The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05

N@otSiudeu First PQSeO
"a which Father l.. j. Welbers is pas
.or. fleets family however, were
.,"f''s's' ana they wanted the funeral
10 take place from the Cedar Street
Ehurch. Father Wclbers was DESTROYS
.hal me funeral service should be held
nccording to the rites OF the Catholic
Church, The rcls lives of the dead man
i,haliy agreed to have the priest con
"uct Inc funeral services on condition
lnat me funeral took place from their
church, Father Wclbers consulted with
the officers of Cedar Church, which Il
seems, mas no permanent pastor, and
'heS consented to allow the priest to
olicHlte Father Wclbcrs appeared soon
allef inc corpse was brought In, and be-
gan To read the funeral service. Before
he had gone very far n colored preach
ct came into the church ana ordered him
ont. IL Is said that all of the negroes
WHO hld gathered In the church became
very excited, ana some of them threat
| cneu to assault Father Wclbers If lie did
| not AT once leave. The priest took his
departure before concluding the SER
vices. Father WelbcrS. when seen by q
reporter this morning. stated that he
had been grossly insultcd and roughly
treated. but refused point Drank to talk
| about the Incident. Undertaken Henry
| Cooke. who directed the funeral. refused
| 10 give the nam" of the colnrcd preacher
or any other informntion about the uf-
| fair.
! The final chapter In the famous State
debt. under The funding bill OF 1871. Is
| being enacted at the office of the Second
| Auditor
| To-day large number of bonds came
In. and Second Auditor Ryland stated
nj o'clock that he had received $225,000
worth OF the $ii5 900 still outstanding.
| These bonds. which have been unfuntla-
bic since January. 1853, 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
| III paying taxes. debts. or claims held by
the state against the coupon holder.
The new bonds do not have these cou-
| pous. and. in consequence. the recent
| Legislative act funding thc2c bonds and
| providing; for new issue will place the
State treasury in much better condition
There were originally $4,000, 900 of
| these bonds. Tine interest on them
amounted 10 $l2eG. 900 annually or half
the income of the STATE treasury.
The old bonds are fundabIc Mt GSH, and
the coupons that ma;urcd before July,
1891, ut - per cant Of their face value
while the new Issue will bear interest at
only per cent, for the first ten years,
ana per cent. thereafter until maturl-
~, which viii lie In 1891
The calling in OF these bonds with two
coupons maturing annually and the is
suing of new ones without coupons will
be- of great benefit 10 Virginia financially
as II raises big burden. one that has
hampered her Tor a generation, and pre-
vented her from making the progress
that other States lacking such burden
| have made.
The long and bitter fight between the
| State ana the Bondhollers Is now pra c.
tically At an end.
Regarding the outstanding bonds. Au-
ditOr Ryland said to-day: Il have reaA on
to believe that the bonds still out, some
500, 600 worth. which are controlled by Il
Richmond man, will be funded by April
LIST next when the time expires for fund
ing the bonds, unless the Board of Sink
ing Fund Commissioners see iii to extend
the time not beyond December 81, 1896.
II the bonds are funded prior TO April
LIST the holders will receive interest from
July /. 1891. In cash on the day of fund
ing. II, however. they delay until after
| April Isl they will receive interest only
from the January or July next preceding
the date Of funding.