The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
FLOOD And FLANAGAN.
Concluded from First pace,

| ' FIRST PaEe)
or which Father l.. ]. Welbers is mas.
ror. fieets family, however, were
baptists, ana they wanted the funeral
~ axe place from the Cedar Street
Church Father Welbers was desIro,is
mat the funeral service should be held
according to the rites or the CatholIr
Church. The relatives of the dead ,n,,,I
nnally agreed to have the priest con!
DUCT The funeral services on condition.
.hht me funeral took place from their,
cnurch. rather WelberS consulted with
the officers of Cedar Church, which. m
seems, has no permanent pastor, and
tney consented TO allow the priest to
olliciate.' Father Wclbers appeared soon
AFTER the corpse was brought in. and be-
gan 70 read the funeral service. Before
he had gone very far Il colored preach
er came into the church and ordered him
out. 1T is said that all OF the negroes
VINO mad gathered In the church became
very excited, and some OF them threat
ened TO assault Father Weibers If he did
not at once leave. The priest took his
departure before concluding the SER
vices. Father Welbers, when seen by a
reporter this morning. stated that he
had heen grossly insulted and roughly
treated, but refused point blank to talk
about the incident. Undertaken Henry
Cooke, who directed the funeral. refused
to give the name of the colorcd preacher
- ofs $3.50 a hpout liz 1
fair.
The final chapter In the lannon's State
debt. under the funding bill OF 1871. Is
being enacted at the office OF the Second
| Auditor
To-day a large number Of bonds came
In. and Second Auditor Ryland stated
al 2 O'Clock that lie had received so25 600
worth of the $i45, 900 still outstanding.
These bonds. which have been nfunda-
Bile since January. 1895. were made fund
able by an act of the Legislature, Just
adjourned.
The bonds coming In are the old con-
sui bonds. They have attached coupons.
which. when they mature. can be used
In paying taxes, debts. or claims held by
the State against the coupon holder.
The new bonds do not have these cou-
mons. and. In consequence. the recent
Legislative act funding these bonds and
providing for a new issue will place the
State treasury In much better condition
There We're originally S20,O 00. 900 OF
these bonds. The interest on them
amounted to 81, 200. 900 annually or hair
the income of the State treasury.
The old bonds are fundable at 6sh, and
the coupons that matured before July.
1881, at 80 per cent. of their face value.
The bonds bore interest at 6 per cent.
while the new issue Will bear interest at
only . per cent, for the first ten years,
1900 - 49, NA'N NAiN NStl ~ III llluIl-
~. which Will be in 1891.
The calling in of these bonds with two
coupons maturing annually and the Is
suing OF new ones without y will
BIZ of great bencti. to Virginia financially
rs il raises Il big burden. one that has
hampered her for "A gencration. and pre-
vented her from making the progress
that other States lacking such d burden
have made.
The long and bitter fight etwee the
state the bondhulders IS now prac-
tically at an end.
Regarding the outstanding bonds An.
!itor Ryland said to-day: II have reason
to bei!ev" that the bonds still out. some
S22o.O00 worth, which are controlled by n
Richmond man. will be funded by Aprll
LIST next, when the time expires for fund
ing the bonds, unless the Board of Sink
ing Fund Commissioners see nit 10 extend
the time not beyond December ~. 1896,
If Tho bonds are funded prior 10 AnrjI
lst'the holders will receive interest from
July l. 1891, IN cash on the day of fund
ing. If. however, they delay until after
April LIST they will receive interest only
from the January or July next preceding
the date Of funding.
AZ n meeting of the Committee on De-
sign of Tie Jefferson Davis Monument
Association this evening. the president
j. Taylu! !:llyson. WAS directed 10 adyer-
tisc for designs for the monument to be
erected in Monroe Park In his city, and
The following prizes were offered: For
The best design. 81. $50: for the second
best design. $500; for the third best. 500.
MI designs to be submitted on or before
The 2Oth day of May next.
Governor O1Ferrall tonight signed the
bill providing for Il vote on The question
If holding q constitutional convention.