The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-21
NEWS OF THE STATE At LARGE
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossi p and Events.
Chief of Police Poc's Funeral Largely
Attended. The Pinkerton's Send
Flowers. A Fight Over the
Office to Succeed Mai. Poe,
and Many Other Matters.
Special Dispatch to ths yircinian.


RIcHMoND, Va, June 20.-The fnne
raj Of Chief OF Police Poo took place
at p. m. to day FROM the First Pres.
byterian Church aud was attended by
n great crowd of people, including
nearly every police officer and most OF
the city officials. Rev DIR. II. T.. Kerr
conducted the scrvices. The floral of.
icrings wero numerous and as hand
some as any ever seen IN Richmond,
Among the most beautiful designs were
two from the Piukertous Willie Pink
erton telegrapned from Chicago n mes.
sage of sympathy with the family aud
ordered flowers for himself aud his
brother Bob, ana the hitter from the
New York office sent message and
design Tor himself aud William.
Tho fight over the Office Of Chief Of
Police LIS growing Interesting. 1t has
been practically decided that the selec-
ton will he made from the force, aud
the contest has about narrowed down
To five mon. Captain Angle Is acting
chief, and Is first on tho list in line of
promotion. He has many Influential
friends working for bin, but the oppo-
sitIon is strong. lie is not popular
with good mnny people, and those
who do not like him are very bitter To.
i
Angles chances were best, with Cnpi.
Howard II good second. Capt. liuice
hns many friends, and so hns Sergeant
Thomas nuu Private Shinbcigor, the
cllet'a secretary.
MIR. j. Haskins Hobson is now husily
engaged III writing to representatives
oi NIL the political parties who are IN
favor oil new election law III Virginia
with view to gstting them to send
| delegates to the proposed convention.
Mr. Hobson stated that lie kuows of
many democrats III sympathy with tho
movement, but is generally believed
here that few, il any, will participate
| III The movement he has started. IL is
| certain that MIR. Joseph Bryan, editor
ni the Iimes, whose support bas been
counted upon, will not go into the CON
retion. While his paper has boen
lighting Tor election re!orms he will
hardly ;ake part III tins movement.
just IA everybody expected The gold
brick man did not show up TO day for
lrial. big crowd OF people were at
lisnrico courthouse. When the nnms
OF Smith. .aiins Parker, WAS called there
Was no response. The hnil bond Was
$1,000 and the Virginia Trust Com.
PGrker's friends put up the ful! amount
of money with the company before il
went on his bond. Judge Christian,
OF New Kent, who hGiled the man, will
now have to read nnny more unpleas-
am thiD9s about himself.
IL is said here that Tommy Turner.
petersburg's big first baseman, will
have to stop playing or 90 with Tod
Sni!ivan's Dallas team. Ted has com
planned to President Nick Young that
he sent Turner a ticket TO come to
Texns, but instead lie camc 10 Virginia
The Holy Spirit Convention con.
tinued It's sessions to day, the chief
speaker being MIR. Charles +. Cutler,
OF New York.
Mr. Lee Hutcheson, assistant pay.
master Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road, died here this morning after Il
short illness, from heart trouble. He
WAS ouly 30 years old.