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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
PLANS ON FOOT TO REoRGANIxE THE
RICHMOND TERMINAL.

One or Them Provides tor blanket Mort
gage TO Cover the BONDED Indebtedness
efshe System. Retiring Existing Bouss-
VIII the n. and ID. Dividend be Passed
A director OF the Richmond Terminal last
night verified the rumor that there are several
schemes on foot for reorganizlng tho company.
but he said that they are premature Tie 'alSo
said that the plan that is likely to be adopted
will call for number OF changes In the Board
and In the policy OF the company.
The plan. on which certain directors are
working. is the issue OF new consolidated
mortgage to cover the entire bonded indebted
ness OF the company. retiring the existing
bonds The blanket mortgage. II isshed. will
be at less than 5000 mile. This plan pro-
vides new preferred stock to be exchanged at
the rate OF one share for IL shares Of old pre-
ferred stock. and to bear interest at AZ or 5
per cent
A drop OF Ave points In Richmond Ter
minal preferred stock yesterday lent color to
the report that the customary dividend Of 8
per cent would be passed. The ground for
this story is that the Richmond and Danvile.
on which the Richmond Terminal preferred Ia
largely dependent for dividends. will either be
passed or greatly reduced. A director Of both
companies said that several Of the Richmond
and Danvnle Board were opposed to paying
dividends unless they were earned. He init
mated that there was pretty sure to be a re-
duction. II not passage. OF the dividend in
Here ) question arose. as to what would
becomeof the Richmond and Danvlle stock
controlled BY the Richmond Terminal nre-
reorganization ofthe Richmond Terminal Com
pany. 1t is commonly considered that the r. T,
preferred stock is q first lien on the 25O01
shares OF ltich mond and Danyile stock con-
trolled by the trust But the Richmond Ter:
Rinal COMPANY pledged these neh9ona sPd
Richmond Terminal five per cent. collateral
trust bonds. These bonds arc second lien OH
the Richmond and =, Danville, stock. hut
some believe that they really have tho
R5sis.rssa a.. stock 81 Tiers jPssyIsiG;a
or control the stock OF the Richmond and Dam
Vile held In trust. In the event OF the nom
payment OF Ave per cent in any one year on
that the deficiency shall be made good out Of
the net income OF subsequent years. y.
There Is o. provision In the trust by which
tute any other securities for said preferred
sas s has
the company show for the year ending June 80
charges and taxes. q surplus of 81. 212. 4O3: in
sludiatng auxiliary lines , !exssPt the Georgia
cifc, deficit Of $3.50. 337.
It is not yet known how much OF this surplus,
Thich SHOULD 90 to tho stockholders OF the
used to get rid OF the floating debt II Is pretty
will not realize much this year from the Dan
Vile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
CONGRESSMAN BELDEN,S SUE
Setting Ont to Provo His Charge OF Con.
spiracy In the C., H. ". and r. H. H. Co.


An action OF Congressman James J. Belden
in his own behalf and that Of other bondhold-
ers Of the Columbus, Hooking Valley and To-
ledo Railway Company against Stephenson
Burke. Vice-President Of the road: Winslow.
Lsnier l. Co. Drexel. Morgan Il Co.. and others
was begun before Justice Ingraham in the Su-
preme Court. Special Term. yesterday. Mr..
Belden claims that the defendants, by fraud
and conspiracy. disposed OF most OF the
$1,000 0OO worth OF bonds Of the road. and he
asks the court to place him and tho other bond.
holders in the position they were in before
the alleged conspiracy. and to enjoin any fur
Their disposition Of the bonds by defendants.
Counsel appearing for Mr. Belden are Elihu
Root. John 4. Dillon. and Samuel B. Clark. W..
Bourke Cochran represents the railway. Wins
low. Lanier & Co appear by ex-Attorney.Gen-
e5al D. II. Bristow. Hugh l. Cole; Joseph Fl.
DreXel: Morgan l. Co. are Bangs. Stetson.
and other
Director, ". C. Andrews.
conspiracy and adventure Burke associated
himself NTH Charles HskoH An
Kline. Wniiaco G. Andrews. and others i to
DEPRIVE the bondsholdsrs Of the $s.093000
By resolution Of the directors Of the road
who n to the ms i Il
double-track the road and purchase property
rights to increase its facilities In pursuance
way Com any was purchased by the Hooking
Valley and Toledo Railway Company with the
take up the notes Of Burke and associates.
which had been placed with DreXel. Morgan 4
Co. for discount 1t is claimed that no inten-
double-track tho line in passing tho resolu-
ton. but that the resolution was part OF the
conspiracy TO have the bonds employed to buy
up the properties Of Burke and his associates.
4, The fact Of the purchase of these proper
PENDANTS say 1t was done by legal resolution
Of the road. and that there was no conspiracy
In the transactions
and W. Bourke Cochran spoke for the railroad.
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APPEALING TO THE GRAND TRUNK
Goddard Thinks Moral Suasion Nay Re.
store Switching CharreA

