The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-06
VIRGINIA DEBT SETTLEMENT.
Kr. George c. Ellis VIII Probably Return
From London To-Day.
DISREGARD OF THE IMMIGRATION LAWS
lynn Investment Companies 90 Remove to
virginia Western Traffic Associa-
tion-New York News.
NEW YoRX Bureau,
RICHMOND inns,


RICHMOND inns,
NEW York, May 8. 1871
George c. Ellis, secretary Of the Virginia
Debt American Bondholders Committee. who
went 10 London several weeks ago TO complete
the arrangements with the foreign bondhoid-
ers' committee. will probably reach this city
On the steamer City of New York tomorrow.
The members Of the committee here Will not
state what they expect Mr.. Ellis TO bring back
with him, or that there is any further news OF
the negotiations other than that stated in the
recent cable message from London which
said that Mr.. Ellis mission bad proven sue
cessful
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
The steamship DevOnia, of the Anchor
line arrived TODAY from Glasgow, and sent
word 20 the superintendent 81 Immigration
that the vessel was ready 10 land go steeIaSe
passenOers Superintendent Weber notlhed
the agents that a special registration OF the
immigrants would DO made, and that they
should hold them on board until that regIstra-
ton was completed. .
The registration Of this steamship will take
n couple Of days. Colonel Weber says he
don't care If it takes q week. ne IS deleI-
mined 10 discipline the Anchor Line LOT us
negligence relative TO the return OF lMnl--
grants it has brought over here and permitted
10 land. although forbidden ne deiay en-
forced by this special registration VIII cause
considerable inconvenience and loss 20 the
Anchor Line.
Colonel Weber SAYS: II think that before
we are through with it we shall have demon
strated pretty clearly to the Anchor Lime az
10 all the other steamship companies a. Wen
that the United States authorities mean pu 9l-
ness. and don't intend 20 stand any IuoIe
nonsense"
Secretary Foster Yesterday sent an order 70
Colonel Weber directing bun 70 INSIST that
every steamship company should give bonus
TO paw the expenses of temporarily detained
immigrants. In case the bonds were not
forthcoming the Colonel was instructed TO
register the Immigrants on the vessel
TO MOVE TO VIRGINIA.
A special from Lynn Mass. says: "A mum
Der Of bond investment companies Wliich
have hOurished here under New Hampshire
and Virginia charters have left the city ana
State. several of them 10 establish IN Virginia.
owing to press criticism and the action Oh the
Legislature"
The hotels are full of railroad officers. who
have come 10 this city 10 attend the meeting
of the Western Traffic Association, winch was
called by Chairman Walker after an lnehec-
tual attempt TO hold a meeting IN CMcagO
three weeks ago. The outlook for another
failure is considered excellent
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
Fx-Mayor Grace has started contingent
subscription of $1,000 600 by ten men sub
scrihing SOC in cash Of which MessrS.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and three other gentle
men and himself have given $4,000, III order
70 complete the first stage OF the Grant
memorial.
Farmers this morning reported heavy trosts
in the country about here FRUIT blossoms
are bhghted foliage withered and ice halt an
inch thick formed. At the weather bureau
Sergeant Dunn says that IL is the sevcrest cold
wave within his recollection for the month OF
May.
The Spanish flag was raised on the city hall
to-day in honor of the arrival Of the Spanish
man-of war Nautilus. A committee from the
board of aldermen visited the ship.
ASHES PROM BEYOND THE SEAS.
Carl Jussen. secretary of the fire depart
ment, called on Collector Erhardt TO say that
he expected the arrival of the ashes OF a Tela-
tive cremated in Vienna. The ashes had been
placed in a Theoretically sealed urn, and JUS
sen asked that the collector allow the urn 70
be examined without breaking the seals, al
though the customs law requires that the urn
be unsealed
He was told that it would be impossible to
say what action would be taken until the Dill
of lading and death certificate had arrived.
Ashes were on the free list. and would not
be dutiable unless in composition" when
they might be classed differently.
DEFEATED BY POLITICIANS.
The defeat at Albany of the bill to consider
the establishment Of q great municipality IN
which New York and Brooklyn should be
combined was the work of the politicians
who rule the two cities. The movement 10
create the greater New York is. however, too
deeply intTenched in popular favor TO be lost
sight of now, aud will not stop anywhere
short Of the complete and final union OF the
two corporations IN one, IN spite or the poll
ticians
While removing the building formerly used
as a baggage room at Castle Garden, one Of
the wol kmen came across set OF mOulds OF a
French coin of old date. 1t was evident that
the moulds had been brought hlther by coun-
terfeters,s who, fearing detection possibly,
hid the tell-tale apparatus Near by the
moulds another workman found diamond
pin said to be worth 900. A gold lOcket was
also found in the ruins, besides number OF
foreign coins.
MR.. CLEVELAND WILL SPEAK.
Great preparations are making in Buffalo
to receive ex-President Cleveland, who will
speak at the semi-centennlal celebration
Of the German Young Mems Association OF
that city on next Monday evening. On
the following evening he will make "A
political speech before the organization
called the Cleveland Democracy Mr.. Cleye-
land will leave for Buffalo Sunday night. IL
will be his first visit to his old home IN five
years His summer house on Buzzard's Bay
will soon be ready for occupancy. The place
comprises over one hundred acres. The
house on it, which was an Old-iashloned one,
has been reconstructed. Mrs Cleveland has
already gone to BuzZards Bay to put the
house in order She is the guest while there
of Mrs. Joseph jefferson. Both Mr. Glove
land and Mr. jefferson are devoted anglers.
and the waters of BuZZard's Bay afford them
fine sport. during the summer months. Mr.
Clevelands place is fourteen miles from
Marion. where Mrs. Cleveland passed the
summer for two years.
THEOLOGICAL GRADUATES.
The Princeton On. j. Theological Semin-
AIRY commencement exercises closed to-day.
Dean Murray delivered the address to the
graduating class and conferred diplomas on
the following forty eight young men:
John T.. Adams Robert II. Beattie, William
Caldwell Stewart McA. Campbell, Dennison
Corwin. Hector W. Cowan William j. b. Ed
gar, Joseph n Elliott Charles Il. Erdman
Albert Evans w. Jamson FitZsimmons
Charles d. Gilkesn, Mark b. Grier, JAY c.
Hanna. Samuel G. Hodge. Louis f. Holden
Robert S. Ingls, Frederick w. Jackson, Jr.
Daniel +. Jenkins Daniel G. Jones. Living
ston f. Jones, James Il. Kerr Samuel Nee.
Killen. Robert H. Kirk. George w. Kretzin-
ger, John X. McGillivray, George b. Mcleod,
Archibald p McAru, William McNichol,
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