The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-13
THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
What Chairman ]. Taylor EIlyson Says Of
the Situation In the State.
THE GOLD FEVER BREAKS OUT ANEW.

Concern-A Train Runs Into an
Open switch-Rcv. DIR. Hoge, Ir.,
Condifion Improvtns-The Pole
climbers STRIKE News.
Richmond, Va, May 12.-(speclaI)-
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson, chairman Of the
Stale Democratic Committee, has re-
turned from visit to Chattanooga,
where the Southern Baptist Convention
Is In session. He talked with people
from all parts OF the South and they
told him that the free silver sentiment
was strong everywhere. Mr.. Eilyson
says an interview sent out from Char
lesion, w. Va, did not correctly state
his Views as to what the result would
be In Virginia. He told the interviewer
majority In the State Convention, but
he did not say that they would get
solid delegation. While Mr.. Ellyson be-
lieves that the convention will be over
whelmingly for silver, ne is not in q
position to say how those who Will be In
control will use their power.
Judge w. S. Gooch, of Louisa, was
in the city to-day. He Is one Of the
delegates to the State Convention elect
free silver man. but he goes Instructed
for silver and the unit rule. Louisa is
in the Eighth Congressional District,
where n hot contest for the Democratic
nomination for Congress now is on.
Louisa's delegates are nearly all for Mr..
j. f. Rixey, of Culpeper. It begins
to look as though Mr.. Meredith had q
big fight on his hands for denomination.
Judge McCabe and Mr.. Rlxey are both
developing considera BILE strength.
The free silver people are working
hard to get Senator Daniel and Con-
gresham Jones to represent them in the
joint debate at Belvidere Hall next
Thursday night. They are very hope
full of securing the services Of both.
Messrs. C. V. Meredith and w. L. Royal
and possibly Hon. Beverley B. Munford
will uphold the cause of sound money
AS the. debate is to last only two hours
each speaker will have a very short
time In which to present his views. They
Will probably be the only public meet
ing held here during the campaign,
which ends with the primary on May
81. Belvidere Hall, where the speaking
takes place, will seat only 400 or 500 peo-
pie.
Those who are in charge of the ar
rangements for the Confederate re-
union ere considerably worried over
the poor prospects of ample street car
facilities. The T,ratcnlon Company's
line is the only one that reaches the oH-
position grounds, but this has not been
opened as yet, though it will be in
time for the reunion. The Richmond
Railway and Electric Company Is Will
Ing to extend its line to the grounds
upon certain conditions, which VIII not.
be granted. One line, and that just
beginning operations. will not be able
to handle one-tenth OF the immense
crowds that will be here.
The gold fever has broken loose In
10 hno totF M ccIn n
everybody In Spottsylvania, Louisa, Flu
wanna and buckingham counties who
has land with ore upon it, Recently
several strangers have been through
the gold belt examining the property.
and much of 1t is being bought up.
through the counties named, and with
the modern machinery the. mines can be
worked with profit. A gentleman from
Spotsylvania was here to-day with
samples OF ore found on his place. 1t
was pronounced rich in the yellow
metal.
The train on the Southern Railway
leaving here at a. m. ran Into an
open switch at siding fourteen miles
from Richmond. The engine and bag
gage and mail cars were derailed, and
the engineer was slightly hurt. No
damage was done to any Of the pas
sengers other than giving them a good
shaking up. The train was delayed for
some time.
The condition of DIR. Moses D. Hoge,
Jr is much improved to-day. but he is
not as yet out OF danger. His trouble
is acute congestion of the liver.
The pole climbers attached to the wire
gang employed by the Richmond Tele-
phone Company are still on strike. A
report was in circulation this afternoon
that the difference between the company
and strikers had been settled. This was
tncorrest. Said a representative of the
company: "Our wire gang Is so far ahead
OF the cable gang that we can afford to
have the former stop now. Their action
is not giving up the least particle Of con-
Germ. They may remain idle as long as
they want to. We were paying them the
prevailing prices. we pay the cablemen
more money because their work is hea-
vier, more difficult and more dangerous
The strikers seem content to remain
Idle. No overture looking to a settlement
of the strike was made to-day by either
side.
Governor o'Ferrall Is confined to HE
bed by rheumatism. ~