0oooar0 Thinks Moral Suasion May He.
store Switching Charges
There may be a meeting tomorrow to try
and reorganize the Special East-bound Rate
Committee Of the Central Traffic and Trunk
Line associations. but as the accomplish
ment Of this depends upon tho willing
ness OF the Chicago and Grand Trunk to
restore switching and carriage charges
at Chicago. there is some doubt that any
progress will be made. Commissioners
y at sea. Judging from the correspondence
officials and the managers of the other compa.
MES OF the TWO associations. At the meeting
Of the Presidents Of the Trunk Line Associa-
ton some days ago tho Grand Trunk prom
Used to return to the East bound ommittee.
and the other companies assumed that it
would restore switching charges.
Mr. Goddard wrote an appea ling letter to
General Manager L. J. Sergeant of tho Grand
Trunk. speaking OF the grave " consequences
that would happen II the Chicago and Grand
Trunk disappointed tho other roads. The
Commissioner mailed u copy Of this letter to
all the ompanies. with the request that they.
in turn. write to the Grand Trunk and try to
induce 1t to restore rates. This is virtual
admission that there Is no use in calling.
meeting to discuss switching charges, for the
Presidents did all that could be done at their
last meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
The Pale stino Bazaar.

Tho basement Of tho Carnegie Music Hall
was crowded last night at the opening OF the
Palestine bazaar for the benefit Of the Louis
Down Town Sabbath and Daily School. a FREQ
institution for the education OF the tenement
house poor. Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry.
who was introduced by Jacob II. schin. Chair
man Of the Reception Committee. In few
words OF praise for the charity Of the jewish
race toward the poor. formally opened the
bazaar Around the walls were ranged
paintings from scenss IN Palestine and other
parts q tie Orient The hrii vas Snd
and many varieties Of palms were ranged
about The costumes Of the woPen. some
made q marked contrast with the. black dress
suits OF the men. There was almost every
thing. you could think Of to buy. and no
The bazaar viii continue until the epd Of the
week with the exception OF Friday night. which
is the beginning Of the Jewish Sabbath. The
managers expect to realize $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
ROBBERY IN THE HOTEL ST. GEORGE
4 Mystery witch Neither the Proprietor
Nor the Follee Can Explaln.

On July 4. Just before his departure to Join
his wife in the country. Mr.. John F. Hemen-
way. manufacturer Of clothes wringers. placed
some OF his valuable jewelry In one Of the
little safes in the Hotel St George. in Brook
Ign. whore he had been guest for couple Of
years. The jewelry consisted Of gold brooch.
set with fourteen, diamonds. gold ring sct
with rubies. sapphires, and diamonds. q gold
ring set with seven damon is. and two gold
chains. all Of which he valued at between 5000
and $1,000. William NJ Dunno. one OF the
day clerks. received the package and
put It in ono Of the safes until his
return from tho country. There are fifty nine
little iron compartments built in the wall d.
rectly in the rear Of the ONCE. and the clerk
tucked the package away in compartment 30.
which was vacant. locked it up. and handed
Mr.. Hemenway the key. There are duplicate
keys to all the compartments. and these are
kept by Capt Tumbridge. tho proprietor Of
the hotel. under his own lock and key in the
big safe. MI. Hemenway did not get back to
town until the early part Of the present month.
and on tho 10th inst he went to tho ONCE.
handed Mr.. Dunno the key to lock up No. 80.
and asked him to open It and give him the
package.
The clerk opened the compartment and took
out o package. It was q quite different one
from the original Instead Of the $500 worth
OF jewels there were simply q few pebbles
Wrapped Up in q copy OF The EVENING Sun Of
Oct 60 Scth Mr.; theTssnTay and Clerk Dunno
Tumbridse.' MI Hemenwsy was positive
moment and dc Can't Tumbridee was eauaflS
positive that the duplicate key in his big safe
as the The Was
was va, evident that the thief had opened 1t with
Rafora onto-,,r -, ..,-,h ,,- ~. th,,,
Capt. Tumbridge made hasty examination
OF the other compartments In which jewelry
eSed from his nts is ndne th Tae OILY ps
this guest from 81 Louis had placed god
missing. But the brooch had not been dis dis
were filled with valuable jewelry one alone
sSSGdffnlnE dsmonds Tadsd at $4,000 In
Dune and James Claudiqs. his assoc
the night clerk. They we're each closely aues.
f toned BY Capt TumbEidGe. but could throw no
case in vain. His suspicious were directed to
ss s Sssn Hnk Has y Sssn s pna
s nHR sese
married to a former employee in the hotel. and
Portable little fat at 655 Baltic street
This fiat was searched on Tuesday. but no
trace Of the iewelry was found. Capt Tum-
has evidently been restored. for the latter was
at his post last night A peculiar incident in
the case Is that on the night OF Oct. 80 when
the robbery is believed to have been commit
ted; Capt TumbridRe had dispute with I,ara-
n noef his teeth out 'cf for az somo eieeed imo
pudenoe on his part. Laravellette expressed
lis surprise at the time to a fellow employee
that Capt Tumbridge had not discharged him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
A Young Plumber and q l6.year-oid Girl
Missing.

