorHrR AsroR HOTEL.
T. is rumored about ia real estate circles
that William Aston intends 20 yacate his man
SION on Fifth avenue and Ihrty-tourth street
t0raneW residence ON the same avenue az the
corner IL Fiftv-ftth street. 10 is further
i. l. gIl uu will Ip
down. with all the buildings adjoining
g. I'D the rear on Thirty-fourth To the length
r $50 feet. On thi. side. $50 feet on the
street. by 100 feet Oh the avenue, Mr.. Aston, II
s, sAd will build a magnificent hotel TO cost
ut less than 81 900 900. As the ground on
which 10 Will be built is worth 100000 the
nta. cos. If this grand structure would reach
100000
The new hotel on the Astor property, at
Fifth Avenue and Ihrtv-third street, is pro-
baby not 10 be called the Waldorf. after
William Waldorf Actor. a representative of
the Aston estate sand " The Astors do not
like % have their name associated with hotels,
and the family regrets very much tha1 the old
Aston House had been 50 named. The new
hotel is IN charge of Mr.. Brock. rcstaula-
teur Of Philadelphia TO whom all inquiries
are referred. Be has supervised the designs
and is experimenting the building The
new hotel may Doe named after him. Al any
rate it is said that he viii select the name.
CATHOLIC msToMCeL SOCIETY
On next Monday evening the United states
Catholic Historical Society Will hold public
meeting at the ia Sale Institute, fifiy-nnth
street The programme Will be one OF un-
usual interest. Cardinal Gibbons dcvotes
PAPER 10 his "reminiscences of ms labor> I'M
North Carolina when sent 10y the Pope as
Vicar Apostolic into that State.
Another paper Will be read which possesses
a pathetic interest OF its own. This is the ac-
"a lra q las
y A. Walter of Washington. ID. c.. who At
tended the unfortunate lady, and VINO, AFTER
twenty-five years silence, refutes many MS
statements about her, notably one IN the
April Century Magazine. The Century
would not afford him space for reply to It's
SANDERS of the dead.
KNICKEBBOCRER COACHING CLUB.
The annual meet" Of the Knickerbocker
Coaching Club took place to-day The event
proved as il was anticipated II would be.
noteworthy event in the history of the club.
The programme was altered little tins year
from former occasions. Instead Of leaving
the Brunswick after luncheon and return
ing TO that hOstelry for dinner the
customary programme, the coaches started on
their Journey at 1870 A. Nj.
On assembling at the meeting point the
manuuvres were gone through before the
start was made This consisted OF each
coach falling into line, with the president of
the club, Colonel William Jay, n
the lead. and the vice-prestdent Fred-
erck r. Rives. at the rear The
presidents coach then drove around to the
rear. and the other coaches followed In the
same order until the original positions were
again obtained and the manuqvre completed.
a blast from the guards horn was then
given. and the parade started over the
proposed line Of march, which led up Fiith
avenue 10 the park and up the west
drive 10 the Mall. a short turn around the
park was made twice and the line turned into
Seyentv-second street and from there the
procession proceeded. via Riverside drive, 10
the Claremont, where luncheon was served on
the broad piazza overlooking the Hudson.
The State OF Virginia was wOrthiy repre-
sented by Vice-President +. II. Rives
Mr. Rives drove four brown horses and had
IA his passengers Mrs. Rives, f. f.. Rives
David King. and Mr. and Mrs Waterbury
His drag" colors were brown and red Col
ouel Jays team were three roans and
chestnut.
THE BLAINE FAMILY.
well-known politician of this city, while
talking about the illness Of Secretary Blaine
recently in the corridor Of the flith-ayenue