The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-25
THE FLOOD. D.YOsT CASE
Docketed In the Supreme Court and Will
Be Finally Decided Monday.
Mr.. FLOOD MAY NOT ACCEPT The SEATS
He Now Has tho Mattcr Under Ad.
vanccmcnt -rhe Meeting OF the
stnte Republican Committee I'm
Richmond is N Topic of General
Interest Now In Richmond.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 24.-(Special)-
Messrs. Edgar Allan, James D. Brady
and w. l.. Royal, counsel for Jacob
1ost, appeared before the Supreme
Court of Appeals to-day to ask for a
writ OF mandamus ito compel the State
CanvaSsing Board TO count for Mr.. Yost
all the votes returned for J. Yost and
Jacob Yost. Mr.. Allan was spokesman.
lte asked permission to file an amended
petition and it was granted. This petit
commonwealth has until Saturday to
iile Its answer. The case will be decided
Monday without oral argument. Mr.. r.
carter Scott Is representing the COM
monwealth as his father Is sick.
MONKEY AND PARROT TIME.
Great interest is felt in the meeting OF
me stale Republican Committee to be
held here Thursday. There is no doubt
that fight will be made to oust Colonel
Lamb from the chairmanship. but there
Is some doubt about the committees au-
.hority to make a change as Colonel
Lamb was elected chairman by the
STATE Convention. 1t does not matter
however. what the party rules are,
every possible effort will be made to get
rid of Colonel Lamb.
FLOODS MIND NOT MADE UP.
The technieality upon which Mr.. Flood
got the certificate in the Tenth District
was not raised by himself or his friends.
1t was discovered by Colonel James ID.
Brady. counsel for Mr.. Yost who
brought on all the trouble by having an
amended abstract of the vote of Buck
lngham sen. in. Mr.. Flood had been
advised TO raise the point, but declined
10 do so. \ telegram sent to him al
AppomattoS informed him of what had
been dore ana Mr.. Flood came TO Rich
mond to-day. There has been rumor
current that he would rot acccp. the
n - Hoo lkttf
to-day Mr.. Flood has not made up his
mind what course he will pursue. He
no doubt will confer with friends before
coming 10 any conclusion. When the
members of the board discovered the er-
ror.in the returns, the law was hunted
up, ana the decision made was arrived
At after consulting many authorities on
the subject.
RETURN TO WORK.
The employees of the Virginia and
North Carolina Wheel Company who
went out on strike yesterday. all re-
turned to work to-day at the reduced
rate Of wages. They were told that If
they did not come back by tonight
their places would be filed
BETTING ON THE GAME.
There is considerable betting here on
the result of the football game TO be
played Thursday between the teams
from the Universities of Virginia ana
North Carolina. Most of Il is being
placed at even wagers. The friends OF
the Virginians are no. anything like so
confident OF success as they We're a
short time ago.
BASEBALL PARK TO MOVE.
The baseball park Will probably be
removed from where it has been for
three years TO the Exposition Grounds
The Traction Company Is Offering in
ducemen;s for the change.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
Judge Lamb to-day dissolved the in
junction restraining the Traction Com
pany from building a branch line down
First street through the fashionable part
of the city, and The road will soon be
constructed and In operation.
Delegates NJ. S. Newberne and J. L.
Booker are here TODAY