WATERBURY,. Nov. 1s.-Frank B. Adams. a
plumber who came here from Hartford several
weeks ago. has been employed by Frank
Butler and has boarded with Mrs. Kate Nc
Cauley at 80 East Main street. He left the
house yesterday. and as he did not return 1t
was supposed he had gone homo to Hartford.
as he had some angry words with his en-
ployer and had been discharged. Mrs.
McCauley, was more than, surprised this morn:
ing to find that her daughter Celia. 10 years OF
Ing, Adams had been paying attention
to Celia elandestinely. snd she had become ,ns
led her astray. She attended the Catholic CON
vent at Putsem last year and , Was making SEItg
mas She Is "A pretty girl. with q wealth OF fair
hair. ,bewitching blue eyes. and bright. rosy
shssE She st1od high IN her oass r and y
night that Adams and the girl took an early
trail this p2rning fHr New YSrk city, VIZ T The
has many relatives and friends there.
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WAS THIS OPIUM CHACpS,
An Effort Befbpe Commissioner Shields e
Prove that 1t Was from His Trunk.

An E0oft BeNOp0 Commissioner Shields to
Provo that 1t Was from His Trunk
Thomas E Chace. who was arrested at
the Astor House last week with trunk full Of
prepared opium. was again arraigned before
Commissioner Shields in the Federal Build
ing yesterday on the charge Of smuggling.
John H. wainwright testified that he had made
an analysis Of the contents OF certain box
and found that it contained opium prepared
for smoking. but the Government was unable
to show clearly that this box had been
found in Chaces trunk. The trunk with
out the opium was brought into court
by Customs Officers William Hussey and Jacob
Swivel Mr.. Wainright who Is the chemist at
the Appraisers office. showed Commissioner
Shields q box Of dark. sticky stun. which he
said Inspector. Hussey had given him. From
the result Of his analysis Mr.. wainwright said
he was sure that the contents OF this box was
prepared opium.
Shields TO strike out Mr.. Wainright's evidence.
on the ground that the Government had not
proved that the opium, examined by him had
been found in Chace's trunk. This motion
was denied.
Robert OShaughnessey. a Waterman en-
ployed ct the Aston House, swore that he had
taken Mr. Chaces trunk from the Grand Con-
trail Station to the Astor House. and Inspector
Hussey testified that he had seized Chace's
trunk at the Aston House. and was sure that
the opium examined by Mr.. Wainwright had
The case was not finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
xAxlekR MILLER ARRksrxD.

