The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-25

nent. the proposition to pass IL fcw
necessary bills and so homc will meet
Win Win strong opposition Some arc In
iilNor OF 1t, but just how many is not
known. for The matter has not been men.
TONED TO but a few. The Legislature
has never In the history of the State,
as TAR as is known. failed to serve our
the term SIS prescribed by law Judge
Taylor Berry is said To be one Of thCsc
who advised early adjournment.
The meeting which Mr.. w l.. Royal
Is trying To get UP To condemn Ircsi-
uSnt GieEeiand's war message will pro-
badly be held next week. II is said that
the call has been SIGNED by II number.
OF citizens, who, almost without OK
ception, have been MIR Clevcland'.
wlrmest supporters in the past. The
former Hill men are those who olc
standing more firmly by the Prnsiacnt
At this time. If Mr.. Royalrs meeting
materialiHeS those who approve of tho
Presidents position will probably re,
UP IL meeting also.
y called meeting of the Roard NJ nj,
rectors CT the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce was held this evening TO con-
slider Il request for the use of the hall
OF The chamber TO" u meeting of ciu-
Gems OF Richmond opposed To Mr. Cieve-
lands recent action upon the Ncnczue
IAN question. Nftlr a. full consideration
OF the request a resolutions offered ny
Atr. Jackson Guy, to the following Of
feet. was adopted:
request having been presented To
the Board q: Directors of tho cham
Der Of Commerce by u respectable nun
per OF our citizens for the use of Tho
Hali OF the chamber for the holding of
a public meeting.
Resoivcd, That Tie request be grant
cd, but that this grant is mads with
me understanding that this board cx
presses no approval or disnpproyal of
the Object of The meeting"
MIR. 5. W. Trrvci. then offered IN.
following resolution, which was also
Resolved. That without touchtoc
lIron the merits OF the question. in thc
judgment OF the Rc2id of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce. We deem the
public discussion ut this time of the 70,
cent message of President Cleveland re.
lativ2 To the boundary line between
Venezuela and British Guiana will be
productive OF no good, but that the ne.l-
tation Of II is calculated To to harm
iin'ii after the report is made of the
commissioners appointed by the Prnsi-
NcStigatc the matter ;"
The meeting then adjourned.
Acca Temple, Mobiles tof the Mystic
Shrlnc. did great act OF charity to,
day when they distributed sugar cofTno
tea. rice. -four, and such articles among
the poor of the city. About 200 persons
called. These represented 1000 OF the
population.
~ Allen & Ginter's factory and at y.
Whitiock each employee was present
ed with some gift. Those who had fam
illeS got turkeys. AZ many other racto-
rieS the employees We're kindly rcmcfn-
bcred Indications are that Christmas
VIII De less noisy than usual as the POI
nee nave orders to allow no grown men
To blow tin horns on the streets. Officers
will be stationed at II O'Clock morrow
at every church whore there is n ser
vice. Tonight the Northumberland CIuh
had its regular Christmas-cve "blow
out. which is always a feature of the
holiday celebrations here.
Charles c. Fisher. of Chester. Va. n
student at the Episcopal High School,
was overcome by gas and narrowly rs-
capped death ut Murphy's Hotel last
night. He stopped there yesterday az
tcrnoon intending to 40 home on the
early train this morning. When n SER
want went up to call him this morning
there was no response, and the door
was broken open Fisher was lying in
the bed in an unconscious condition.
NJ edical aid was summoned ana tho
young man is now out Of danger. ii is
presumed that he blew out the gas
AIR. John L.. Hardin. Of Barton Heights
general superintendent of the Mctropo-
litnn Life Insurance Company. was ar
rested yesterday on complaint of n col
ored woman named Della Smith who
charges him with dcfrau1ing her of the
sum OF S9I. Justice l.. j. Pierce before
whom the case came mp for examine
ton. requested Mr.. ". H. Bcvcridgc
to act for the Commonwealth in the
prosecution. y continuance of one week
was allowed by the magistrate.
There is no change in the condition
Of DR.. W. p. Palmer. who lies i'll ut the
Virginia Hcnpital, and he is still in a
semi-unconscious state. His recovery
is hoped and prayed for by wide
circle of friends everywhere.
a party of prominent hotel people
are expected at Tic Jefferson tonight,
and their Christmas Will be spent here,
Mt that hotel Among the vlsitors will
be Mr.. O. y. Sea"ey. Of The Cham
plain, Lake Chanplain, n. y. and late
Of the Ponce de Leon. St Augustine.
Fla, with Mrs ScaTey. and MIR. and
! Iotcl. New York In the list of people
who have engaged rooms nj the Jeffcr-
son are Mir. T.. T.. Olcott, general man
;Lger of the Hudson River Steamboat
Line, New York. and family: Mr. and
Mrs. j. y. Sihlcy, OF New York, ana
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin and fam
lily, of New York.
Hon George -. Wise will write 10
Judge W. n. Mann asking him TO join
in q letter to judge Orga In asking tha I