The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
YOST FINALLY SEATED
lhe Supreme Court Orders The Board Of
CanYaSSerS to Grant the Certificate.
WALLACE ENTITLED TO A CERTIFICATE.
fhe Contest Cases Arc Disposed OF nj
i.ast-Sin=gins Contests Interest
the Police A Quiet wedding-Pop.
crackers or No POpcrncItcrs IL Now
AEitnting the Public Mind.

richmond. Va, Dec. 17.-(Special.)--
TOE week or two past the morning ma
per nave mad rather startling account.
OF smuggling matches conducted Inv IN,
Independent Social Club. n Church hin
organization. There was an exhibition
ci IN" manly art on Tuesday night. ann
u Was represented shat Portsmouth
BOXER met Richmond brulscr. and n
Spl!lteu contest ensued. Chief of Police
Howard had Il conference with Navor
la!ior regarding the matter, and rs a
result the officers of tho club were sum
iloncu before them. They appeared TO-
day, ana assured the Mayor and Chief
tnat they were not violating the laws
lheS said that they had no referee. and
the contests were bet, mamhnr. nf
the Gun. and that they had been moth
ing more than spirited boxing matches
All the club: officers are connected with
churches or Sunday schools. ana several
teach classes in the latter. The enter
tainments will be allowed to continue
ana me Mayor and Chief have been in
vited 10 attend the newt one.
YOST SURELY SEATED.
The long drawn out fight as to who
shall represent the Tenth District I'm the
next National House OF Representa- lives
mas At last been settled by the decision
OF the Supreme Court of Appeals this
morning. commanding the State Board
OF CanNhSsers to award the certificate
OF election in accordance with the
amended abstract from buckingham
county. which j. Yost. Republican, a
majority in the district. This court also
decided that Charles NJ. Wallace. Jr., IL
entitled to Il certificate of election as
Democratic Presidential elector from tho
Third District OF Virginia
The State Board of Canvassers recon
voned to-day, Attorney General Scott
being present and received the order
above referred to from the Court OF
Appeals and granted certificates to
Messrs. j. Yost. Republican; w. A.
Jones. Democrat, and James y. Walker,
Republican. Congressmen-elect in the
Tenth. First and Ninth Districts re-
Spectfully. All the Democratic Presi-
dental electors, including Wallace, were
declared elected
The Court of Appeals adjourned this
morning for the Christmas holidays. II
VIII reconvene Tuesday. January 8.
TO SUCCEED w. p. LAWTON.
Mr.. Walter y. Christian, deputy Gle, X
OF the Hastings Court, was to-day ap-
pointed Clerk 10 succeed the late W. T.
Lawton. whose death occurred on Tues
day. Mr.. Christian is son of Judge
Joseph Christian. late of the Court o.
Appeals.
POP. OR NO POP?
The great question of the hour In
allowed 10 fire pop-craCke!s. blow tin
horns, and make as much noise as usual
on Christmas Day? The minister: are
trying Ia have the city authorities
adopt some plan To prevent the usual
disturbances about he churches and the
Council has the ma..cr in hand Very
likely Mayor Taylo. will issue proca-
nation calling upon all good citizen
10 CT lebrate with less than the usual
noise. and to respect the people who
gather for worship.
QUIET WEDDING.
Thare was quiet wedding tonight a
the reside ltc OF Mr.. j. r. Riddick, on
West Grace street. when his sister-in-
law. Miss Ruby Mcdowell, charming
young adv became the bride of Nj.
Cha.l S a. Page. young coal merchant
Rev. Joseph IL. Riddick OBLIGATED. Both
of the :oung people are well known IN
~: nond, Petersburg, and Norfolk.
AN EVENING WITH GIBSON.
This was society's nigh: at the Acade-
my OF Music. The entertainment. which
was for charity was called IAN Even
ing With Charles Dana Glib on" Nine
or the pictures of the artist. representing
the Anne! lean girl. We're produced. Sew
cral of the noted bellies of the city APP
neared In the groups. Between the pre-
The War with cuba.
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