A Man who Once Backed s9hip Ahoy''
VENTS the Money He Advanced o. Asrtsass.
Arther E Miller. theatrical manager who 10
we'll known in this city. principally as the I'M
fortunate producer Of Ship Alloy" at the
Standard Theatre year ago. was arrested
yesterday on An order issued BY Gov. Hill. at
the instance Of Gov Pattison Of Pennsylvania.
on tho criminal charge Of obtaining money By
false pretences. Tho fact that ship Alloy"
did not come within hailine distance Of sue
cess IN New York II mainly responsible for his
arrest. He was found at the Oriental Hotel.
his New York homo BY Detective Adams Of
Inspector Byrnes's stan. and taken to Police
Headquarters. where he remained last night
He will be taken to the District Attorneys
office this morning. and II he then valves ex-
animation. will be taken to Philadelphia
The complainant Is William J. Cunningham.
an importer OF liquors in Philadelphia MIL
ler's brother. Frederick Miller. Jr.. composed
the music Of "Ship Alloy" and Mr.. Cunning
ham bought from him An interest In the opera.
The opera was not and Mr.. Cum
ningham sold his interest to Arthur E. Miller
on Dec. 8. 1890. The contract was drawn By
chHss Ss5 !. the s9 e her
verbally that the charge is sought to Be- sup
Miller said he had no ready, money. but
eXned 100 acres Of LAND 3, pear ear West Superior
was no circumference. except one mortgage for
5000. But, he stated the title to the land was
held by his father. Frederick Miller. Sr.. to
protect It from Judgments obtained against
him. His father had no interest whatever in
the land. and would make over the title at any
time when called upon. On this statement BY
Miller Mr.. Cunningham made over his inter-
est In the opera. and also paid out a consider
able sum In hard cash in consideration of q
promissory note for $7.68a09. secured by Q
mortgage on the Wisconsin property. signed
by Charles and endorsed By Frederick Mi Her.
Jr. Mr. Cunningham valued his interest at
about 5000: He paid the debts Of the com:
pany IL Philadelphia. adyancsd 81; goo to put
New York. and paid to Charles Miller person.
When Mr.. Cunningham wished to secure his
was begun in the Wisconsin courts to compel
Miller 8 father to execute the mortgage. Last
July the father was examined. and testified
that he had lent his son Charles $4,000. and
held the property as security. He declined to
execute the mortgage. and the case Is still
pending.
Miller could not DO seen last night. Friends
OF his say they believe he acted In good faith.
and that the matter will be straiRhtened OUT.
His father only claims q lien Of BIZ. 900. and
the property Is said to be worth $4,000. MIL
Ter Is % years old. dresses we'll. and has q
stylish appearance. He was connected with
De Wolf Hopper's company. The Hundred
Wives" as advance agent. was manager Tor
Minnie Maddern for four or five years. and for
Nine. Rhea during one season.
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time to get me to endorse their scheme. They
ways refused. had no. Idea though that Il
was anything like what It appears to be" -.
Mr. Bovine, who has retired from active life
and lives upon his farm near Ash Brook, about
i've miles from Railway. is named In the
pamphlet as honorary manager" The re-
porter showed him the pamphlet. Mr.. Bovine
Yes. /. car. tell you little about this, but
years ago this man Hill. who Is down In the
report as secretary. sent me prospectus OF Q
society which he intended to organize. It was
TO emeliorate the condition OF the needy poor
BY lending them money at nominal rate OF
interest, not to exceed 8 per cent 1under-
stood that Mr.. Hill had plenty OF money DO.
Of helping him. and that they Wers to organise
q. fund. He then asked me II would ALLOW
him TO use my. name rs honorary manager.
IL in any way: Mr.. Hill often came to see me
about Il, and I thought 1t was laudable.
charitable enterprise. I went to Colorado for
a year. and when came back found that
msnass sS wlts Ssne ny Consent. fwxote him
letter, protesting against this and told him
that 1t was wrong to use my name In that
"But never knew until this moment that
the fund. which was to help the poor. was to be
BY the o. hrss S the
signed tSer oofs very
picious, and should be thoroughly investi-
With the most earnest inquiry the reporter
could learn nothing about the business affairs
Of Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Dannmeyer. the President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
THE WETMORE DIVORCE CASE
M. Wetnore Found Guilty ~ Charged and
the Decree Will BIO Granted.

the Decree Will BIO Granted.
Judge Patterson took up yesterday In Part I.
OF the Supreme Court the proceedings for
absolute divorce brought by Annette b. W.
Wetmore against William Boerum Wetmore
Lawyers Jay and Gambler appeared for the
plaintiff and Lawyer Hummel for the defend
ant. The suit was instituted in May. 1880.
and the complaint charged Mr.. Wetmore with
infdelity naming as correspondent Bertha
Henderson. The acts complained OF were
committed In 1880 and 1880, both In New York
and at Denver. The complaint also charged
violent abuse Of the complainant
that Of private Detectives who had Swallowed
the defendant when he was IN the company Of
no witnesses. resting the case on the untrust-
worthlness OF tho uncorroborated testimony
Of detectives.
:. The jury. after being out half an hour. found
Mas thsn yn
when Il will come before Judge Patterson: in
nation OF tho amount OF alimony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
ce...e.,cu. ..s tn. wor,4's Fair.

HARTFORD. Nov. 1a-Connecticut 10 heavily
Handicapped In the matter OF her representa-
ton at the great Chicago Fair BY the present
Legislative deadlock. No appropriation for the
Fair has been made BY the Legislature. and II
the body adjourns next January without doing
any business II will be impossible to secure an
appropriation earlier than January. 1893.
when the new Legislature convenes. This
would leave Connecticut without dollar
available for the purposes OF her representa-
ton at Chicago other than such as might be
raised by private subscriptions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
The Lady Gstha. Assossat,es wea't DIS.
band.

