The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
Al THE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA
Many Matters of interest to All
Good Citizens.
RESIGNATION OF Mr.. WOOD
The Question of an Exposition Next
Fall. The Baseball Prospects. The
Case of the Henrico Pollti-
clans. Troops Asked For.
Attempt at Wrecking.
Special Dispatch to The vireinian.

RICHMOND, Va. March 14.-There
was meeting to-day of tue Executive
Committee OF the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, and much to
the surprise of the public generally
Mr.. Fl. w. Woods submitted his resiR
nation as president. 1t was reluctantly
accepted. Mr.. Woods gave as his rem.
son for the action taken pressing pri-
yate business. The COMMITTEES will
meat next Thursday to choose his sue.
cessor. 1t is probable that either Col.
Julian Murphy or Mr.. Everett Waddy
will be chosen. The matter of holding
an exposition will bo settled Mt the
meeting Thursday. The scheme will
be undertaken if the guarantee fund
reaches So, 900 by that time.
Jake Wells, the manager OF tho Rich
mond baseball team, arrived here to-.
day. Wells will now go TO work 10
Arrange for the reception of his players
and the opening of the senson. He is
modest sort of fellow and does 40
Dragging about his team, but thinks
Richmond will have no cause to feel
ashamed of her players. He will have
absolute control OF the team, aud it is
understood that he will adopt a system
of strict rules for the government Of
players. Last year the great trouble
with the Richmond players was fond-
ness for whiskey, and Wells is going
to see to it that cases of intoxicatlon
are severely dealt with.
There are many people who believe
the negro, Morris Hopkins, who is un-
der sentence TO be hanged at Henrico
Courthouse on April Sd for the murder
Of Mr.. Parsons, is crazy. 1t is pro
posed to ask the Governor to commute
the sentence.
The case of Ed. and Spencer Gillian
and Joseph l.. Rohledcr, prominent
citizens of Henrico, charged with dis
turbing the peace at u meeting at Seven
Pines, is going to prove Interesting
when it comes up. The Gilliams clnim
that they did not draw weapons and
say Rohleder attempted to shoot them.
On the other hand, Rohleder state.
that both of tue Gilliams had him GOV
cred with their fevolvers before he
fred. MIR. George l.. Anderson, one
of the candidates for county treasurer,
is said to have narrowly escaped being
shot by stray bullet.
Gov. O'Ferrnll this afternoon re
ceived telegram from Col. j. Il.
Baker, commanding the Second Regi
ment, saying the Sheriff of Frederick
comfy had called on him for troops
aud that he would send them to- night.
His Excellency, through the Adjutant
General, replied that the law should bt
upheld at all hazards, but to send no
more men than were absolutely needed.
The Governor wired the Sheriff to use
every effort TO prevent mob violence.
The telegram did not say what the oc.
cason of troops being needed was, bu;
the life of negro who committed T.
la1r
chester is probably in danger.
a colored man named Matthew Mel
son was arrested to day and lodged in
Henrico jsll on the charge OF attempt.
jng.to wreck train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. and Sam Davis, his
alleged accompice, is at large. An en-
ploye OF the company claims to have
caught them in the act OF making their
preparations.