The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-11
RAILROAD FILES
A BIG MORTGAGE
The "Nyp and N" Seems to be Con-
tempIating Great Improvements.
A MONSTER OCEAN FREIGHTER
Stops Mt Norfolk for Cargo-Many 9th
crs Have Done So Lately - Tho
Advantages OF Norfolk Harbor.
Gatling's Case Continued.

NORFOLK, VA, April 10.-Special-
The British steamer Mount Royal, Cap
tain Morgan, arrived at Lambert's Point
yesterday and Is coaling there. She Is a
leviathan, being 502 feet long. 40 feet
deep and 1855 tons register, which means
that she can carry the equivalent in
weight of 10000 bales of cotton. She Is
from New Orleans for Bremen and has
aboard go head OF cattle destined for
London and a great cargo OF grain, lum-
Der. cotton-seed products, etc. She Is
now drawing 24.6 feet of water ana VIII
take on here 500 tons OF Pocahontas coal,
which will further increase here drsught.
on leaving New Orleans the Mount Royal
struck on a bar and came TO stand
still. She steamed back to New Orleans
and discharged 600 tons Of coal and was
then able to cross the bar. The proba-
bnlties are that foreign bound ships will
hereafter leave New orleans with as light
supply of fuel as possible and bunker
more heavily even than usual at Lam
bert's Point. The superiority of this har-
Dor is each year made more evident.
The coaling interest at Lamberts Point,
vast as IT already Is, promises 10 grow
even greater
The exports from Norfolk appear to be
steadily growing. and the arrival OF ships
for cargo Is now of almost daily occur
renee.
A BIG MORTGAGE.
The New York, Philadelphia ~ NOTION
Railroad Company has filed for record
in the CORPORATION Court two mortgages
conveying 10 the Fidelity Insurance, trust
and Safe Deposit Company. OF Phila-
delphia. trustee. the formers whole line
of track in Delaware, Maryland and Viz
ginia. and all Of its rolling stock, the
station buildings terminals etc. to Sc
cure the issue of 100000 in bonds oil the
COMPANY II is provided that SSooO0 or
the money received from the SAFE OF
bonds 4 TO be used for betterments IN
the future and for extensions whlch may
hereafter be made. These bonds are 10
bo for the present reserved I'm the treas
urv Of the company. The other three
and half millions are 10 be issued forth-
with. for the purposes OF the company
SIGNIFICANT
Thu building Of an extension through
the trucking district to some point on
the Nansemond river would appear 10
be contemplated by the Pennsylvania
railroads auxiliary line.
The line has now extensive terminals
at Pinner's Point. near Portsmouth. anu
the establishment Of this foreshado"eu
tho extension Of the system over the
mainland No reference is made 10
crossing the Nansemond river. but II Is
regarded as among the possibilities mat
the Pennsylvania may conteinplatt
line 10 Richmond, where the great Sed-
hoard and Chesapeake & Ohio systems
are now so strongly entrenching them
selves The alliance between the New
York. Philadelphia & Norfolk ana the
Pennsylvania railroads Is understood 10
have been strongly cemented by the re-
cent reorganization of the former. when
is now. it is apparent, absolutely con-
trolled by the former The clause re-
garding contemplated extensions was not
inserted TO fill up, since the paper hleI
to-day. a printed one. is of tremendous
volume.
Alonzo eating. cOlored. who was ar
rested in Baltimore upon the charge OF
murder. was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning. but was remanded.
HIS case will be heard April 18Th. Cat
ling il will be recalled. is the negro VINO
drove a horse and buggy over Mr.. James
Whitehurst. causing the death or the
latter.
SICK SOLDIERS COMING.
The transport Missouri with consid-
cradle number Of sick soldiers aboard, IS
expected to arrive al Old Point on
Wednesday next. and the steamer
Granite City is held in readiness
TO transfer the men ashore. These Will,
II is understood be placed in the JOSIAH
Simpson General Hospital
The hospital ship Aide is lying at an
Choir in Hampton Roads She. it Is be
lleved. will be placed out of commission
here
A telegram received here from General
Carter. Acknowledgement. United States
Army. states that the sixth Regiment Of
Artillery. recently ordered to proceed from
Fort Monroe to Manila will embark at
San Francisco on April 18th