The members OF tho Lady Gotham Associa-
ton. representing the laundry workers. indig-
nsntly deny . report which was circulated
yesterday to the effect that the organization
was going to disbsnd. A meeting Of the En-
terprise Association Of Shirt Folders. L A
3038 4. Of L. will be held at SO East Fourth
street at which It 70 expected that the report
VII be Stacially denied a., member o. the
"Our organization will. continue to live hit
were only TO assist our less fortunate sisters
who through lack OF organization are forced
to accept starvation wages to unite for pro-
lection. Independent OF this our organization
is In healthy state. growing every day, and
will be used for the purposes OF strengthening
our lines"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
Railroad Notes,

The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for q
great many years has been the principal con-
aPa The
QUESTION OF the Ohio and Mississippi by the
Baltimore and Ohio compelled the Erie to look
Arrangements with the vandaIia Company BY
Ter s Ts Th ynd 4b E iS Ss sssd bss
this is q change for tho better
=, The Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
ISSUE Of 6Sgo 900 i new stock. mailing total
Of $4,000. 600 The reason assigned is that
the stock equal the, assets: The company
eTs Sw Ses
leans; and other small homes.
A Chicago despatch says: The commission
covery is that commission OF S. is being paid
on tickets from Kansas City to New York; read;
TreInH V to saspension rdss and M The NEW
York. Ontario and Western to New York. AS
this is rather too large an amount for the Wa
connections east Of Detroit"
hG a Tsatr to ac Hy s IL hssss sae sns it
was discharged. About twenty indictments
were returned. but whether. any Of the railroad
rate DETERMINATIONS were in the, lot could not
be definitely learned. When the foreman
handed the indictments to the, Court tn epapers
were taken away ana recorded. and neither
District Attorney Milchr,;t no any Of the jury
men would make any sta;"''ent as to who had
been indicted. Dir Mlchrist limited that no in
dictments had been obtained against railroad
A Knoxville despatch says that the annual
there yesterday but after hearing the Presi-
dent.s report the meeting adJ2nrped until Dec;
have shf been had Msssrs nman
and FELTON, wore present yesterday.
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Recovery or Carr. Bowsrs's v,es..

Walter Foster. who was shot on Oct 20 by
Carrie Bowers. who accused him OF betraying
her under promise OF marriage was dis
charged from the Eastern District Hospital In
Brooklyn yesterday as convalescent Dr. Cyrus
Blaisdell. who has had charge Of the case. said
on the day OF Fosters admission to the hos
pital that the hurt was mortal. Yesterday he
said the recovery was the most extraordinary
ter his homo ut 1873 Calyer street, Greenpoint.
when Miss Bowers stepped from the shadow Of
n doorway and shot him. The 44-calibre bul.
pierced tho lung.
Alter lingering in comatose state for
bullet has not been found. and the doctors
think II went clear through the lung and
buried itself IN the back. where 1t has become
come mother. was committed for the action
ofthe Grand Jury. She gave ball In $4,000.
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sort was often fierce and ludicrous. but folks
n tSis city and In Boston. there has been 8
lack OF new dramas recently Two or three
latest WORK, a msiodrsma! called "A Desperate
MAN. Will Be tried next Monday night II New
Jersey. II 2 Fortnight q new irish drains,
be acted In California This 10 the PLAY writ
ten In the hope OF revfving Pugilist Bullivan's
aheurditY "A n player.
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Wants to be Superintendent or Roads and
Avenues.

Matthew H. Moore. a member Of the Tam
many General Committee Of the Twenty
fourth district. is an applicant for the place Of
Superintendent OF Roads and Avenues to suc-
coed John H. Shea. who has been elected Cor
oner. The place is worth S275O a year. with
the use OF q horse and wagon. 1t controls also
In tho 1891 New York Volunteers. He has
been II contractor for some years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
Complaints From Syracuse Against the &c,
trial,

SYRACUSE. Nov Ire A. Powell. President OF
the Business Mems Exchange. to-day ad-
dressed letter to Chauncey NJ Depew. which
is considered by some people to DO dcclnra-
ton OF war between the city OF Syracuse and
tine New York Central Railroad. Mr. Powell
says In his letter that Mr. Depew Promised
them last June to improve the freight and pas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
Museums Keep Thsir Csrie Halls Ops..

The dime museums closed by the police. and
to which concert licenses were refused at the
Mayors ONCE. kept their .oudo halls open
Yesterday and rsesivsds fair patronage No
WAds. The mutsum men Pay that HorS than