The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-15
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI DINNER.
New York Members Hold Their Annual Re-
union al The Reform Club.
What ]. 4. INNAN THINKS OFT SOUTH.
further Reports From the Nicaragua Canal
Party-Enorts to Remove the Tcnnes-
see Coal and Iron ONCE.


RcHNoSn DAILY 'rnFs.
NV YORK. April II. 1901
The annual dinner Of the resident alumni
NJ Che University Of Virginia was given last
,rht iu the new dining hall of the Reform
Club. There were present. JUDGES 4. r.
lawrence. Roger 4. Pryor Professor John
K. Rees. Of Columbia College Francis r.
Rive, Hugh Il. Garden. Colonel S. b. Paul,
y,reuu- Dabney, Dr. George T. Harri-
son DR.. j. Harvie Dew. Or. J.
Herbert Claiborne, Carroll Sprigg.
Philip HaXall, DR.. Lamar Gwathmey.
Dr. Gcs-ncr Harrison A. II. Byrd, d. II.
Tuehcart. DR.. William f. Dold. Robert c.
Tnvl0r Dr. Warren Taley. " Garrett Bib.
Robert l.. Harrison. Walker Bowman. Preblo
Tucker. Dr. c. G. Page, ). p. Tuck. G.. W.
NcNultv. Or. S0uthgate Leigh. DIR. John VI.
brooke, DR.. Carter, :. Cole, Walter l. Daniel.
SUMMARY OF THE COLLEGE WORK.
Professor Noah X. Davis Of the University,
gave summary of the college work the past
wear. and Henry ". H0Dsou of Colorado;
Robert G. Taylor. John :. Wise. 5. Z. Tuck
and Colonel = b. Paul also spoke. The cleo
u.1 Of officers Of the Association resulted rs
t..0ws. President Francis Il. liiyes. First
kicc-lresidcnt, William Alexander Second
lice-Picsident. Thomas t. Price; Secretary
and Treasurer. Robert l.. Harrison: txccu-
tive Committee Charles Steele, Virginius
Dabney and Walter 7. Daniel
JOHN Il. INMAN RETURNS.
John IT, Inman was in Wall street to-day
after his long tour of Inspection ovcrthe Rich
moud Terminal system. lie reports the eX-
tensiye property IN admrahie lhl slc"l cohal-
tion and in every Otlcr respect SATISFACTORY.
lie says the South is growing by the hour
and IL, future D, roSeate with promise.
Al EFFORT TO EEMovL IHF OFFICE
s report is current that ut the meeting Of
thrdircctoiS of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
T lroad Company tomorrow President
1mas c. Plat and Direct n John n. lnman
u make an effort To- have tine general offices
ot the company removed from Tracy City.
I.nu. 90 this city. II is also SAID President
Iatt has given 20 an English syndicate an
0rtf1u Oh the property of the company in
tennessee for -. 500 600. subject % the action
q the directors 40 to-moTows meeting
About one-siXth of the company's entire
property is located in Tennessee.
PROTEST AGAINST NoN-CoNFoEsusTs.
A formal protest. signed 10y number Of
Protestant Episcopal clergymen IN jhls dlo-
c.-e and several Of the prominent laymen,
Inns been presented % Bishop Potter. against
r.n-cOufOrmist, that Is, uon-protcstani Epis-
,Yuul cltrgvmen being invited or being per-
u.-fci 20 preach in pulplts of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The Rev Dr. Morgan Dix was asked
what action Bishop Potter could take
DID regard 90 the protest. lie SAID until q pre-
sentiment was made no trial could take place
and n1 official action could result. tn"
,I,r.ymcn vino had signed the paper did not
desire that TRIAL should boz held They SIM
rlr expressed their opinion IN regard 10
certain Church matters. All that Bishop Pot
'rr could 90 would be. privately 10 remon-
s,rate with the clergymen against whom the
protest is aimed. Even TINS might not be
d.ue
TO surTETss OBSCENE BOOKS
Thercwill shortly be put on foot strong
and combined effort % suppress the sale not
or.rot 0ut-and-out obscene books, but that
mass 0f e.-ralled "eratic fiction which Of
nte ht. flooded the news stands more partlcu-
nr.y This time the fight Will be such
strong one and backed hv such powerful
iu1uanoe tlat ~ VIII eventually result M COM
I.etrr outing tins class of fiction which has,
-.r te past two years especially, been ah eye
..r. t1 people who stop to look over The new
L..h- ON the stands. The plan of operatlon
i-am0st careful and elaborate one and has
been most Admiralty laid ont. To give the
details Of the crusade would. of
COURSE defeat the ann oi ITS pro-
lector-. The chief batteries of the modus
opelandi of the scheme VIII be turned toward
tle actual output Of the books. The idea l9
f. stop the mouth of the sewer SD chectuaiiy
tlat any attempt % put a suggestive book on
viii be surrounded by SD many obstacle
Let INTO open markets
rAENEL1IrEs DIsArPoNrTD.
The action of the Council of tie Irish
National League 40 Cincinnati ON last Friday
i4, been disappointing 10 the sympathiZcIs of
Mr. Pamel IN TIM, city. They expected thal
Oh. Executive Committee of the League would
lrl.rse Parnell and the mission of ms dele
.,te. To- this country. Mr.. James O'Kelly,
NI T.. the leader of the delegation,
went West hoping that this object
would be achieved. The council sim
pv offered its services as arbitrator be-
tween the two factions M Ireland, and DID,.
Nr.I Mr. Paruell and the lrlsh members NJ
Parliament % "a National convention, To Dee
lel AZ Baltimore IN September next The
result of the meeting is not only uusaiisiae-
f.y 90 the ParucAtes. but Will bee utterly
.w0red by the members of the organization
generally IL IS the general opinion
that % would have been much wiser for the
Council not To- have met at all. No action
that i could take m the name az the orIan-
cation could influence public opinion ON the
question of the Irish leadership. although
l4fuelrs supporters here thought that an liz
d0r.ement Of parncll and his representatives
here might help the latter financially IN their
tour of tins country. PWneus supporters
arc inclined 10 organize. n place oi we
League. clubs % be known as ParnelIs
Leadership Clubs.
HARDsmrs or NEWSPAPER MEN.
The newspaper correspondents who We're
sent 10 Johnstown at the time of the great
food in 1889 endured many mudshlps, which
in one or two cases resulted fatally. To COM
menorate that Troublesome period the Johns
town Corrc-p ondcut Association. composed
only Of those who were actually engaged IN
newspaper work at Johnstown. and mode up
principally of New York and Phl4dD IpHiaWrn,
wa ORGANIZED last year. T. twill observe uso
anniversary of the flood hy dinner ihi- felt
in Philadelphia on tle evening OF MAY aoih.