The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-31
NOW ONLY TWO CONTESTS
vrr1 rHEsK EXCEPTIONS RBTORM
CANDIDATES ARE CERTIFIED.
They affect 4. w. white. Collector OF Taxes
and >. Chapman, Keeper Of Ccsnste-
yiss-Newson's Hin Precinct.

NORFOLK, VA. May @.-speciai-
The election commissioners met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the City clerk onae'
and completed the canvass OF the vote OF
the recent election. There were present
Messrs. Bradford. East, Manning ano
Smith. one more than yesterday Mr
bradford. as on the day before. ac'eo
"a chairman. with T.. l.. Warning deputy
clerk. az secretary OF the board. ,,,,oo q,
II was decided, upon the a' ~ tbs
counsel representing both parues W ~" ~,
~n..rny.rsv 10 60 over and verify al
of the business OF the previous -" AZ
II was also agreed, upon advlce ~ a.
Thomas II. Wilcox. Commonwealth 8 ~, ~,
torney, who by general n, SonSe ao accept as
regular all poll-books when hao o. ~
written up BY the Judges instead Oh 'he
clerks Of election. -. u, p,rst
r-s,rd ard Fourth wards were brough.
tsscrc she commissioners and correcteo
certain Irregularities In the returns; a..
Tne h,dges threw out the vote IN tne
Fourin w war; ,ssli bv G. White Sans.
Tsbe Judges found that the BOOKS were no'
Ga nroper form. The counsel TOT the re
formers noted protest <.,,sAoa cor.
,,eca,es OF election TO all OF the fro-
hIb,fion candidates except Il. w "i H.
xbo was voted for as collector Oh elts
taxes. instead OF collector OF CITY .a~,S
and Ievies and Mr.. M. j chapman m, ce1oe'
instead OF superintendent OF the GENE
feries.
IRREGULARITIES CORRECTED
,~su performers will 20 before Judge
Rrodie. OF the Corporation Court 20 nav nav,
This question settled. They VIII any "S -,
his Honor 10 require the cerhnca' 800
election 10 be given 10 the SIX M :,
Councllmen from the Fourth ware .,,a anu md =;
is said will show great lrresuiiai
frauds In that ward. .,.o,,, t,,
John Hi, an old issue RepuDlcan ="
svrnpathy with the reform my 800 az
one OF the judges in the Fourth Nai 80, a. ;
the Second precinct, went before .ns c I'm,
missioners this morning and stated Niae
the returns were not I'm accordance WIN
the facts. That he acted as Jua sSer he
knew the vote was irauuu,... rats into
sirned them When this matter gus '"'o
court there will be interesting reaoihs
m,x,xo A TOUR or THE waaLp
Fros finger n young man about twenty
years OF age. who is making 200 sot ~
~ the world on a wager OF sl,VO 10
complete the job In eighteen monlns,
arrived here from Philadelphia to-uaS
on the Baltimore boat. He started WIFI
s. in his pocket. and such clothes as ne
could carry in small grip. He Is
neither TO beg, borrow, nor steal on lne
way He is a newspaper man anu pi.A
cd up few dollars to-day around the
newsnaners. He leaves tomorrow for
Charleston, and will work his way 10
the Pacific.
To-p,Y's MIL IN NORFOLK.
The sports have commenced to arrive
"a see the big fight between Charles
Johnson. of St Paul. and Austin Glib
hons. of Paterson. \. j. The editor OF
the Police News and seventy-iive sports
from New York will get here tomorrow
morning. Others are expected from
washington and Baltimore on the AFTER
noon boats. The best seats are bringing
SIS The less desirable all the way down
10 s.. .<.s
The Ariel Club claims to have offered
no purse but to have paid 50 much money
for an exhibition. Bob. f1tZslmmons
will arrive with the other New lorkers.
THE police will be on hand 10 stop the
contest as soon as it becomes brutal.