The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-23
LACK BUT EIGHT vOTES
Gold Men Anxious While the White AstaI
Advocates Feel Safe and Happy. 81
TWO GIRLS LOOKING FoR ADVENTURES.

the Reunion II Maffer OF Mn El i
Concern-rhe Traction CornrsHnS
Again the Winner Em d legal T. EE.
tie-sntior Meets with an Accicenf,
Richmond, Va. May % (SpeelaI) ).-Tfig \
sound-eurrency people say they lacss
but eight votes 10 control the Thirds
Consressioital District. but tile most
OF them frankly admit that they are IiS2 Z
certain of getting those eight votess 1AittE
the counties and cities have elected 5ex
eept Chesterfield aud King Williani,
In both of those counties the silver sens
timent is strong The silyer5peoplet say
they are absolutely sure of the distrtct,
and they are now looking about for
suitable persons to send 20 Chicagp.
Messrs. Thomas b. Murphy, OF II Rich4
mond, and A. ]. Bradley, OF Mancfieater,5
are the persons who will proba bly, BIZ, I
put UP.
Should the sound currency people lose
the Third District, they Will have 81
fighting chance In the Second and
Seventh. They had hoped to carry the
Eighth and Ninth, but in both OF those
the silver people have elected 2 ma
Jority of delegates. There Is q ,possi-
bility that the silver people will contral
every district, In which event there with
be no need Of the unit rule,
Il
Eight thousand Democrats did rot
vote In the primary here yesterday
1t Is believed that about half OF them
did not do SO for the reason that they
did not care TO bind themselves to sup
port the nominees Of the Chicago Cone
vention. In the holly contested pre- 4
cincts most OF the merchants, manut
facturers and bankers stayed away.
The Republican party of Richmond
still has two chairmenL NotwithBtand-
Ing the late convention at Steunton wan i
a victory for Mr.. Edgar Allan. in that
his delegates were seated, Or. Patrick
Henry Clay Noble. Col Lambs ap-
pointee, still claims to he chairman, and
is presiding at Republican, meetings out 4
In Jackson Ward Just how to get rid
of DR.. Noble Is a question that Is puzz.-S
ing Mr.. Allan.
Mr.. j. r. Hawkins, OF Norfolk who y
came to Richmontl for Mary Sawyer,
returned with her this morning, but
Mary's companion, who calls herself Ma 4
bel Page. refused to go back. Miss Saw
yer had declared she would not return,
but when Mr.. Hawkins went to the sta-A
tion-heuse for her she accompanied him..
Police Sergeant Hall gave her some fa@
therly advice before she, left Mabel
Page left the station-house but it
Is not known where she Is stoppin6. 4
Mary off In search of adventure. The u
young women had to pawn some OF I
their jewelry to raise money after. they +
reached here. The police have gotten
the articles out of pawn, and they ara
being held at the second station -housa
for redemption.
Just how the immense crowd that will
attend Ithe Confederate reunion can be
accommodated is a question that needs
to be solved. 1t will not be a rush fer
one, but they will be here three daye
There are not enough hotels and bcard-si
tng-houses here to serve all the strangers
expected. 1T Is practica1ly settled tina tss
the crowd of strangers will beithe great
est In number that Richmond has ever
had to care for. Tt is proposed to make
this the most memorable Confedera6e
event since 'bhe war. From far off Texas
at least 1000 people will come. Thesvet-
Grams viii be entertained by the local
committee, the city having appropriated
$4,000 for that purpose.
The Traction Company gained ansther 6
victory to-day over the Richmond Rail-
way and Electric Company. Messss.xs
Wyndham r. Meredith and Frank Chrts- (
tian went before Judge Keith, of the
Court OF Appeals, this morning and made s
application for the injunction asked OF Il
Judge Wexford and refused by artni On
Wednesday after lengthy argument, to-:
restrain the new company from crossings
the old company TRACKS at RohfnsonS
and Main streets. Judge Kesth carefulIy
read the paper making applications and &
then. told MessEs. Meredith and GhrIs- 4
ttan that 1t was not necessary to argue
he case. as he would not grant the In
junction.
Messrs. w. r. McComb, A Helfstesn,
and b. G. Brauer, Jr., q committee from s
the local cattle brokers' association, went
| to Washington to-day where they wsls
| have an interview with Secretary OF Is gsSs
rfcul1ure Morton, regarding the oattle
quarantine lines that nav prevail In Il
| North Carolina. The object Of Sd1eiF yhsit B.
! Is ito get Western North Carolina out OF z
quarantine. This committee reGsnffy
visited Governor Carr, of the North
State. and he Is cooperating with II ID e.
| the present movement
| The ambulance with DR.. Lyme IN
charge, was called at 11:50 O'clock 4lits i
| morning 10 Nineteenth and Dock stfee, q
to ATTEND John Hun.son, a sailor He &
was engaged in loading ra aiir6sd stes !
when some half dozen rolled dewffs
upon him. HIS escape from Sisaslis sqSsss
miraculous AS II was he was thadlv <