The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-30
NE DOESN'T TALK MUCH
Senator Daniel viii Not Devote Much Time
to Discussing Political Questions.
ABOUT THE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN
Though 1t Has Not Yet Begun I'm
Earnest the Cnndidacy of Favor
ties on Either Side IN Bcing Con-
stdercd-rhe Situation is By No
Means Clear.

sidercd-rho Situation is By No
Means Clear.
Richmond, Va. Dec 29.-(Specian-
Hon. John w. Daniel is still In The city,
put Is saying very little on the subject
oi politics. In fact, he remains pretty
tioSe 10 shore when politics are men
tioncd. The Senator has his hands full
IN looking after the interests OF the
american Long Distance Telephone
company which Is asking for Il fran
chise. There Is going to be another
PettE telephone war. Representatives.
oi the Richmond Telephone company
are charging that the American Long
Distance is really the Bell Telephone
company which the Long Distance pcn-
PIE deny. The Richmond company will
hEht TO Keep Senator Danicl's company
ont 1t will be remembered that tho
C!tN Council over year ago gave the
Richmona Telephone company the OK
elusive franchise for the city but the
hcli Is still operating here. as the case
mas not been decided by the courts.
GuBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
While the Gubcrnatorial campaign
cannot be said to have been opened II
is a fact that friends of some of the
candidates are quietly at work for their
respective favoritcs. The friends of
Ellyson and Tyler are the most active
Nothing can be learned just now as TO
whether or not Col. Buford will enter
the race. but his friends are hopeful of
inducing him To make the fight There
IS some talk of cX-Consrcssman Paul
G. l2amunds. of Halifax. for either the
first or second place on the ticket
The silver Democrats here, as rule,
are not al all pleased with Governor
oFerrall for removing Mr.. Eugene Wal
ton, florist for the Executive Mansion
grounds, and appointing Mr.. II. A.
Cuthic. Republican. 1t is understood
that the Governor did not make the
change for political reasons, but as
Walton is free silver Democrat ii
Will be hard TO convince his friends he
did not lose his job on account of his
politics. There Is talk Of the Democratic
c.uEs taking the matter up. Mr. Catlin
Is no wat his old home In Pennsylvania.
HIS BROTHER IN CUBAN PRISON.
DR.. Casper Bctancourt. who was ar.
rested ana confined as Il political sls-
pect N Havana, Is a brother OF Mr.
Robert a. Betancourt. II young insur
unCe man OF this city. The morning
papers brought the Richmond man the
first news of the trouble his brother il
in. Mr.. Bctancourt used to live in
cuba ana is In fun sympathy with the
insurgents. He does not believe Macco
is dead.
Jake Wells. who is here again after a
short visit To his old home in Florida.
and thinks the outlook for baseball Is
good He says he has signed good
team. In all he has eighteen men on his
string.
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
The State Board Of Public Works met
IN the Governors Office this afternoon.
but the session was n brief one nnd un-
Al a '.N a pl,,1,
was appointed proxy for the State in
the matter of the Winchester and Bcr-
rNVii!e Turnpike company, and Mr..
Thomas II. Rurwell proxy for the State
at the Milford Turnpike company's an
nual meeting. The Board OF the Chcsa-
peakc and it's Tributaries. commonly
known MS the oyster Board. was also
in session for Il short whole this after
noon Only routine business was trans
acted. Governor O'Fcrrall. Treasurer
Harmon and Auditor Marye constitute
the two boards
Edward cambridge, colored man
was run over yesterday about ten miles
from Richmond on the James River Di-
vision of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way. and was brought TO Richmond for
treatment at the Retreat FOR the Sick.
where he is resting easy to-day. His
leg was broken and hecciyed Il mum
Der of cuts not necessarily fatal.
BADLY BURNED.
The alarm OF fire from station 50 last
night. resulted from tho explosion of a
bottle of gasoline i'm the house at 63i
Holly street owned by Mir. r. l.. MAYO
ana occupied by w. G.. TUhrston. WI
lie Thurstou. aged about 1 years was
badly burned abOu; the head and face.
Mrs. Thurst0n. mother Of the child and
Mrs. Milton were Slightly bul "a, 4.
The damage 10 the house ana furniture
was slight.
Mr.. II. w. Tupmnn, Of Norfolk Va,
who has been i'll at his fathers resi-
dcncc in this city ever since his arrival,
Christmas night, is able TO sit up awhile
to-day. He expects tn return 10 Nor
folk the latter par; of the week.
stephen Christian. a coiored man, was
found frozen To death in a barn near
the river at Curl's Neck on Sunday
morning. He was last seen alive on Sat
urday afternoon.
IN REPUBLICAN, CIRCLES.
There is n dearth Of news in Republi-
can circles. Since the meeting in Nor
folk ON the nth there have been few
conferences of any consequence. The
Wadlill- Brady people are waiting ap-
parently. To see what Col. Lamb will
do. now that he has been shorn of his
power. They think he will tender his
resignation as chairman before he takes
his trip To Europe. but the Colonel may