The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-15
WILL BET BIG MONEY
That Colonel Lamb viii Lick Both WaddlII
and Allan ln the Fight 6olng On.
COLORED PREACHERS FIGuRE IN COURT.
An Apprentice Boy Cuts OF Two Of
His TOes-Captain Shepherd TO he
Mnrried-The Trial OF Meadors
Again Pos ponod Political News
ofAIl Kinds aad Complex ons.

Richmond. Va. April IA (SpecaD-
While the office of Consul-General at
Havana pays only $4,000 per year In
salary. the fees make the office worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year l talked
to-day with gentleman who was not
very long ago in London. While there
he had n pleasant interview with Gen
eral Patrick a. Collins, Consul-General
to England. General Collins told him
the office at Havana was one of the best
paying in the gift OF the President
Fitz Lee, II is said, will have a dozen
or more persons to assist him In his Of
flee, and IL is probable that he will take
along private secretary from Virginia.
Everything was unusually quiet in Re-
publican circles to-day. Mr.. Allan hav-
ing recently lost Il daughter, is taking
no active part in politics yet, and Judge
Waddill has gone to Tappnhannock to
attend the district convention there to-
day. Alderman Bahen, the Lamb lead
er here. showed up about the streets.
Mr. Bahen believes Lamb will come
out with flying colors. He is offering
to bet $1,000 that Allan and Waddill will
be defeated in their plans, and that
Lamb will succeed himself as chairman.
He has not found any takers Mr.. Ba-
hen is giving practically his entire time
to the row.
While the Democratic primary in this
city will not be held until April 30 all
the candidates who propose TO run must
announce themselves officially by noon
of next Monday. There will he only two
candidates for Mayor-Mr. Taylor, the
incumbent. and Capt. f. =. Reeve. There
Is very little interest manifested in this
fight or any of the others except those
for positions in the City Council. In a
day or two the Democratic League for
Good Government will have council can
didates out in every ward. very Bit
ter fight is being made on them by most
OF the present city officials and employees.
1t can be stated with certainty that
Mr.. James II. Lindsay, editor of the
Charlottesville Progress, is the man the
Board of Directors of the Deaf-Mute AS
ISOLATION has endorsed for Superntend-
ent the institution for the Deaf. Dumb
and Blind. He was once a teacher there.
and rendered himself extremely popular
with the pupils Mr.. Lindsay was a wit-
ness in Captain Doyle's behalf at the
investigation lately held.
Mr.. John Pope,s life was insured for
considerably over one hundred thousand
dollars. This morning there was Il re-
port on the street II the effect that the
policies made Bis;hop Van de Vyver
beneficiary to the amount of $4,000
and provided that $25, 900 be paid the st.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum. Your reporter
talked with a gentleman who is i'm po-
sition TO know He said all of Mr.
Pope's life insurance will go to his es-
tate and there were no such provisions
as were rumored.
While the case of Rev r. S. Kemp
the colored preacher who is charged with
disturbing religious worship at Gallilean
baptist Church, was On. trial before
county Justice Vincent at the court
house this afternoon. Kemp made an
insulting remark to Lawyer William II
BeVeridse. who was conducting the pros
ecution for the congregation Mr.. Bev-
eridge threatened to assault the preach
er and the Magistrate had to interfere
Kemp Furnished the county police with
information about Rev Garris, the miss
ing pastor of G4lElean Church, which
has caused Justice James r. Lewis to
issue warrant charging the absent
shepherd with bigamy. The constables
are now searching for Garris, and the
church is without a pastor
While trimming a piece of scantling
with an adze in the carpenter shop OF
A. Y. Gaines at St. James and Duval
streets this morning Axtell Johns. Jr.,
14-year old apprentice boy. cut off two
VI it' 'oSS. Dpy was nOlQlnH the
board In position with his right foot
while he welded the keen-edged tool. A
miscalculated blow brought the blade
of the adzc down upon his shoe. pene-
trating the leather and chopping off the
third and fourth toes. The boy was
taken to the home of his father, Axtell
Johns. on Twentythird street, near the
corporate limits.
Captain Emmett A. Shepherd. the
popular young adjutant of the First Reg
iment OF Infantry, is to be married to-
morrow. His bride will be Miss Rebecca
Priscilla Bradley, daughter of Mrs NJ.
>. Bradley. The ceremony takes place
at the home of the brides mother, No
30S North Twelfth street, at II o'clock
In the morning.
On account of some misunderstanding
the case of Richard Lacey, charged with
violating the Maupin anti-gambling act,
was not heard in the Court OF Appeals
to-day. The argument will be heard on
Thursday.
The Fairmount Traction Company Will
make an application to the Henrico
County Court tomorrow for franchise
to operate street railway from Walnut
Grove. through Fairmount to the city
limits. The Council Street COMMITTEES
Will consider the application OF this
company for franchise to run through
Twenty-flrst street at it's meeting to-
morrow night.