The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-18
THE TERMINAL DIVIDEND.
1 Report That The Preferred Due February
Next Will Be Passed.
TENNESSEE IS SOLID FOR CLEVELAND.
D.ath of Rear-Adnirai George II. Cooper
Les. Money Being Taken In the SOUTH
New York News.
NEW YORK BUREAU, RICHMOND TIMES. ,
NOV IL 1891

Nov. II. 1891.
In Wall street to-day reports were current
that the dividend on Richmond Terminal pre-
terred. due February lst' will be passed.
Directors OF the company say that the reports
are based simply on aguess. as no action has
been taken in the matter, and none wall be
taken until the directors meet in December.
With one working day less than last year
there is decrease Of S6s70 in the earnings Of
the Richmond and Dauyille for the first week
in November.
THK SOUTH TAXING LESS MONEY.
Bank officers report that the South has
taken much less money than usual at . IS
time, and shipments 10 that quarter have
practically ceased. An unusual feature
Il that the Southern interests borrow
inc money have paid OF their loans
and materially reduced their debts 20 inst-
tutions. which is almost unprecedented al
this season of the year. The West IS taxing
very little-sO little. in fact. as not % De q
factor in the monetary situation. ana the out
look is general for a long period OF easy
money.
TKsSEssEE FOR CLEVELAND.
General Jere Baxter. IT,, Of Tennessee, is at
the Fifth. Avenue Hotel. In his opinion
Grover Cleveland will bave the delegation
from Tennessee next year. lie thought Mr.
Cloyeiand would be the strongest Democrat N
the "a @ for the presidential nomination. Inc
South will" be says. remain solid Tor tho
Democratic party beyond a doubt All
the rumors 10 this effect that the South -
permeated with Democrats who believe IN
protection only vote the ticket on account OF
the race question are the offspring OF a IeItHe
but inaccurate mind. he people IN tne
South will continue TO vote the Democratic
ticket
AYAsTxR EXHAUSTED.
G.. II. Stratton. the faster. was to-day re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital, suffering from
exhaustion. StrattOn was ordered by his
doctors TO give up his fast yesterday. the
forty-second day. He had grown 30 weak
and feverish it was deemed unsafe TO permit
him to try to break the forty-fye-day record.
REAB-ADNIRAL COOPER DEAD.
ear-Admiral George II. Cooper, United
States navy, retired, died after q brief illness
of heart failure al his home. in Brooklyn, to-
day. Deceased was in his seventy-trst year.
He had been q resident OF Brooklyn since
1876.
Rear-Admral Cooper was born in Fort
Diamond, n. Y, July q. 1921. He entered
the service as midshipman August "a, 1887.
lie received his commission as captain ID De
cember 1867, and was stationed At the Norfolk
aavy-yard. In June, 1874. no was made com
modOre. He retired IN 1884.
The United States gunboat Concord left
to-day for So. Thomas, West Indies. She Will
there join the Philadelphia. II 10 surmised
that at that point. if the Gillian difficulties
take on threatening aspect the Concord will
be ordered to proceed to Chill.
THE HORSE SHOW.
At the horse show to-day there were six
entries in class % for yearling stations to be
shown in hand. Henry Fairfax was repre-
sented by Aide. a bay by Natchless Of Lon
desboro. which took the second prize. lie
has sold the first prize HACKNEY stallion.
Matchless, of Londesboro, TO DR.. w. Seward
Webb for $4,000