The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-14
RICHMOND NEWS and GOSSIP.
What is Going on in and About
the Capital City.
Wild Rumors Afloat in Reference TO
the Pocahontas Strike. The "Gold
Brick Man Smith, Alias Par
ker, Still Behind the Bars.
Annexation Talk.
Especial Dispatch to tho yirginian

tSpeclal Dispatch tO tho Nirginian
RiCuMoNp, Nn.. May l3.-As the
date for the Roanoke conference np-
pronches interest III tho meeting i'll
creases. Senator Daniels letter saving
ho VIII be present mud is III favor o! n
constitutional convention, has helped
tho scheme wonderfully. Richmond
VIII bc well represented. Hon. j. Tay
lor Ellyson will be there and what he
VIII have to say Will naturally curry
much weight, NJ he is tho official hoai
OF tho Democrntlc purty. Hon. George
IL. Christian Will be III Attendance and
30 will Judge Waller II. Staples. By
the way, Judge Staples Is talked of for
chsirmun of the meeting. Many others
Will 20 from here, among them some of
The ub!est lawyers III the city.
Elchmond will cortnInlv..- bel repre
sehted at the sound money convention
III Memphis, but it not known as vet
who Will so from this city. Tho Cham
uer ot Commerce has provided for n
delegation. MIR. Herbert w. Powers.
who offered the resolution, will Ger
talnly go liz be wants to. Among others
talked OF are Messis. Joseph Br,nn.
a. |. Boulwnre. John u. Branch. Fred
Ii. Scott. Juhu l.. Williams. George
j.. Christian and Archer Anderson. 1t
IL said TINT there are pood mnuy nd
vocates oi free silver among the mem
bers of the Chamber OF Commerce. but
all of the persons suggested for dele.
gates are moUomctaliHts.
The scheme 10 annex Manchester to
hlchmohd Is not as promising us 1t was
short time ngo. Rlchmoud's Cham
her of Commerce had puulic meeting
last weei; To discuss this and selected
two OF It's members to champion each
side. Mai. james II. Dooley, who is
opposed to anneNation, made n speech
III which he greatly offended Manches.
Ter people. The Mnjor disclnims any
intention of doing so. but his remarks
are being urged To prejudice Mauches-
ter against her larger sister.
1t must be admitted that the plap
to bring the two cities under one gov.
crnmeut lacks enthusiastic s,,puort.
| lie thing Will hardly bo accomplished
at the next session OF the Legislature.
With Manchester aad several suburbs
annexed Richmond would have IL popu
latlon OF over 100000. business peo
pie here are afraid "Cruater Norfolk"
VIII out class Richmond unless the cor.
pornte limits here nre extended.
Mr.. Louis q. Neudenburg, leading
lawyer tor Frank IL. Smith alias Parker,
the gold BRICK man, Is still trying to
Get his man out OF jail on bail. Satur.
day he rnid viUlt To Judge Hughes.
OF the United States Circuit Court, but
did not accomplish his purpose. lie
went back TO Norfolk ngnin to dnv to
see Judge Hughes. Lawyers here who
havo expressed themselves, do not
think Judge Hughes has any jurisdic
ton IN tho case. The friends OF Parker
are able to furnish bail III the sum OF
50, 600 and probably $40, 600. They
would put up the cash for 80, 600
1t is strange but true that while the
time for making the Democratic nomi
nation for President Is only about a
year OIL very little is heard or said
about candidates in Virginia. This
limo four years ago the contest be.
tween Cleveland aud Hill was on in
earnest and Richmond correspondents
generally filled their letters with mat
ter relaung to that fight. There ap.
pears to he absolutely no interest in
the subject nov. Even the officials OF
the Federal Government are silent,
There was intense excitement IN
Richmond last night Orders were re-
ceived here for the Blues Battalion and
another detachment of Howitzers TO 20
to Pocahontas were pretty soon there
alter rumor that there had been
light and many soldiers wero killed
spread like Wild fire. Men ran about
mhdly trying TO get at the truth of the
matter. Thousands OF people we're at
the station to SEQ tho soldier boys of.
Just before leaving the armory the
Blues were addressed by Col. John
Bell Ba8gcr IN few patriotic remarks,
Nothing has been heard here to-day
from tho Governor, who is still at the
scene Of the strike.